Retes craving at CakeSpy!

A HUGE thank you to my good friend Jessie over at CakeSpy! Jessie has a series sweet tooth and I couldn't resist tempting her by sending a few photos of some of the delicious sweets Budapest has to offer! She wrote some very nice things about me here and I think I got her sweet tooth craving an apple retes!

Jessie's business has really taken off! Her illustrations are adorable and her sweet adventures are inspiring! Check out her blog here and her etsy shop here. Thanks Jessie for posting me on CakeSpy!

FANTAstic!

Sometimes you find cool designs in the strangest places. Steven saved this for me. He thought I would like the details in the label. He was right. Click on the image and it will open up so you can zoom in. The little bird, the tree made of oranges and lime and the "folk" like pieces that are part of the orange in the upper left hand corner. Very clever Fanta! I like it!

"outside change makes inside change okay"

I always imagined this blog to be filled with tons of inspiring images. I am a visual person. I am inspired by what I see-colors, shapes, details in crafts. And well, honestly-my writing is terrible, grammar is atrocious and my spelling...well thank god for spell check!

Today I will post no images. Instead a link to an article that has really inspired me. I subscribe to a weekly email from Jeffrey Gitomer. His sales, customer loyalty, and personal development advice is often very timely for me. His most recent post was great! In a time of doom and gloom it is refreshing to read how "outside change makes inside change okay".

Click here to read his article and let me know what you think.

click!

I started licensing my art with Ipop Clicks about a year ago. After so many requests from friends and family I decided to start selling them myself! They come in a nice plastic case. Great for gift giving!!

Click here to get to my Etsy sight to buy magnets!

a happy place

Sometimes you meet people in life that you fell instantly comfortable around. Like you have known them longer than you have. I recently meet one of these people. I was introduced to her through a mutual friend who though we might “click”. And he was right. We did. She was so gracious to invite me to her lovely home just outside of Budapest. I had a wonderful evening full of inspiring conversation surrounded by a beautiful environment. I left yesterday morning feeling refreshed and ready to design beautiful things. Thank you Catherine.

inspired by students

My friend Szilvi is a textile instructor at the Képző és Iparművészeti Szaközépiskola (Fine and Applied Art Vocational Secondary School). She invited me to the school to see the end of the year exhibition. I visited the school a few months ago and was introduced to her textile students. I was so impressed by the work they were doing. It was great to see their completed projects.

A little bit about this school...
Students must apply with a portfolio when they are 14 years old! They choose an area of study such as; ceramics, graphic design, textiles, fashions, leather, painting, ect...When they start school they are assigned a teacher who will be their teacher for the next four years. The students take the standard classes but then the rest of their schedule is filled with classes based on their area of study. This high school feels very much like a university. The students are extremely focused and the work is spectacular! I was lucky enough to have Mercedesz Dekleva be my guide through the school. Her knowledge about the school and the different areas of study was impressive. There is a picture of her work below. Thanks Mercedesz for spending so much time with me!

Below are a few photos that I took at the exhibition. There was so much good work I can not show it all. Most of the work below is done by juniors.

Judit Pusztai-textile student
the below is made of aluminum foil! The photo
on the right isone of her final pieces.

Flóra Varga-textile student
I love her illutrations and color!

Mercedesz Dekleva-ceramics student
This is the work of my gracious tour guide.

Eszter Ács-leather student
I really like this piece. I like the illustrations and
I like how the leather bag looks like copper.

hmmm...should I visit a solarium?

I can not resist...

As I was checking the daily blogs that I read, I came across Finish graphic designer and illustrator named Janine Rewell posted on the Pattern People blog. Janine's most recent project made me laugh and then pause and think....What a fantastic idea! Could this be a new trend for those who want a tattoo but don't want to commit for longer than a few weeks?

Solarium's or tanning beds are very popular here in Budapest. Maybe I will start going and taking my floral designs and placing them on me...could be interesting. What will they say about me on the subway? What do you think?