Garage Sale, edition 02:
Marimekko apron & potholders (new)

Have you seen Herriott Grace’s shop? Beautiful handmade wooden goods – I hope to add a few of these into my kitchen one day.

Cleaning out my closet and selling my loved, vintage strawberry dress – now on ebay. I’ll be adding a few more items too. I think it’d look great paired with the Mociun triangle ring. And, here’s another book on my want list: Sundays are for Lovers

My Sunday afternoon…watching The Umbrellas of Cherbourg – so incredibly rich in color!

I’ve been listening to this over and over.
It’s hauntingly beautiful.

I want to live in these bright colors for awhile. Let’s forget about the grey weather that’s been prevailing our Portland skies.

Patternity collaboration with Supermarket Sarah. Seriously in love with both studios.

via Sight Unseen

I think these would look awesome together.
Stuart & Wright Bauhaus earrings and Wiksten Ikat top.

Wednesday night: wine drinking & Planet Earth.

Listening to this conversation with Lisa and Sophie of Vena Cava. So inspiring. I love the bit where they talk about creating precious, timeless, quality-made pieces that will stay with you for a long while or that can be handed down.

1. Philip Low 2. Carson E.F.V. 3. Kingsboro Press

“The recorded conversation is a sculptural process;
the human voice, an organic sculpture.”  – William Furlong

Speaking of Art by William Furlong
This book sounds amazing – a small sampling from
Furlong’s project Audio Arts in book form; excerpts from conversations with 43 artists such as Joseph Beuys,
Yoko Ono, Buckminster Fuller…

Listen to a few clips. Found via Happy Accidents

Ramona Falls playing this Saturday for you PDX folks. Come!

This seriously makes me happy.

“The odds of not meeting in this life are so great that every
meeting is like a miracle. It’s a wonder that we don’t make love
to every single person we meet.”   –Yoko Ono

Dreaming and wanting a lazy day at the beach watching the surfers.

Stymie Apparel

Perfect shirt for Summer. Stymie is one of my fav typefaces too, I think it was one of the first metal typefaces I handset in the letterpress lab.

Branches & Feathers print from The Wild Unknown.

Fuck yeah! My friends at Official Manufacturing Co. launched their site with all the really rad work they do: Ace Hotel, Frances May, Clyde Common, Stumptown…

Insanely talented, super nice guys – Congrats!

Lina Rennell prints at Beklina.

I came across Family Band the other day – so beautiful, this record is definitely going to be playing for a long while. And, I can’t wait to see the artwork; a limited-edition pressing of 500 records, silkscreened with artwork by Kim Krans. It made by day.

Mark Borthwick, Rachel Comey and Chloe Sevigny – god, I love ‘em, photographed by Tim Barber.

…Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

– Robert Frost

So much talent in this town. dang! Absolutely, gorgeous paintings from Cari Vander Yacht.

Lots of really rad records over at Nationale.

Josh Cochran. absolutely love it.
via Kitsune Noir

Meet my new summer bike-riding backpack (top right one!) – from the awesome Dusen Dusen. I sorta have this thing for triangles right now. I noticed that Frances May is carrying some of their tops and dresses right now too.

exactly, how I’ve been feeling/wanting these days.
via warsaw made

There’s an awesome post over on Refinery 29 featuring Caitlin Mociun’s tutorial to make your own DIY-patterned dress using potatoes!

I’ve been gathering ideas for tattoos I have in mind, if/when I ever have the extra bucks. I keep coming back to the top image again and again. It’s so beautiful.
(Click on image for link)

I love the graphic element paired with this shot.
From humanoid

Can’t wait to check out Anna Shelton’s photos at the Stumptown on Southwest 3rd Ave. Opening night is this Thursday from 6-8pm. I bought a couple of her prints during christmas for a gift and really, really loved ‘em.

Amazing, beautiful shots of the Missoni home and family for their new ad campaign. found via the best time of day

A little bit of nautical inspiration I’ve been looking at lately.
Click on images for source.

I took a deep breath and listened to the
old brag of my heart. I am. I am. I am.
– Sylvia Plath

A small collection by Alyson Fox.

New Mociun fabric by the yard exclusively for Beklina.

Horses, feathers, crystals and gold dust…new inspiration for some drawings and patterns I’m working on.
Images from Jeff Luker, Carly Waito, Anthropologie necklace and Iona.

Patterns via SuTurno

Privacy Songs, Marriage Records.

Las Pozas, Mexico. Designed by Edward James.

Definitely on my list of must-see places.
via Viva Vena Cava

A short film for Cavern Collection.

Since doing design work for a fragrance company as my day job, I’ve been paying closer attention to other brands out there. Honestly, I’m not really a perfume kind of girl, but I’m absolutely loving these two – Olo’s Nationale and Diptyque’s Tam Dao. Olo is a local fragrance line carried at Nationale, each scent is hand-blended by Heather in limited-edition batches. I love the names she’s chosen, the simple labels and sweet, little vials. And, the other fragrance that I cannot get out of mind since trying it is Diptyque’s Tam Dao. I haven’t splurged yet to purchase this made-for-me scent, but I’m seriously considering it. I tried it on at Blackbird, an awesome shop in Seattle, and afterwards kept smelling my wrist every 30 seconds. And, the artwork for Diptyque is just beautiful.

I went to Holocene lastnight to watch Valerie and her Week of Wonders, a trippy and gorgeous vampire film from the 70s, with live music from local bands Nurses, The Gulls and The Slaves. Crazy awesome.

One of my super, super talented friends.

Images via History of the Book

Remembering when my letterpress and typography teacher had me kern metal type with slivers of paper and copper, and measure the baselines of type down to the point so they matched the verso page, and rebinding books because I made granny knots instead of square knots…

0_100 Limited Editions. yes, please.

Vic Chesnutt
This gave me the chills.

Love to everyone and happy holidays.

I spend too much time on flickr, here’s some of my faves…

Don’t miss out on the Publication Fair this Sunday – an awesome, awesome group of people will be gathering to show their work at the Ace Hotel.
Poster and a crazy type lock-up from Omfg Co.

lots of beautiful inspiration here.

Today I’m listening to Devendra Banhart, What Will We Be album – soooo good. And, seriously loving/wanting the glacier scarf from shabd and necklace by Tula.

Something like this seems so right.

1. Francisco Infante-Arana and Nonna Gorunova 2. sorry, lost the source 3. Nich Hance 4. Anna Verlet

1. Hilary Pecis 2. Diamond leggings 3. Veil 4. Ysé Jewelry

I hung out with Katy and Keegan for a bit the other day, as they helped me print part of my project. Getting closer. Deadline is December 1st. I’ll be adding an email subscription here pretty soon too, if you’re interested.

photo by Mark Borthwick

We are romantics who seek confirmation of our private thoughts in the public realm. – Brian Hendricks for Hobo Magazine

Sarah Meadows art opening this Friday at Nationale.

Polaroid by Jen Gotch, Susie Cowie necklace and Louise Body wallpaper.
The girly girl in me will always have a thing for lace.

– J.D. Salinger, THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

last of my polaroid film :(

make•read•y, |makrede| noun, final adjustment of a form for printing, with overlays and underlays to achieve the correct pressure over the printing area.

Photo by Neil Krug. I don’t think this needs any explanation.

Just got Mociun’s new journal in the mail yesterday that Lines & Shapes published. I love seeing the process behind projects.

Chiyamai (top) and Miranda Lehman (bottom).

I’ve been listening to her non-stop. so, so good.

Michelle Arcila, Jackie Young and Katherine Squier

A few photos of the installations I loved the most at Content 09.
Photos via Minh Tran.

It truly was an amazing experience and a really great crowd that came to support this event! I loved everything in Hazel Cox’s space – especially that braided rope rug. Chelsea and I checked out the Sword + Fern space twice to listen to The Lovers and ogle at all the gorgeous jewelry – so, so awesome!

Doing a bit of research for my project and came across these beautiful textile swatches – a sampling of shibori and resist-dyeing techniques.

Bill Callahan has been on repeat.

The worst thing about break-ups…Diego de la Vega at Olallie Lake.

Aesa necklace now at Una.

I’m always drawn to photos with rich patterns that have a dark, vintage look to them. Top is Lina Scheynius – all of her photos are eerily gorgeous. Bottom left is Lisa Parks and the right is Elisabeth Dunker.

Can’t wait to see more from Publication Studio, a new-to-me local studio that makes small editions of perfectbound books, hosts gatherings and conversations all housed at The Cleaners in the Ace Hotel. I have an eternal soft spot for words and paper.

via 2 or 3 things I know

Revisiting Hannah Hoch’s work via Afton.

clockwise from top : tatum shaw, all for the mountain necklace, klipomaniaco and buckminster fuller.

New photos from the hubble satellite. Cavern tshirt (new site and styles up!).  Jewelry from Laura Lombardi.

Miranda July pillowcases. Limited-edition.

want. need. love.

Click here to view the embedded video.

…a story about when to hold on, and when to let go.

Content, experience independent fashion

Okay, this is a month away, but I really can’t wait. 35 local, independent fashion designers will display their work on the 2nd floor of the Ace Hotel. 28 rooms to wander, live music, art and video installations.

photo via cool hand luke

It’s Music Fest Northwest next weekend, and I’m looking forward to Tu Fawning, Mount Eerie and Beach House.

01. Katherine Squier 02. no but and or yes 03. Teresa Q 04. 1995you
(clockwise from top left)

I’m swamped – my day job, my own projects and trying to soak up the last bits of Summer before it passes. I’ve been listening to Inside Voices non-stop, a local band that I recently checked out.

Catching up on a few blogs this morning and came across Chelsea’s post about Liberty of London – one of my most, favorite ever, I-wanna-work-here-so-much design house. The photo above is their Betsy print.

I keep going back to Cavern for inspiration.

This looks good, I really like Jason Schwartzman.

Partners & Spade, an awesome project to keep an eye on – work studio during the week and a storefront on the weekends. The storefront is revolving collections of artwork, found objects and ideas curated by Andy Spade and Anthony Sperdutti as well as guest collaborators such as Maira Kalman and Mike Mills (!!!).

Found via we love typography this morning.

Joseph Churchward

Want. Like. Love.
Beautiful book on type designer Joseph Churchward printed in
a limited-edition. Available locally at Stand Up Comedy.

Going camping near the Painted Hills…and wishing I had a beautiful tent like this from Beckel Canvas. I use to live a block away from their studio and have always eyed their work.

away we go
screenplay written by Dave Eggers & Vendela Vida. directed by Sam Mendes.

Mociun

I wish I could go to Lena Corwin’s studio sale…all of my favorite artists: Christopher David Ryan, Mociun, Port2Port Press…sigh.

In love with these two ladies :
Sharon Van Etten and Bosque Brown