Its a Beautiful World...

It has been a crazy insane start to 2011, Queensland, Christchurch and now Japan - awful, horrendous and heartbreaking Japan... But even when catastrophe isn't rocking the world people live in poverty and desperation while others live in (sometimes disturbing) excess. James Mollison's photography project 'Where Children Sleep' illustrates this in its documentation the different lives of children around the world through their bedrooms or lack thereof.  You can see the book online (here). 
This book, perhaps more so than the tragic images of Australia, New Zealand and Japan, left me feeling that I need to be more grateful for what I have, to give more generously (not just when tragedy makes me feel guilty), to celebrate the little things, to be happy, and to live a beautiful life. 
(Image by James Mollison of the Bedroom of Hamdi, a child in a Palestinian refugee camp, found via Etsy)

Wishing you all a rich, rewarding and beautiful day!

*K*

Real Art Road Show

This is the kind of project I would LOVE to be involved in.  The Real Arts Roadshow is the brainchild of Fiona Campbell (see below) who combined forces with art director Garald Barnett, and artist & art teacher Rob McLeod. 

Together they began to buy art in order to deck out a truck as a travelling gallery and give school kids across New Zealand access to authentic New Zealand art! Genius! Art students can get up close and personal with the works, smell the paint, see the texture, appreciate colours and depth.  I wish it had been around when I was a student.

For more information, to check out the on board artwork, or to give a donation (as with all these types of projects every little bit counts) check out the links...  All photos from the Real Art Roadshow.

*K*