/// Slow Noodle

Introducing: Galitt - The Shop!

2012-12-13T18:17:00.002+10:30

Hello friends!
Hope you're having a great week! For a long time I've been working on opening a shop where I can offer you prints of my illustrations, ceramic work and other little creations. As with everything in my life, it takes me ages to actually make it happen, but slowly and surely I'm getting there!
In the last weeks I've finally finished the first phase and made my illustrations all nice and ready to be printed.
So... I'm very happy and excited to introduce my Society6 Shop!
In the shop you will find the first set of my illustrations as prints, framed art prints, canvases, cards, and iPhone/ipod cases and skins.

I will add more illustrations soon so stay tuned for more updates!

Thank you for all your continued support everyone!!

Love, Galit xx

BB

2012-11-14T13:54:00.003+10:30

New illustration I'm working on and an opportunity to say a little hi!
How's everyone doing?

xx

This and That

2012-10-24T12:44:00.002+10:30

Black and Cream Color Block Silk Tee / Kertis

Scraps in mix darks (they're too beautiful to be called scraps I think!!) / Skinny Laminx

Mighty Mini Moose - One of A Kind Wire Moose Sculpture / Frick and Frack Scraps

Original oil painting portrait / Amanda Blake

Vintage storage / primitive red slant top box / Oh, Albatross

Botanical print nature collage fine art photo / Sir Tom

endless bummer tote / Fieldguided

Hello lovelies!
We are working hard at the Slow Noodle casa on a little (okay, not that little) project (okay, a little bigger than a project) that I can't wait to share with you all.
More details to come very soon and in the meantime, I thought I'll share some of my recent Etsy favorites with you. So many beautiful things there are out there lately, so here are just a few.

Hang on with me friends! Will be right back!...
Galit x

Lately...

2012-09-04T11:27:00.001+09:30

... I've been
Drawing stripy hair ladies / Seeing rainbows /
Eating healthy / Collecting flowers on long walks /
Making my first ever homemade marmalade! /
Thinking I should start making something else rather than plates?... /
Celebrating Father's Day in a row-row-row-your-boat style!

It's spring time! Feels like the whole world is sparking and smiling!

Hope you are all great and enjoying the season change! xx

Flowers for the weekend

2012-08-25T17:39:00.000+09:30

Ann Woo (Series #3)

Lucy Culliton

Plantation Floral Wedding Invitations - Smitten on Paper

All the Luck in the World - Around the House

Floral pattern - TopShop

Hello hello!
It's yet another wet and cold weekend and it looks like the winter is fighting hard to stay.
I thought a new bunch of flowers would be in order.

Also, I want to use these flowers to say Thank You.
Thank you dear friends for your support and thoughts!
I'm blogging for around 3 years and it still catches me off guard how much you guys, as virtual as you are, those of you I was lucky to meet and those I (still!) haven't met; care and are there to offer your support, encouragement and sweet words.
After my last post (that was over nothing serious really, just a little winter blues) I got a couple of emails and tweets that made me think (not for the first time) that sometimes my 'bloggy' friends know me better than my 'real' friends.
Your emails (/comments/tweets/messages) mean the world to me (you know who you are!).

Thank You Friends!!
And I hope those flowers can make you as happy as you make me.

Love,
Galit x

Just wanted to tell you...

2012-08-21T22:03:00.000+09:30

This is one of those days when I wish there was some big rock nearby and I could climb up and just shout into the emptiness.

AAAAAAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

Here. Did it. Much better.
Thanks for listening.
x

+another version of this

Inspiration Elsewhere

2012-08-10T08:51:00.001+09:30

Juliette Tang reads a lot and photograph a lot and often mix between the two. The result is superb.

I wish I had a cabin in the wood / by a river / on a mountain. Well, anywhere.
Therefore my addiction to Cabin Porn tumblr. Ah! Nice day dreaming.
(photos: 1 / 2)

Another big dream of mine is to travel by train across countries and continents.
Just like The Selby's train journey from Paris to Shanghai as part of a collaboration with Louis Vuitton.

I'm totally in love with everything Riikka Sormunen draws.

This Flickr group is just so great.
Photos: 1 / 2

Flavia Marele and Ildiko Muresan have a wonderful shop full of a fantastic mix of imaginative art pieces, strange ceatures, and whimsy jewelry.

Charming little short video - Crayon Dragon by Toniko Pantoja. I would sum it as the difference between what see with our eyes or with our brain and what we can see/visualize when we let our imagination go wild. Fantastic.

Have a great weekend friends!
Galit x

A moment in...

2012-07-29T23:13:00.001+09:30

... July

July was a very good month.
I feel funny as I write this as we were all sick last week and still recovering, and we got some frustrating news about our Permanent Residency visa application that we still not sure of their effect.
And still, it was a good month. I felt very creative, positive, and energized and saw so much progress in my work.
I hope to welcome August with the same energies, and hopefully it will welcome me with some good news.

Learning
To make crochet baskets out of rug wool
So much fun!

Watching
Submarine and Another Earth
and love them both so very much!
(Submarine has also a great soundtrack)

Wanting
This fantastic tiny canvas artwork print

Wishing
Good luck to dear Lamina on her new Etsy shop - Do a Bit!
I admire lamina's creativity and sweetness and am so happy for her.
Do go and give her little shop a visit!

Hope July was a great month for you all!

Stay in touch friends!
Twitter / Pinterest / Flickr

Galit x

Fighting the cold

2012-07-24T11:49:00.003+09:30

We are all under the weather in the Slow Noodle casa.
It started with my little one last week, and two days later we joined forces and decided on a communal flu.
It's not as bad as it sounds, I have to admit.
We're not feeling too well, yes, but somehow we're having (almost) a jolly good time here between wiping our noses, checking our temperature, and lazing around with books and movies.

Could have been nice to be spoiled a little while we bravely fight the cold away!

1. Vintage Mid Century Pottery Planter Collection - ethanollie, 2. Organic Lavender Flowers - Terrain, 3. Clipper organic chamomile infusion, 4. Boulder Mug - Terrain, 5. Silk Floral Scarf - Jigsaw , 6. Cashmere Crewneck Cardigan in Poppy - J. Crew, 7. Camel Cloak by Lindsey Thornburg for Bonadrag (so pricey but oh, so desirable!), 8. Hot Water Bottle in Grey/white - Fine Little Day, 9. Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan even just for the fabulous illustrations of Maira Kalman

Kate in a cat mask

2012-07-18T13:39:00.001+09:30

Hello friends!
My online presence might be a little limited lately, but it is only because of good reasons!
If you follow me on twitter (if not - please do! I would love to keep in touch!) you know I'm enjoying working with clay lately and it takes a lot of my time. I'm eager to share with you more and promise to do it soon.

In the meantime, here's a new illustration and it comes with a new mellow music mix for the quiet winter days (listen here - on the right - or on 8Tracks).
Enjoy and keep warm!! (you, Northern Hemisphere friends, enjoy your sunny days! Soak as much sun as you can!)
Love, Galit x

P.S. See full illustration on my blog-folio

Laid Back

2012-07-04T15:26:00.000+09:30

Recently we had long talks around the dinner table about the way things are getting more and more complicated around us. I'm talking about little things, not trying to end the famine in Africa or conducting world peace. You know, the little things like kids' birthday parties, family holidays, even dinners and gatherings with friends.
We too often see people around us putting so much effort into one tiny event and then instead of having good time and simply enjoying the moment, everything gets so ceremonial, pompous, overdone. Or plainly - NOT FUN.

Seems to me that there is hardly any place nowadays for spontaneity. Why is it taking weeks to set up a date for dinner with friends? Where are all the easy going birthday parties where the children play pass-the-parcel and musical chairs whilst making a mess and getting their face smudged with a simple-delicious chocolate cake, while their parents enjoy themselves instead of falling apart after a month of preparations?

Is it just me thinking everything's getting more and more complicated and often exaggerated?
Just wishing the world could be a little less serious and little more laid back, you know?

* Illustration by me.

Flowers for the weekend

2012-06-24T13:00:00.001+09:30

Lulie Wallace paints the sweetest flowers.
Those are Flowers for Milner

Love this print so much. Vintage Wildflower - Recycle Buy Vintage

Andy Warhol, “Flowers,” 1964. Perfect.

Fancy stitching yourself a bunch of flower?
Vintage stitchery kits (via Misako Mimoko)

I love everything Jo Chambers (AKA Studio Legohead) draws / paints / embroiders.
This print is my favorite - Floral explosion!

It's always nice to get flowers, especially on a grey, rainy weekend!
Hope your weekend is lovely and warm! Galit x

P.S. More flowers?

Dash Magazine

2012-06-20T14:35:00.000+09:30

Somehow, I totally missed hearing about Dash Magazine when it was launched, last february.
Luckily, last month I found the first issue in our local news agency.

The cover caught my eye with its fetching illustration (by Meriç Canatan) and its excellent tagline - Illustrating Fashion, and I didn't need a second look to know that if I do buy one magazine a season, it's going to be this one.
And boy, is it grand!
I swallowed the whole thing, cover to cover, immediately.
It is so beautifully designed! I love the clean, smart layout and muted colours, the fresh content which is both very well written and fun to read, the typography, refined styling, and above all, the introduction with so many new (to me) artists and illustrators such as Spiros Halaris, Zoe Irvin, Nadeesha Godamunne (4th photo above), Chelsea Brown (2nd photo from bottom), Elisabeth Bukanova (last photo), and many, many others.

I'm totally in love with it and already looking forward to the 2nd issue in August!

A moment in...

2012-06-06T16:25:00.002+09:30

... June

Can't believe it is already June. 6th of June actually.
May swooshed by so quickly but was a great month. Great in a busy-happy kind of way.
We slowly back to our life after long months of traveling and the hectic vintage time.
I draw a lot and I feel like I'm, still in baby steps, starting to find my voice with my illustrations.
It's officially winter and I'm trying my best to keep busy and creative so to fight the cold away.

Starting
Studying pottery and totally in love with the touch
of the clay in my hands

Watching
Carnage
Polanski's newest is brilliant in so many ways

Listening
To Muscles & Bertie Blackman covering
Nick Cave's Do You Love Me

Wanting
This new camera!

Stay in touch friends!
Twitter / Pinterest / Flickr

Galit x

Diamond illustration by me.

Last Weeks on Instagram

2012-03-29T14:42:00.000+10:30

So much had happened during the last couple of weeks, and at the same time, so little.
I want to share new illustrations with you but it takes me too long to make them look good in a digital format. I promise to share soon.
In the meantime, I'll share some moments from the last weeks as caught on Instagram (please feel free to connect!!).

1- I started studying Italian!! Wanted to do it for so long! I'm having awesome time and it quickly became one of the highlights of my week.
2- Two new illustrations. The first is watercolours which is a part of a little series of earth-sky relations. The second is a variation of a character I'm trying to develop. I made this one at one of Mili's Pre-school activities... It was such relaxing environment that the result, although not meant to be anything other than a sketch, came out quite good.
3- A very successful visit to the 2nd hand bookmart near our home. Two D.H. Lawrence and one Anais Nin short stories collection. Luck!
4 - Another watercolour which is a part of a colour-geometry study. I'm not very happy with the result, but I reckon that's the idea of a study. I'm intende to explore it a little further soon.
5-6 - After three years in Adelaide, the South Australian Museum is still one of our favorite places to spend our free days. Those photos are of the Aboriginal Material Culture Collections. This museum is an endless source of inspiration.
7-9 - March is the Adelaide Festival and Adelaide Fringe month! The whole city becomes one huge creative hub filled with street performances, art and festive excitement! Only bad side of it is that it lasts for only a month!
10 - Those words got me thinking. The photo is of the epigraph of A Visit from the Goon Squad which I just finished yesterday. Not sure I can sum up my opinion about it at the moment, it still needs to sink in. Marcel Proust's words from In Search of Lost Time talk about nostalgia and so does the book in various ways and voices. I'm not a nostalgic person and so this subject matter often makes me wonder, or, like in the case of this book, gave me an unease sensation.
I'm looking forward to start my new book - David Levithan's The Lover's Dictionary (recommended by Sara).

In other news - me and the little miss are flying in three days to Israel to visit family and friends. We're going to spend Passover with my family which is absolutely great and also celebrates my dad's birthday, and also... yours truly's!
As I didn't celebrate my birthday with my family for three years now, I'm looking forward to be spoiled (be ready family!).
On the way there we will spend 3 days in Hong Kong. I must have mentioned before that Hong Kong is at my top 5 favorite places on earth and this time I'm even more excited than usual! I booked a little sweet place in Lantau (my favorite island) through airbnb and I'm looking forward to meet new (local!) friends! Also I hope to have the opportunity to meet some dear twitter friends (I find it funny to relate to friends as 'bloggy' or 'twitter' friends, but as I don't have any better name at the moment, I'll keep it like this) and have a decent catch up over a fine cup of tea! So many things to look forward to!

Hope your March is a lovely month so far and you're enjoying the season change, wherever you are!
Love, Galit xx

P.S. I don't have an iPhone but an iPod Touch. The meaning is that the photos are, unfortunately, less sharp than the good photos taken by an iPhone. Still, it is a good way to document those little moments. Forgive the blurriness and hope you can still enjoy them!

Seven Things

2012-03-06T12:57:00.002+10:30

Hello lovlies,
I had the intention of starting the week with a different post, a more thoughtful one you can say, but the grey colour of the sky took over me and the autumn winds swept my thoughtful mind into... mmmm.... an empty one. Hardly a week into autumn and I'm already cold and miss the sun. All I can think of is snuggling on the couch with a cozy, warm cardigan, a cup of tea and a good book.
Here are some seven things to make the autumn into a more pleasant one.

... warm comfy cardigan

... and a good happy scarf

... some fine tea!

... and a teapot

... wooly warm blanket

... a nice book

... a cute necklace to make you smile on the grey days...

Linking up to Sarah's Tickle Me Tuesday.

Happy Tuesday friends!! x

Take me there...

2012-03-02T13:01:00.000+10:30

La Maison Champs Elysées in Paris.
A place made of history and fine design.
White spacious suite room.
Piles of books and a cute little desk.
Plush bed.

Or by the hotel's own words:

"A new world of luxury and poetry, a relaxed atmosphere in which minimalism is enhanced by an incredible attention to detail. It is a place that tells a story, the interiors of this remarkable hotel are carefully orchestrated like a playful, provocative theatrical production."

Take me there! I promise I'll even try my hand at a little bit of poetry!

I'm Loving: Big color / Little color

2012-02-29T14:46:00.001+10:30

Last week I got a lovely email from Lilian with an intro to her shop boyfren / girlfren on Etsy.
I immediately fell in love with her sweet bags (can't even say which one is my favorite, I just love them all!) but I'm especially smitten with the Big color / Little color tiny coloring book!
I think it makes the most adorable gift for anyone needs a little creativity boost or just a smile, or as a great companion for a long flight...

Such wee bit of a cute notebook!

Curating Colour - 4th Edition

2012-02-27T18:55:00.001+10:30

Hello Monday!
Hope all of you lovelies had a fine weekend!

I'll thought I'll go back to the tradition of having a Curating Colour post on a Monday, it's a good thing, I think, to start the week with a little colour right?

Those impressive abstract paintings of Michelle Armas are so beautifully haunting. To me they look like fractions of my dreams. Bursts of colour that are at the same time wild and harmonious and have so much energy, passion and happiness in them

Find out more about Michelle and her art on her blog and shops: Big Cartel // Etsy

Another set of beautiful abstract work, but in a very different form, is the one coming from k19studio:

k19studio is a German based art studio that started with the idea of creating original art that is accessible to everyone. They had made a dozen of series of original geometric paintings that are executed in the technique of acrylic on canvas or aluminum, in high quality and an affordable price.
I especially love the Semi-Transparency series.

See examples of their artworks here. They look even more stunning hanged on a wall!

Have a wonderful, colourful week friends! Galit x

P.S. Talking about affordable art, if you haven't yet, do go and check out Buy Some Damn Art - an excellent source of original and affordable art by up-and-coming artists, which is the brain child of Kate Singleton of Art Hound.

A moment in...

2012-02-14T23:18:00.000+10:30

... February
(à la Adelaine)

February is marching by in a very slow, frustrating phase.
The weather can't decide between summer, autumn or just crazy and the winds bring not the desired change but turbulences.

I'm feeling sleepy and crave newness but can't find the inspiration I need.

I know the blog suffers from lack of updates and the gaps between one post and the next are growing longer and longer. I therefore thought a little post to sum up the very moment is in place.
Bare with me while I'm regaining energy and waking up my creativeness.
And in the meantime, lets focus on the here and now.

Watching
Il y a Longtemps que Je T'aime (I've Loved You So Long)

Listening
Smith and Frank, on repeat, and loving their two songs so much.
Waiting eagerly for more.

Wanting
The moon

Missing
Sleeping under the stars. Like air for breath.
Can't believe how essential camping had became for me.

Stay in touch friends!
Twitter / Instagram / Goodreads

Galit x

Oh, and Happy Valentine Day lovelies!

Everything is Great, Everything is Grand

2012-01-27T11:12:00.000+10:30

I'm in a period of time when I'm desperately looking to watch fun, feel-good movies.
Maybe it's the heat, or me being alone while the husband is away. Whatever the reason, I don't have the patience for seriousness at the moment. I only wish for movies to make me smile!

Earlier this week we went to watch The Muppets. It was Mili's request and I'm running out of entertainment ideas (this school holiday is endless!!!) so I said Yes.
I'm an old soul, I always was. I can't bring myself to enjoy most of the new cinema hits and remakes (Smurfs?...) and I'm always a little cautious when it comes to sequels. No wonder I was a little hesitant about The Muppets.

It is rare to find a movie that you can't say one bad word about it. But in this case - it is really easy to sum it up - as in the words of the opening song -
Everything is great! Everything is grand!

How can you revive the magic of such iconic creation as The Muppets?
Apparently with keeping everything simple.
It starts with a simple storyline, goes on with cute characters (both the human and the muppets) and continues with lack of gimmicks and show-off.
I enjoyed so much the wry satirical humour at some parts and the naive tone at others, the sweet relationship of Mary and Gary, the nostalgic air, the songs and dances (probably the highlight of the film and believe me the main song won't get out of your head for weeks!) and the old-time feeling - all are just superb.

I couldn't stop smiling the whole 103 minutes, and almost a week after, I still can't wipe the smile of my face.

Go see this movie while it is still in the cinemas - enjoy the magic to its fullness!
You don't need kids as an excuse - if you, like me, watched The Muppets Show some long years ago when it was on TV, this new Muppets film will not disappoint you! It is true and faithful to the spirit of Jim Henson's muppets and brings back this old charm.
And if you already watched it - let me know what you think!!

Some last things:
- Don't miss Feist's cameo on the opening song!
- Doesn't Kermit voice resembles Woody Allen's? I thought it's awesome!
- This moment when Animal can't resist and start drumming on "Rainbow Connection"!

Inspiration Elsewhere

2012-01-12T15:34:00.000+10:30

Long time since my last Inspiration Elsewhere post. Probably due to the fact that I spend much less time around the web these days.
Enjoy!

Fascinating portraits by Meghan Forsyth

Stunning textile prints by Zoran Dobric

Ah, I love the way Natsumi Hayashi is floating around Tokyo...

"Clink" is a Larice Barbosa's project that combines the click of a camera shutter with the ink of Larice's great illustrations. I remember seeing some of her early works on her Flickr and now I couldn't avoid falling in love with the whole project.

The Guggenheim museum expands their digitalized archives and launches museum exhibition catalogues in digital format. This is such an incredible resource for art lovers/students. I spend a couple of hours last night browsing exhibitions' catalogues of some of my favorite artists such as Léger (here) and Klee, and can't wait to browse the many many more available at the digital archive.

Dutch designer Lucas Maassen has hired his sons to paint a furniture collection he has designed and created (he actually paid them 1 Euro for every piece of furniture they had painted!).
I love the way the kids' height-factor effected the painting. Such great design mind! (via Mocoloco)

Such exquisite, dainty hair accessories from Conroy & Wilcox, they look like little works of art.

I've watch this intriguing video from glamour.is, documenting the design process of Icelandic fashion designer Agla Stefánsdóttir's latest collection for at least dozen time. Read the interview and watch more photos here.

Books for the New Year

2012-01-05T09:59:00.000+10:30

I borrowed some big piles of books from the library just before the holidays as I assumed I will have so much spare time and fantasized about laying down on the beach with a good book. Ah! Nice dreaming... As much as we didn't celebrate in a grand way and we are slow people by our nature - the holidays were much busier than I planned it to be and so the books turned out to be Books for the New Year.
Well, it doesn't really matter does it?

The Sense of an Ending / Julian Barnes - I'm just about to finish it and it is as great as I have expected. I have a thing for books about smart young adults mystery "adventures" in collage (The Secret History by Donna Tartt is another great example), maybe because I myself didn't had such experiences. This book is a pure delight.

The Suitcase / Sergei Dovlatov - Sergei Dovlatov is one of Alex favorite authors and so I was so happy to discover this translation (written originally in Russian). I couldn't resist reading the first couple of pages and loved its brilliant, wry tone.

No One Belongs Here More Than You / Miranda July is a recommandations from Danica. I was always intrigued by Miranda July. I wished I have enjoyed her much more than I do. It's a funny feeling - I feel she Deserves my likeness but I just couldn't bring myself to actually enjoy her first movie. Danica put this feeling really nicely in words in her review for July's second film and mentioned this book so I thought maybe her words will talk to me better than her visuals. I read two stories already and really liked it.
By the way, in case you've missed it - here's a short video of July suggesting how to remain productive and creative while keeping distractions in bay. Great!

The Joys of Excess / Samuel Pepys is a new publication of Pepys by Penguin Classics. Peppy's celebrates gatherings, feasts and the indulgence of great eating and drinking what makes this book a A great book for the holidays!

Me, You / Erri de Luca - my first read of Erri de Luca. Can't wait.

Into the War / Italo Calvino - Italo Calvino is one of my favorite writers so this autobiographical new publication is a great discovery for me.

What are you reading now? Please do share! I'm always looking for new readings!

Happy New Year!!

2011-12-31T19:22:00.001+10:30

Happy New Year lovelies!!

2011 was such an amazing year.
It was also a very busy year for us as a family and individuals, and in the best way possible. We both learnt and experienced so much and got closer to where we wish to be, personally and professionally.
In many ways it was one of my best and most special years as I feel I have found my center and had had the privilege of focusing on myself (which is not that easy once you’ve become a parent).
More than ever, I feel I'm on the right path to reach my goals. Now it is all up to me to work hard and get there!

This blogging adventure had shaped a lot of this good place I’m at right now and you are a huge part of that. During the last two and a half years I’ve “met” so many new friends I wouldn’t have ever met otherwise, some that became a part of my closest circle of friends. I'm so thankful for the role you're playing in my life.

Thank you for your visits, lovely words, encouragement, and inspiration during 2011,
and most of all - big Thank You for your friendship!
It means the world to me!!!

Here’s to making 2012 the best year ever!!
Love, Galit xx

Emma & Dakota

2011-12-29T10:46:00.000+10:30

Hello lovelies!
Hope you all had a brilliant holiday!
I know I said I'll be back after the New Year's but I couldn't wait as I really wanted to share those two new digital illustrations with you. I was working on them the last two weeks and finally feel they are ready!!

There's nothing I enjoy more than illustrating/drawing fine ladies, so here are two of my favorite girls: Emma and Dakota.

Have you created something new during the holiday? Please link here - I'd love to check it out!! and of course would love to hear your feedback!

Enjoy the remaining of your holiday! Galit x

P.S. You can view the original photos that inspired me here.