Welcome to Episode I of a new little series where I share 7 picks to spark some inspo for your week!
As the Oscars are my Superbowl, I've been trying to watch as many of the nominees as I can before the big day this Sunday March 2nd! Last week I finally saw A Complete Unknown, which as a 60s fanatic I can't believe I waited so long to do! I was unsurprisingly impressed by the brilliant nominee Timothée Chalamet, but someone I WAS surprised by was Monica Barbaro (also nominated!) portraying Joan Baez. So excited to see more from this talented woman! (P.S. Okay one more note about this! Wasn't Edward Norton just so likeable as Pete Seeger? :'))
As we countdown to spring, don’t feel bad if you need to take advantage of the bad weather and schedule in a few extra cozy days to keep your mental and physical health strong!
I have been so obsessed with finding pops of colour in my winter wardrobe like my four year old niece and Helene Moo! I find that it really does make a difference in my mood :)
It feels like the world is in a collective winter, and I think we all deserve a pat on the back for trying to get through it with as much love as possible! (I don’t know who this artist is- I’ll try to get better at finding images I can actually credit!)
I was watching Andy J. Pizza’s Skillshare class and he said that when Gordon Ramsey was asked what’s the one thing he looks for in promising young chefs, he answered: “Good taste.” (lol!) Pizza goes on to talk about how this is important for creatives too because it’s how you receive the world, but I would take it further and say it helps you continuously raise the bar for yourself and your work. Taste is subjective in the arts (just like in food), but if you keep elevating your own taste, it will prevent you from getting stagnant in your skills.
It feels like the perfect time to indulge in some hot chocolate and fairytales this week✨
Here is one of the most famous paintings of the Romantic movement: "Wanderer above the Sea of Fog" by Caspar David Friedrich. It was common for painters to include the face of their subjects; however, Friedrich's choice to show the back of the man's head allows the viewer to imagine they are in the subject's place, and that they too can stand above the storm! Does it make you feel any feels or does it feel too cheesy? I'm a sucker for Romanticism and don't care if it feels too sentimental...sometimes it feels good to get lost in someone else's emotions :)
