2014 Design Trends

According to iStock in an infographic:



IMHO, #11 has been a little over done at this point, plus it always makes me hungry.

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Must be exasperating to be shorn over and over

Would it be irony or justice if just once someone knitted a sweater for a sheep?

"New Beginnings" by the New York City Ballet

A moving performance of  Christopher Wheeldon’s After the Rain

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From a magazine photo

It reminds me more than a little of my cat, Gimli's, grooming ritual. Gimli is more intimidating...has to do with proximity, I think.

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Gone Bananas

Cooling in the shade of the garden yesterday before the storms, I started a sketch of my dwarf Banana tree. The thing has tripled in size since the spring. Applied a little Micron and some Derwent watercolor pencil this morning.

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File Under "Made Me Cry"

Just a beautiful story...

A Letter From Fred from Green Shoe Studio on Vimeo.

Bear With Me...Ha!

Bear With Me...Ha!, a photo by nlemmel on Flickr.

Looks cuddly, but that probably would end well.

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Lake Michigan 25

Lake Michigan 25, a photo by nlemmel on Flickr.

Riots in Istanbul as Reported by a Sketcher/Blogger

harika: tear gas and lemons: I tell you, it's madness outside. These are photos I took in Talimhane, next to Taksim Square. A few hundred of us were squeezed into...

I wouldn't have know this was happening. How sad on so many levels.

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Lake Michigan 24

Lake Michigan 24, a photo by nlemmel on Flickr.

It was a lovely, soft, still morning.

Lake Michigan 23

Lake Michigan 23, a photo by nlemmel on Flickr.

Taken Feb. 24. Sometimes it takes me a while to get around to posting these...sigh.

A Flickr comment on the LM #22 was, "Looks bleak." With sunshine it felt better, but still looks bleak.

Winter can't last forever, right?

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Wealth Inequality in America

An eye-opening video detailing the actual wealth distribution in America with clear info graphics to help you wrap your mind around the numbers.



via Swissmiss

Lake Michigan 22

Lake-Michigan-22SM, a photo by nlemmel on Flickr.

Chilly day for a picnic, but there's an empty table! There were quite a few park benches available too.

Hard to see in this cell phone snap, but there are chunks of ice floating around on the lake today.

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Moleskine018Sketchcrawl

Moleskine018Sketchcrawl, a photo by nlemmel on Flickr.

Racine-Kenosha (or Kenosha-Racine) Write & Sketchcrawl was today at the Kenosha Public Museum. Under what other circumstances would you ever see a duck on a fox's head?!? :-)

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Lake-Michigan-21

Lake-Michigan-21, a photo by nlemmel on Flickr.

There's this great effect that happens over the lake now and then. When the cloud coverage over the lake is heavier than that on shore, it looks like there are mountains on the other side of the lake. These were taken from the first and second floors of the Kenosha Public Museum.

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Moleskine 2013: Column

Moleskine 2013: Column, a photo by nlemmel on Flickr.

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Moleskine: Laughing Universe

Moleskine: Laughing Universe, a photo by nlemmel on Flickr.

The text is "The Universe Itself Was Laughing..." From The Unexpected Universe by Loren Eiseley.

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Random Art Prompt Generator

Search for and found: http://www.magatsu.net/art/index.php

Creator requested a share (amongst other things), and I can share for now, at least.

My first assignments (like a fool, I asked for 5): a large city, an unnatural eye color, an elaborate ritual or ceremony, the texture of silk, and wistful glances.

We'll see. Neat idea for those staring at the blank page moments when I look around me and see all the familiar objects I've considered before, and rejected offhand.

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Moleskine 2013: Wee Bee

Moleskine 2013: Wee Bee, a photo by nlemmel on Flickr.

This bee and a batch of his/her buddies contributes to the common good more than I do. I find that humbling.

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Weekend Sketching

I sketched this from a photo that appeared in The Nature Conservancy's magazine, 2012, Issue 3.

Not real happy with my rendering of their faces, but it's a sketch.

Wonderful familial relationship depicted amongst the usual sad tale of shrinking territory and the resulting cost to chimp and human alike.

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Predrawn Day

Predrawn Day, a photo by nlemmel on Flickr.

Thursday hasn't happened yet. There's a better than average chance it will, however, so I feel confident that my foot will still exist. I'll be doing my best to keep it toasty and happy. I promise.

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Just cuz

Where it lives: i.imgur.com/aGFZd.gif

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Moleskine2013: Haubrick

Moleskine2013: Haubrick, a photo by nlemmel on Flickr.

You can see more of Tom Haubrick's work at blue canvas.com/tomhaubrick.

I spent a little time on Posemaniac.com yesterday evening.

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Moleskine 2013: Warbler

Moleskine 2013: Warbler, a photo by nlemmel on Flickr.

Just a wee warbler.

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Moleskine 2013: Wordsworth

Moleskine 2013: Wordsworth, a photo by nlemmel on Flickr.

The ink wash from the regions spread bled through, and resulted in the profile of a bearded man. The poem on the facing page is "The World Is Too Much With Us" by William Wordsworth.

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Moleskine 2013: Forest Path

Moleskine 2013: Forest Path, a photo by nlemmel on Flickr.

Ink wash, and a loose ballpoint doodle started looking like a forest path to me. I know the saying is "down the garden path" but I'm not trying to lead you astray.

More of John Staub's wonderful illustration at http://dustsplat.deviantart.com/

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Moleskine 2013: Smoooooth Operatooooor

Moleskine 2013: Smoooooth Operatooooor, a photo by nlemmel on Flickr.

Flipped to the back page of a National Geographic and found this treasure of a photo, and the "Smooth Operator" title threw me back in time.

I've had the great good fortune to work in small, pseudo-family work environments. While toiling away at the computer in my first job, I would occasionally burst out in song (I blame it on the radio). A thin edge of seniority over my office mates encouraged them to join in, and management soon dubbed us "Nancy and the Desktoppers." Good times, good times.

Hat tip to Sade for this wonderful tune. I strongly suspect that when I'm 90 something and my mind goes, this song will play in the elevator at the doctor's office and I'll break out in song again--imagining myself a 20 something Desktopper...fair warning to all!

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Moleskine 2013: Clips n' clips

Moleskine 2013: Clips n' clips, a photo by nlemmel on Flickr.

A couple of very fun Christmas gifts are featured here. I have 4 of those magic little bicycle clips...how cute are they?!?

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Moleskine 2013: Animal!

Moleskine 2013: Animal!, a photo by nlemmel on Flickr.

I dare anyone to claim there was ever a better muppet than Animal...double dog dare you!

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Moleskine 2013 Opener

Moleskine 2013 Opener, a photo by nlemmel on Flickr.

The sketch was done from a photo by Nick Hall that appeared in The Nature Conservancy Magazine.

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