I’ve found her! The maker of my all-time favourite video in all of existence! I’ve finally found out who the genius behind it is and it feels like I just discovered some miraculous new species of insect or something, that’s how positively elated I am. I’m like a kid on Christmas morning hyped up on sugar and bouncing off the walls! It’s frightening how excited I am right now. She’s the one and only, illustrator Julia Pott, and her work is positively electrifying! I just spent the last few hours perusing her Flickr stream and oh my word, it’s like I’ve died and gone to illustration heaven. A wonderful illustration filled heaven complete with copious amounts of charming little animals, unusual colour palettes, and patterns galore!
I’ve been on a bit of a Disney binge as of late. After an evening of cleaning out my parent’s storage room, I came out with my arms full of my beloved video cassettes that I worshiped when I was younger. I loveloveloved Disney growing up, and I still have a huge soft spot for the classics. I’ve been watching each of my movies one by one in the last month or so, and all of these happy memories are flooding back to me as I relive my favourite stories. Oh, to be young and discovering the magic behind these films for the first time once again. And actually, since it’s been so long since I’ve seen many of them, I do feel a bit like I’m seeing them for the first time all over again. Some that I never really appreciated all that much growing up, I find myself very fascinated by this time around. The Hunchback of Notre Dame comes to mind. Bawled like a baby the entire time I watched it the other week. Perhaps I’m a bit of a wet blanket, but I’ve found most that I’ve seen thus far have had me blubbering at moments both sad and happy. Case in point: Classic Disney movies are the best.
And because a trip down memory lane simply is not complete without pretty pictures (and really, when is anything ever complete around here without pretty pictures?), a look at some of my favourites both old and new.
Pocahontas (1995)
Honestly, I never really appreciated this one until recently. I liked it well enough as a kid, but it was never a favourite. This time around though, while I still wasn’t quite as attracted to the story itself like I am with other Disney movies, my appreciation for this film as a piece of art drastically sky rocketed. Even from these four images alone, you can’t deny the beautiful colours and textures.
Time for a great, big, lovely videos dump! I haven’t gushed over recent favourites in a long, long time and for some reason, there seems to be quite the plethora building up in my bookmarks folder. So sit back, put your feet up, nibble on some popcorn if you will, and enjoy the mini-movies!
I don’t think I need to say how much I’m looking forward to Volume II. It’s basically a given, and I’m so so excited for its release. I also don’t think it needs saying that Zooey Deschanel is about the most adorable person on the face of the planet. And She & Him are just plain awesome, another given. This video? Continuing on with the awesome and adorable and bringing it to new heights. You don’t have to like their music (but you should!) to appreciate how endearing this video is. It puts a huge smile on my face every time I see it.
I’m feeling a little under the weather today,i a feeling that tends to bring out either the hopeless romantic in me, my inner child, or a huge wave of nostalgia. In this instance, I have a bit of a case of all three. The only possible cure I could come up with was: breaking out the ole VHS player and popping in a few classic Disney movies to brighten up my day. I find a good happily ever after can be the perfect medicine for when you’re feeling a bit sluggish.
This is my all-time favourite video. I love it to pieces. Imagine how much you love your dog, or your favourite stuffed animal. No, not quite that much. That would be unhealthy. But almost. The love is up there. ;) The animation style is so full of whimsy, and the characters are so adorable I just want to scoop them all up in a big bear hug. I love the story, too. It’s a super-duper mini-documentary about people’s first crushes. So endearing.
I'm a 22-yr old Interior Architecture and Design student from Canada. I love party dresses, excessive amounts of snow, eating watermelon and singing at the top of my lunges.
I also love a crap load of other really random things which I will oh-so-conveniently list for you starting… now: ♥ architecture, braids, bunnies, Chanel, classical music, clouds, collages, the colour white, crossword puzzles, doodling, electronica, fairy tales, fashion, ferris wheels, generally cute things, Goldfrapp, illustration, interior design, impressionist art, Kirsten Dunst, LivingEtc magazine, music music and more music, organization, playing piano, pink lemonade, polka dots, reading, shoes, sparkly things, tea cups, watching movies, writing lists, Zooey Deschanel, etc., etc.
In a nut shell, Shimmer Like Gold serves as my inspiration blog. It’s a place where I can share the things that I love and that inspire me on a daily basis with others. I hope that is found here will spark a thought, an idea, a story, a drawing, etc. and help guide others along their own creative process in some way or another.
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