there are SOOOOO many book blogs out there, probably just as many as there are books, themselves! at first i thought it was silly to photograph their pages, but then i realized the value in posting all that information that’s often ignored now that we just google everything! i love book by its cover,...
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trying to psyche everyone up with ideas for the bookbinding workshop this weekend with some posts about books! here are some covers from the nypl’s collection of Dust Jackets from American and European Books, 1926-1947 to get your bookbrains going!
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Heinz Hack, Die Deklination des Mondes, 2005. Sol LeWitt, Schematic Drawings for Incomplete Open Cubes, 1974. Marcel Duchamp, Nude Descending a Staircase, 1912. Eadward Muybridge, Ostrich Flying-Run, c. 1884-1887
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We are thrilled to invite you all to the first of a series of workshops with People’s Gallery in San Francisco! Artists Chelsea R. Wong and Anna Bunting will be teaching us simple bookbinding techniques to make our own zines and books. Neighbors to one side, Kadist SF, will have their art magazine reading...
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the perfect leather jacket is hard to find—there are either too many zippers, the leather is the wrong shade, or it’s hopelessly too tight…even…if you…try…to make it fit. liz thayer is out to change that. her line, claflin, thayer & co., named after a defunct (and now resurrected!) family business, consists mainly of leather...
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april is autism awareness month! according to the autism society, there are currently about 1.5 million americans living with autism, with 1 in every 110 children affected. autism is a spectrum neurological disorder, meaning there are various levels of disability all related to impaired social interaction and communication. although there is no single known cause to...
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about a year and a half ago, i posted some of hans krondahl’s work after seeing an image of one of his textiles in a magazine i had picked up in copenhagen. a few months ago, i was surprised to see that he had read and commented on the post! it was mutually exciting for...
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this saturday, april 16th, SFMOMA is hosting its annual jewelry trunk show! it’s always fun to peruse the gift shop at the end of a museum visit, so this time it’ll be extra exciting to be able to meet some of the artists and jewelers. i mentioned meeting jamie at anica the other day, who...
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can’t wait to get my paws on heidi swanson’s brand new cookbook, super natural every day, which came out this month! i’ve been a fan of her blog, 101 cookbooks, for a few years now, and have thrown many a dinner party with hits from her arsenal of healthy recipes. some of my faves...
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bow ties have come a long way since winston churchill and 16-year-old movie theater ushers— now they’ve made their way into the land of craft! after work on thursday, trina and went to a bow tie workshop at the museum of craft and folk art‘s monthly craft bar. sponsored by etsy and britex fabrics,...
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