what to do if there is no snowplow to be found?
where there’s a will….
a kinder will find a solution.
—
“wonder is the starter kit for innovation”
-tara lemmey
Dec20
Tag Archives: creative
Dec8
fly.
this crew has built their own airplane.
they are flying to australia.
it will take them “70 miles long” to get there.
i have no doubt they will arrive safely and on time.
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“to invent an airplane is nothing. to build one is something. but to fly is everything.
-otto lilienthal
Dec4
re-imagine.
when you combine
dots, pencils, whales, glitter, markers, acorn caps. and glue
and make them into a good day.
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“the visionary starts with a clean sheet of paper, and re-imagines the world.”
-malcolm gladwell
Sep13
on the wall.
Finally! Your color-on-the-wall childhood dreams just became a reality.
All you need is this black-and-white floral wallpaper and some washable markers.
—
“you have to color outside the lines once in a while
if you want to make your life a masterpiece.”
-albert einstein
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image credit: etsy.com
Jun27
the papermaker.
i have always had a great love of paper
especially handmade
each piece unique
the feel, the smell, the beauty,
the unlimited opportunities
to decorate it, to write and draw and paint upon it,
to fold it, to cut it, to wrap with it, to read from it, to create with it.
the short film below is a glimpse into the life of an artisan
who is also passionate about paper.
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“The Papermaker“ is a short documentary about one of the last handcrafting papermakers in Europe and his great love for paper. Gangolf Ulbricht makes unique tree- free papers by hand. For international artists, conservators, photographers, printers and many more. He learned his uniqe craft in Germany, Japan, France and England. In this short film we see him producing his fine paper in his basement studio in the Arthouse Bethanien in Berlin-Kreuzberg. He talks about his love and dedication for this craft – and it ́s future. Gangolf has worked for a number of known artists like: Jenny Holzer, Louise Bourgeois, Guenther Uecker, Jonathan Meese, Damien Hirst, Christiane Baumgartner, Matthias Weischer and many more.
https://uncrate.com/video/the-papermaker/
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“fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.”
-william wordsworth
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credits:
Directed by DANIEL EGENOLF
Director of Photography LINE KÜHL
Edited by BORIS SEEWALD
Music by RALF HILDENBEUTEL
Sounddesign by ALEXANDER HEINZE
Produced by kingsandkongs.de
Mar18
voices.
i hear the grandies’ voices
one reads words out loud
while the other
writes ‘created words’
and mentions,
“maybe i should take a writing class.”
—
handwriting is so cool
because it is like
the written equivalent of someone’s voice.
-word porn
Nov3
hopscotch.
“i cling to the optimistic belief that the haphazard and the hopscotch,
the creature that sips among many flowers,
may actually come up with something… ”
-b. leithauser
—
hopscotch on sidewalk at postman’s rest park
ann arbor, mi usa
Oct21
moving target.
“a creative project is a moving target.
You never end up where you start.’
-evangeline lilly
—
the kinders remind me of this each and every day.
Sep25
stamp.
when i went into the post office to mail something and buy stamps
i was approached in line
by a postal worker who tried to help out and save me time
by offering me stamps
“i have some pretty flowers or american flags available.”
i must appear to be a feminine and/or patriotic gardener
it was a nice gesture but i chose to wait a minute and select my own
when i made it to counter and the postal worker opened her book
she offered me hearts and flowers
(is it my lavender body lotion?)
i asked to look through the book and chose the two above –
jimi hendrix and jfk
she looked at me, nodded, saying
“interesting combo.”
interesting does not even begin to describe them.
—
“genius is essentially creative;
it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.”
-madame de stael
Aug1
almost home.
and upon happening behind
this van covered in peace and love
and words galore
complete with notes
“listen to your mother” – love, mom
“make good choices” – love, dad
and a peace sign and a smile
flashed to me by the driver
when finally side by side
i knew i was at my exit
and almost home.
—
“there are a thousand thoughts lying within a man
that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write. ”
-william makepeace thackeray
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I didn't have my glasses on.... 