Love it / Live it: Sunny Repetition [Anni Albers]

"A longing for excitement can be satisfied without external means, within oneself: for creating is the most intense excitement one can come to know."

-Anni Albers

art by Anni Albers, baskets via Furbish Studio

Today I'm inspired by the absolute joy of creating art, and the late iconic textile artist Anni Albers' sunny disposition. Busting out my paints and brushes again has me all bright and cheery, so grab whatever your version of a paintbrush is, get excited and create!

My Daylight 5.30.11

Well happy Holiday Monday everyone! Hopefully this post finds you on a relaxing mini-vacay of some kind, with all your worries far away. I myself will be working today but I took a little time this weekend to revisit one of my loves, jewelry making. I've been so in love with agates and rocks lately in decor that I wanted to add them to my jewelry collection as well...

Creating jewelry is one of the many endeavors I'm diving into again in the coming months and I'll be sharing the creative process with all of you along the way. I plan on relaunching my etsy shop with a slew of handmade goodies soon but in the mean time, if you like what you see, shoot me an email (laurafburkhart@gmail.com) and I'll hook you up with a special discounted price :) I hope you had (and are still enjoying) a long weekend filled with relaxation, rejuvenation and loving company...Enjoy!

Love it / Live it: Triangular Light [Russell Leng]

Happy Friday everyone! As you all know, I'm a color girl, but every once and a while the gray scale catches my eye and this work by Russell Leng did exactly that. Being that half the painting is half black, one might associate it with darkness, but my eye actual goes straight to the bright white diamond like shapes peaking out of the rough edged terrain and it reminds me of hope...

art via Russell Leng, chair via architonic

I've been thrown a curve ball this week and in the stress and uncertainty of that I'm choosing to see hope and excitement. And how perfect that a three day weekend is upon us? I hope yours is filled with sunshine, barbecues and dear friends...Enjoy!

"Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness" -Chinese Proverb

Love it / Live it: [James Bills]

Good morning! I've been feeling a bit off kilter lately with everything going on in my life, and trying hard to find my balance so I'm completely inspired by these works by artist James Bills (found via Amateur Couture) and their precarious balancing on a single point while everything reaches upwards. If you look closely you'll see the pattern is not regular, and each side is not at all symmetrical...

I really feel that the irregularities in pattern and the sporadic rhythm in each piece is what makes them all the more intriguing. And to top it off, each stretching pillar is brilliantly finished with a touch of gold leaf.

These lockets from Verabel hold that same sense of irregular rhythmic beauty and caught my eye immediately. With fresh color combinations and a gold chain they make the perfect accessories to encase a little image of something special, like a reminder of who makes your world go around or a quote to help you find your balance each day...Enjoy!

Ladybird: 'Lucidity' by Tame Impala

hello readers, I have picked Tame Impala for my song of the week! They are an amazing band from Australia and Lucidity is one of my favorite songs of theirs, although I enjoy the entire album thoroughly. I was lucky enough to see them play at Neumos in Seattle this year and they put on a fantastic show, I highly recommend going if  they are in your town. Their songs conjure the vibe of the sixties and seventies psychedelic feel, printed pants, braided hair and of course drugs. Please enjoy

signing off ladybird

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Ladybird is a weekly columnist here at Love The Daylight

Organic Framing: DEDO Father's Day Contest

Good Morning! Father's day is drawing close and I wanted to let you all in on a little contest that is going on in honor of the special day. I love these sleek and modern DEDO frames. They're organic, one of a kind and innovative and a perfect gift for any occasion really, but right now you have a chance to win one because they're running a contest for Dad's day!

And this is especially perfect timing because today happens to be my own wonderful Father's birthday. So I began digging up some old photos and though I can hardly narrow it down I thought I'd share just a few of me and my old man....

Love you pops, hope you're having a wonderful day...

Art + Interiors: Angular Striping [Gianna Commito]

Today I'm inspired by the work of Gianna Commito. Her paintings combine geometry, striping and color blocking in the most intriguing way. Her palettes are fresh and daring and each piece plays with spacial understanding and depth beautifully. And I love how the clean, bold shapes are sporadically interrupted with brush strokes and broken layers...

pendant via Velocity Art & Design, art via Kenneth Noland, chair via Wisteria, pillow via Burke Decor, rug, pillow and sofa via Jonathan Adler, shelves via The Future Perfect

Modern takes on the stripe create texture and rhythm throughout the space while the slate grey tones help to bring it all together. Inspired by Commito's interesting use of color, I thought, 'why not put a mustard yellow sofa on a turquoise rug??' The bold contrast is actually quite brilliant don't you think? Hope your week is off to a bright start, can you believe it's almost June?! Summer is so close I can taste it..Enjoy!

My Daylight 5.23.11

Hello and happy Monday! As usual, this weekend flew by, but not without some moments of inspiration and creation. Thursday night found me at Velocity Art & Design, sipping cucumber infused vodka cocktails courtesy of Effen Vodka, and talking design with some of my favorite Seattle creatives. The shop is a beautifully curated mix of modern and earthy brilliance and an absolute feast for the eyes. Especially love this artwork by Rex Ray with it's brash color combos and rough geometry...

All the gorgeous goods are online too so make sure to check it out, there really have something for everyone. My man even made a purchase of a set of wooden toothbrushes, design for personal hygiene? love it!

The weekend found me looking to my inspiration boards and soaking in some of my favorite artists work before breaking out the paints...

A blank canvas can be intimidating so I just start mixing paints until I get to some hues that really get me going and then I throw some paint on the canvas. Once the clean white canvas has some color on it I find it's a lot easier to keep up the momentum, rather than making decisions ahead of time. For me, painting is as much about the process as the product and a painting can take on a hundred looks before I feel it's complete.

These two canvases are in the very beginning of that development and I have no idea where they'll end up but I thought I'd share a little bit of that process with you. Hope you all had a great weekend, how are you tackling the 'blank canvases' in your life?? Enjoy!

Colored Daylight 5.20.11

Happy Friday friends! We've had the most amazing week here in Seattle and the sunshine has injected a healthy dose of Vitamin D in me. I'm so inspired I can't wait to jump into some incredibly exciting little projects. I recently stocked up on canvases and paint and will be spending any time I'm not out enjoying the sun this weekend inside painting for a show at The Ridgeback Cafe in July. I can't wait to dive in and start mixing my palette, I'm thinking some rich emeralds and shocking yellows are in order...

 art via ralph white, photo via vogue, ring via etsy shop andescruz, beads via etsy shop waytobead

I am also in the initial works of a fun jewelry project with fellow artist of Tuesday shop and cannot wait to share it with all of you! So stay tuned and enjoy your weekend, here's hoping it's brilliantly colored and filled with sunshine..Enjoy!