{wallpaper} — july 2011 desktop wallpaper. Happy July. To me July always had a chill feeling; hanging out at the lake with friends listening to some good tunes. This was a shot I took of an antique radio using my pin-hole camera. I like the graininess and natural blur that was created… kinda like the smoldering sun on hot asphalt. :)

{wallpaper} — july 2011 desktop wallpaper.

Happy July. To me July always had a chill feeling; hanging out at the lake with friends listening to some good tunes. This was a shot I took of an antique radio using my pin-hole camera. I like the graininess and natural blur that was created… kinda like the smoldering sun on hot asphalt. :)

07/01/2011 desktop wallpaper desktop wallpaper design photography calendar july 2011
{found} — pretty little thieves I met Nancy, the lovely girl behind prettylittlethieves.com, at the Renegade Craft Fair last year. I instantly fell in love with her amazing illustrations. I picked up her 2011 calendar at the show and have hung it right by my desk so I get to enjoy it while working. She has a lot of her creations listed in her etsy shop, which I check regularly. One piece caught my eye and instantly became a favorite, and I stewed over it for a while. Once she posted a print to help support the relief efforts in Japan, I knew I wanted to help out… and since I was ordering one piece I figured, what the heck I’ll get the other one too :) Within only a couple of days, this super cute package arrived in my mailbox. It was so fun, I couldn’t even open it without taking some pictures first… the little details are what I love and try to add in my own work. That’s what makes things special. Well, she nailed it! From the custom stamp on the label, the fun recycled magazine wrapping paper, the personalized name sticker that securely held the black string, to the perfect teal green tape holding it all together. It was a pure joy to open, and to top it off you still got to uncover the beautiful illustrations inside! (And, maybe find a surprise!) If you haven’t already seen her work, definitely check out her site, you’ll fall in love.

{found} — pretty little thieves

I met Nancy, the lovely girl behind prettylittlethieves.com, at the Renegade Craft Fair last year. I instantly fell in love with her amazing illustrations. I picked up her 2011 calendar at the show and have hung it right by my desk so I get to enjoy it while working. She has a lot of her creations listed in her etsy shop, which I check regularly. One piece caught my eye and instantly became a favorite, and I stewed over it for a while. Once she posted a print to help support the relief efforts in Japan, I knew I wanted to help out… and since I was ordering one piece I figured, what the heck I’ll get the other one too :)

Within only a couple of days, this super cute package arrived in my mailbox. It was so fun, I couldn’t even open it without taking some pictures first… the little details are what I love and try to add in my own work. That’s what makes things special. Well, she nailed it! From the custom stamp on the label, the fun recycled magazine wrapping paper, the personalized name sticker that securely held the black string, to the perfect teal green tape holding it all together. It was a pure joy to open, and to top it off you still got to uncover the beautiful illustrations inside! (And, maybe find a surprise!)

If you haven’t already seen her work, definitely check out her site, you’ll fall in love.

03/29/2011 illustrator illustration artist design pretty little thieves packaging mail