Suggest a Website! What is your favorite go to website for inspiration?

[Necklush]

This thread is called Suggest a Website! Please tell us your favorite websites! Simple! Something that inspires you... it can be anything really... Creativity, Visual Art, Fashion, Inspiration... what ever you turn to to get your creative juices flowing! Please give us a link and a little about why you like it!

[Necklush]

This was cool, and it willl take a while to absorb for me!

Personal manifestos of some of today’s smartest and most renowned international designers. http://etsy.me/gMpAXh - saw this on Twitter via Cyberoptix Tie Lab( http://www.etsy.com/shop/toybreaker ) via Etsy

[Necklush]

have you ever visited Supermarket before? It is run by very nice people, and offers wonderful stuff! Their tagline is "Great Design, Straight from Designers" here is the link: http://supermarkethq.com/browse/everything

[fallingleafjewelry]

Just checked out Supermarket. Looks like something that's going to need a closer look soon! Thanks for the link.

[Former_Member]

I haven't heard of any of those links, but I'll be sure to check them out!

Here are a few for you:

http://www.kindovermatter.com/ ~ Amanda is the sweetest person, and she channels inspiration and compassion for me almost every day. I love her blog. If you read it for yourself, you'll see why!

http://www.iwrotethisforyou.me/ ~ Ian is currently on a writing hiatus, but he is an incredible human being who lives in South Africa. His photography partner was living in Japan, and they had never met until the earthquake. His posts are so incredibly moving, that it's worth reading the archives... I hope he posts again, soon.

http://julieliveshere.com/ ~ This happens to be the website of my sister/cousin/twin who lives and works in SF. She's a well-known photographer, poet, and amazing human being.

http://www.katayoonart.com/ ~ This is the website of my dear friend, Kat. We have never met, but we share stories about horses, cats, and dogs. We trade books, clothing, and we always share art. She is a very special kind of artist.

http://www.thestolenscream.com/ ~ An amazing story about a talented photographer, named Noam Galai and the rights of artistic license. His story is so inspirational, and he's an incredibly gracious person.

Enjoy, everybody :)

xoxo,
Nat

[Former_Member]

I like checking in on the artists and art singled out by the excellent curator JunkCulture.etsy.com on his blog:

http://www.junk-culture.com/

I have more but of course can't think of them right this minute, will check back in later :)

[thedots]

www.simonmarsden.co.uk
My favorite photographer.

www.isabelledeborchgrave.com
A woman who is a tornado of creativity, who creates astonishing works of art out of paper.

www.jamesnares.com
Love this man's work!

[Necklush]

can't wait to check out these links this weekend! Thank you for these:)

This is my goto site when I need to listen to some deep thinking... some can be a little new age, others can be pretty far out, some are really mind blowing... but by far the most interesting interviews of interesting people I have come across in one place in a long time. It is only $5.00 a month (to access the full interviews), and worth every penny. I usually listen to these while I am working or computing... It's the Conscious Media Network (interviews section)

http://www.cmn.tv/category/interviews/

[Necklush]

this is a cool place for art. you can join and heart other peoples art, and the more hearts they get, the longer they stay on the front page. sort of an appreciation society. kind of fun... Society 6 http://www.society6.com/

[Former_Member]

DOTS! I love the websites you posted ~ so creative and beautiful... and Troy, I just joined Society 6. I'll recommend it to my 2-D friends who are looking for new exposure.

Thank you, everyone :)

[Necklush]

altho I've never used it (but hope to one day) this looks like an easy site to use to create a book... it's called Blurb: http://www.blurb.com/

[Former_Member]

My cousin uses blurb ~ the one I posted the link for... she loves it. She's sent two of her books to me so far, and you would never know they are self-published. Good luck!

[Necklush]

A good friend of mine started his company called Dripbook right around the same time as we started Necklush. It is a great place to go for inspiration! http://www.dripbook.com/ Full of photographers, artists, make-up... portfolios from people around the world. Dripbook rules... check it out!!!

[nivenglassoriginals]

Lovin' that society6 link!

I usually land here most days -
http://www.craftmaker.co.uk/gallery/jewellery/

And of course this one:
https://www.artfulhome.com/

[Necklush]

My favorite tutorial website for learning how to use computer software like photoshop, illustrator etc is LYNDA http://lynda.com These are video tutorials that are really in depth and very enlightening... all done with a chapter system, so you can access what info you want when you need it. It's really brilliant and totally worth the $ per month ($25) ... better than going to school for it because you can learn from your own comfort zone... And even if you sign up for a month, then unsign up... then resign up a year later, LYNDA remembers where you left off, what chapters you were on, etc. It's amazing! Check it! - Troy

[Necklush]

Love this site: http://www.1024architecture.net/ Created by François WUNSCHEL and Pierre SCHNEIDER (co-founders of EXYZT collective), 1024 seeks the interactions between Space, Sound, Visual, Light, Body, Architecture, City. AHMAZING! - Troy

[Necklush]

earlier I mentioned Blurb... well they just came out with an IPhone App Blurb Mobile... it is awesome! u can create a book for online sharing using your phone photos... then it uploads to the net and gives u a link to share... its rad! http://www.blurb.com/mobile I think u will all like this! - Troy

[ByMarthaGrace]

www.hayhouseradio.com is an online radio station that features some of my favorite authors as regular weekly speakers in which listeners can call in directly and speak with angel healer Doreen Virtue, Dr. Wayne. W. Dyer, Michael Neill just to list the few at the top of my head - great for people interested in spiritual and self-help material. This radio station was founded by Louise Hay who wrote the book You Can Heal Your Life.

www.deniselinn.com is another author who has weekly shows at the site above but her personal website features healing portals in which reiki masters send healing energy into the image and who ever needs some healing energy is welcome to use them including chakra healing portals. This section is listed in the Mystic Portals area of her website so take a look around for it.

[WalterSilva]

I get a lot of inspiration from European Illustrators. One blog that has been instrumental is http://kickcanandconkers.blogspot.com/ run by Deb Beau.
She has an eye for vintage toys too. I get so excited when I am introduced to some new.

[Former_Member]

Okay, so I just learned about Pinterest, which is a new site dedicated to artists and their personal tastes. Apparently, you can 'pin' your taste in things to your boards and share them. I think it works with twitter, tumblr, and the like.

I have 5 invites.

Would anybody like one?

[Necklush]

Digging all the links everyone:!

[nivenglassoriginals]

You gotta check this out!
http://www.joytshirt.com/

[Necklush]

in my freetime I write for Beautiful/Decay, a really cool art site with wild out-there work by very interesting artists from around the world. Here is my latest interview with an artist named Raymond Lemstra

http://beautifuldecay.com/2011/06/13/artist-interview-raymond-lemstra/

It also got picked up by the Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/14/beautifuldecay-interview-_n_876417.html#s291482

[Necklush]

NatanyaElka do u still have an invite to Pinterest?

[Necklush]

http://www.foto8.com/new/ great photography site!