16.12.09

Montreal: Part 1












Charm oozes from Canada's most European city.
Chock-full of fascinating rummage shops,
and enticing bakeries and delicatessens.

More pics to come in the following days...x

10.12.09

Snow Day






From morning 'til night yesterday,
a barrage of soft snowflakes fell and blanketed the city
in a sea of white.

8.12.09

Up Up & Away!

I'm enroute to Montreal.
To spend six days taking in a city that I've longed to explore,
with two of my closest friends.
xox

5.12.09

Mmmm Manna

Lighthearted and old fashioned branding of Finnish porridge.

3.12.09

Joulu Tähti




The beautifully ornate Christmas stars,
emerging to shine in windows all over Helsinki.

1.12.09

All Aglow

A treasure found atop a bookshelf in Mikko's parent's house,
one of his childhood relics.
Now holding court on my nightstand.

27.11.09

Surreal Scarves





The esoteric, fantastical illustrations
of Coco and her line Forget Me Not.
Beautiful colour harmonies, the ever present triangle, constellations,
and all the mysticism of the natural world.

25.11.09

Himmeli




A traditional Finnish Christmas craft,
Himmeli are related to straw decorations
in Sweden, Latvia and Romania.

Airy and light,
with refined complexity.

23.11.09

Myriad






Via FFFFOUND!,

20.11.09

Reflect




A long walk around a nearby island
on a sunbathed yet hazy afternoon.

Have a great weekend!

18.11.09

Window Warmth




The last of the Chinese lanterns.
Strung along a garland,
to brighten up the grey skies.

16.11.09

Monday Miss







My work with the play has for the most part ended,
as this past Friday was the big premiere.
A wonderful experience and a new challenge,
it has opened my eyes to future opportunities in costume.

Illustrations via Miss Capricho.

12.11.09

Cave Crystals



From the Lechuguilla cave of New Mexico.

10.11.09

Finn Folk



Fanciful & reverent.

An imaginative editorial,
via the Helsingin Sanomat.

5.11.09

The Rockies




A little West Coast love.

Looking forward to my upcoming Christmas visit:
Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver,
here I come!

4.11.09

Lucky Day

The only snapshot I could sneak at the theatre today,
a stack of beautiful antique hatboxes.
I could have spent an entire day pouring over rack upon rack,
room upon room, and box after box of amazing treasures.

3.11.09

Winter White








Tomorrow I get to fulfill a dream that many fashion lovers share -
combing through the costume department at a large theatre!
The play is nearing it's opening night and now it's a matter
of finding odd pieces to pull it all together.

From here.

31.10.09

Saturday Sun



Happy Halloween!

28.10.09

Lizzy Stewart








Striking illustrations inspired by
the battle at Wounded Knee.

Via here.