the art of flakes

Well, we are having the loveliest snow today (even if it did come after 2 inches of ice). So, I wanted to highlight this artist, Kenneth Libbrecht. AMAZING snowflake pictures!

To see more, follow this link...or better yet, buy the book. It is worth it, I promise!

happy HALF-a-YEARsary!

Today, Jeff and I have been married for 6 whole, wonderful months!

the inspiration of Curtis

Curtis Jones is an artist and was one of my professors. He is so very good at what he does. This just shows how incredible meticulous and precise his art is. These images are comprised solely of these paper cones with various screen-printed patterns. Pretty nifty!

{ found via Apache House via Curtis portfolio site }

oh, coffee!

Today is definitely a day for a good cup of coffee and a good friend. So, the above print seemed an appropriate post.

the magic of test prints

"Test prints are an integral and often surprisingly beautiful and playful part of the hand printed process. They are never ever the same, and therefore true, one-of-a-kind, individual monoprints. Made from varied layers and layers of inks from different print runs to check colors, clean out a messy screen and a dozen other reasons, test prints are spontaneously created and basically, magical"...rather lovely. Seen here.

graphic type

Beautiful graphic type. Found here.

typoholic?

This letterpress card set is simply funny. Perfect for any font savant, designer or typoholic. See more here.

optimism/pessimism

Sometimes I have to remind myself that often it is the outlook that you take that makes all the difference.

See more here.

fall print

So suddenly, before I could really start enjoying fall, we skipped right to winter. Now, I need to get my winter clothes out because it is officially cold. I already went threw all the hot chocolate I had left over from last winter, am taking multiple hot baths to warm myself up, and even broke down and turned on the heater today. Still, this is a pretty fall print...I wish we were enjoying golden leaves here.

(print by strawberryluna)

lovebird print

Jen Skelly has these really precious screen prints. This is one that I liked, but I really enjoy her exotic bird series...you can click here to see it. So sweet and endearing!