gallery hanahou presents pictorial aural: visual interpretations of music by marcus oakley

may 22 - june 25  2008

gallery hanahou
611 broadway, suite 730 nyc

opening reception with the artist: may 22, 6-9 pm

my friend cal is the designer of hodge podge; an ever-evolving collection of very labor-intensive and special, anti-mass produced clothing and accessories. she's also well-known among new york crafters as a crochet and sewing teacher. we met about 8 years ago, when i took a beginner's crochet class from her.

cal has a new label called hodge podge cottage, which will consist of her best selling items, and will be produced in a handful of multiples (versus all one-of-a-kind). items from both her cottage line and her one-off line can be purchased in her etsy shop. i have two of her wraps and i love them!

i love these wooden toys from the wooden wagon, via bloesom kids

we're very proud of our second volume of LINES & SHAPES! the incredible artists featured in volume 2, are:

jim green
meg mateo ilasco
maditi
rebecca thuss & patrick farrell
stephanie waddell

subscribers books are about to be shipped out!
and single issues can be purchased here.

the frida kahlo exhibit was great. hearing about her life is always fascinating, sad, and really inspiring. no pictures were allowed in the exhibit. but i did take some of my favorites from the permanent collection, which was wonderful too.

we had breakfast at honey's sit n eat, thanks to joy's d*s philly guide. yum. and we had time in the afternoon to check out a few stores on 3rd street. i loved a dress at vagabond, and some very expensive mid century modern furniture. we found a place to get veggie falafel for lunch, and then headed back to brooklyn...

the view from the hotel was impressive.
night & morning.

we had a long, slow drive to philadelphia on friday night. but it was beautiful driving in the rain and fog, and i was obsessed with the electrical wires and geometric structures that we drove past. they make some very nice lines and shapes, don't they? i know i'm going a little overboard with all these pictures, but i can't help it.

lines and shapes, volume 2 comes out on monday! i love this volume. i can't wait to share a few more images from the book... in a couple days.

another peek here!

i'm headed to philadelphia tonight to see the frida kahlo exhibit. happy weekend!

i gathered a wagon full of plants at the brooklyn botanic garden plant sale today... (thanks again robin)

after a long walk, this is how gus spends most of his day...

very nice and minimalist from pollux handmade.
made in nyc.

a new bluelines post... (photo by andrea wyner)

my mom reminded me to look at the website of artist claire nereim. i had seen claire's posters at little otsu, and especially liked her fruit "forever" calendar. i'm afraid it might be sold out now. claire lives in san francisco, and her boyfriend owns a bike shop with a family friend of ours. her screen printed work reminds me of another favorite artist, matthew brannon.

update: fruit calendars are available here! thanks shayna.

saturday morning, browsing "miro" on ebay... and daydreaming about all the art i would buy if i had the money to spend.

jenni rope & napa books

these aren't properly framed, but i really wanted to get them up on the wall so i can enjoy them. i'm planning to look for some antique frames to use, but these from ikea are okay for now.

top: camilla engman artwork (printed by port2port press)
bottom: levitate screen printed photograph by elisabeth dunker and maria vettese

ohhh, i like these too.

sunday, around the neighborhood...

yesterday was a fun, busy day... warm and summery too.
...buying fabric in the garment district, stopping by the mayle sale, lunch in chelsea market, photographing mociun summer line, and then dinner at habana outpost...

from elisabeth. thank you! i love them.

i got a copy of a very sweet and funny graphic novel called at a crossroads, between a rock and my parent's place, by kate t. williamson. i was a fan of her work from her previous book, a year in japan. her drawing style reminded me then of sian keegan, and still does.. some of my favorite pages in the book are the full-page illustrations without text. although the story is great too... you can read more about kate's work and her books here. and here.

a few more pictures of the wonderful book brooklyn modern, over here on bluelines...

ohhh, rachel comey... so nice.
via creatures of comfort.

my new mociun dress. i'm in love...

browsing summer textiles at ikea...

the weather is finally warm and i think it's giving me more energy because i've been cooking a lot lately. last week i tried two new recipes... this quiche, and this poached salmon and zucchini (i used arctic char). both were sooo delicious. and i've been making mixed fruit smoothies with tangy greek yogurt... which happens to match my tablecloth very well.

new limited edition prints by yoo-ii

(click to enlarge!)

1717 Troutman Association in association with Exit Art
benefit and silent art auction.
Sunday April 13th, 6-9 pm

Exit Art
475 10th Ave
between 36th and 37th St

$20 suggested donation
includes drink tickets!
(no one will be turned away)

Auction until 9pm cash and carry

(from top to bottom: erika somogyi, sally oviatt, jon feinstein, ruth kerkovius)

celia birtwell's textile design has always been very inspiring. a couple photos above of her collection for express. via racked.

i still haven't had a chance to see the new book brooklyn modern in person yet, but maria send me some photos of the section on my home. i've heard that the whole book is fantastic, so i need to run out and get my own copy very soon (i tried at barnes & noble but the shipment hadn't arrived yet).

when i see these photos, i can't help but think about everything i wish i could change/renovate/redecorate/etc... but i also love that some of the homes featured are imperfect. sometimes i get tired of seeing flawless interiors in books and magazines. it was a pleasure to meet the author diana lind and the photographer yoko inoue last summer when these photos were taken.

i only managed to take one photo at the brooklyn flea-- of my friend dorothy and her dog clyde, when they stopped by our booth (before dogs were banned from the flea!). here are some of my favorites gathered up from other blogs...

from brownstoner:




from apartment therapy:







and from amy sahba:

new : ROOTS

working with maria on these seasonal print sets has been SO much fun. the process reminds me of those collaborative drawings that i did as a kid. where you fold the paper and draw on one portion of the page, then pass it to a friend who draws on another portion, and so on. then the paper gets unfolded and it's always a thrill to see what the whole page looks like.