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.

salute the day!

clippings are from an estonian scouting guide [1949].

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

natural history

london & nyc

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.

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!)...

various studio spaces

at work and at home

to put on hook squeeze lightly with fingers to warm and soften pellet.

I have never seen a bait vending machine—nor could I fathom one this CUTE...
Several varieties to pick from: mixed pellets, white and red maggots and even worms @ 2 pounds. The machine is located at a petrol station and if I remember correctly in the small town of Cherry Hinton (southeast of Cambridge England).

sweets from my garden

My zinnia crop was pretty small this year... at any rate I do love this small sampling! I had to do a mini-harvest, since minnesota had a frost the other night. We had to close the windows it was so chilly.

putt-putt

check out this phenomenal putt-putt course in wisconsin taken during a road trip to the hamilton woodtype museum with harmon l. last summer.

screengrab of the day.

ridiculous.

some random cards

for: me, events and special friends

a lovely monday it is!

damn these puppets are amazing! ++++ the packaging makes me crazy happy.

pearls

Look at these gems!! While my foundation 2-D students were documenting and gathering source materials for their first project—I was sneaking photos inside various markets along nicollet avenue. I had no idea there were so many tapioca varieties as it is one of my all-time favorite desserts.

more from Lihula

Vladimir in the nook.

Lihula Muuseum

Here are a couple photos from an exhibit highlighting Russian ephemera and propaganda at the Lihula Muuseum [in the very small town of Lihula [Estonia]]...
The musuem is housed in an old manor home that was built in the mid 19th century—very rustic, no lighting, no new paint in decades... To really set a mood, there was an old record player blasting scratchy russian march music.