Category Archives: living

May 11, 2010 – 9:30 am

Echo and Narcissus/Anna Betts

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Fantastic color in Anna Betts‘ latest project, Echo and Narcissus. Inspired by the Greek tale, Anna used lino printing for Echo and flat perfect colour for Narcissus. The result is simply glorious. What a series they’d make framed and displayed. You can see the full set of work at Flickr, and read a bit more […]

May 6, 2010 – 5:00 am

Farm by Elisha Cooper

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I’m a big fan of Elisha Cooper‘s illustrations (and writing). His newest book, Farm, looks completely charming, and I love that he was driving around my “backyard” for inspiration. images courtesy of elisha cooper

May 5, 2010 – 5:00 am

Catherine Hamilton’s birdspot

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Completely smitten with the ethereal bird drawings of artist Catherine Hamilton. Visit her blog, birdspot, to see more of her artwork, or if you’re near Providence, check out her exhibition at Craftland, running through May 22. Gorgeous. images courtesy of catherine hamilton

May 3, 2010 – 9:30 am

M Burger

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Add M Burger to your Chicago “must eat” list. Located on Huron, just east of Michigan Avenue (very close to the Apple store, fyi), it’s a short + sweet + tres delicious menu. (I can personally recommend the cheeseburger and fries. Next trip I’ll try a shake.) You can’t miss it: just look for the […]

May 3, 2010 – 5:00 am

Thomas O’Brien: American Modern

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I was so inspired by Thomas O’Brien’s keynote address at the Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair on Friday. I adore his new book, American Modern, full of beautiful homes, including his beyond gorgeous NYC apartment, that I have multiple tear pages of. It was a treat to have a “behind the scenes” narration of the […]