Read, Listen, Observe, MACRAME!

Summer 2018 Inspiration Lists

By: Christine Munroe, Language of Knots

Christine teaches macrame in the Field during the summer and holiday seasons. Stay tuned for her next workshop!

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Reading List to keep the creative juices flowing:

- Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention by: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

- The Creative Habit by: Twyla Tharp

- A Lapsed Anarchist's Approach to Building a Great Business (Zingerman's Guide to Good Leading) by: Ari Weinzweig 

- Travels in Alaska by: John Muir

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Playlist to create to: 

- Time to Wander (Joan of Arc Remix) : Gypsy & The Cat

- Yacht: Psychic City (Classixxx Remix) : Mick Boogie + Stylecaster

- I'm a Lady : Santigold

- Cherry : Chromatics 

- Living/Breathing : Mesita

- Healing Hands : Citizen Cope 

- The Motive/ Used To The Melody : SPZRKT & Sango

- Miss Right : Anderson .Paak

- Still Ray : Raphael Saadiq

- Sunny (Mercury Edit II) : Bobby Hebb

- I Wish (You Were Mine) [Official Remix by Kun] : Anders

- The Heat : Jungle

- Can I Kick It? : A Tribe Called Quest

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Instagram accounts to follow for inspiration:

- @windychien

She's my ultimate creative role model when it comes to Fiber Art. Her work is compelling, simple and always incredibly intelligent

- @wearepampa

for the love of all things textile and gorgeous  

- @nayyirah.waheed

poems for the creative empath (and really, for everyone)

- @westcoastcraft

highlighting some of the best artists and designer craftspeople working on the West Coast and beyond

- @generalstore

if you like a natural minimalistic style, check them out! 

- @willsmith

because, Will Smith

 

 

THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION Christine, @LanguageOfKnots

Read, Listen, Observe, PAINT!

Summer 2018 Inspiration Lists

By: Amy Salomone, Functional Whimsy

We've asked our summer workshop teachers where they find inspiration, who and what gets their creative juices flowing and we're sharing their top lists with you!

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Summer 2018 Reading List:

 

"I am a huge science non-fiction fan.  It puts me in a dreamy state of mind.  Perfect for creating butterfly jewelry!"

The Wild Life of Our Bodies, by: Rob Dunn

Death By Black Hole: and Other Cosmic Quandaries, by: Neil deGrasse Tyson 

The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World, by: Peter Wohlleben

If Our Bodies Could Talk, by: James Hamblin

Soul Of An Octopus, by: Sy Montgomery

Some backpacking reading:

Through Hiking Will Break Your Heart, by Carrot Quinn

Almost Somewhere: 28 Days on the John Muir Trail, by: Suzanne Roberts

Great Reads that I have been enjoying:

All The Light We Cannot See, by: Anthony Doerr 

The Nightingale, by: Kristin Hannah

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Summer 2018 Playlist:

"Forget about it.  I am obsessed with music setting a tone.  Some of my current and forever favorites:"

Paul Simon

Joni Mitchell

Nina Simone

Ali Farka Toure

The Mike and Ruthy Band

Nitty Scott

TOOL

Valerie June

Nick Drake

Joao Gilberto

Led Zeppelin

John Coltrane

Miles Davis

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Instagram Accounts to Follow:

"I don't spend a lot of time on Instagram, but...here are a few artists that I see at shows and they inspire me to keep pushing myself to create."

@oceanstateofmind

@strawberry moon.3

@insidemycranium

 

THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION Amy, @functionalwhimsy

Read, Listen, Observe, EMBROIDER!

Summer 2018 Inspiration Lists

By: Hallie MacDonald, The Blank Space Collection

We've asked our summer workshop teachers where they find inspiration, who and what gets their creative juices flowing and we're sharing their top lists with you!

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Summer 2018 Reading List:

Art & Fear, by David Bayles

"the perfect book for everyone trying to 'make it' as an artist. It's a best seller among artists of all mediums for a reason."

The Secret Lives of Color, by Kassia St Clair

"not only does this book provide a full history of colors, but its beautiful in its simplicity"

The Kinfolk Entrepreneur, by Nathan Williams

 "a behind the scenes look at 40 different creative business owners covering everything from their work/life balance, beautiful photos of their work spaces, and the successes and failures they faced along the way"

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Summer 2018 Playlist:

"Thinking About You", by The Big Scary

"Ancient Light", by Allman Brown

"City Swans", by Neko Case 

"Make You Sad", by NGHTSWM 

"Completely Not Me", by Jenny Lewis

"The Mentronome", by Pinegrove 

"Modern Act", by Cloud Nothings 

"Naive", by The Kooks

"Cleopatra", by The Lumineers

"Altered Beast", by We Are Scientists 

"Satellites", by Grey Season 

"The House That Heaven Built", by Japandroids 

"Here's Your Future", by The Thermal 

"Caveman", by The Lillingtons 

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Instagram Accounts to Follow:

@olandercoembroidery

"beautifully simplistic hand embroidery"

@petrifiedrainbow

"amazing use of colors"

@georgiatebrake

"unique hand embroidery and fiber art"

@sophianarrett

"INCREDIBLE embroidery artist. She creates full scenes that range in subject matter with amazing detail."

 

THANKS FOR THE INSPIRATION HALLIE, @THEBLANKSPACECOLLECTION