Paperwhite jam...

Some paperwhites I started a few months back... I eventually separated them all and put them in individual containers, but I snapped these just before I ripped them apart. Can anything look more alive than this? Just looking at these pictures helps me get through the winter...

I wish I could've let them bloom like this...

Yuken Teruya...

Stumbled upon these on d*s...

I like to think of myself as a pretty creative person, but the opportunities to create something unique and meaningful that some people find just floors me sometimes. I throw out a couple of these a week... And never thought twice about them. The artist, Yuken Teruya, has other equally amazing pieces on his website, well worth the detour.

Small vases and jealousy...

Sometimes I see something I like so much I just desperately want to be the person who created it.... This doesn't happen that often, but today was a killer. I can't remember the last time I felt so jealous and envious... it had been at least a whole week! Unfortunately, it must take an incredible amount of dedication your craft to be able to achieve something like this. I suppose I'm also jealous of that... maybe mostly of that.

Well, enjoy these, they just might be the most amazing little things I've seen all summer...

For more pics of Mitsuru Koga's work, (including tiny leaf cutouts...) check out his website.