What's On My Desk: My Creative Workspace

The entrance to our little home office. Please do come in!

Some of my art and design reference books, a small Andy Warhol figurine, a photo of my husband, hand-sewn birds on a twig (made by a friend), and part of my wish and inspiration boards -- among other knick-knacks.

This is pretty much how my actual desktop looks like on a good day but usually it is riddled with post-it notes, pens, and a notebook for keeping track of ideas. A mug of coffee or green tea is always a consistent bystander too. My computer monitor is guarded by three angelic Momiji Dolls and oh, can you spot our curious little tabby in the photo?

By now you've probably noticed that I keep a lot of inspiration boards, also known as mood boards, wish boards or vision boards. I got into the habit of making them so that I will be constantly surrounded by inspiration, whether for the realm of design or life. This particular board contains cute postcards friends have sent me and cards with artwork that stimulate my senses. The hand-sewn owl is another gift from the same friend who gave me the hand-sewn lovebirds in the other photo.

My husband and I love to travel, both locally and abroad, so we've collected a quantity of souvenirs. I didn't want them to languish sadly in storage so I arranged them into collages. The collage on the left contains the ticket stubs of Broadway musicals and museum tours from our honeymoon and the other one is a collection of interesting flyers and pamphlets we picked up from all over. The collages are flanked by Garfield collectibles my parents gave me (yes I was a fan) when I was a teen.