monday motivation

A great way to start the week. The two I personally need to work on...number 16 and 25. What about you?

29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE from TO-FU on Vimeo.

Sometimes new is not better

3 years ago I redesigned my logo. I wanted it to look a bit more artistic and a touch modern. I thought the new design would be good for all potential licensing projects. It appeared on my blog, my website, all the collateral.

Forward to 6 months ago. I started designing for 2 new clients (you will learn more about them later) and I realized my logo that I was so excited to use, didn't work. It had to sit with the manufacture's logo and the collection logo...to many logos.

After weeks of trying to figure out what to do, I revisited my old logo and made some small revisions. Oddly enough, I think this is the better choice. I like the feminine aspects and the flowing swirls. The above logo looks so restricting when I compare the two.

For packaging that has a ton of logos already, I have this simple logo.

What do you think? I could use your creative input with this.

PS. I can not figure out how to get rid of the black box around the logos...blogger is driving me crazy these days.

Gerloczy + a glass of rose + warm evening = happiness

One of my favorite places, Gerloczy, on a warm evening in Budapest with a cool glass of rose. A perfect evening spent with friends. Notice the guy in the striped shirt and straw hat cooking whole fish on the grill. mmmmm.

Being a tourist.

Hi. I have been wanting to share with you all the projects I have been working on but I can't...not yet. The collections I have designed for my new clients are in the process of being approved and shown to their clients...so, I patiently wait til I can share more. This is the downside to licensing...the waiting.

On another note...this time of year in Budapest is beautiful. Everything is green and blooming and all the fruits and veggies that I miss over the winter are back in season. I played tourist on Monday and took a 3 hour walking tour of Budapest. It was a beautiful day and I got some great shops of Castle Hill.

My all time favorite cathedral is theMatthias Cathedral in Buda.

I have always been a sucker for these colorful buildings. With the blue sky-I love them more.

Enjoy your weekend and see you back here on Monday.

dragonfly beauty

The other night I was outside checking on my flowers when I saw this dragonfly laying there perfectly still. It took me a minute to realize it was...dead. I have never seen a dragon fly this close and could not resist taking a few close photos. The colors and beauty of this amazing bug is beyond words. When I told a friend that I took some cool photos, he looked at me like I was crazy. Then he saw the photos and just as impressed as me.

Nature sure is something, don't you think?

Lacemaking in Lefkara, Cyprus

Living in Hungary I have had the privilege of seeing lace made, speaking to a kekfesto master, touching old traditional costumes and seeing folk songs performed during festivals. I have gained such appreciation for hand-crafted arts, the folk life and the history behind it.

When I saw this video I just had to post it. This is the situation in Hungary as well. Shopping on Vaci, tourists buy all the handicrafts they can as gifts and souvenirs. Do they know that most of it is made in China? Do they care? What do you think? Would you pay more for hand made lace knowing it was made by a lady in the countryside?

Enjoy the video. This one from the Etsy blog. (I saw it on Anna Maria Horner's site) Thanks to both for posting it.

Lacemaking in Lefkara, Cyprus from Etsy on Vimeo.

a bit of artist eye candy....

I was looking over at my friends Sisters Gulassa and saw they posted this video. So cool! Thanks Lise and Cyrille!

SUPAKITCH & KORALIE - VÄRLDSKULTUR MUSEET GÖTEBORG from elr°y on Vimeo.