Yes, I think a cappella boys are ridiculously hot. I mean, I married one for gosh sakes!
The obsession goes back to high school (see… told you we were an odd bunch), and one of the highlights each year was a visit by an all-male a cappella college choir on their Holiday and Spring west [...]
What would your ideal bookshelf look like? Jane Mount captures your “ideal bookshelf” on canvas as a way to immortalize your all-time favorites or perhaps just your favorites right now. I would love to do something like this for Baby M… and update it [...]
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I’m pretty certain I’ve fallen head over heels for Charley Harper once again. I’m sure many of you did when Todd Oldham’s Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life was all the rage on coffee tables across the country in 2007. But I think it’s all of those Eric Carle books I’m reading [...]
. Remember those fabulous Penguin classic editions with jacket covers designed by Coralie
Bickford-Smith?? Well, the 2nd edition has just been released for sale in the US (previously only available in the UK at Waterstone’s) and are also priced at just $13.60 each! And this time the whole set of [...]
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I took one look at Lorelay Bove’s adorable paintings for the latest Alice in Wonderland themed art show at Nucleus Gallery and I pretty much fell in love with her style. And when I tracked down her etsy shop, I knew I was really in trouble. Luckily we have no current [...]
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For the next few Fridays, the lovely Liz of PaisleePress is hosting a “develop” photography series with the wonderful photographer Jefra Starr Linn. Each week there’s a posted assignment, a guided creativity lesson, and a chance to showcase your results via either
. Starting today, the National Cartoonists Society Foundation (NCSF) will be launching a fund-raising auction of original art by America’s top cartoonists who donated their work to help one of their own in his time of need. In August of 2009, Matthew Hodge, the teenage son of former Disney and Veggie Tales artist Tim [...]
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As a former Angeleno… I can’t help but find these photos of an “empty LA” by Matt Logue fascinating and beautiful.
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This is where photoshop skills are amazing for all the right reasons!
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I’m not sure anyone can top Mary Blair as the ultimate children’s illustrator for painting pictures that both kids and adults absolutely love. That’s why it’s hard to find her work with a pricetag less than $10,000… and if you ask any collector it’s well worth [...]
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I just discovered Jon Klassen‘s artwork… and I’m slightly obsessed with all of his works right now. Especially because so many of them are available as really affordable prints ($20-60) at Nucleus Gallery.
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Jenn Ski’s A-Z prints are just too cute for words… and are only $14 each for the original 4×6 artwork.
She also has really cute prints that work in all other rooms of the house… even the kitchen!
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Last year, Mr. M and I seriously contemplated hopping the virtual pond to buy this newly released set of penguin classics (with jacket covers designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith) last year as a present for the M family from Waterstone’s… but the shipping and timing was quite off [...]

