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Sunday, May 17th, 2009A couple of quick mobile pics from this weekend’s SoWa Open Market opener (summer is here – at least unofficially). My favorite vendor by far was Painted Pretty, with refurbished old furniture out of their Abington studio. See their flickr for more. Boston townies can visit them in SoWa when they return on June 14 [...]
The bright side(s).
Monday, November 24th, 2008It was absolutely freezing in Boston this weekend… the kind of weather that makes me wonder why I live here – below-freezing temps, blustery winds, early sundown – the works. Cruel, cruel, times! I foolishly attempted to take a stroll to meet some friends on Saturday afternoon, and let’s just say they finally found me [...]
Organisms.
Friday, November 14th, 2008I wrote about Brooklyn sculptor Tara Donovan a while back, and was lucky enough to see some of her work in person last night at the ICA. The exhibit runs through January 4 and I highly, highly recommend seeing it if you’re in the area. Donovan transforms the mundane – pins, toothpicks, Scotch tape – [...]
Small Square Design.
Monday, September 29th, 2008Seriously sweet letterpressed cards, tags, and other items from Basak Notz’s San Francisco-based Small Square Design. I love the sketchy, doodly feel of these designs. For more, check out the etsy shop or Basak’s blog, full of mistakes. Boston-area readers can find her products in-store at the Harvard Book Store – and I was pleased [...]
Irresistibly absurd.
Monday, September 22nd, 2008It’s birthday season in my social circle and in the midst of all the attendant events, a friend introduced me to the Los Angeles stationer Fomato. Unidentifiable bloblike creatures (that seem vaguely inspired by contemporary Japanese graphic design) prance through brightly-colored three-panel greeting cards, dispensing hilariously irrelevant how-tos and factoids – from how to be [...]
Cupcake love.
Monday, July 28th, 2008I didn’t think there was any way a pint-sized cake topped with swirls of frosting could be any more precious until I saw these laser-cut wrappers from Paper Orchid… A hint for Boston-area dwellers… Sweet‘s sugary, sugary confections could be the perfect thing to pop into these.
Wine and olives.
Friday, July 4th, 2008An excerpt from a recent gchat (as you can see, we apparently think about food all workday)… 11:28 AM Melissa: i am brainstorming for our date 11:37 AM Melissa: i was thinking rustic kitchen because they have amazing olives 11:39 AM me: ooo you just said the magic words 11:41 AM Melissa: ding ding ding [...]
Flora & Fauna.
Friday, May 30th, 2008Art-loving Bostonians will be happy to know that Space 242 in the South End is opening their fifth exhibition of the year today: Flora & Fauna, featuring illustrations, paintings, and mixed media by Joe Keinberger and Sarah Coyne. The opening reception is tonight from 6-8pm (visit the website to RSVP, if you can!). Here’s a [...]
Books for cooks.
Friday, May 23rd, 2008From Angela Liguori, a gorgeous accordion-fold book that looks just as delicious as the Italian recipes printed upon it. Its beauty really lies in the details – a little modern, a little Victorian… I like it! Angela was originally trained in book arts in her native Rome, but now resides in Boston, where she runs [...]
Just for funsies.
Monday, May 12th, 2008Some pretty springtime shots from this weekend – going down Clarendon Street before the Artwalk (scenes like this are what make the winter almost worth it)… …and in Brookline later, a fat sun-dappled bunch of hydrangea and heather that I put together – for mom, of course.
Artwalk 2008.
Monday, May 12th, 2008Yesterday was a fine day for an open studios visit, and the Fort Point Artwalk definitely delivered. Here are a few shots from my wanderings around this art-loving neighborhood in Southie (which, as I discovered on Saturday evening on my way to see the Death Cab show, also serves a fantastic lamb burger*). Checking out [...]
FPAC Artwalk 2008.
Monday, May 5th, 2008For those of you who will be in the Boston area this coming weekend, don’t miss the Fort Point Arts Community’s Artwalk 2008, featuring the open studios of several local artists (including Katie Rowley and Bob’s Your Uncle, both of whom I recently featured on this blog). I’m definitely going to make an effort to [...]
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