Enchanted Pt.1

Ever since I read about Titania's bower in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream many years ago, I have always thought it would be lovely to have a bedroom fit for a fairy queen. My take on that is more "enchanted forest" than flowery bower. Not all of these things are necessarily for a bedroom, but they are all very bewitching!

Zak's birthday present : )

My friend Zak is a perpetual kid. He recently got married and was upset when his wife sort of hid his 18" optimus prime toy behind a plant in their living room : ) Since his birthday is coming up, i decided to kill two birds with one stone. I made my first DIY screen printing project a birthday present for Zak! The tutorials online make it look so easy but it's totally not. Here is the fruit of my labor!

Well Zak, I hope you like it! I guess we won't find out for a little while longer. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. For my next project, I want to do something nature-y and pretty, whenever I have some more spare time (yeah right!).

Beauty All Around

Why do we as humans feel the need to surround ourselves with beauty? Pardon me while I venture down a philosophical path for a few moments...

Although I can't imagine that anyone would choose to be surrounded by ugliness or even just mundaneness, there must be an actual reason why we enjoy beauty. From a psychological standpoint, I turn to Maslow for my answer. Maslow theorized a "hierarchy of needs". Once our basic needs are being met, we long for something more.

I think that part of the sense of connection in the "love and belonging" category can be facilitated by good design. I think that well chosen colors can inspire feelings of happiness and contentment. Once we experience all these things, we can achieve self-actualization. Ultimately, I believe that being surrounded by beauty can help us be more creative, give us a richer life experience, and endow us with a sense of purpose.

So...if you want to hear beauty, listen to Imogen Heap's new album. If you want to see beauty, go for a walk in an enchanted forest at dusk - it's the bewitching hour! If you want to read beautiful words, read Yeats. If you want to live enveloped in beauty, hire me as your designer ; )