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Thursday 08.26.10
i spy: aqua.
today, i spy, with my little eye something that is aqua. soothing, calm, cool collected aqua. maybe because san francisco’s in the midst of a mini heat wave (it will never last!) i needed a dose of aqua. there’s a reason it means water in spanish. rest your eyes on this.
assignment, by clare grill.
Thursday 08.19.10
i spy: my secret garden.
today, i spy my secret garden. you know, that place your mind travels to when it needs some serious down time. a peaceful place, full of wonderment and imagination. cool, colors, like lavender, so soft you can almost smell it in the air. i spy secrecy and serenity.
jelle martens, via the jealous curator.
Liu Xiaodong, via mint.
Wednesday 08.18.10
guest post: katey joy goes to mexico.
I think some of you know my trusty assistant, katey joy, from previous posts, but katey joy recently took a trip to mexico, and i just had to have her share her colorful photographs from her amazing (solo!) trip south of the border.
I just got back from Mexico and I still can’t get over it! My first day I was in San Miguel Allende, which you’ve probably heard about as the ex-pat artist town featured in “House Hunters International” on HGTV or Sunset magazine.
I was prepared for an onslaught of gringolandia: cafes full of old white guys complaining loudly how hard it is to get the latest Harpers or New Yorker, for example. Actually, San Miguel was a really pleasant Mexican town and I would recommend anyone to go there! One striking thing about the town is that, contrary to the usual Mexican habit of painting houses crazy contrasting colors, all of central San Miguel is painted a warm red-orange-yellow color scheme. I think i found a wall where someone was testing out their potential palette. Creates a striking effect, but not quite what makes my heart sing, “Mexico Lindo y Querido”. I prefer the style best described as ”makes your eyes freak out” with color! That’s where Guanajuato comes in:
This beautiful colonial town, just a few hours from San Miguel Allende, is located in the central highlands north of Mexico City. It was easy to spend days getting lost in the labyrinth of steep callejones (alleyways) that make up the mostly car-free city center. There, you find the most impossible color combinations:
I put some photos from my trip on the pin board over my desk to remind me to mix-it-up! of course, the vibrant colors of Mexico aren’t just reserved for their exterior architecture. pretty much everything, from their traditional dress, to crafts, and ceramics are vibrantly over-saturated!
Needless to say, a Mexico trip was the perfect antidote for the gray-and-foggy monotony of San Francisco summer! I hope these colors have brightened up your summer day. thanks, katey joy
(you can see more from Katey joy’s trip on her Flickr page!).
Thursday 08.05.10
i spy: le french poodle.
when i think of french poodles, i think of pink & black. i’ve got no idea why – probably some stereotypical subliminal advertising ingrained in my sponge of a brain. but fifi’s are usually pink & black, right? so anyhow, today i spy le french poodle. ouí!
Thursday 07.15.10
i spy: the deep blue sea.
you may have felt a bit of an absence from a familiar and much beloved face around here lately. the talented mrs. french of bliss, who’s posted her blissful inspirations regularly on thursdays for some time now is taking a much deserved maternity leave to rest up and await the arrival of her baby girl.
so to fill the void, i thought i’d play a little ‘i spy‘. i loved that game as a kid, initiated by my parents to occupy my brother and i, bored out of our skulls, as we cruised cross country on our family vacations. ‘i spy with my little eye, something that is — red, green, yellow etc.’. one person secretly choose an object that they can ‘spy with their little eye’ and the others take turns to guess the name of the object. i’m going to take the game to a new level, and ‘spy‘ a new color theme each week. this week, i spy the tumultuous blue-green shades of the deep blue sea.
dennis homenkov, (via decor8).
