giveaway! succulents eco-journal by Jill Bliss

I love this sweet journal by Jill Bliss .  It's filled with beautiful illustrations of succulent plants [224 pages!], and it's print...

Fun hand-printing projects by artist Christine Schmidt

One of my favorite books on my shelf right now is Print Workshop by Christine Schmidt of Yellow Owl Workshop .  I've been a fan of Yell...

Tom Tierney's fashionable paper dolls

My girls think I'm famous because I have a blog.  I told them that I'll be famous once I'm a Tom Tierney paper doll.  Tom Tiern...

Artists I like: Ana Montiel

[image source: www.anamontiel.com] As much as I enjoy styling my home, I would gladly give over free creative reign to London-based artist A...

My art fair finds

Art fairs are a test of my self-control as a shopper, and often times, I fail.   It helps to be a vendor at the art fair, so that you're...

When craft becomes art

For the past week, I've been leisurely going through the book By Hand: The Use of Craft in Contemporary Art . The book features 32 artis...

My Week

added a couple new pieces to the shop // this one is called Escape leisure reading // book review to come my friend brought back goodies fr...

Helping kids draw animals

As a child, I loved Ed Emberley 's drawing books.  His easy-to-follow drawings of chipper animals have made millions of kids feel like a...

My Week

twentieth century pattern design , my latest bedside book this 200+ page book is a survey of textile and wallpaper designs from the last cen...

Inspired by Kandinsky

If you're ever in Powell's Books in downtown Portland, you may find me perusing books in the bountiful art section.  Last year, I f...