I’ve been finding myself hypnotized by this video. It seems like just the kind of thing I dreamed of inventing as a kid.
Visual Innovation
I Don’t Want
If anyone knows the origin of this, please let me know. I keep watching it on a loop for minutes on end. The idea, the magic and mysterious look on her face, the blurry zoom in, the somehow era appropriately drawn eyes and nose, the nasal puppeteering so masterful that I think it could be CGI. Videos like this make me thank the heavens for the internet.
Samuel Day Website
In creating this website, I looked at a LOT of other websites to learn just what is possible at the moment. One that really stood out to me was the “portfolio” site of digital designer Samuel Day.
It begins with the title “Inside the Mind of Samuel Day” and with the aid of your scroller, takes you on an animated journey through his brain. It’s a good/bad dreamworld, animated with cartoon characters, through a subtle lens of white noise that makes it all seem distant and melancholy.
It’s a simple and quick trip. Clever and inspired. Check it out.
EMBROIDERY ARTIST
from the artist:
The name ipnot comes from the nickname I have had since childhood.
I have spent my childhood surrounded by very creative and crafty people
who have inspired me.
I was drawn to embroidery because my grandmother used to do embroidery
and made it look very relaxing and enjoyable.
So I tried it and I enjoyed it myself. Since then,
I started my own projects and it does not feel like work at all. Rather,
it feels like like hobby since I am having fun.
I discovered myself that the French knot stitch can be done by wrapping thread
around the needle.
I find this type of stitching to be a lot of fun to do and it is my favorite type of stitch.
I have chosen the French knot stitch to represent my stitching style.
I choose a thread of my own preference from 500 different-colored
embroidery threads.
As in the art of stipple painting,
I use my needle like a paint brush and I stitch one knot at a time.
ipnot(イプノット)
物をつくり、直し
絵を描き手芸を楽しむ人に囲まれて過ごした幼少期。
刺繍をする祖母の影響で自然と刺繍に惹かれるようになる。
独学で学ぶうちに針に糸を巻き付ける縫い方の
フレンチノット（French Knot）に魅せられ
糸の点のみで描く現在の作風へと繋がる。
５００色ある刺繍糸から自由に糸を選び
画くように様々な刺繍の世界を表現している。
