Abstract Leaves on White Background
Desktop wallpaper with abstract geometric composition inspired by leaves and crisp shades of blue and green.
Icons that are beautifully matched with Abstract Leaves on White:
Vintage Folder Icons: New Leaf
The green folders in Luminous Ready Steady Go Folder Icons
Luminous Blue Folder Icons
This pack of wallpaper includes versions for fullscreen and widescreen computers as well as the iPhone, iPhone 4 and iPad.
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Tags: abstract, desktop art, green, leaves, spring, summer, wallpapers, white
iPhone photography: birch tree and lights
First the squirrels chase each other across the oak tree and then the pigeons arrive. It’s the acorns. It’s the end of summer. The scent of apples. A kind of clarity in the air. The last night the party lights are strung up under the birch tree. Harvest time and a shift to a different pace.
And I’m not painting, which is what I really should be doing in my spare time. Instead I busy myself with things that seem important, or that seem fulfilling but that leave that slight feeling of unease or dissatisfaction… You know that feeling one can get after having indulged in fast food? It kind of wasn’t worth it? Busy work. The kind of work that seems productive, but actually just keeps you occupied. (Is it just me or does this happen to you too?)
So I wrote a list of what I need to balance and prioritise in the area of art and design.
- paint
- redesign my website (like disappearing down the rabbit hole?)
- design skins for iPhones and put them up for sale in my shop
- make an illustrated recipe book or perhaps prints with recipes (“Studio Cooking” perhaps? Quick, fun and easy both for a budget with the odd party thrown in. What do you think?)
- prepare some new super inspiring interviews with creatives for your reading pleasure
- open life drawing programmes start soon. I’ll be going to draw dancers in motion at the Museum of Dance and perhaps try a new one for the regular life drawing.
- website maintenance (yawn, and also another rabbit hole)
- make pixel art mini posters with Hype Hair designs
- write a micro magazine for members of Club Marmalade Moon. (The next issue will come with a pre-release of a new collection of Vintage Folder Icons)
- did I mention painting?
Lets see if writing this list puts things into perspective for me and gives you an idea of some of the things you can expect here at Marmalade Moon this autumn. What’s your autumn looking like? Got that back to school feeling of energy and clarity? Fresh beginnings? New projects on the go? Or still muddled up like me, with more ideas than time?
Tags: autumn, creative cycle, focus, goals, growth, priorities, recharge, redefinition, summer, transformation
Björn Wessman: Chateau Noiret le pourriture Noble. 2011, oil on canvas.
Earlier on this summer I wrote about creative summer space. Enjoying the present, finding creative time and space in unexpected places. Beautiful, creative space that sometimes doesn’t cost anything. Here are some of the highlights from my summer.
This summer I’ve been inspired by:
What are some of the highlights from your summer?
Tags: art, books, completion, cooking, exhibitions, gardening, goals, museums, summer
On my way to the underground, down by the brook in the park, day after day I see a man at a distance. He’s practicing his electric guitar on a portable amp. (No he’s not in this picture, I’m too shy to ask if I can take his photo, and he looks like he wants to play the guitar, not have his photo taken.)
It looks so relaxing and creative and it reminds me that you can find creative time and space in unexpected places. Beautiful, creative space that doesn’t cost anything.
This summer I’m taking some creative time and finding space outdoors, away from my computer. In the meanwhile, I’ll (probably) be writing here about my creative inspiration, and summer adventures in Stockholm, but I’ll turn off comments (at least most of the time). If you’d like to get in touch with me you’re more than welcome to connect through email, and if you enjoy my writings, please consider “liking” on Facebook or tweeting on Twitter.
Tags: creative space, goals, life balance, priorities, recharge, summer
iPhone photography: Statue in the hidden park
Turning the corner, walking in behind the buildings by the bus stop where I get off every time I go to my local shopping centre, this small lush park with a fountain opened up before me. Out of the blue. Just like the day when I discovered another fountain.
Tags: carpe diem, iPhoneography, seize the day, summer
