I'm vacationing here in philly! whoooothoo!

although, this was taken at the mn state fair, it feel like here.

nutcrackers and sausage trees

bits of nature from my collection

from there

hi there out there!
this weekend, i set up a tumblr account. it's just getting going, but this is FUN! i should have done this sooner to keep track of outside sources.


from there

ulimate puzzle

sorting and hunting for the perfect components and the puzzle-esque setup is surely my favorite part of the letterpress process; I'll save polymer plates/printing for professionals. PLUS, overprinting and experimenting with colors is quite seductive — i do love the element of chance. Once i pull the sheet off the press, i'm quite disinterested with the final thing.

i'm onto new press experiments inspired by this great site (found via manystuff).

camp moorehead by-the-sea

Evidence of Camp Moorehead's off-shore fishing trips.

all images found here!

magnificent new fence from ro/lu

my noonhour excursion

crazy golden night sky

and my favorite pool.

Designing Play workshop

I've been meaning to post the results of our workshop for quite sometime. For information see our write-up on the Walker's blog and check out the flickr site! One of our favorite teaching moments, EVER!

the critters

a follow-up to my previous post. Thought I should show you some of the wildlife found in the UofM's Exhibit Museum of Natural History.

I still have yet to visit the Bell Museum here in town——gotta do this!

exhibition type

From my visit to the University of Michigan's Exhibit Museum of Natural History. This sort of typography maybe unfashionable or kitchy, but I love this type of display in all it's

g l o r y!

I can't get these out of my mind (via Bird and Banner).

color in me neighborhood!

I particularly love the quilt of quilts. The early birds marked their spots at the mayday festival last month——unintentionally creating quite a masterpiece!

localtrip 2 and 3: camping!

We tried out two state parks in one week—both were new to me and much closer than the north shore.

The first was Afton State Park, where we hiked in a couple miles to our camping site. We lugged in a ridiculous amount of stuff for just one night and were completely secluded from other humans which was quite magical. We sawed our own wood, were harassed by raccoons, serenaded all night long by wild turkeys, whip-poor-wills, and woodpeckers——don't know if a full moon means active animals??? next morning we hiked to our own private beach on the St. Croix river for some good swimming.

The second trip was e a s y camping (don't know if camping is even the right word). We drove up north——the moment before you reach Superior) to Jay Cooke State Park situated on the big and broad St. Louis river. There we stayed in an amazing log cabin which was fairly new and well crafted. I had a bit of cabin envy as there was a really great one (Slate cabin) which butted up against a huge rock wall and was a bit more private. Next day, we drove to Duluth, swam in the mighty Lake and ate at one of our favorite restaurants called the New Scenic Cafe. Yum, the tempeh reuben is crazy good.

Lucky us, no mosquitoes on both ventures!

localtrip 1: the guthrie

We carved out three-weeks to go to Wales; and since we were unable to go at the last minute, we found ourselves with a chunk of time. a rare opportunity! We've taken a handful of mini-excursions to local venues — our first, to one of our favorites—the Guthrie. To occupy the space during the day, when there is barely anyone around, is particularly incredible.