Eleanor Wood

I absolutely adore these collages by Eleanor Wood. I love the slight juxtaposition of dreamy beauty and something that is perhaps just a little off. I remember seeing her work ages ago and being blown away, but not being able to ever find it until I recently stumbled over Nath's blog Le Petit Oiseau where she had posted about her. I love when that happens!

I've actually been working on some collages of my own that I hope to show you soon, along with a few new things (some new clocks, bookmarks and inspiration hoops, and some altogether new products!) for the shop. If only I can get some decent lighting to take product photos, I should have an shop update by next Monday, so keep an eye out!

Collaging

Here is the finished product from this post, where you got a bit of a sneak peek. I am quite happy with the results! I used some beautiful postcards my friend Anna gifted me, I think from when she was working at the TATE that were just perfect for collaging the crazy quilts blowing in the breeze.

Speaking of collage, a few people have asked me about the teacup you see up there in my header. I must admit that isn't my handiwork, but was a little something Richard made for me awhile back when I was trying to figure out business card ideas. I love it and am so happy for it to have found its way into my header.

Such a clever boy. Here I am trying to stop him from going to work last night, and stay home to eat popcorn with me.

Nulla dies sine linea

Nulla dies sine linea - No day without a line

I didn't really make any resolutions this year, but I have definitely thought about a few things I'd like to make an effort to do in 2009. One is to create something, or a part of something, every day. To be creative every day. Theoretically if I want to get going on establishing a craft business, I should be doing this anyway, but I really want to make sure that I am not only doing this just for work but instead just simply to be involved creativity.

One way of doing this is a moleskine (oh how I love these books!)exchange I'm currently taking part in. The idea is, each person has a moleskine and it gets sent around the group where each member gets to illustrate a double page spread. Some people have set a theme for their moleskines, others have given the illustrators total freedom. The group is really diverse, full of wonderful women, a range of different ages, locations, professions and aesthetics, so I am really excited to receive a book back full of art from all over.

Here is a quick peek at what I'm working on at the moment. There is still some collage work to do, but I'm actually pretty happy with how it's all going so far.

What ways do you like to engage in creativity?

Enjoy the start to your week, and for all my sweets down under I hope you are keeping cool in the crazy heat!

xx