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Last year my artist friend Jenny Goto - invited me to an ATC group. Inititally, I had no idea what she was talking about. After reading some blogs/sites/wikipedia articles, I had a rough picture of what I was being invited to and apparently, the Artist Trading Card movement is a big thing! Here's a simple …
In a few weeks I return to Japan for the 4th time in 4 years. Our church is continuing our support of SOLA in Ishinomaki, Japan. SOLA is a non-profit working with children in the Tohoku region that was devastated by the earthquake/tsunami combo on March 11, 2011. Last year, my family took a family …
For Christmas I like to make gifts for friends if I can. It lets me get creative and it adds a bit of a personal touch to Christmas presents. Last year I attempted homemade sparkling cider (some turned out well but others fermented a bit too much), so this year my wife and I aimed …
At our wedding, our amazing photographer (Christine Farah) told us that she "chases light" on her shoots. She was always finding these amazing shots where the sun would light up our faces and the scenery around us, producing a phenomenal photograph. Light is a photographer's best friend. Better light means better pictures. Light reveals things to …
Ran across this video on Manmade.com a while back. It's an interesting perspective from the creator of Radiolab Jad Abumrad on gut-churning that all creatives need to hear! Jad provides some great words of affirmation to those who constantly pioneer new paths and come up with new ideas. Love his perspective. Check it out! http://vimeo.com/58119161
Found this quiz through Man-Made. It's fun, and accurate (at least for me). It said I was like William Morris from the Arts & Crafts Movement. Haha. What are you? http://www2.open.ac.uk/openlearn/design_nutshell/splash.html Here's William Morris. I'm a hairy guy, but I'm not sure I can get even my beard to grow that long.
Weddings can be a money pit these days. It's a huge money-making industry for some, and a couple can easily spend tons of money on a wedding. We were fortunate enough to have families that could help us out with most things, but we still wanted to save some money where we could. Since my …
While I'm on sabbatical I get some time to catch up on some projects I've been planning for a while. One of them is a framed hanging jewelry box for my wife (inspired by one her sister has). I drew up some plans for it on the long plane ride back from our honeymoon and …
After we got our reclaimed wood bed frame from Crate & Barrel, my wife wanted nightstands to match the new bed and the recently-built industrial pipe shelf. Since we're living in my grandparents' old house, we have no shortage of cool vintage things around. My grandfather worked as a butcher at a grocery store, so …
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If you shop or dine in the city these days, you'll find that industrial pipes have made their way into hip metro hangouts as rustic-utility decor. I love it. The look of metal and wood excites my male design sense, and the thought of using materials meant for plumbing for a different creative purpose is …
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