This week New York Yankees baseball star, Alex Rodriguez, apologized to his fans for lying about taking performance enhancing drugs. It wasn’t the usual media scrum, there were no microphones shoved in the face of Mr. Rodriguez, but rather it came in the form of a hand written letter. Apparently, this was his own decision not […]
Make your own postage stamp
Forever stamps Hope you enjoyed that short clip were illustrator Jessica Hische speaks about the creative process that went into making the “Forever Hearts” stamp. So loopy beautiful and inspiring it is! Although not exactly the same, you too can create your own stamp using your personal photos. Why make your own stamps? Think upcoming […]
Love over postcards
photo credit: Studio Saldana Graffiti photographs stop me in my tracks I first met Jillian and Curtis at Market Collective, which is an independent market that showcases local artists, artisans, designers and musicians here in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. What first caught my attention, as I was strolling the booth aisles, was the very beautiful, unique […]
Recycled postage stamp jewelry
Art from waste When I first saw these beautiful pieces of jewelry by Shiran Tal of Urban Raven Upcycled Jewelry I had no idea the images within the pieces were stamps. Instead of collecting dust somewhere Shiran takes broken, discarded items and works her magic and turns out some beautiful, creative pieces of art. Old […]