unruly things

last night at dinner, my boyfriend and I were talking about the difference between right brained people and left brained people. I have always thought of myself as being right brained, but never thought more than that about it. so I decided to do a little research. experiments have shown that the two sides of the brain are responsible for different ways of thinking. the left brain is accountable for logical, sequential, rational, analytical, and objective thinking. left brained people look at things as parts rather than a whole. the right brain is responsible for random, intuitive, holistic, synthesizing, and subjective thoughts. right brained people look at things as a whole rather than taking them in parts. therefore, left brained people focus on logical thinking, analysis, and accuracy. right brained subjects focus on aesthetics, feeling, and creativity.
it’s really interesting to me how one person may fall into one catagory or the other. being more creative, I have always known myself to be more geered by the right side of the brain, but I do notice that I have a few of the characteristics of the left brain. I am creative, and sometimes random, and probably think more subjectively, but I am also good at math, and I can remember numbers very well. tell me a birthday once and I’ll remember it forever.
so, it makes me wonder, do people only have distinct preferences for one side or another? can some people be more “whole-brained” rather than specific to right or left? or maybe the things that I see as thinking with the left brain are really just my intuitive thinking. something to ponder.

beginning with the various shapes of pasta on yarn collection that most jewelry artists cut their teeth on and developing into a love for all things metal, the jewelry of ˚Brooke Medlin˚ now falls somewhere in between, displaying a childlike love of color and a fascination with texture and form. with soothing, organic shapes rendered new by unexpected texture and saturated color, Brooke creates beautiful and unique necklaces, bracelets, rings, and earrings using metal, sterling, copper, glass and gemstones.
and I’m in LOVE!!!! especially with her necklaces and rings.

{all images from Brooke Medlin}

my boyfriend and I decided to get some yerba mate today at the store. we had two chocolate yerba mate lattes, and both us of are totally not tired. however, my mind is working a mile a minute, and I’ve created some great illustrations!
so, awake and it’s almost 1am? not a good idea…
yerba mate mind awakening lattes? good!
{and it also doesn’t help that I’m antsy as hell about thanksgiving…mmmmm. turkey, green bean casarole, stuffing, cranberries, mashed potatoes…..I’m drooling already.}

since I’m the coolest illustrator that I know, I decided to create my own holiday cards this year. here’s a preview!

hehe…I’m silly, but I want this shirt. or to make my own “Levi’s” shirt. it’s appropriate. :)

for some reason, the word “spirograph” popped into my head a minute ago. I totally loved the spirograph I had when I was little. where can I find one of these, are they even still made? I want one! I want to create really cool things like I did when I was a kid.
it’s funny to find things that we once played with when we were young and reminisce. it’s even more interesting to relate how we felt about certain things when we were young, compare to how we feel now. for instance, I loved the spirograph when I was young, and even though I was a miny art nerd then, I’m sure I could make some even cooler patterns now.
one time, I went to an antique toy show. I want to go again. I bet I could find a spirograph there.

{image from Flickr}

I found an interesting site today while blog browsing. it’s called Apartment Therapy. it’s a little dwell-ish, with some pretty cool pictures. I’m in love with the wallpaper in the bottom right picture!!