Tricycle Town USA

Portland is a city of bikes, but this is interesting. Seen at 1st Thursday in the Pearl District. I love the locked up tricycle and the knitted bike post!

Explorer

I love this little inspiration. Click to see the image.

Silliness

This made me laugh this am. Click on the photo for a up-close view.

Fashion HOT OR NOT?

I read this on trendcentral.com: In times of financial uncertainty, values of precious metals such as gold and platinum tend to stay high even if the market for fine jewelry takes a downturn, as we're seeing in this recession. One piece of jewelry worth investing in, The Paracord Survival Bracelet, while not made from the earth's most precious natural resource, can potentially protect its precious inhabitants. Made from 15-26 feet of highly durable 550 lb. test paracord (originally used by the US military as parachute suspension lines), the bracelet can be unwound for use in multiple situations - from tying down a mattress to your car roof to securing a tent or temporary shelter to throwing a line to a person fallen overboard - in a pinch. Traditionally worn by US military personnel, a growing number of civilians are also now sporting the woven nylon bracelets (or some variation of it) in the chance that they find themselves in a bind. (Plus, even if you don't expect to find yourself in an emergency situation, its surprisingly hip look makes it look like the kind of high fashion accessory that would be sold in a concept boutique like Opening Ceremony or Oak.)

My question: Fashion HOT or NOT?

Happy Valentine's Day

Ok, I actually never really celebrate Valentine's because I think it's a made up commercial holiday which makes single people feel lonely and makes people in relationships feel the pressure to express their love on a certain day. Anyway, I saw this and it reminded me that it was, indeed, Valentine's and that LOVE should be expressed any day. Click on the image for a better close up of Russian artist, Yulia Brodskaya, who creates these beautiful images out of ribbons of paper. They are so perfectly crafted that it is hard to believe that they are hand made. The paper sculptures are an inspiration for what could be made with everyday materials accessible to all of us. I bet they are more amazing in real life. Check out more of her inspirational work on her website.

Affordable art?

Long gone are the days of cheap prints and band posters hung by sticky tack. Now a days, my tastes have evolved to be a little more "adult." I'm paying a mortgage and bills now, those qualities puts me in the "adult" category I think. Anyway, I digress. I found this website that has great original art for CHEAP. $20 for a limited edition print. The people who run this site scope out new and emerging artists and have a nice selection for you to choose from, prints, photos, etc. Check it out www.20x200.com.

Happy New Year!

Yeah, I know, I know....I haven't posted in over a month, but I'm back and better than ever. Maybe not, but that sounded good, right? Anyway 2009 looks like it's off to a great start. Yesterday's inauguration was inspiring and I think all of us will remember this historic moment for the rest of our lives. As it relates to color, I thought a lot of color cues were cues of optimism. You be the judge. The red, white and blue could not have been brighter on this day.