the details

no doubt—the best truck in minneapolis

guide books

I am a sucker for reference materials, so these small guide books are amongst my favorites.
If you own some of these, you probably appreciate their usefulness when it comes to identifying a particular species; not to mention the great illustrations, the back covers, the end papers and the sweet compact size. The books shown here were published between 1930-1939 by Whitman Publishin and measure 5.5" X 3.5".

your teacher is glad to commend you for...

I LOVE these cards—very encouraging.
from 1893+ 1894.

very tiny boxes & tins

the vain crow

The light is seriously magnificant—if only mcad felt this lovely all the time.

And that brings us to lesson-time from Brothers Grimm——The Vain Crow.

for the white cherrys

Ahhh, The white cherries from Marshall Michigan between the years of 1897–1913 must have been delecttttttable! These first and second place ribbons were awarded by The Calhoun Fair in Marshall Michigan & the Michigan Pomological Society. I love love the typography, the colors and w.cherrys!

[[The Pomological Society fosters the science and practice of fruit growing and variety development.]]

the loom, the loops and the looper

Going out to the Art Shantys today to demo LOOMLOOPERS (woven potholders) in the Shanty of Misfit Toys. My forecaster says its quite chilly out there. -40degree windchill! FUN FREEZING FINGERS!

captain usa

This photo is from a couple years back...taken in New Haven—at the time I recall being freaked out by this lively gentleman.

I didn't witness anyone quite this outwardly ostentatious at the caucus I attended last night; there WAS an amazing energy and it was quite satisfying taking part. Go go-OOOOOOO!

on-the-go games

I picked these up a number of years ago on Canal Street—the boxes are quite small, they fit in your back pocket.. I love everything about them… the unintential off-registered printing, color combos, superthin paper stock and illustrations are just perfect-O.

S-wan

from a local market on nicollet ave. who loves animal-type!?

some pages from the notebook.

I stopped collecting many years ago—I'm once again ready for the commitment.
Do you know who has an immaculate collection?
Deb Littlejohn.

preview to fruit sticker fun!!

I just found this old notebook filled with fruit stickers. the bartlett bow is simply adorable!

life in the kitchen.

the narcissus are soon to bloom.

a murder of crows

There were hundreds outside of mcad the other evening—perched on trees, flying overhead and making a serious ruckus.

a handful of (mostly) crackerjack charms

can you believe the knife and holster?

funtime with the girls

Jimmy, Hazel and I hung out today. I rearranged some furniture, had breakfast with jen and jay and procrastinated on the otherstuff.

seagulls

This fine paper collage was on the kitchen table the other day. made by Tim Tozer.

my sweet family

holiday funtime with my family after way too many bottles of wine.

christmas 2005--prehazel

from my mom's studio

there's always so much to explore when I go home for a visit. my sweet mum has a great collection of antique children's goodies in her studio—including woolen slippers and blue leather shoes!