For the love of maps…
I’ve always been a sucker for maps, and thankfully so is Nick. So I was thrilled to find this gem on Fab.com just now. It’s a World Map from These Are Things. Also, I love to save money, and it was 30% off the normal retail price. Woot woot!! Now hopefully our apartment survives Hurricane...
Way to show your Brooklyn pride
Some people buy a t-shirt. Others…build a mini-replica of the Brooklyn Bridge as a garden fence to enclose their tree on the sidewalk. I don’t know about you, but I’m dying to actually meet this person. I’ll bet they’re either realllly cool…or at the very least have verrry entertaining stories. Also note the attention to...
Conceptual artist: Leandro Erlich
Thanks to Booooom for introducing me to conceptual artist Leandro Erlich. For people interested in interior spaces, I think you’ll find his work very cool (and worth the click-thru). Window & Ladder House Carousel
For the love of Deyrolle
About 5 years ago I had the joy of visiting Paris. On that very brief visit, I was told that I MUST stop in to see Deyrolle while I was there. For those of you that have never visited, it’s a natural science “Cabinet of Curiosities” shop started in 1831 that is filled to the...
Patrick Dougherty’s newest sculpture at the Morris Arboretum
Last week while doing some work at the Morris Arboretum in Chestnut Hill, Philadephia I got to see Patrick Dougherty at work setting up his new installation. It’s basically a cocoon-like abstract sculpture made of twigs and sapling branches. It makes me think of hobbits & gnomes!! Anyways…check out his work at stickwork.net. I would...
What happens when one half of a twin is torn down
It’s kind of reminds me of a Mark Rothko painting…in a tragic, sad way of course.
The Abandoned Ones
Prior to moving to the Northeast back in 2002, I’d never experienced very many abandoned houses before. I mean, of course, they exist all over the country…but never had I seen the sheer quantity of derelict & abandoned homes [and businesses] as I experienced here. Philadelphia and it’s neighboring areas astonished me with the number...
Loving Etsy Linocuts & Paper cutouts
Etsy never ceases to amaze me in all the wonderful things you can find there. People are so creative. And the fact that you can buy artwork directly from an artist just makes me happy that there are still ways to interact with people on a small level. These four pieces have been in my...
Here comes spring…and time for enjoying the outdoors with a camera
In today’s Ping Mag, there’s an article called “Play around with a Toy Camera.” It’s an article that tugs at my personal heartstrings because I’m in LOVE with my Holga…as you can tell by going here to see my favorites. Anyways…this got me to thinking about how the weather here in Philadelphia is finally getting...
