...elsewhere.
This blog gets neglected more than it gets updated. Someday I will renovate my website to reflect my needs more efficiently – perhaps including a blog – but until then I will be using my Instagram account and my Tumblr to express my feelings, dreams and desires. (Or just cool stuff I think is neat.)
I also have a Facebook page if you wanna keep up with more art-related stuff in a Facebook-y kind of way.
Thanks, and hope to catch you in another time, another place...
Nursery concept
As you have probably figured out by now, we are currently in the midst of renovating our 1940's raised bungalow (of which I am in desperate need of updating on the blog, especially our progress on the kitchen, our biggest project). Our most recent focus has been on the second bedroom, which until now has been a makeshift office space – but will need to be turned into a nursery, pronto! Above is the concept I am jumping off of in terms of furniture pieces and basic decor, although I know it will need to change based on what I can actually afford and what is available to me in Canada.
I love the idea of keeping the nursery from being too pastel/baby, and giving it a more neutral, sophisticated feel while bringing in a few youthful accents. We know we are having a girl (!), but I don't want to go the pink route automatically. I think sunshine yellow and Tiffany blue brings enough femininity without being overwhelmingly girly. I'm currently making some curtains in these colours... will share the progress as I go!
Do you have a nursery? How did/would you decorate it? Any suggestions/advice/links would be welcome!
1. White crib, Ikea. 2. Rocking chair, Sarah Richardson Designs. 3. Change table/dresser
4. "Zeppelin"by CIL, wall colour; "Blue Box" by Sarah Richardson for Para Paint, accent colour; some kind of sunshiney yellow for another accent colour. 5. RENS Sheepskin, Ikea. 6. DIY Bunting. 7. Giraffe lamp, Jonathan Adler.
In the mirror
Obligatory selfie in the room where I poop. Everyone does it... so I should too, right? Well honestly the bathroom mirror is the best mirror that I have. I definitely didn't want to use the one downstairs that adds 20 pounds... because that is not what I need right now!
This is for all the friends and family that haven't seen me since the Big News. I don't normally go around taking pictures of myself in the bathroom. And of course, Zoey had to get in on it too... that's not my tail you see in the photo, but hers. Typical.
This is 25 weeks. Looks like our daughter (wow, that sounds weird) will make an appearance in June! Here's hoping for smooth sailing.
Bitten.
The travel bug has gotten to me. I've always loved travel, but I think this year's relentless winter has exacerbated it. Listening to one story after another of people going to Cuba, Thailand, Mexico, California, etc. has probably not helped at all, either.
So in addition to watching movie after movie shot on location in Paris or New York (to name a few), I've also curated photos to memorialize past adventures.
So in addition to watching movie after movie shot on location in Paris or New York (to name a few), I've also curated photos to memorialize past adventures.
Have you ever breathed the air in the Caribbean? So much different than Saskatchewan air where there is not a DROP of moisture to be found, at least in winter.
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| A teaser from my trip to NYC last year. More to come soon! |
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| Macchu Pichu, Peru |
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| Ayacucho, Peru |
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| Edinburgh, Scotland |
And of course, along with the memories of past travels, there are also the dreams of future visits... such as Paris...
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| via Cup of Jo |
... or Italy, New Orleans, San Francisco, and of course – New York City (again. A few days just isn't enough).
Where do you dream of travelling? Are you planning something amazing right now?
happy happy
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| self portait 1 Crystal Klassen, 2013 |
So begins another year! Though I'm not one for making resolutions, I like to make goals when this season comes around. I don't always follow through with them, but it's not for lack of trying. Or... maybe it is?
Well anyway, this year I've decided I need to experiment with my artwork. Not in different types of media necessarily (I've done that enough in the past few years to last me awhile), but with styles and mark-making. I haven't painted – I mean, really painted – in YEARS, and I desperately want to get back into it. I don't sketch nearly as much as I should, either. I had a mentor once that encouraged me to sketch at least once a day, and journal it by dating each sketch in one large book, then archiving it annually. It would be a major undertaking for me, but it's something that is always at the back of my mind. I'm going to give it a go this year... But that's not the goal I'm referring to.
The one goal I've made for myself is to create 50 self portraits in 100 days. (It was originally going to be 50 days, but I have to take into consideration that some mediums take longer than others to complete, and life gets in the way at times. So 100 days should be plenty.)
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