I am a firm believer that good design, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. It's all a matter of opinion and taste. In school, I never caught the eye of my professors with my designs, but when I look back on my projects, they were pretty good. I had some really good ideas and I really wonder why I ever doubted myself. O wait, yeah, I do remember...
See, I started looking at things through someone else's eyes. I was given a perfectly good pair of my own, but for a time, after I spent so much of it with someone who has very powerful opinions, it's easy to start looking at things through their eyes. But now I've had time to readjust to my own eyes, and I like what I see. I find beauty in things that most people might not, but that's what's so awesome about it. It's MY opinion. And you have your own opinion on design and beauty, whether you know it or not.
I've started a notebook for myself of things I find interesting, beautiful, feel-good, captivating...things that could inspire me. And from these things is where I find ideas for my collections of stationary I design for my own collection. And what I've realized on this endeavor is that you may not like what I produce, but it's ok. Because I like it and it makes me happy doing it. And if I have learned anything from these last few months of trial & tribulation (another post in itself!), it's that happiness should be priority numero uno, whatever that entails.
So I wanted to share with you a few moments in time that I have found beautiful, and happy. Enjoy!
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Cold & foggy over the lake |
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Full moon in the trees |
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Fog & sun through the trees |
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Oak Alley Plantation |
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Full moon through a telescope |
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Water through a crevice |
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Cemetery in New Orleans |
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Once upon a time, someone's home |
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Nature growing on nature |
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Light through a palm |
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Peacock feathers, undoubtedly my fav |
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Somewhere over the rainbow |
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South Texas Christmas miracle, 2004 |
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My wedding ceremony location |
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My backyard canopy |
Until next time...
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