inspiration boards

In my inbox, there is a tangled mess of Fernweh-centric emails. On panicking about design programmes and on changing the publishing platform and on writing schedules. And somewhere in amongst that mess are some inspiration boards we sent out in the process of planning, which I've returned several times this month. At the beginning of this project, when I sent out the first email, I had no idea what it would become. And I cannot thank you enough for your support over these first weeks. It's easy to forget what you're doing, to neglect the heart of a project and to the lose the reasoning behind ideas. But looking at these focuses me onto what Fernweh is supposed to be, and acts as a stimulus for taking this project to a new level. There's an overwhelming sense of comfort and home and small pleasures. It seems we are drawn to good food and lots of tea, cosy cardigans and floral prints, and anything {words, quilts, graphics} made artistically.

{kendall}

{carlotta}

{abbey}

{hannah}

So much of Fernweh is visual--of course, the photography posts are, but we balance our photography with everything else here too. It's used in remembering where we've been and showing your our favourite recipes and even alongside poems. I love that. It makes me proud, in a way, to see how creative everyone is, and it inspires me to work a bit harder. Take my camera into manual mode, stay up writing poetry, learn to sew better.

And I hope that, in a small way, we have inspired you somehow. Maybe to make something or bake something or look into travelling somewhere. Or perhaps, just to fall in love with the world around you.

Thank you for reading Fernweh so far. What articles have you enjoyed most, and what would you like more of? February's going to be incredible.

xx
Libby