January

2026

The Monthly Muse / No.1

Welcome to The Monthly Muse, a series all about mood-boards. Each month I’ll be pulling together inspiring images to create a visual composition as a creative exercise, just for fun.

I’ll explore the various aspects of design by combining colors, textures, shapes and compositions to create a visual story.

Featuring color swatches and the MM playlist with a curation of good tunes that will be updated with each entry. Thanks for being here! X

This board features a color palette of mid-century muted tones of red, green and blue. Rich dark tones of chocolate brown, charcoal and an overall balance of beige.

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Mood-board Sources:

  1. Arshile Gorky. “Bull in the Sun Rug” 1942.

  2. Fig Photograph, Unknown.

  3. Pablo Picasso. “Buste Blanc Sur Noir” 1949.

  4. Say Lou Lou / Drew Escriva, Rosie Dalton, RSSH. 2018.

  5. Alvar Aalto. Artek Stool 60.

  6. Kate Boxer. “Charles Goodnight” 2023.

  7. Lucio Fontana. “Lo Sono un Santo” 1958.

  8. Moka Pot Photograph, Unknown.

  9. Pablo Picasso, Photograph. 1972.

  10. Francesca Woodman. “Self Portrait”

  11. Paul Klee. “A Spirit Serves a Small Breakfast” 1920.

  12. Donald Judd Furniture Retrospective. Paperback. 1955.

  13. Joan Miro. “La Commedia dell’Arte: Plate VIII” 1979.

  14. Photograph by Kirsty Munro. 2024.

  15. Sawtooth Star Quilt by Betsy Baker Mead. 1875-1885.

    *Disclaimer: I do not own any of the images used in the mood-board. Please note that all images and copyrights belong to their original owners.

    *Intended for inspirational purposes only. :-)