Birds of Paradise

Here is my newest Holga creation. This is an endframe/burnframe (the last frame on a roll), which explains the grainyness on the right. When I took this shot, I loved the formation of the birds, but knew I was towards the end of with no time to swap out the film. Conceptually and aesthetically I am happy how this turned out. I like that the birds look like they are following a path to another realm.

Collage Characters

I made these characters from a cut up old Gray's Anatomy book. I am taking a printmaking class right now (which is why I have been away from this blog). I may use these characters for a silkscreen project.

Super Fun Keyboard Drums

Super Fun Keyboard Drums.

Mistakes

A few works inspired by mistakes.


Untitled (Let's make better mistakes tomorrow) by Mike Monteiro. Prints available at 20x200.


I love this (I've learned so much from my mistakes...I'm thinking of making a few more. ). Anyone know who created it? I ffffound it, but no artist credit.

Burger Illustrations

Here are a few personified burger illustrations I recently came across on ffffound.


Burgbot by sonmisonmi (flickr).


Hamburger graphic by Philip Grisewood.

Design Help!

Ryan (my husband) and I are in the process of redesigning this family room. I would love feedback/ideas anybody has on potential wall colors, drapes, art, lighting, and accessories.


On our ideal weekends, Ryan and I spend time in this room watching a movie by the fire with wine and some fantastic home cooked gourmet food. I want this room to feel warm, cozy, and modern (but organic/natural rather than industrial).

We are keeping the couch/chair/side table/coffee table as it was given to us by our very generous uncles. The lamp is temporary and goes with another setup. The TV trays are functional only and will be put away when we are not using them.

This is the view from the kitchen.

I removed the floral wallpaper and am painting over the bottom marbled looking wallpaper. Yes, those walls are sponge painted. Every room is.

There is 10 feet in between the back of the couch and the kitchen. We use this space for yoga and it is also a walkway from the living room which has the front door to the house.

It would be nice to incorporate a reading nook to the left of the hutch with a low level lounger chair. I love the zoe chair, but am looking for something smaller/cheaper.



We ordered the Loop Media Center and Loop File Cabinet/Hutch from Crate and Barrel (partly paid for with gift cards that I have been holding on to for four years). We also ordered a black LCD TV and have all black speakers and media consoles/units. We plan to put the left surround speaker on top of the Loop File Hutch behind the sofa seat and the right one in the built-in room divider.

This room/tv setup was our Christmas present this year, but we are just getting around to it. The rest of the design has to be economical since we have exceeded our budget on the tv/furniture.

I would love feedback on the paint colors, wall art (placement, size, and specific pieces or frame colors), accessories, window coverings, and lamp(s). I am also looking for black fireplace tools and firewood holder; something sleek.

Update 03.14.09: A huge thank you to Kim for featuring my design dilemma on one of my favorite blogs, Desire to Inspire. Her readers have already provided useful suggestions. This will be very helpful for me. Join the discussion here.

Logo for Food Critic?

I am starting to get annoyed with sites like Fffound, Image Spark, and Polyvore. It should be required to give an artists credit/link and seek their permission before posting. Anyone know what this image is about and who created it? I love that there is a spoon in the negative space of the pen tip.

I would love to credit the artist/ask for permission.

Update 03.14.09: This logo was designed by 300 million for the Guild of Food Writers. I was pretty close (food writing). Smart design. No words needed to explain it's greatness. Thank you to the anonymous reader who shared the source.

Zoe's Nursery

Check it out, everybody! This is my first foray in to interior design. This nursery is for my niece/surfer girl, Zoe, who will be born any day now.

I designed the wall decals and ordered them from badass custom decals on etsy.

Thoughts?

Baconize It!

How can I resist the trend? Baconize Old Glutton. Or add some bacon to another site.

Thanks Craplinks, and Swissmiss, and How About Orange.

Previously on Old Glutton:
*Pig Out: Bacon Roundup

Justin DeGarmo

Sludgesicle, © 2006, Justin DeGarmo. acrylic on canvas, 9" x 9"



A Steady Living, © 2005, Justin DeGarmo. acrylic on canvas, 9" x 9" x 3"


I am thrilled to have Ffffound the work of Justin DeGarmo.

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Smart.

Grater, Meet Cheese

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Anyone know who created this? I Ffffound it, but there was no artist credit.

Reminds me of my cheese grater art print.

The Simpson's Movie Soundtrack Donut Packaging

Ever since I stumbled upon this delicious music packaging, I keep seeing my cable turtle as a donut.

Thanks The Dileine.

Alexa's Top 90 Design Weblogs

Old Glutton is way down there (#82), but I am happy to be on the list.

Baby Packaging Fail

Another funny find from the fail blog.

Thanks Shiho.

Previously on Old Glutton:
*Fil Blog

Bubble Calendar

I would be tempted to skip ahead. Bubble Calendar, ($29.95).

Luminodot Lite-Brite HD Board

The light-bright was one of my favorite toys when I was a kid. So, naturally, I would love to get my hands on one of these ($180).

Tracism

This weekend I could have been working on my portfolio or removing wallpaper, but I got sucked in to this game called tracism (pac man). It feels good to do something totally unproductive, for once.

Previously on Old Glutton:
*Draw My Thing