I LOVE this quote they featured about architect Le Corbusier by colleague Jerzy Soltan:

During these early August days, I learned quite a bit about Le Corbusier’s daily routine. His schedule was rigidly organized. I remember how touched I was by his Boy Scout earnestness: at 6 AM, gymnastics and . . . painting, a kind of fine-arts calisthenics; at 8 AM, breakfast. Then Le Corbusier entered into probably the most creative part of his day.

Also, the link to an amazing blog detailing the routines of various creative professionals and interesting folks: http://dailyroutines.typepad.com/daily_routines/

Read the original article here:

http://the99percent.com/tips/7007/How-Mundane-Routines-Produce-Creative-Magic

An ongoing calendar project of the little things in life that makes me smile. This is a snapshot of the past year's pleasures....

Hello everyone,

Good news, the studio now has our very own Youtube Channel here : http://www.youtube.com/user/treespacestudio . Subscribe to our channel and receive the latest videos from us from painting and paper-crafting demonstrations, new artwork launches and other fun goodies.

Our very first video is an origami fold demo for a potential client from Australia/Malaysia. The pink portion of the paper represents the part that will be painted and hand-lettered, enjoy!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d7e7173ed668eef1afe2a2c/1000-leagues

Check out this etsy treasury, our painted map is included, and many other beautiful and unusual handcrafted objects....love it!

As lucky as we are to have beautiful 70-degree sunshine most of the year here in Southern California, every now and then a yearn for the romantic dreariness of Northern California calls to us. We took a road trip up to the Big Basin Redwoods for a 6-mile hike through its enchanted forest, stopped by Santa Cruz for some rainy, muddy, amazingly otherworldly magical walks, a historic farmhouse visit and then settled in the quirky, surfer town for the night to hunt vampires with our two East Coast friends. It was off along the coast to San Francisco the next day for some urban indulgence, delicious sushi and a lovely walk through the Golden Gate Park where we stumbled upon giant magnolias and pre-historic plants.

Here are some highlights from a most enjoyable mini vacation without living the state! Ah...the advantages of micro-climates..

Fall comes much delayed in the year in Southern California and I found this little leaf late last year lying prettily on the road. I've been meaning to share my little drawing of it so here it is, it makes me smile!