"Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)" -Gaga

It's official. I am a survivor of a cross-country road trip with my Grandparents. It was rough at times; one can imagine how exhausting it can be to sit like a sardine in the backseat of a jam-packed, mid-sized car for 8 hours a day, day after day, participating in and witnessing arguments surrounding what is the best route to take? what's faster? what city are we coming up to? how many miles? where are we going to stop? do they have a Best Western there?!... despite these trials and tribulations, we made it to Arizona in one piece which means I have returned to the blogger world! I have been jonesing to catch up on all of my blog-reading and what I've missed in world events within the past few weeks! I'm feeling energized and believe, after a weekend of rejuvenation, I'll be running in full gear, fully up-to-date!

Speaking of rejuvenation and salubrious efforts, I did stumble upon a blog post which I feel is quite appropriate, today and for the weekend, as I attempt to re-enter reality, jumping into the swing of things. As a lover of tea, its taste, its abounding health benefits, its playful accouterments, and its aesthetic potential, I drink it at least twice daily and appreciate all varieties! Ashley English, with Design*Sponge, has provided quite a nice ode to tea, wrapping up January which happens to be "National Tea Month"; check it out here: Small Measures with Ashley.
I hope to return soon, refreshed and functioning with many findings and ideas to share, in addition to a visual diary of my road trip!

Happy Friday, all! Fellow little monsters: if I don't return before Sunday, don't forget to tune into the Grammy's!! Go GAGA! Ra-Ra-Ah-Ah-Ah!!!!

Arrividerci for now...

Today, I am embarking on a cross-country road trip with my grandparents!! All I know is we are headed "south" for now... I'm excited to see different areas of the country; I'll be sure to photograph as much as permits. For now, the blogging will be put on hold (unless we miraculously have internet access!). Stay tuned in the next couple of weeks, as I will post my pictures and divulge our encounters! Along with taking in the scenery and enjoying the local climates, I plan to do lots of reading. Here is my visual reading list:


Bon voyage!

Hurray!

Congrats to Grace Bonney and DesignSponge, one of my most favorite blogs, for being featured in the Home & Garden section of the New York Times!

A Bit of Whimsy

This morning as I sipped on my green tea and perused through my regular blogs, one of which is ohjoy!, I stumbled upon a beautiful grouping of images that Joy has curated which she titles, paper crane perfection.

I think that these gorgeous little sculptures are organized in such an interesting way that has me thinking of installations. As a student teacher, it became blatant that the students LOVE to make origami. What a wonderful project and exploration would it be to create an origami installation with students. I'll be locking this idea in the vault for use at a later date!

A Novice Anew

It's a new year, a new decade, a new beginning!! As I've recently graduated from college with no certain sense of where I want to be and what I want to immediately do, I decided to create a blog for which I can ground what ideas, discoveries, explorations, research, and inspirations I have and conduct. In school, I studied Art Education (please view my e-portfolio here: http://eportfolio.cfa.arizona.edu/cover.php?portid=1093&eio=s) and this is where most of my interests lie; among art, creating art, education, early childhood education, the Reggio Emilia philosophy of education, critical theory, design, fashion, textiles and much more.
Since the beginning of the new year, I have been occupying myself with a lot of blog surfing, sketching, brainstorming, and creating. I hope to utilize this blog as an outlet to share my findings, my processes, and my creations here. Welcome to my journey! Enjoy :)