handmade for the holidays

I love these sweet handmade ornaments made by Abbey Hendrickson, artist & creative force behind Aesthetic Outburst, a fantastic & inspirational blog you should check out if you haven't discovered & fallen in love with it already. Part of her 20 in 20 challenge, Abbey is making one multi-purpose non-denominational ornament a day, charming little assemblages that would look lovely hanging up all year round, or as fabulous party or wedding favors, etc.

Abbey will be posting a new creation every day, so be sure to check into her blog daily to see what she's come up with, & consider joining in on the challenge yourself...

just flew in

experimenting with some new shapes

beyond be-leaf

Inspired by leaf-eating insects, Mitsuru Koga's leaf cutouts are astoundingly beautiful.

"An insect makes exquisite cutouts in a leaf."

from here

happy weekend

Making a big pot of chili molé to bring to our friends when we meet their new baby, & planning to visit a few galleries & stop by local art & craft sales & open studios. Hope you have some fun & festive holiday activities planned! 

eaves dropping

so simple & serene. 

from here

children's drawings come to life

Korean artist Yeondoo Jung photographs from his series Wonderland are re-creations of children's drawings, where the fruits of a child's unbridled imagination are staged with real-life people & objects, resulting in some very surreal & fascinating tableaux. 

from here via here

thanks, John!

galloping toward a new year

I can't believe it's that time of year already! Lovely letterpress & print calendars to grace your walls, each a work of art in & of themselves...

albertine press

lizard press

satsuma lynn

brooklyn bookbinder

seesaw designs

michelle armas

pistachio press

sycamore street press