Inspiration
I would like to channel this on a daily basis:
Like waking from a deep sleep…
I have always been a girl that liked seconds. An extra bit of cereal for leftover milk, an extra bit of ice cream from the carton with a spoon, an extra taste of frosting from the cake. You could say that I struggle a bit with self-control or perhaps, more accurately, that I am impatient [...]
saul bass: on making beautiful things…
“I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares…” Saul Bass is a huge inspiration, especially his iconic lettering style and color sense. xo, Sam
The Desiderata
Make believe you’re brave And the trick will take you far. You may be as brave As you make believe you are… (from the King and I) Some of my favorite-est blog writers have been participating in Cassie Boorn’s Letters project, where people write letters to themselves at 20-something. It’s been inspiring and heart-warming for [...]
on being pretty…
i have lots of new sketches and work to share, but until i get a moment to scan them in, i wanted to share something i found inspiring. i relate significantly to this woman’s childhood and even though her poem sounds at times more aggressive than i might feel, i wholeheartedly support the sentiment. hope [...]
inspiration
Learning how to say “no” is a recurring theme in my life, as it is for many. There are SO many things to do, see and be, and time is in such a disobliging short supply. We inevitably have to make choices, some easy, some difficult. We must continually strike off down one side of [...]
I want to show you the sky…
At some point on our trip, I started compulsively recording things on the video-camera in my phone. The road, the endlessly flat horizon, the way the setting sun turns everything to gold, but mainly I filmed the sky. Everything is bigger in Texas. The sky is bigger in Texas. and I’ve always loved the sky. [...]
inspiration: poetry
Did I already tell you how much I love poetry? I think I did, but in case not: THIS! MUCH! (which is very much, and only second to my love of novels.) Here is a treat for you today, a poem about not-killing-yourself. (by Jennifer Michael Hecht via The Awl) Love, Sam – – – [...]
The north fork
Today we drove out to the Noth Fork with some friends to tour a couple of wineries and hang out. It’s been amazingly chill and refreshing and fun. The kind of trip where we pull over at yard sales and load up on old glassware, cricket bats and statues of woodland creatures. I almost said [...]
inspiration: maira kalman
Maira Kalman is the best role-model I’ve found so far, in terms of what I’d like to to with my life and art. She’s a kook! Enjoy, Sam
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