Debbie Powell

I recently stumbled upon the work of Debbie Powell, a super wonder illustrator and maker of things. You can check out her website here, or blog here - or her jewelry line Rah and Rah here. Probably just get caught up in all three, if you have an hour to kill.

Miranda July saves the day!

Just in the knick of time - the week ahead promises to be a busy one. If I ever talk about taking a philosophy course again, please (PLEASE) hit me over the head with something.

Now, to stash the laptop before I browse Nowness for the next hour.

PS: Sorry for not linking to the video on Nowness directly. It seems Blogspot won't let me embed the video so I had to seek out the youtube version.

Cleaning

Spring cleaning has turned into summer cleaning, and I've been busy, busy, busy. I've had these photos of living spaces stashed on my desktop for ages; maybe posting them here will give me the inspiration I need to whip this apartment into shape. If you know their sources, let me know so I can set up a link!

home of Elisabeth Dunker

tUnE-yArDs

While I'm not the biggest fan of small letter/big letter writing, I am a big fan of this song. Amanda posted the video awhile back, and I've been listening to it with frequency since. It's so perfect for dancing wildly in around the apartment, sun streaming through the windows.

I swear, it's the change of seasons - things are looking up!

ron king bird illustrations

It's late and I'm feeling sleepy, but before I head to bed I want to share some of what we've been up to today.

We decided to hibernate on this lovely holiday, and cross many things off our to do lists - including many small repairs and home improvements we've been meaning to get to. Another thing we've been meaning to do is update our shop with these amazing bird prints!

These prints hail from a late 1960's children's book I've been hoarding for years. I absolutely love them! They're by an illustrator named Ron King. The graphic style, the bold colours, the textures - everything. It's a shame to see the book pulled apart, but I still have these pictures, and I'll always have my eye out for another copy.

Andrew Bird

I just got home from the studio, and I wanted to share some music that's been inspiring me lately. Andrew Bird's album Noble Beast is amazing in it's entirity, and is on repeat on my iPod constantly these days.

This video by From the Basement is especially wonderful. And my god, I want this man to teach me to whistle. Enjoy!

Christopher Gray

Stumbled accross these today, and I can only really stare in amazement. Those shapes, those colours.

Work by Christopher Gray (via freckle farm)