Elbow Rubbing Awesomeness

Rubbing elbows with people of extraordinary talent tends to make me feel accomplished for some reason. I think I am secretly hoping that my elbows might absorb some of their awesomeness if I perpetually stand close to them. Either way- today I was pondering some of the people I have met and wanted to do a little acquaintance bragging. I have encountered the masterminds behind the following (click the title to explore):

The gal who painted this: 

The gal who created this headboard out of tablecloths 

The gal who took this photo (and I happen to know the hand the rings belong to)