David Lynch- The Interview Project

How wonderful is this. I love the way David Lynch describes the project--- 'it's meeting people'.

It's amazing how interesting we find so much in the world, when humans, and our stories are really something that is too often overlooked... I want to go on the road and meet people.

THE INTERVIEW PROJECT

An Awesome Book update

I posted about this book last year, and quite a few of my friends bought the book. It's just so very cool and perfect what Dallas Clayton is doing. Helping kids dream, yes please. 

Here is Dallas Clayton's personal website, and here is the Awesome World Foundation site, where you can buy a book. 

THIS IS SAND

It's a sand drawing. An interactive simple website that lets you create your own visual piece. You just click to release the sand, and press c to change the color.... quite therapeutic, and beautiful.

Above are some examples of what others have created, found in the gallery

You can make your on here

http://thisissand.com/

(found via Everyone is an Art Director)

Big Sur- one day...

One of the prettiest girls I know sent me this collage. She and Big Sur seem to be attracted to each other, like attracts like... beauty shines.

I am now to read a book that the prettiest girl told me about. She tempted me with a quote:

"at dawn its majesty is almost painful to behold.  That same prehistoric look. The look of always.  Nature smiling at herself in the mirror of eternity"

It's soul searching time in my land. What better way to indulge in life then with a book with wondrous light.

Book~ by Henry Miller. Called Big Sur and Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch.

Prettiest girl = Paris Miller

Magic Realism

Hunter S Thompson: Sandy & Agar, Big Sur, c.1960
Source: M+B

Michael Vahrenwald: Prism
Source: www.michaelvahrenwald.com

Olaf Eliasson
Source: www.olafureliasson.net

Ahndraya Parlato
Source: www.ahndrayaparlato.com
Via: www.villanoailles-hyeres.com

Florian Maier-Aichen: Der Watzmann, 2009
Source: 303 Gallery

Bas Jan Ader: In Search of The Miraculous, 1975
Source: www.basjanader.com

Hiroshi Sugimoto: North Atlantic Ocean, 1996

Source: www.sugimotohiroshi.com

...

All images sourced from Magic Realism- which is a YES Project curatorial experiment into the interconnections in visual culture.

(Found via Grafikcache)

Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity

"We don't grow into creativity, we grow out of it..."

I strongly agree with everything this very entertaining Sir Ken Robinson says, I think we all do, or should. I know my life would be different if I was given more of a chance to be who I wanted to be as a child- through education. It's beyond time for a change- imagine if dancing was a compulsory subject from the age of a wee one! I promise, the world would be more joyful.

 

Regina Spektor - 'Hotel Song' acoustic with beat boxer Josh Dishel

This song makes me smile. I want to feel like they feel when they sing this song ALL the time... They are overflowing with a joyous scent~ enjoy.

(Found via Cup of Jo)

Collaborative Music and Spoken Word Project

Its incredible how beautiful this experience is:

http://www.inbflat.net/

conceived by Darren Solomon from Science for Girls.

LightScraper

I want a light escape in my house... like this 'LightScraper' where you can just lie, sit and stare... it would be so energising...

Electonic Miracles are two Melbourne guys who are doing amazing things... all of their projects are on their website a worth a look! ENESS- I want to run along on the 'Skipping Digital' ground... cooooooooool.

Max Wanger Photography- Wedding photos

I am not much of a one to dream about getting married... but these photos make me want to, just so I can have Max Wanger take photos of love for me. It was so hard to choose which photos to share- all of them, of all the couples on his site are so very beautiful. Truly capturing love and the couples personalities... what stunning babies will the couple below have! WOW!

A Modern Promise

Francis and the Lights...

Everything about this clip is awesome... he makes me smile. He is such a beautiful dancer, there is nothing better then watching a dancer dance the way he should dance. It just shines. I watch this clip a lot, it gets better every time. One take of genius, from all areas.

Its worth watching it here instead, it deserves the quality, and it's widescreen

http://amodernpromise.com/

DANCE

It was my little sisters 21st birthday this month, so my family and I decided we wanted to throw a party to show her how special she is.
These parties can get a bit awkward sometimes especially when you have different sides to the family... So I thought it would be fun to send an 'Instructional Dance Video' out as part of the invitation to all the guests... to invite them to practice the choreographed moves in the comfort of their own living room... hehehe.

Here is a snippet from the DVD I sent out:

I am clearly pretty comfortable with making a fool of myself.... but hey- it worked!!!

Here is THE BIG DAY. Zange's 21st birthday DANCE at my Mama's Organic Vineyard:

I have to note that I mostly thought of the actual day getting everyone together and how it would turn out- opposed to the events that occoured when everyone would receive their Instructional Dance Videos in the letterbox to practice... I thought most people would see the joy and casual energy to it- but I was completely overwhelmed with phone calls emails and text messages of hilarity...

One call was from a family friend I hadn't spoken to in years- he is in the army and had come home to visit his mum for Easter... he came home to a living room door shut with music blarring from it- he opened the door to find his mother doing The Sprinkler in front of the television.. giggling like a child that she had been caught in the act! Priceless. The caller said to me he just had to contact me to tell me how fabulous an idea it was and how much they laughed...

My great aunt who is 80 this year lives alone... I received two hilarious emails from her requesting advice on how to get up off the floor after the 10th time of falling over...! 

I would have loved to have a camera in her living room watching her work out the moves in front of her television... She was AMAZING on the day!

My other aunty called me to tell me her husband and 3 children had just finished dancing in front of the television, and that they were all out to buy themselves some gold shiny leggings for the big day. She said they laughed and laughed...

My mama wet herself watching the instructional sillyness, my cousins perfected it turning up ready and ROARING to show their new moves, my Grandma had her son and grandchildren helping her in the living room learn the steps, my best friend rolled around laughing and then proceeded to film HERself doing her new moves to give me a giggle too... 

So many stories... what a magical day! Week! 

I know it wasn't the actual dance that made the party as special as it felt, it was just a reflection of my shining light of a little sister and what she creates in her life everyday. 

It was a realy wonderful thing to do together, and look back at one day too.

I hope this post made you smile..

x

All the ills of mankind,
all the tragic misfortunes
that fill the history books,
all the political blunders,
all the failures of the great leaders
have arisen merely from a lack of
skill at dancing.

-- Moliere

BUBBLES

These are magical. I love bubbles. 

I went to a great party down near the beach recently and there was a bubble machine... Fairy lights lining the balcony stage where the bands played, and bubbles floating through the dance floor... it was quite an amazing night...

I would love a bubble machine in my house, next to the jumping castle...

These incredible images are by Julianne Swartz, at Mixed Greens

(found via Modish)

Bicycle love

Makes me want to ride my bicycle, also take photos of people riding bicycles, and buy more bicycles...

I have a vintage one and a new shiny yellow one at the moment. Funnily enough some dude from a magazine has asked to take photos of me on my bike. Maybe I should...

sally scott, about.com, alicia j. rose, gemma booth, the cherry blossom girl, olivia bee,

(All of this sourced by the wonderful Summer from design is mine) 

Sliding House

How beautiful- it's like a city house and a summer house all in one. It truly would feel like you have moved to a new home each time the season changed and the walls SLIDE!

By British Architects dRMM

Thanks to arch daily for the post.

hmmm~

My thought for the day~

Found at- the beholder, a market place for artists.

Mike Monterio "Fuck You"

Tilt Shift Lens-Time Lapse-Keith Loutits

I love Time Lapses... it makes me feel like I am watching... something of a higher universe- i think. It's that it takes reality and messes with your concept of time- i suppose.

This Time Lapse is extra special because it is done with a tilt-shift lens... it makes everything look like a miniature land- but it is really our everyday land... just manipulated...

Keith Loutit's piece Bathtub IV features a dramatic helicopter rescue off Sydney's southern beaches. The music is by Megan Washington.

Bathtub IV from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.

Elizabeth Gilbert: A different way to think about creative genius

Maria Bonita Extra

It's quick and easy to fall in love- Maria Bonita Extra, a Brazilian designer makes it so...