Happy hang around

Apr 25

the {blind} photographer

Peter Eckert is totally blind. Even so, he is an incredible photographer. As he himself declares, he only took photography serious when he went totally blind. But later sometimes is not too late. And Pete Eckert won the Artists Wanted Exposure big prize in 2009. photo from Incredible Things I think it’s incredible that a [...]

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Apr 24

swap {buttons} with me, will you?

Hello, friends. This is the day I come in front of you to ask for your official support. Following the idea of Naomi, the lovely lady behind Of Anselm, who is also my first official supporter, I am here today to propose a button swapping happy collaboration. here is a flower for you… If you [...]

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Apr 23

{music monday} kind of blue

In my attempt to broaden my musical universe and escape my 2 songs on repeat dilemma, I asked a friend of mine, music enthusiast, to teach me music. The first homework is to listen to two of Miles Davis’s albums, Kind of blue (1959-1964) and Bitches Brew, a fusion album recorded in the 1970s. Miles [...]

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Apr 22

sunday snippets {2}

After going to sleep at 8 am this morning, after a boardgames night that lasted till dawn, and waking up around 4 pm, I try to get back on track with some minty lemonade and a breath of fresh flowery spring air. And I am… working… on some overdue projects reading… third book of 1Q84 [...]

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Apr 21

{the weekly muffin} banana & pistachio

This recipe, found yet again in Cupcakes and muffins, my trusty muffin baking companion, was selected by muffin tester no. 1, my better half. He was utterly delighted by the result, so I can fairly say the mission was accomplished. Following the basic muffin recipe, mix 250g flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp baking soda [...]

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Apr 19

family portraits, by bianca grin

I discovered Bianca Grin last year, during a contemporary jewelry fair and I was utterly amazed. Her debut collection was inspired by The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupery and produced using precious stones and only recycled silver. This spring, she teams with illustrator Agnes Keszeg to create Family Portraits, limited edition atmospheric jewelry made of Limoges [...]

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Apr 18

{take 5 for creativity} elephantine

Good morning, lovely, creative people. Today I am a bit nervous and equally excited to receive a very special visit. Rachel, the creative soul behind Elephantine, agreed to join my quest for creativity and kindly took some of her time for my 5 questions. I discovered Rachel’s blog and work about a year ago and [...]

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Apr 17

Bony {part 1}

Bony is my first short script. I wrote it in the fall of 2010 for a short script competition organized by Nisi Masa. I was selected by Ctrl N to represent Romania at the workshops in Moulin D’Ande and the pitch session in Strasbourg in the beginning of 2011. I was supposed to film it [...]