It's Friday and time for the weekly round-up
1. I discovered Keri Smith's blog. It's got a lovely hand-made aesthetic and this video is such a sweet way of talking about the little found things in our lives that we can notice and find inspiration in
http://www.kerismith.com/blog/bricolage/
2. OK. This really worked for me. I've been handwriting in my diary for over a decade. It makes me connect up all the different threads in my life. But I struggled to write for a reader. I tried to write by hand but it just sort of didn't work. When I started typing my posts it really clicked for me. Watch this video to see how handwriting and typing make us think differently
http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/post/110647355141
3. I've not watched this yet. I've got to order the DVD - and so should you! This is an incredible project about the art being a mother and an artist at the same time.
http://www.whodoesshethinksheis.net/
4. This SO inspired me. The creativity guru Austin Kleon talks about what he's learned from his kids and his wife. I was especially excited to hear him say how much he learned from mothers about working on creative projects. My main take away was that motherhood is in essence a constant state of being interrupted and creative projects need uninterrupted time. Learning how to live in that contradiction is the art of being creative and being a mother.
http://austinkleon.com/2015/07/30/the-work-of-art/
5. I just discovered Lisa Congdon. Beautiful patters and colors are new to me. I choose monochromatic clothes and I love the idea of branching out. In this post she writes about the pain of the creative process.
http://lisacongdon.com/blog/2015/08/hudson-residency-experiments-in-blue/
6. A creative way to document your pregnancy. Take a look
http://blog.meredithcbullock.com/in-utero-pregnancy-series/
