{"id":410,"date":"2011-06-14T23:44:13","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T13:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.natashabarr.com\/blog\/?p=410"},"modified":"2020-03-06T23:23:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T13:23:50","slug":"inspiration-collection-may-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/natashabarr.com\/blog\/inspiration\/inspiration-collection-may-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiration Collection: May 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natashabarr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/Screen-shot-2011-06-03-at-12.13.41-PM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1443\" height=\"1400\" src=\"http:\/\/www.natashabarr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/\/Screen-shot-2011-06-03-at-12.13.41-PM.jpg\" alt=\"May Inspiration Collection\" class=\"wp-image-416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natashabarr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/Screen-shot-2011-06-03-at-12.13.41-PM.jpg 1443w, https:\/\/natashabarr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/Screen-shot-2011-06-03-at-12.13.41-PM-150x146.jpg 150w, https:\/\/natashabarr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/Screen-shot-2011-06-03-at-12.13.41-PM-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/natashabarr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/Screen-shot-2011-06-03-at-12.13.41-PM-768x745.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natashabarr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/Screen-shot-2011-06-03-at-12.13.41-PM-880x854.jpg 880w, https:\/\/natashabarr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/Screen-shot-2011-06-03-at-12.13.41-PM-126x122.jpg 126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1443px) 100vw, 1443px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>click to full view<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been a bit behind in my posts this week since I&#8217;ve had other things going on. Because I&#8217;ve been posting about my favourite artists and sketches, I also haven&#8217;t had the time to write about May&#8217;s collection till now. So lets get into it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Colours &#8211; <\/strong>The colours are quite hard to pick this month but I&#8217;d probably say the main ones are black, blue and red.<\/li><li><strong>Fashion<\/strong> &#8211; A lot more fashion images this time round. I&#8217;ve recently been spending time looking at <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5858436162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Asian fashion<\/a> and I&#8217;ve found myself following a lot of tumblr blogs on this topic. My boyfriend would say I&#8217;m succumbing to my girly instincts but I believe I&#8217;m just looking at new styles to embrace :P. I like the simple but cute shirt\/skirt combinations <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/6029817143\">like this<\/a> but I don&#8217;t know if I could pull it off.<\/li><li><strong>Detailed Illustration<\/strong> &#8211; I think the fact that I&#8217;m starting to teach myself anatomy drawings and doing more pattern work has caused me to heighten my interest in detailed illustrations such as <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5930414141\/impresionante-dibujo-hecho-a-boligrafo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this amazing mural<\/a>, a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5794634545\/suicideblonde-caitlin-hackett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Caitlin Hackett WIP<\/a> and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5750223227\/japan-by-simon-prades-an-attempt-to-organize-the\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Japan by Simon Prades<\/a>. I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ll ever be as good, but I can dream \ud83d\ude1b &#8211; even if it was just simple drawings like these <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/6053708349\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cute little faces<\/a>. Also, I recommend everyone watching <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5273057315\/drawnblog-i-really-enjoyed-this-fantastic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this video<\/a> on John Kascht&#8217;s caricature images of Conan O&#8217;Brien; it really shows off the many ways you can capture a person.<\/li><li><strong>Retro Design\/Art<\/strong> &#8211; I believe I mentioned this in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.natashabarr.com\/blog\/inspiration\/inspiration-collection-april-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">last month&#8217;s inspiration post<\/a>. I don&#8217;t like calling it retro design, it doesn&#8217;t sound right to me (does anyone know the proper name for this style? Post a comment!). Some of my favourites are this <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5218176691\/mmmzombies-theartofanimation-brittney-lee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mermaid piece by Brittney Lee<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5952010625\/drawnblog-inspcollection-matthew-lyons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">these pieces by Matthew Lyons<\/a> with their great use of colour, shape and tone. Something I&#8217;ve noticed a lot in this category is 2d styled cities, such as this work by <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5862473080\/michele-rosenthal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michele Rosenthal<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5956437958\/luckyrice-2011-festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this design piece<\/a>, it almost feels a little overused.<\/li><li><strong>Typography<\/strong> &#8211; I love it when people really play with typography. <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/6036472019\/interior-design-by-fly-art-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interior Design by FLY_ ART_S<\/a> is really lovely and I appreciate the time it would&#8217;ve taken to go from concept to finished work. <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/6036452049\/untitled-01-by-alex-trochut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Untitled 01 by Alex Trochut<\/a> reminds me of hanging lights, I love the little motifs on the letters. This <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5360196277\/teaim-an-edible-poster-by-anna-garforth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">editable poster<\/a> is quite something too &#8211; glad they got photos of it before it was all gone!<\/li><li><strong>Paper Pieces<\/strong> &#8211; Ah paper, one of the fundamental materials of print design. It&#8217;s always nice to see people re-vamping how it&#8217;s presented, like these <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5528257272\/muro-buro-origami-paper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Origami sheets<\/a>, this fantastic <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5996794905\/traumgedanken-by-maria-fischer-click-through-for\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stitched book by Maria Fischer<\/a> and this <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5497643222\/typografly-at-nucleus-art-gallery-illustrated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">typography presented as insects<\/a> in display cabinets. I admire the talent that&#8217;s needed to create <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5763281467\/first-day-of-my-life-by-julene-harrison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">First Day of my Life by Julene Harrison<\/a>, especially with the risk of cutting something too thin and slicing it open.<\/li><li><strong>Architectural\/Sculptural\/Interior Designs<\/strong> &#8211; I don&#8217;t know what category this really fits into but I would love to go in the <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5499950413\/monumenta-2011-leviathan-anish-kapoor-inflates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leviathan<\/a> and experience the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grandpalais.fr\/en\/Homepage\/p-617-lg1-Homepage.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grand Palais<\/a> from inside. These lights &#8211;&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5285685252\/by-paul-loebach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one by Paul Loebach<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5730704463\/koura-by-david-trubridge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Koura by David Trubridge<\/a> &#8211; are really lovely, though the second one would take up a lot of space. I&#8217;m not usually a sculptural fan, but these <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5127704632\/yugoslav-war-memorials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yugoslav War Memorials<\/a> are amazing with their huge size and designs. It&#8217;s surprising that they&#8217;ve been forgotten in their countries (be sure to click through and check out all the images).<\/li><li><strong>Missing Japan<\/strong> &#8211; I&#8217;ve found myself really missing Japan lately and it hasn&#8217;t even been a year yet since our last trip! Photos <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/6053808761\/over-ture-dotonbori-by-arigato39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">around the cities<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5448634760\/fuckyeahethnicwomen-beauty-smile-woman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">geisha<\/a> really make want to go back and just spend a good six months over there to fully take it all in. I&#8217;ve been trying to keep myself occupied by watching anime, reading manga, learning\/re-learning kanji and similar activities but I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s making me feel any better (probably making it worse!).<\/li><li><strong>Shoes and Stockings<\/strong> &#8211; The two things that show off women&#8217;s legs the best &#8211; stockings and shoes (preferably with heels). They&#8217;re such classical feminine items, especially <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5657718873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this cute pairing<\/a>. I&#8217;ve been looking for boots this winter season, I wish had <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5332890527\/hexington-unf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">these ones<\/a> &#8211; they look like something you&#8217;d find in a sci-fi movie. I also love stockings with <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/6068363881\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">intricate designs<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/natushi12.tumblr.com\/post\/5991921562\/supakawaiigurl-garters-are-my-fetish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">suspender belts<\/a>. It&#8217;s a shame that they&#8217;re so prone to ripping.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s all for this month. Hopefully I won&#8217;t be so late with my next inspiration post! Let me know if you see any other similar items that I&#8217;ve missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\" class=\"mcePaste\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -10000px; top: 820px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;\">Matthew Lyons<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been a bit behind in my posts this week since I&#8217;ve had other things going on. Because I&#8217;ve been posting about my favourite artists and sketches, I also haven&#8217;t had the time to write about May&#8217;s collection till now. 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