Wednesday, September 4, 2013

advice sent to me by my professor

SOME RULES AND HINTS
FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
OR ANYBODY ELSE – JOHN CAGE

RULE 1
Find a place you trust, and then, try trusting it for a while.

RULE 2 / GENERAL DUTIES OF A STUDENT:
Pull everything out of your teacher.
Pull everything out of your fellow students.

RULE 3 / GENERAL DUTIES OF A TEACHER:
Pull everything out of your students.

RULE 4
Consider everything as an experiment.

RULE 5 / BE SELF DISCIPLINED.
This means finding someone wise or smart and choosing to follow them.
To be disciplined is to follow in a good way.
To be self-disciplined is to follow in a better way.

Rule 6 / FOLLOW THE LEADER.
Nothing is a mistake. There is no win and no fail. There is only make.

RULE 7
The only rule is work. If you work it will lead to something.
It is the people who do all the work all the time who eventually catch on to things.
You can fool the fans–but not the players.

RULE 8
Do not try to create and analyze at the same time. They are different processes.

RULE 9
Be happy whenever you can manage it. Enjoy yourself. It is lighter than you think.

RULE 10
We are breaking all the rules, even our own rules, and how do we do that?
By leaving plenty of room for x qualities.

HELPFUL HINTS:
Always be around. Come or go to everything. Always go to classes.
Read everything you can get your hands on.
Look at movies carefully and often.
Save everything. It may come in handy later

Sunday, September 1, 2013

indoor plants


baby toes
i love how low maintenance succulents are
this one looks like little bubbles from above


phalaenopsis orchids
drench once a week


 look at how cute they all are! they're cuddly friends in a row.
herbs for fresh cooking + crunchy activities



chinese money plant



air plants
if they were humans they'd be surfer stoners and i like that




more succulents because they're beautiful and easy
these are from succulent oasis

sky planter
awesome! $20

planters by hruskaa
diy tutorial here


so pretty

from pinterest, gardenista, & etsy

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Saturday, August 17, 2013

a collection of diy-nspiring photos

because obviously it's all that will be on my mind for the next.. for a long time. because I am obsessive.

idea one: collages from old magazines + paper scraps





idea two: wall hangings











idea three: hand-painted leather, wood, ceramics, fabric








idea four: continue with jewelry

using leather...




using beads...


using hand-cut metals...




using braided techniques...



using lost wax casting...