sic semper tyrannis

50 and 50 is a collective, curated projected that invited fifty designers from different states to illustrate their state's motto. A new piece is posted weekly. Below are my two home states- North Carolina, where I was born and returned to in middle school and Virginia, where I grew up and now currently reside.

[accurate for the good ol' boys currently running the state]

[reminds me of IKEA instructions, but I never knew the motto before and like it]

links: 50 and 50
Virginia Designer/ on twitter
North Carolina Designer

weekend review: part two, the country

After a late night out Friday, Saturday I got back to nature and went camping in one of the most beautiful places in the world- Shenandoah National Park. Just driving along Skyline drive was incredibly calming and absolutely something I recommend visitors to Virginia do.

On the way back home Sunday, I stopped by a barbecue place that had multiple types of pickles and barbecue sauce, along with a variety of meat options. I chose pulled pork, ribs, mac and cheese and garlic pickes (most of the other varieties were sweet pickles.) Of course I had to go with the Carolina style sauce, I'm a vinegar-based girl all the way. They also had Sweet, Hog Fire, and Colonel Bacon. Colonel Bacon almost temped me.