Saturday, September 29, 2007

miscellany




I'm currently trying to carve out a makeshift workspace in my unfinished attic that is permanetly under construction. here are some items I just uncovered.

jimmy

very balanced and contemplative...

Friday, September 28, 2007

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

digitopolis


I'm learning CS3 illustrator right now and hating technology—too many options and too easy. sprayer tool!?!

[images from digitopolis exhibit /science museum/london]

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

more from the Wellcome Wing



Images are from an exhibit called "Who Am I ?"[currently closed for repairs] at the Science Museum/London. a little biology + amazing exhibition design = ohhh la la.... la!

marking time



)signage embedded into the floor in the Wellcome Wing / The Science Museum / London.

Monday, September 24, 2007

a little philately



on weekends i used to spend hours in the stamp & coin shop with my father sorting through boxes of canceled stamps... perhaps when i retire i'll revisit this pastime again.

Sunday, September 23, 2007

one of my favorite vintage postcards


"controversial hill figure"




this is certainly worth the drive if you're anywhere in this part of the world [dorset county, england]. A little folklore... For hundreds of years it was local custom to erect a maypole upon the earthwork about which childless couples would dance to promote fertility, and even today childless couples are known to visit the site in order to copulate in the hope that they might conceive a child.

Saturday, September 22, 2007

Jubilee!





Jubilee Pool in Penzance, Cornwall. This lido opened in 1935 and is the largest seawater tidal swimming pool still in use in the UK. The pool really is triangular and the water was chilly.

Thursday, September 20, 2007

salute the day!




clippings are from an estonian scouting guide [1949].

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

who loves a good diorama??




a mini "Life Aquatic" at the science museum in london.

GO-GO-GO SEE! KIOSK: Modes of Multiplication


KIOSK: Modes of Multiplication is a nomadic exhibition of artist books, catalogs, periodicals, video and audio projects that has been continually growing as it has traveled over the past seven years. It currently comprises approximately 6,000 titles from roughly 400 independent publishers from around the world. The project provides a rich overview of activities within the rapidly expanding field of independent publishing activities from the past ten years. Consequently, it offers a broad perspective on the various models of dissemination and distribution of artistic ways of working in printed media and an idea of the diverse strategies, motivations and programs of the participating publishers’ projects.

KIOSK was initiated by Christoph Keller.
September 8th – October 27th
for more info:
http://www.midwayart.org/
[images are from various other locations]

views from above


Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Monday, September 17, 2007

in the california building

tim tozer's old work space in NE minneapolis—he's currently renovating the garage so that he can paint again.

Sunday, September 16, 2007

woolens from Estonia





it feel like fall here in minnesota but not quite mitten weather. here are some finds from estonia (my friend constance purchased the fine knitting guide—the patterns are spectaclar!)...