As promised, here are some pics from the cool japanese fashion magazine I picked up, the february issue of SO-EN. The issue seems to be all about pattern and is entitled Textile File 2010. I’ll be pouring over this magazine for a long time. So much to absorb.

The first section is “minä perhonen textile journey” and it’s amazing. This is a new designer to me. Internet you’ve been holding out on me! Guess I’m falling behind in my design blog reading, here. And here’s the site, minä perhonen.

and so so much more. and I still have another magazine I haven’t cracked open yet. now to just find some magazine time.

I’m feeling the angular these days. I think I want to try something pojagi-esque for my craft room window. I’ve been reading more about it here.

being very inspired by:

elisabeth’s swedish patchwork book

jen’s photos of pojagi quilts from the quilt show, here and here

and images from the library books I have out now

ever notice how the things you put up for inspiration just become background and you don’t even notice them?

I’ve put up a new header. it’s more sparse than usual. I thought it’d be fun to fill it in as inspiration hits. hear me inspiration? I’m waiting for you. I’m drawing a big target right over my craft room.

Rainbow pushpins from the Science and Surplus. People are crazy for this place. It's mostly crap and I'm sorta over it but still I can never seem to walk out empty handed (that last link freaks me out. Oscar's so tiny! and the photos with our old camera, yikes. Not that I do that much better with the fancy one.)

It's still gloomy out and I'm still craving brights. Today's color therapy: looking back through the photos of the Poland tree from the Trees Around the World exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry and also at all the Polish Paper Chandeliers that were floating around in blogland in the Fall. So pretty!