fairy tales

Artsy Craftsy is a website that showcases art work based on myths, fairy tale and legends. Most of the pieces are hand drawn and later transformed in to illustrations. It introduces tons of artists but you can't avoid the small similarities between their styles. 

Flora Builds Her Summerhouse by Kay Nielsen 

from The Pot of Pinks

The Sugar Plum Tree by Maxfield Parrish

from the poem of the same name by Eugene Field in Poems of Childhood

It Was Their Last Hour by Emma Florence Harrison

from Guinevere by Tennyson

Medea by Edmund Dulac 

from the Tanglewood Tales, The Minotaur

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Gustave Dore

from Plate 6: The Ice was All Around

france, oh france

This morning, I woke up speaking to a friend about traveling around Europe. Couldn't help but think of France and how much I miss it. I had an amazing time during summer where I circled around the areas of Narbonne, Southern part of France. The villages were all so beautiful and unique in many different ways. So I thought I'd look up other places of France for my choices - just to get a head start!

Saint-Cirq Lapopie

Chantilly, Picardy 

Chateau Chenonceau

Verdon Provence

Haute-Normandie

Provence

where's the painting?

Inspiration within a space.

Living with comfort.

Can I actually afford a home? 

These were my thoughts during class today. I was so sleepy and I had no idea what my tutor wanted me to answer. He asked, what do you think of control? What do you make of it? 

My answer? 

Control is everywhere. Everything controls us, even if we are unaware of it. 

A pretty horrible and generic answer but my mind was flying somewhere else. I was thinking about...paintings and living rooms. I have been planning what I want my future home to look like. This was just another daydream.

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eat like a fancy rabbit

So most people find that eating healthy can be pretty daunting and challenging. It's agreeable that it's bland and boring. What do we think of? Salad, salad, salad? No carbs? It doesn't have to be that way. We're missing out on the fact that salad can be just as fun as cooking/making/serving other meals. 

Here's a list of creative salad dishes that all of us can enjoy, guaranteed to make us feel satisfied. 

1) Roasted cauliflower with almonds, cranberries and yoghurt

2) BBQ Salmon and crispy chickpeas

3) Smoked salmon with whole grain and red onions

4) Melon with plums, green leaves, cucumber, seafood feta and lemon yoghurt dressing

5) Peas, edamame, green tomato freekeh with smoked salmonn and poached egg

england's smallest city

In the heart of North Somerset, a trip was planned to Wells City. It is known as a cathedral city that holds a population of 12,000. The Wells Market Place is the main focus in the area, which is held twice a month on Saturdays. It provides many local goods, drinks, food, jewelry, second-hand books and clothes. I enjoyed the trip immensely, as I indulged in the new discovery of England's culture. There was the Wells Cathedral, which apparently has the world's second oldest working clock.
There was the Bishop's Palace with swans by the lake (yes, swans are famous here) and of course, the pubs. 

After a good couple of hours touring the cathedral and the Vicar's Close, we headed to the Town Hall where we were invited for a chat with the Mayor. The perks included amazing cheese and dry cider. The Mayor was lovely and surprisingly, quite young. Everyone one of us had the chance to converse briefly with him which ended in a photoshoot with the press. I was warmed by how casual the small event was. Who knew that you could be in a small dining room talking about education with the mayor? 

We headed to the Isle of Avalon, which was about a 20 minute drive away from town. It lies in Glastonbury as 'the most powerful place on Earth'. The Glastonbury Tor hike up the hill took half an hour. The view on top was magnificent. What we saw before our eyes, it was like a painting of long stretched greenery. I thought to myself, this is what England is all about.

Wells Cathedral

Next to Bishop's Palace

the hike

The view from the top

St Micheal's Tower on top of Glastonbury Tor

A cracked wall found after the hike - looks so cool!

kitchen detail

'We have lots of old 'kitchenalia' as they call it in the trade,' says Julie. 'Those fancy knives are new though. They are hand made by a brand new local company called 1804. Totally lovely things.' Julie has a collaboration in the works with 1804 on some printed leather goods...watch this space! Photo - Sean Fennessey, production - Lucy Feagins / The Design Files. 

Sean Fennessey is an editorial photographer based in Melbourne, Australia. 

Visit his website here: http://www.seanfennessy.com.au/

world trade center

A great refinement of what architecture is today.

This is located in the center of New York City; New WTC Street Underpass