little things
little things link love: polaroid
On June 17, 1970, Edwin Land patented the first fully-automated pocket camera, the Polaroid SX-70, which was released in 1972. The SX-70 was collapsable, allowing users to easily slip it into a pocket when not in use. Instant cameras had already been around for a few decades by that time. The first publicly-available version, the [...]
About the Author
Tina Jett is an artist, writer, photographer, and world-explorer. Her husband describes her with the phrase, “It’s like she lives in a coloring book.” See how that vision influences the work on her website and on Dandyville, a curation of all things creative and swell.
little things link love: paint by number
The paint by number craze began in the 1950s when someone entered a completed kit in an amateur art competition… and took third place. Max S. Klein and his Palmer Paint company, along with artist Dan Robbins, were responsible for introducing the do-it-yourself sets to the mass market in 1950. Many boxes were emblazoned with [...]
About the Author
Tina Jett is an artist, writer, photographer, and world-explorer. Her husband describes her with the phrase, “It’s like she lives in a coloring book.” See how that vision influences the work on her website and on Dandyville, a curation of all things creative and swell.
little things link love: it’s national doughnut day!
The first Friday in June is National Doughnut Day in the United States. This is not some run-of-the-mill food holiday, my friends. National Doughnut Day was first celebrated in 1938 by the Salvation Army to honor the “lassies” of World War I and to raise funds, an observation and practice that still continues. These female [...]
About the Author
Tina Jett is an artist, writer, photographer, and world-explorer. Her husband describes her with the phrase, “It’s like she lives in a coloring book.” See how that vision influences the work on her website and on Dandyville, a curation of all things creative and swell.
little things link love: creatively bridging the gap between points a and b
May 27th marks the 74th anniversary of the day San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge opened to the public. Along with the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, the Golden Gate is one of America’s most recognizable icons. Not only serving a functional purpose, bridges have been and continue to be created as works of art and [...]
About the Author
Tina Jett is an artist, writer, photographer, and world-explorer. Her husband describes her with the phrase, “It’s like she lives in a coloring book.” See how that vision influences the work on her website and on Dandyville, a curation of all things creative and swell.
little things link love: ways to get a new view of your world… literally
A stagnant view leads to a stagnant perspective. Changing our view of the world from time to time is a great way to shake up our brains. Staring at the same scenery every day, from the furniture arrangement in our homes to the people and places we pass on the street, limits our knowledge of [...]
About the Author
Tina Jett is an artist, writer, photographer, and world-explorer. Her husband describes her with the phrase, “It’s like she lives in a coloring book.” See how that vision influences the work on her website and on Dandyville, a curation of all things creative and swell.
