hello. i’m tess * this is a collection of things i find inspiringTumblr (3.0; @insp)http://insp.tess-evans.com/<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv8pj6fHnG1qh4d3po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://victimize.tumblr.com/post/13319776409/john-and-tina-reid" target="_blank">victimize</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/catchlightsa/" target="_blank">John and Tina Reid</a></p> </blockquote>http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/16431891507http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/16431891507Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:43:05 -0800photomountainsky<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwby9eVNnY1qbyk5qo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://stilllifequickheart.tumblr.com/post/15275237777/elizabeth-blackadder-southern-hemisphere-plants" target="_blank">stilllifequickheart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Elizabeth Blackadder</p> <p><a href="http://www.scottish-gallery.co.uk/artist/elizabeth_blackadder/" target="_blank">Southern Hemisphere Plants</a></p> <p>2011</p> </blockquote>http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/16381168639http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/16381168639Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:22:06 -0800illustrationstill lifeElizabeth Blackadderflowers<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxpvcuXs8i1qjftvco1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxpvcuXs8i1qjftvco2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>shaped tree love</p>http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/16374419516http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/16374419516Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:42:05 -0800phototreehouseseasons<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw9kd5czRu1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>the book i don’t want to write</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/14275282083/things-i-wish-i-said" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://iheartchivalry.blogspot.com/2011/11/blog-post_7382.html" target="_blank">Things I Wish I Said</a></p> </blockquote>http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/16325527247http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/16325527247Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:25:06 -0800<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxx0k72LcH1qz85pko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>strawberry soda lilies</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://microwalrus.tumblr.com/post/15975745591/via-michael-mew" target="_blank">microwalrus</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(via <a href="http://ffffound.com/image/943a13299505f9031615ce0c555fea0022c506ed" target="_blank">Michael Mew</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/16318767704http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/16318767704Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:40:06 -0800illustrationgraphitedrawingsoda<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx8qnaoLMZ1r7yg03o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p>that is, indeed, how to be a texan.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://newspaperblackout.com/post/15276054921/how-to-be-a-texan-a-newspaper-blackout-poem-by" target="_blank">newspaperblackout</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.austinkleon.com/2008/06/11/how-to-be-a-texan/" target="_blank">“How To Be A Texan”</a> a <a href="http://newspaperblackout.com" target="_blank">newspaper blackout</a> poem by <a href="http://tumblr.austinkleon.com/" target="_blank">Austin Kleon</a></p> </blockquote>http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/16260339214http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/16260339214Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:22:05 -0800Austin Kleonblackout poetrytexas<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lufevxecew1qbyk5qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://stilllifequickheart.tumblr.com/post/14260323179/william-scott-still-life-1973" target="_blank">stilllifequickheart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>William Scott</p> <p><a href="http://www.waterman.co.uk/artists/130-William-Scott/works/826/" target="_blank">Still Life</a></p> <p>1973</p> </blockquote>http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/16254677546http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/16254677546Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:40:05 -0800William Scotteggspaintingstill life<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxwflceVQl1qzqoygo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://flavorpill.tumblr.com/post/15949650679/this-amazing-candid-1956-shot-of-king-and-his-wife" target="_blank">flavorpill</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p><span>This amazing candid 1956 shot of King and his wife was captured by Associated Press shutterbug Gene Herrick, who was also in Montgomery to document Rosa Parks’ arrest one month earlier. “I took pictures of both events, two of which have been highly publicized,” he has said. “The picture of Reverend King shows him being kissed on the cheek by his wife as they come down the courthouse steps after his release after his hearing, and </span><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/parks-lackey/2012/01/11/gIQAqKasrP_photo.html" target="_blank">the one of Rosa Parks being fingerprinted</a><span>.”</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span><a href="http://flavorwire.com/249320/10-essential-civil-rights-movement-photographers" target="_blank">10 essential Civil Rights photographers </a></span></p> </blockquote>http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/16200970409http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/16200970409Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:44:26 -0800MLKphotoGene Herrick<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw7f6aBPYw1qzpxdeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>gpoy</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=783725&GSub=113244" target="_blank">Brecht Evens, in paul bogdanowski’s zzz latest sketches 2011 Comic Art Gallery Room</a>)</p>http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/14219982641http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/14219982641Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:27:45 -0800<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvvc2xCpuB1qzpxdeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via Bless this Stuff:  <a href="http://www.blessthisstuff.com/stuff/living/art-decor/contemporary-globes-by-atmosphere-newworld/" target="_blank">CONTEMPORARY GLOBES | BY ATMOSPHERE NEWWORLD</a>)</p>http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13987703738http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13987703738Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:41:05 -0800globesatmosphere newworld<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvvbzzoiJG1qzpxdeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Great collection of stylish and contemporary globes by <a href="http://www.atmosphere-newworld.com/" target="_blank">Atmosphere Newworld</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.blessthisstuff.com/stuff/living/art-decor/contemporary-globes-by-atmosphere-newworld/" target="_blank">via Bless this Stuff: CONTEMPORARY GLOBES | BY ATMOSPHERE NEWWORLD</a></p>http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13946920420http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13946920420Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:32:06 -0800globeslightatmosphere<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvvbjyFa231qzpxdeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>givezor!</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.etsy.com/transaction/63493311" target="_blank">Etsy Transaction - Vintage Kodak Starflash Nightlight</a>)</p>http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13941484575http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13941484575Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:47:05 -0800camerareuserefablightnightlight<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luzmcnJHav1qbyk5qo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://stilllifequickheart.tumblr.com/post/13882996025/johanna-freise-still-life-with-lemon-1998" target="_blank">stilllifequickheart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Johanna Freise</p> <p><a href="http://www.johannafreise.com/" target="_blank">Still Life with Lemon</a></p> <p>1998</p> </blockquote>http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13883153519http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13883153519Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:05:26 -0800marblesstill lifelemonpaintingJohanna Freise<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lthzu8gW7b1qbyk5qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://stilllifequickheart.tumblr.com/post/13613242473/william-moise-winter-wood-20th-century" target="_blank">stilllifequickheart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>William Moise</p> <p><a href="http://www.courthousegallery.com/?section=moise_william" target="_blank"><span class="caption" id="thecaption">Winter Wood</span></a></p> <p><span class="caption">20th century<br/></span></p> </blockquote>http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13653856756http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13653856756Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:08:05 -0800paintingfirewoodWilliam Moise<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvjyhxaIvR1qzpxdeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>the cards are the absolute cleverest. love.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69765754/dear-girls-letterpress-card" target="_blank">dear girls letterpress card by shopsaplingpress on Etsy</a>)</p>http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13613759443http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13613759443Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:22:45 -0800typeletterbrilliantLisa Krowinskistationery<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvazc3SPMZ1qzpxdeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Keira Rathbone</p> <p>(via <a href="http://9gag.com/gag/355815" target="_blank">9GAG - Skills</a>)</p>http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13476260886http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13476260886Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:35:06 -0800typewritertypeillustrations<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvaz5kDOIM1qzpxdeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.samwolfeconnelly.com/portfolio/ppages/p40.html" target="_blank">Wither and Woe</a>)</p>http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13433866185http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13433866185Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:18:06 -0800graphiteillustration<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvaysunT2L1qzpxdeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Herb Lubalin</p> <p>(via <a href="http://paris.blog.lemonde.fr/" target="_blank">design et typo | Typographie et valeurs sémantiques, décryptage des courants graphiques et typographiques</a>)</p>http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13428103610http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13428103610Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:33:06 -0800Herb Lubalinlayoutmagazine<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv4rgsYFck1r1z7s3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>sly, you’re going to love this.</p>http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13279859507http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13279859507Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:50:05 -0800<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv3lzq8yAZ1qzpxdeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nan Goldin’s “Swan Like Embrace,” which she paired with a detail of an 1855 painting of Paolo and Francesca in hell by Ary Scheffer.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/27/arts/design/nan-goldin-at-the-matthew-marks-gallery.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha28" target="_blank">Nan Goldin at the Matthew Marks Gallery - NYTimes.com</a>)</p>http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13276386209http://insp.tess-evans.com/post/13276386209Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:25:06 -0800Nan GoldinAry Schefferpaintingphoto