gravy to eat, naps to conquer

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Krista

In the wake of my third half marathon (one more time!), here are some running tidbits:

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squid! and poem

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Krista

If I were a squid
Ten legs I would bid
To have instead of eight

A wizard hat on my head
To fill enemies with dread
And a smile
wide and long
full of guile.

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Cookies/cute for the cold

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Krista

Some heart-warming (and artery-clogging) items for your consideration.

A 98 year old man makes brilliant prints with Microsoft Paint.

What does the fox say??? Fan Art.

Cardamom cinnamon chocolate chip cookie doughs!

And cookies.

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space – it is nice

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Krista

Watching the Overview Effect reminds me of my favorite TS Elliot quote:
We shall not cease from exploration,
and the end of all our exploring
will be to arrive where we started
and know the place for the first time.


Video-doodle playing with star burst in After Effects.

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Camping here I come!

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Krista

And to mark the occasion, a sketch from a New Hampshire fireside two years ago.


ps – apologies for product placement

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breakfast = painting, panic and inspiration

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Krista

Lately I’ve been whiling away my breakfasts painting over an old sketch (posted earlier), listening to some silly alternative rock pop, and discovering these amazing illustrated quotes by Gavin Aung Than.

Never skip the most important meal of the day.

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they didn’t turn the circus into a [chair], but they did turn the [Eames] office into a circus

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Krista

Circuses are awesome... for visual inspiration, their carefully orchestrated chaos, and “not showing the blood” that goes into any good product.
(For more on circuses, design and awesome, please see Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter)

Quotes from the documentary:

You sell your expertise, you have a limited repertoire. You sell your ignorance, it’s an unlimited repertoire. He was selling his ignorance and his desire to learn about a subject, and the journey of him not knowing to knowing was his work.

Many people are happy manipulating objects. He was never truly happy unless he was manipulating an idea.

I don’t stop to think whether I can; I just go as far as I can.

And glasses!

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Feet for thought?

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Krista

Barefoot College teaches ‘uneducated’ rural women to become solar engineers, and bring electricity to their home villages.

VANS: A sketch of my sister’s favorite shoes.

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Garden therapy, and a boat

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Krista

Gardening is the most therapeutic and defiant act you can do, especially in the inner city. Plus you get strawberries.
– said Ron Finley in this sweet TED talk

… Happy spring!
Here is a boat drawing.

Quick sketch of the steel cutter Best Explorer, the first Italian sailboat to complete the Northwest Passage along the Amundsen route, from Norway to Alaska   (Referenced from a photo in this Caravan article).

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fanatically* feminist friday

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Krista

Once upon a time, N64 was developing a time-traveling, dinosaur-fighting adventure game with a… with a female lead character?
Named Krystal.

Close to release, the whole thing was sacked, and Krystal became a sideshow in a Star Fox game.

. . .

I now turn to cubism and an old sketch to explore my emotions over this news.

Paris, 2009. Picasso museum courtyard.

*for the sake of alliteration. Also considered were: flammably, factually, French, and friendly feminist Friday.

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