Seconds of Style #44: Cinemagraph

Firstly I'd like to acknowledge that I didn't make it to the end of the alphabet. 'M', I didn't make it as far as you and I'm sorry.

Secondly, I'd like to share a website that my darling partner in crime stumbled across last night, Cinemagraph. As explained by Kevin Burg and Jamie Beck on their website, "A Cinemagraph is an image that contains within itself a living moment that allows a glimpse of time to be experienced and preserved endlessly. To quote supermodel Coco Rocha "it's more than a photo but not quite a video"."

The Cinemagraph is alluring and intoxicating. The beauty of stillness and motion colliding makes the viewing experience visceral.

Check out Cinemagraph, it really won't leave you wanting!

Seconds of Style #30: For Your Walls Only

So I have been on a bit of a hiatus from the blogging world due to a very demanding job with a NZ designer, but I have a bit more free time now so I'm back! I stumbled across some of these art works when I was doing some research for work and had to share them (there may be a bit of an animal theme). I love how accessible art is these days and how varied, intelligent and interesting it is. Again, these are all from Etsy, the perfect place for original, one-of-a-kind things!

Seconds of Style #2: A Very Simple Triptych

Making your walls look gorgeous doesn't have to break the bank, especially if it is for a baby's room. With a brand new nephew I decided to make some cute and original artwork for his nursery. I started out with the idea to paint silhouettes of nursery rhyme characters using complimentary colours.

I ended up just choosing cute childlike images found online. I bought three canvases, 25 x 25cm for $2 each and used paints and brushes that I already had. I chose three colours and intermixed them for images and backgrounds.

 The result is simple, colourful and fun - and the best part, it only cost me $6!