Give Me Three #39

COLORATURO

VILLETTA

TINTE

 

 

 

Yes, It's Colour My Monday and time to share these wonderful building blocks by art educator and toy designer Karen Hewitt, founder of Learning Materials Workshop. John Meyers was lucky enough to find this set at a flea market a while ago and I was really curious to know where they came from. Thanks to pinterest, I was able to identify "Tinte" and learn about the Reggio Emilia Approch to pre-school education.

Take your time looking at the LMW site, Karen Hewitt's designs will appeal to artlovers and kids alike. I think some of you will also be interested in her blog focused on creativity, art and learning through play.

I, for one, will be following from now on...

Voyage, Voyage

We'll be on our way to The Alps in a few hours and I can't wait. I don't think that I'll be posting much over the next few days so I hope you all have a good week.

I'd like to leave you with these beautiful photos by Sarah Bridgland. I've been following her blog and Flickr streams for a while now (she was actually one of the first artists I wrote about on K&C) and particularly enjoy her travel photos. Sarah is working on some new wooden collages, which I love and find very inspiring.

Open your eyes and look around - colours, shapes and textures everywhere.

C'est la vie, and it's here and now.

Bonne semaine et à bientôt !

Colour My Monday #23

Bonjour!

I thought we'd kick off with some colour from La Petite Camargue this week

It's party time here in the South of France, all our local villages are bedecked with handpainted banners and flags ready for the Fête Votive (which often involves the traditional bull race through the village). The decorations in Aigues-Vives (above), made by school children and local artists, are always worth seeing.

Happy Monday!

Inspiration: Colour & Thread

 

Images (from top to bottom)

1,2,3, 8 - Yumiko Froehlich

4,5,6,7 - Ana Botezatu

Happy Friday!

Charlotte

I think this is wonderful!

Charlotte, a book for children written and illustrated by children

Made my day!

(click on images to read the story)

Fresh Talent: Makiko

 Makiko loves Hundertwasser, and so do I

 She loves coffee, my absolute favourite

And then there's her artdolls, a passion of mine.

 

I don't know very much about Makiko but I really like what I see.

She's incredibly prolific with a great eye for detail, an inherited talent it seems

(I featured one of her mum's ooak dolls & wardrobe here)

I love her use of colour and the styling of her puppets in particular.

I hope you'lll take the time to browse her Flickr photostream

and visit her Etsy and Dwanda shops, bursting with creativity.

A happy find, I'm smiling!

Ripolin Domino Game

  

Ellen Van de Sande has a great eye for vintage things, I 've mentioned her blog before.

I really love this Ripolin Domino game she picked up at a flea market. 

Simple and colourful - my vintage find of the day!

Bruna Saves The Day

 It's rained non-stop

Quel dommage !

Thank goodness for Dick Bruna

He never fails to make me smile

Love this pair of 70's children's curtains

My image of the day!

Always Look On The Bright Side

That's right 

Always look on the bright side!

Spring is here, the sun is out and flowers are a-bloomin'

Colour is back, fresh and fruity, all around

Zest and Zing,  energy a-new

Changes, projects, mountains high

Blow away the cobwebs

Make and Bake

Build

Paint

Re-decorate

Always look on the bright side

I am honored to have been asked to contribute to the Spring Issue of 

Kireei Magazine 

dedicated to Colour

131 pages of inspiration for you, your little ones and your home

What are you waiting for?

Dive right in and enjoy!

I'm Having a Ball!

 Roula Partheniou

Washing, Cleaning, Shopping, Painting & Decorating...

Roll on Monday!

Colour My Chores

Hey, Zoé, you're a genius!

It takes an awful lot to get me excited about daily chores...

There's no doubt about it, cooking, washing and shopping never looked so appealing!

Guess I'll have to ask Mr B. to buy me one of your brand new kitchen, laundry room or shops to make and display.

Clever, colourful and fun - for little and big kids alike...

Zoé de Las Cases is full of surprises.