Feelin' good!

I am completely addicted to this video. It touches on my love of Nina, Typography and graphics.

Feeling Good, Nina Simone
Uploaded by mrfnk

Critter Crazed Web Wares

I'm critter crazy today. It started with this:("Wise guy, eh?")

and then this:

("I go out walkin' after midnight, out in the moonlight...")

Before you know it I was in a rabid frenzy digging up critters. Fortunately for me, I found Sharon Montrose and her candid pics on Etsy. Most of her subjects are residents at a small zoo in Cali and she has me ooh-ing and aww-ing...

Visit Sharon online at:
www.sharonmontrose.blogspot.com
www.sharonmontrose.com
www.dogphotobooth.com

Burning the days away...

I have a severe weakness for package design. I could roam aisles for hours just to identify and leer at unique products wrappings. I will often times wll purchase items simply to be able to admire them at my leisure. To get my fix when out of the stores, I frequent the The Dieline.com, an entire site dedicated to the art of packaging. Ahhh...

Yesterday in flipping through the pages, I landed upon the coolest calendar I have ever seen courtesy of Ukranian artist Yurko Gutsulyak. Each day of the year is a match and both sides of the stand feature a striking surface. Day comes to a end, strike and watch it burn. I have a feeling this would be extremely therapeutic for those days you just want to forget...and definitely appeals to the pyro side of me. ;)

Calendar made o' matches

Coolest calendar runner-up (and equally therapeutic):

Bubble Calendar

Web Wares for Wittle Wones

Miss Robyn is about 6 weeks from her due date and as her belly continues to grow and the arrival of Cash/Mason/Parker/Esteban Hyams nears, I can't seem to divert my attention from baby goods.

I first spotted Studio Mela aka dazeychic on We Heart It. Her So Very Happy print graced my computer background, my Gtalk avatar, good ol' Yes, Please! and anywhere else I could put it.

In visiting her site over the past few weeks, I could help but think about fantastic her prints would be hanging in a nursery or child's bedroom.

Visit Studio Mela via these routes:
Etsy
Blog

So excited to see one more little face join this lovely bunch:

Peter Pennoyer's Places

I gaze about architect Peter Pennoyer's works in awe. His crafting and blending of classicism and tradition are stunning to the eye and inspire me to hold tight to my dreams as they may pay off in this way.

Signing off for the weekend...

with We Heart It signs:

Matt Sartain for certain!

On her recent trip to San Fran for the Abobe Max conference, C was sending me random photos of fish, African musicians and handwriting analysts that looked like psychics.  All par for the course with her and for the city by the Bay.  

Also right on track was Christine's spotting of phenomenal art.  This time in the form of SF-based photographer, Matt Sartain.  While the 'net is limited on info for him, his website offered a brief peek at his large-scale talent.  Using his city as his backdrop, Mr. Sartain creates surreal images that evoke remembrances of past dreams and fairy tales.

Matt Sartain

Silhoutte Blue for you

When I first caught sight of Silhoutte Blue's "4-Ever" print, I was instantly whisked back to my first book love, The Giving Tree. The print is so sweet and tender. Now, I am on the look-out for couples getting hitched....

After my "awws" ended, I browsed the rest of SB's Etsy shop and realized that the greatness doesn't end with this sweet print...

About:
Founded, owned and operated by Megan Nutley, Silhouette Blue began as a senior art project in May of 2006 and has since expanded into a full line of greeting cards and custom wedding invitations. Inspired by vintage photography, Silhouette Blue offers creative cards for many occasions and unique custom stationery. Situated in her apartment and studio in Forest Park, Illinois, Megan designs and assembles all her greeting cards and custom wedding invitations entirely by hand.

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