"At the End of the Day"



Today on the radio program Ontario today Rita Celli interviewed a fellow named Paul Benoit who used the phrase "At the End of the Day" 11 times in a span of 4 minutes!
Oy vey. I can't stand this phrase. I notice people use it to bulk up their sentences and try to make themselves sound smart but methinks it has the opposite effect. meow! Anyway it inspired me to create this illustration.

Yum: Anna Spiro in Canadian House and Home


Anna Spiro with her signature flower arrangements and hot pink chairs

Love the roses and mix of textiles

An inspirational wall from her blog

Just cracked open the latest issue of Canadian House and Home and was happy to see Anna Spiro's house featured.
Anna writes the very popular blog Absolutely Beautiful Things. Her house is bursting with colours like the hot pink + saffron plus cluster walls of art, table scapes and a great mix of vintage treasures with modern pieces. (All my favourite things!)
Really juicy. Very inspirational.

Inspiration: Bayeux Tapestry


Love the lettering, colours and inventive stitches

Love the comical figures and the fun rendering of Haley's Comet in the right hand corner.

I absolutely love the Bayeux tapestry.
fyi It's not actually a tapestry at all but rather an embroidery stitched in wool on linen. It measures 230 foot long and was created in approx. 1070 AD. The work depicts the story of the Norman conquest of England. I love the two dimensionality and comic nature of the figures. They were very inspirational to me when developing my illustrations style. I also love how the lettering has been incorporated into the composition and the wonderful combination of inventive stitches. Despite the fact that it was produced over 1000 years ago I find it very fresh and modern looking -- and endlessly inspiring.