It will be quiet around here for a little while. I’m healing up from a bike accident and taking some time away.
It’s always the things that happen in mere seconds that can be the scariest.

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

I’ll be here this Saturday. Did I tell you I’ve been using the violets & leather fragrance from OLO? love it.

poster design by Afton

The sun is shining and that’s all I’m thinking about.

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.

I needed an afternoon to myself. So, I stopped what I was doing Friday, grabbed a coffee at my favorite café, then I wandered into Monograph Bookwerks – a beautifully curated shop in the northeast ‘hood of Portland. And, I picked up this book…

During the 1970s, Dieter Roth published a series of ads in a Swiss newspaper. The content of this series – disturbing, poetic and aggressive. This is the first complete publication of Roth’s ads, previously only published as artist’s books.

Dieter Roth, Inserate/Advertisements, 1971/72

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

via Sight Unseen

A few things I worked on this weekend: sketches for a new print and a leather fringe necklace. Eventually, I think versions of these will both be added to the shop, as soon as I work out a few details and finish up the drawings.

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

Click here to view the embedded video.

Really awesome video of the Mast Brothers. Dream job. Seriously. Sailing to the Dominican Republic to find cocoa beans – yes please!

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

On my mind: road trip to Big Sur.

This seriously makes me happy.

Have you seen Paris, Texas?
It’s full of emotion and makes me want to escape to desert landscapes and sit poolside sipping a gin and tonic to wash everything but the sun away.

“Reading Willy Vlautin is like jumping into a clear, cold lake in the middle of summer. His prose is beautifully spare and clean, but underneath the surface lies an incredible depth, with all kinds of hidden stories and emotions resting in the shadows.”   – Hannah Tinti

Willy Vlautin, writer and musician, is reading at Powell’s tonight from Lean on Pete. It’s absolutely perfect for this rainy Portland day.

And, Jon Raymond is at Nationale tomorrow who wrote Livability and The Half Life. I loved both of ‘em.

“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

I went for a hike in Oleonta Gorge. Awesome beautiful.

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

So I’ve been sick for the past two weeks and I think I’ve mixed every concoction there is to get better. I can’t wait to try this ginger syrup that I found via the Ace. It’s produced in small batches, and comes in little, hand-numbered bottles. It’ll be perfect for gin + tonics too.

(top left photo: danske, bottom photo: abbytrysagain)

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

The Gentlewoman, new publication from
the makers of Fantastic Man.

“Personally I find it really easy to fall in love with women who aren’t constructs, women who are trying really hard. These are the women that break my heart. Passive, cool women, women that dropped from the sky perfect – they don’t interest me particularly.”
– Penny Martin, editor of The Gentlewoman

Read more from the interview.

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

It’s been awhile since I’ve shot anything on film.
I like the imperfect ones the best.

A small collection by Alyson Fox.

Happy Valentine’s day.

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

Patti Smith came thru Portland this week and I was lucky enough to attend her book reading for Just Kids at the Baghdad Theater. It was the most awesome and truly, inspiring night ever. The kind of night that gives you tingles. She is so genuine and oh my god, I’d love to live a life like hers.

Privacy Songs, Marriage Records.

I always wrap the string around the handle exactly twice, and leave the tea bag in the entire time.

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’ll be donating 10% of sales (until 02/14) to Architecture for Humanity in an effort to help Haiti. Also, free shipping now in the shop.

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.

Image 01, 02 and 03.

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.

Thanks to All the Mountains for posting my patterns on her blog. Check ‘em out here.

The top one is made up of my ink drawings. I pulled inspiration from old illustration books like Cabinet of Natural Curiosities. And, the bottom one is layered blots of watercolors (it’s much larger than shown). I was sort of thinking about printing the top one on fabric and selling 1/2 yard sections, so let me know if that would interest you! These were really rad to make, hopefully I’ll be able to make a few more patterns in the new year. Also, please check out my shop!

Love to everyone and happy holidays.

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

This morning I wrapped up a few pairs of the Traces earrings to give as gifts. These are a limited-edition of 50. Completely handmade – it was a long process of drawing, making prototypes, hand silkscreening, cutting leather, punching holes and adding the earwires. My dining room table was buried with art supplies for soooo long, it’s nice to have it back.

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.

And, here’s what it looks like on. Check it out.

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.

Traces, a collection by Alisha Henson
The truth is I only remember shadows; the traces left behind & faint recollections.

Finally! It’s here. I’m excited to share my online shop with you! It feels really good to be making again, despite all the late nights. I’ll share more with you – the process behind the collection, the ups and downs, all that kind of  stuff. And please feel free to email or leave me a comment with your thoughts – I’d love to hear from you.

December 1st. It might be towards the end of the day, but mark your calendars. New project launching soon.

So very close! If you’d like to be notified when my project is up, drop your email address here.

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

Our hearts are so vulnerable, and we’re so forgiving towards fuck-ups just to be loved back, however short-lived it may be. But sad moments in life, make us grow and experience more. At least, that’s what I’m telling myself. Maybe it’s the wine talking, but it’s real and it’s what’s happening.

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.

I’m soooooo busy. Trying to breath and stay afloat in life right now, but sometimes I feel just like this.

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.