Artists I Dig: Roy DeCarava

DeCarava is one of my absolute FAVORITE photogaphers. I think his eye was supreme, and he nailed images that evoked feeling nearly every time he pointed his camera. I love that he was the first African-American to win a Guggenheim Fellowship, that he was a winner of a National Medal of the Arts, and I also love that he was not only an artist but a gallery owner. Such a talented, multi-faceted artist. And plus? His images make me swoon...they are simple, direct and GORGEOUS.

Top image: Man with Portfolio

Bottom left image: Romare Bearden

Bottom right image: Dancers

Interestingness Elsewhere

It's been a weird week. I feel a bit like I'm having an out of body experience - I just don't quite feel all there, if you know what I mean. It's not a bad feeling, and I've (surprisingly) gotten a lot done. It's just...weird.

Anyway, hopefully next week I'll a bit more in sync. Here are some things that were fun to find this week!

Love this infographic on How to Lead a Creative Life from Fast Company.

I seriously could watch these all day - Soul Train lines!!! I love the fashion. I love the music. Everything about them are so fantastic!

Ugh, this article on how to get organized over at Apartment Therapy totally feeds the OCD part of my personality. And the To Do List graphic at the top of the page (which makes my palms sweat with a delightfully twisted urgency, BTW) can be found over at A Pair of Pears, which is completely new to me and which I now kinda have a crush on.

I was never great at drawing, but I think it would be neat to do a drawing every day and this post shows you how to make drawing a regular part of your life!

Speaking of drawing, my friend Krishna is a fantastic illustrator and has a fun blog to visit! Her post on Tom Gauld sent me over to his page and you know what y'all? I'm in love! I mean, how cool is this? And this? And this cracked me up!

Okay kids, hope you're having a good week! Almost to the weekend!

The Horror.

Image by artist Alex Varanese

On Self Love

From The Thought Catalog

I've had a strange experience lately. Recently, I've started wearing my hair differently and wearing a little more makeup again (I used to do things like eyeliner in the past, but for a good 6 months or so I just go tired of it) and everyone at work keeps complimenting me. Which is lovely. But they're all (okay, maybe not all, but many) assuming that I'm doing it for someone else - to attract a partner, to get a date, etc. or that I have a new man.

None of which are true.

But it's had me wondering - what happened to us ladies just doing things for ourselves? What happened to the idea that sometimes we like to change things up because it makes US feel good, and we like to strut our stuff, not because we're hoping that someone else will notice, but just because it feels nice to look pretty?

Why is it not okay to treat ourselves like we're the awesome beings we are, without some outside force determining our worth?

Sun & Sea

Maybe it's that winter has really settled in now and that this color combination reminds me of traveling, but I just love teal and yellow together. The yellow makes everything bright while the teal gives the palette depth. I noticed recently that a lot of my Etsy favorites are either yellow or teal!

The Tribal Queen - Turq... mooreaseal $60.00	gray and yellow ochre o... giardino $38.00	Rock, Paper, Scissors -... alishagould $30.00	When life hands you lem... dearcolleen $29.00
linen ruffle earrings i... prettiesbymeg $18.00	Quilted Duffle bag in B... PaisleyMagic $39.00	IT JUST HAPPENED - 9 Fi... littlebrownpen $36.00	SALE hello wood sign ma... WilliamDohman $38.00
Mustache Mug - Teal/Tur... TheBeautifulHo... $10.00	Whale Tissue Holder - Y... gnomesweeeetgn... $39.99	Teal Shabby Chic Decor ... ara133photogra... $10.00	15% Off- On the GO- Tot... BarnofColors $28.00
Single Air Plant Pod - ... seaandasters $11.00	Dark Teal Glass Earring... WildWomanJewel... $27.00	Full Spool (240 yards) ... BahanaSplitsBo... $14.25	Truly Teal Leather Bang... Leatherwraps $23.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.