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identity inspiration mindset practice wellness

We Sabotaged the Bathroom Mirror to Shift Our Early Morning View

Instead of a mirror over the sink, this bathroom has a framed charcoal portrait. We wondered what it would be like to see an artwork and not dive right into our own image, as we all do first thing in the morning? So we tried it and found it to be a surprisingly potent guerrilla action…

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diy fun stuff materials for making

Tape in the Hands of Artists Like You Make for Sublime and Unpredictable Outcomes

Eric Timothy Carlson’s abstract tape painting reminds us a) how great ordinary tape is for making stuff, including a la minute artworks b) you don’t need to get crazy about it. It can be a fun, chill few moments of exploration that you rip off the wall when you’re tired of it. Perfect for the weekend.

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diy furniture garden how-to material materials for making space/home

Crochet Anywhere, Even (Especially) On a Fence

We love this face of crochet bits that is peaking through the fence, that we think were done by Isabel Rower, who tends to embellish whatever is at hand. And as soon as we posted it, we found THIS image of a crochet-bombed benches at the San Francisco ferry building. Spring is here and it’s…

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diy ideas from artists material materials for making mindset

A Drawing Pad You Carry with Your Everywhere: Your Hand

Our friend Isabel Rower can’t NOT draw on things, and her favorite seems to be her hand. We’ve seen (and posted) all sorts of drawings Issy’s made on her hands. She treats them like an instant pad, always available for drawings or taking notes. 

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bedroom material space/home walls + windows

Put Art on the Ceiling with Your Trusty Staple Gun

We love the posters and photographs afixed to her ceiling with a staple gun.

The question is: what view do you want to look at when you lie in bed?

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Isabel Rower's hand art
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isabel rower’s hand paintings

Occasionally, Maria Robledo emails a picture of the latest “hand” drawing her daughter Isabel has made. We’ve got a small collection, and love them because we’re big fans of hands (and other parts of the body) as a drawing/writing palette (we especially love to write signs hidden in the palm of our hands). The one…

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one mid-century desk interpreted by two owners

Last year, I posted a mid-century modern folding desk that I’d used for many years, and had decided to sell. Maria Robledo bought it for her 13 + year-old daughter Isabel. Recently, I was thrilled to see Isabel’s take on the desk: full of color and pattern, and a completely different style than my ascetically…

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