Wolves

yes. 

it's true.

 

this is a blog dedicated to Smashing Rubbish Studio & Vintage General Store. 

And to crafting, design, art, decorating, making, styling, collecting, sewing, parenting, travel, music, food and whatever else suits my fancy!

so today it's about wolves!

have you seen the Wolves of Chernobyl special on Nature yet?

you know, on PBS...

WHAT?!!

you haven't?!!

well, you must!  right now!  as soon as possible!

all photios from google images

it's called Radioactive Wolves

i thought it was amazing.   and beautiful.

just really stunning and awe inspiring.

nature.

gotta love her!

in the studio making gauze covered wreaths.  will show you soon.

xoxoxo

jennette



Web Design

i'm a thief.  

i stole some spider webs the other day. 

i remember capturing webs in kindergarten with Mrs. Donahue but i couldn't remember how we did it so i made up my own way.

first i jiggled the web so the spider would scoot away to the edge.

then i used gold spray paint and sprayed both sides of web with it.

after that i placed my paper behind the web,

and started pulling paper toward web back, toward me,

while spraying from the front with spray adhesive.

you could try different colors of spray paint and different colors of paper.  or use blank cards to make stationary.  lots of options.

what will you try?

sewing at Smashing Rubbish World Headquarters and trying to catch up on baby and birthday gifts,

xoxox

jennette

Stick Painting

We did some stick painting after being inspired by Toronto based artist Ginette Lapalme. 

I think I found her through Design*Sponge, or maybe Design For Mankind. 

Lapalme is a designer/printmaker and also a member of the print collective "Halo Halo." 

Her blog, ETTE's is awesome!

We LOVE her stick paintings!

See below:

These are Ginette's 

image via http://www.booooooom.com/

I think she uses driftwood and found sticks.  She calls them sticx!

When our friend Sheina was moving back to Montreal, Jasper wanted to give her something special.  He couldn't stand that she had to leave. I suggested making a Laplame inspired piece that he could give her to take home.  Something to remember him by.

Here is Jasper's set up in the Fireball, pre make-over.  I was cleaning so he was keeping me company.  We used acrylic paints and sticks and driftwood we had from sea kayaking off Lopez and surfing at Westport.

He picked all the colors and got to work.

Here are our masterpieces drying in the sun before he wrapped his for Sheina.  She loved it!

Oh, Sheina!  We miss you!

It was funny because I was working on this post when into my Google Reader mailbox came this lovely little post from Anabela at Fieldguided about The Dazzle show at Narwahl.  Low and behold, I am scanning through the photos and wouldn't you know it, there is one with a glimpse of Lapalme's gorgeous work.  Funny because I wasn't expecting it but, duh, because Narwahl is in Toronto and that's where Lapalme is..... 

see:

photo via Fieldguided

So, needless to say, we have a whole pile of sticks and driftwood awaiting the attention of our colorful paintbrushes!  This is a great project to do with kids or as a group.  The contrast of the raw wood and the bright colors makes my heart do a little flip-flop! 
I love it! 

Go gather yourself some sticks and get your brushes out!  Show us what ya got!  And have fun!

Off to dream land,
xo
Jennette 

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