Anyhow, on one recent indulgence I bought Vanity Fair - Rooney Mara was front and center. Within the glossy gem, one of the features included this behind-the-scenes photo of the fashion photographer's Inspiration Board. A cluttered wall full of photos he was looking to be inspired by. And I say to myself, " Self.... That's what you've been craving! An Inspiration Board!"
It's a palpable Pinterest. But instead of being an endlessly overwhelming time-waster, it's like a collage of calm. It somehow shall bring order to the chaos of this food-scattered brain. I'm just sure of it.
In the short-term, it's the things I have at my fingertips that actually need to be in front of my eyeballs.
In the long-term, it's the loveable art, the likeable font, the photo that inspires, the person who motivates. Maybe a list of the women I want to interview... next week.
So I thought I'd give a sneak peek at the beginning of my board. I'd love to know what's on yours!
An audacious, optimism-inspiring print made by the talented folks at Enormous Champion, a gift from my artist sister, Sarah... I love them for their desire to comfort the masses in gold cursive. Consider me comforted Champions...
My dear friend Leah Stuckey, an artist and pastry chef based in Chicago (you'll meet her soon!), recently had hearts on the brain. Her series of drawings were immediately posted on the growing board...
A excerpt from an article in Gastronomica by Allen Weiss on Authenticity...
From Edible Vineyard: Nancy Luce and her beloved chicken
From Ohori's cafe: A greeting card so vibrant that to hide it within the folds of some undeserving envelope seemed wholly shameful.
What do you pin?!
Love it! I have a real-life palpable pin board, too. It needs some freshening up, but right now my pins include these quotes:
ReplyDeleteA sense of purity renewed, a sense of events in trembling balance flooded him. Everything, everything seemed encrusted with portent. --Annie Proulx, sent to me from my friend Sara when I made the big move from DC to Indiana
All my poems are suggested by real life and therein have a firm foundation. No one can imitate when you write of the particular, because no others have experienced exactly the same thing. --Goethe
You've inspired me to find some new pins!
I love those quotes! I think the pin board (the one at home, not Pinterest) is so revealing... the content, sure, but also the layout and design, the size, the images versus text, where it is in the home. Anyway, thanks for sharing. I love getting a peek at your inspiration!
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