+ Sara Olmos

It's Friday!

Let's Go!

Sara Olmos

I am just about to skip out the door, but before I go I want to share with you some gorgeous illustrative work from Sara Olmos... take a peek:

(images from Sara Olmos)

NOTES:
visit Sara's website
visit Sara's store

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Well my friends, I do so hope you have a lovely weekend. Where ever you are, stay well and warm. See you Monday!

xxoo

+ I Heart Birds

Hello!

I hope your day is going well : )

All is good here in Alphabet-land... are you ready for the next installment?

I Heart Birds

A little while ago, when both my husband and I were home working, an extraordinary thing happened; a flock of seven Kereru (Native Wood Pigeons) had their lunch in our front yard. They feasted for a good twenty minutes on the berries that grow on the trees outside.

What makes this so extraordinary is when I was growing up, I would of been lucky to have seen 1 Kereru, 2 was unheard of, and well, SEVEN!! I spoke to my mother about it and she said she wouldn't of seen seven in her whole life!!

My children, who are privileged to have this sort of carry-on happening in their front yard were rather blasé and said "huh? they're only wood pigeons mum". Little do they know that the regeneration of this bird has taken probably longer than my lifetime, and, that they are so, so lucky to have had it happen.

This picture above (courtesy of my lovely husband) only shows three birds (they are about as big as a chicken). When I did a wee bit of research, they can apparantly grow up to 51cm from beak to tail tip. They are truly beautiful : )

"So, where is all this bird talk leading to" I hear you say... Well, it leads us here, to the work of Ryan O'Rourke and his absolutely gorgeous Bird Houses - not that a Kereru would fit in them mind you!

Ryan O'Rourke is a super talented illustrator who's portfolio and 'I Heart Birds' store are definitely worth a browse - and his bird houses? - oh me, oh my!!

(images from Ryan O'Rourke)

NOTES:
visit Ryan's website
visit Ryan's I Heart Birds store

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Have a wonderful day!
See you tomorrow!

xxoo

+ 26 Olive Street

Jumping right in to O!

26 Olive Street

I have always, loved lettering and fonts and all things alphabetical : ) When lettering books came on the market when I was a small girl, I was in heaven! My hubby and I joke about my typography obsession and the thousands of fonts I have saved on my computer (!).

My oldest boy has the same bug - today he created his own font, drawing letters on top of surf boards, and my youngest insisted on having his name written in 'twisty' (a.k.a cursive) font on his birthday cake!

This first image below has been floating around blogs for a little while now. I came across it again the other day over at Design Is Mine (via Living Etc). It is such a great way to display a fab collection of typography...

... and then I found etsy store 26 Olive Street; their letter collection mixed with their old school educational posters and vintage classroom goodness - well that's a whole other kind of heaven!! check it out...

(images from Design is Mine via Living etc, and 26 Olive Street)

NOTES:
visit the 26 Olive Street store
visit the 26 Olive Street website
read the 26 Olive Street blog

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P is following close behind!

see you soon!
xxoo

+ Nature Mandalas

Hello!

Thank you so much for your patience while we were getting some things sorted here. The small crisis has been diverted.. yay!

The great thing about a wee crisis is how it makes me analyse a few things; take accountability for my life and my life's journey, as well as that of my family. Crisis' are also fantastic at bringing people together, and my lovely husband and I have been spurred on to make some changes and set a course for some new adventures.... every cloud really does have a silver lining : )

So all is good.

Are you ready for an alphabetical onslaught?? These letters are lining up ready and waiting to be shared... shall we get going? yes!

Nature Mandalas

Nature Mandalas is the home to the amazingly beautiful work that Allison Trentelman has for sale. I find Allison's work so serene and peaceful - it is the perfect spot to ponder when a crisis is in full swing! Even when not in peril, Allison's work provides a calming and soothing window to contemplate the beauty of the world...

"Allison Trentelman is a fine art photographer who's work focuses on the animals and natural landscape on the coast of Maine. Originally from Corning NY, Allison came to Maine to attend the Maine Photographic Workshops residency program, but she fell in love with the landscape & lifetsyle of Midcoast Maine and decided to call the area home. Running her studio from a rocky mountaintop not far from the coast, she doesn't have to wander far to find a magical landscape."

(images and quote from Allison Trentelman)

NOTES:
visit Allison's website
visit Allison's store

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O is on the way!

See you soon xxoo

Hillery Rebecca Sproatt + I'm Wednesday's Child + Happy Lady Eats

Hi!

Do you mind if we double up today? I am wanting to pop H and I together, mainly because my schedule has been so busy this week I feel like I am lagging behind...it is a pretty chocka day tomorrow too... I wanted to get both done at once so I didn't have to worry too much.

So, today we feature 2 super talented creatives, plus one fabulous find from the 'wonderland'.. shall we get started?

Hillery Rebecca Sproatt

As part of my printmaking course, I am doing a wee study on my Grandmother. She passed away about 17 years ago and was an amazing and strong woman.

Of all things, I still have a very vivid memory of her china cabinet. I was so intrigued by all the treasure that was in there. Memento's from travel, little bits of porcelain and a variety of different ornaments. I never ventured in to it, but I do remember spending long moments gazing through the glass. I don't know why I never dared to open the doors, maybe the pleasure I got from the wonderment of it all was enough to satisfy me.

When I saw these images in Hillery Rebecca Sproatt's portfolio I fell in love! I had originally planned to feature some of Hillery's illustrations, but I couldn't go past this first image below. I would be intrigued for hours in front of these display cases - so many stories, so much history - so much treasure!

(images from Hillery Rebecca Sproatt)

NOTES:
visit Hillery's website
visit Hillery's store


I'm Wednesday's Child

I had a oohhhh! moment when I saw the illustrations of Wa-tinee Paleebatt. Wa-tinee is one talented gal!

Wa-tinee's store 'I'm Wednesday's Child', is full of gorgeous pieces of work. Each piece is a print of an original painting that is then digitally coloured. So beautiful!

(images from I'm Wednesday's Child)

NOTES:
visit Wa-tinee's store

Happy Happy Joy Joy!

Do you remember back in O of alphabet*six I wrote about the amazing blog of super talented Nantaka Joy? Well, Nantaka from Oh Joy also writes this fab foodie blog Happy Lady Eats - it's a goodie!!

"the adventures of this designer & foodie as i dream of cupcakes, explore bánh mì shops, search for the best of the best, and then scheme what i'll eat next. there won't be much cooking here, but there sure will be a lot of eating.

by way of new york to philly, and now, to san diego, i'll share my favorite local finds as well as tips on how to find or make the featured food wherever you are. you'll also see plenty of stylish & tasty foodie things i love in general. this is where my inner fat kid speaks.

yours truly,

happy lady"

(image and quote from Happy Lady Eats)

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I hope you enjoyed the double dose today... see you Friday for J!

Have a great day!

xxoo