I’m well on my way to reclaiming rainbows with Rainbow Glitter, so how about I share the Space-Mountain-future-is-here-now iPhone wallpapers I make with the world?

I’m going for the retro-90’s pre-gradient web design vibe, check it out–

Pixtual

I followed a short method to make a pencil in Photoshop and added a few flourishes:

Pencil Tutorial via BB

A big thing in Charleston–and to some degree the rest of the state–is shirts and bumper stickers with the state flag’s palmetto tree and crescent moon.

It’s a nice symbol to me, growing up here.  A while back I noticed it showed up in a pretty wild place–the local Band of Horses used an abstractly hidden version on the cover of “Cease to Begin”–

I don’t really care for the typical blue & white/Clemson orange/USC burgundy versions available,  so I made my own, inspired by the fantastic pattern from this photograph of Calvin Harris:

And thus arose my design, starring on a brown shirt near me soon:

Another old illustration/HUBBLE space telescope (both in public domain, one because it’s very old, the other because it’s paid for by the government) Photochop I did:

I love making my own t-shirts!  I thought I’d share one I designed recently that I’m quite fond of.  Available at cat.spreadshirt.com, or if you’re feeling crafty, print it yourself (1mb, right click to get higher res in new tab or to download).

Some pictures of Walt, Aaron and I relaxing by the pool and cooking out on a lazy Saturday.  We grilled steaks and I made a spicy rub which had dark molasses, red chili paste, fresh lime juice, garlic, sea salt, crushed black pepper, and yellow mustard.  Also grilled some onions and made a fruit salad of slieced peaches, diced strawberries, cubed apples, and a touch of lime juice. Yum!