Friday, January 20, 2012

go for.it

Hello there,

I hope January is treating you well so far.
I've started on a design course and it's such a pleasure to keep yourself busy with something you find fun and interesting to do - I really recommend it! 

Another think that I realized is that it's okay to be really busy as long as the activities that surround you are   chosen with awereness. 

Stop for a moment with what you are doing and ask yourself: "Why am I doing this?" 

We might know the answer, but the truth isn't always easy to listen to. 
We tend to find excuses and rational thoughts to defeat emotions. 
Although the best result for me has been to listen to myself and I am now surrounded by activities that I really enjoy to do - all of them! 

Of course it is still important to be realistic - sleep and food is not overrated and it's always a good idea to make some research about your options before you take the big step in another direction.

It is not simple, but it's worth it - go for it!


Have a nice weekend

@lice


Coming up soon: Pictures of things I've done at this course so far.  


Saturday, January 14, 2012

rethink.it

Hi,
I hope you got well into 2012. A fresh start for everybody - we each have our reasons or hopes to think in new ways than previously. Today's post shows examples of this "rethink" concept that is really popular just right now.

We usually associate a specific function with a specific object, but sometimes that notion gets tickled.
The object gets then a new unexpected function!

This bottleholder is an example of that kind of function change - and it challenges our perception of physics aswell!


   I got the bottleholder for Christmas and it is now standing in my kitchen, as a symbol of this new
   inspiration 2012 hopefully will be characterised by.


  Other examples of objects getting new functions are these pieces of jewelry that I've collected during
  December:



 
 - A dice and a scrabble lettered tile as rings, and two black legocubes as earrings!

   Happy 2012! - and may it be a year full of rethought concepts.

  @lice