Inspiration: The Beauty of Maps


I'm watching an amazing documentary called the The Beauty of Maps which is a 4 part BBC series.
Found via swiss miss.

Through it discovered British artist Grayson Perry.
Here he is describing his Map of Nowhere from 2008


Love this - his ingredients of the Individual
Note how small talent is in relation to Confidence and Lady Luck. :-)
Wish I thought of that.

Inspiring visitors: Janice Lindsay + daughter Caroline


Colour expert + writer Janice Lindsay and lovely daughter Caroline


Janice's book

Yesterday Colour and design expert Janice Lindsay paid a visit to my studio along with her daughter Caroline who writes a blog called The Good.

In addition to colour consulting + interior design Janice also writes for many publications including House + Home and The Globe + Mail. For me it was both thrilling + comforting to be around someone who is just as obsessed about colour as I am - maybe even a titch more so!

Janice has written a fantastic book called All about colour. In it she draws upon history, science and interior design to elucidate the wonderous mysteries of colour and to explain it's effect on everyday life. Highly recommended for all you designers out there and "anyone who loves colour or thinks they might if they could just figure out how it works!"

Wire organizer thingy installed


On the weekend my wonderful, very handy neighbour Calder helped me install my
wire-hallway-organizer thingy that I purchased last summer in Montreal. Am very happy with the results. It provides a place for keys, bag, coat, + bike helmet plus chargers and other electrical doohickeys tucked away in the black baskets.
In his first book Apt therapy Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan writes about the importance of a 'landing strip' in one's home and I now feel I have a highly functional one!