Two Sides of a Glass Negative and Baker's Twine

Please Click on me! I look so much better bigger!

This glass negative was found at Luddite, in Williamsburg, and was given to me for my birthday...... in the middle of June. I don't know why it felt so right to get an image of a Swedish man laboring with a tree in a Narnia-esque landscape, but it's certainly one of my favorite possessions. Of course I like all the knick-knacks I choose to surround myself with, but i'm not attached to them like I am this one. I think it's cause it feels like i'm seeing and smelling Robert Frost's universe.

Oh and....baker's twine!

Brace Yourself

Both of these images were found while perusing the NYPL Image Library. I wish you could've seen my eyes nearly pop out of my head when the next arrow brought these puppies to the screen..... I have a few other with the woman at the bottom (who is a shirt collar maker). If you're good, I might post them later.

Sneak Peek

Some drawings i've been working on for a large print..... the sparse lion and tiger on the left side represents the first stage of these drawings, until I came back in and worked some shading magic. I'm still not really sure which I like better. Also, it seems like the animals I draw always come out a little eeyore-ish. I promise the animals in my head are happy.

Also, it's raining today, again. I'm wearing my overalls. Somehow, they make me feel more protected against the rain than an umbrella. Yay for overalls. One day they'll make a cool comeback, and not in their current urbanoutfitters short-alls iteration. I bought some, that's pretty much the only positive thing I can say about shortalls.

TGIF

This is what I look like in the office on Friday

This is what I look like out of the office on Saturday

This is what I look like Sunday morning

And this is what I look like Monday Morning....... ahh the weekend.
Images courtesy of Reanimation Library

More Fox

Saw this trailer last weekend at Where the Wild Things Are, and I must admit i'm pretty excited about it. Any Roald Dahl book that's being made into a movie that's not being touched by Tim Burton makes me happy. Oh Tim, what have you done?

Be a Kid Day

from DosFamily.

from A+R Store, and designer Hector Serrano

Remember that time I was seriously contemplating buying washable hand tattoos made for children? I don't know which is more depressing me wanting these things so bad, or me purchasing them, opening them up excitedly, and finding out that they're going to be midget sized on my hand because.... I'M NOT 8 anymore. Truthfully, I don't think either of those things is depressing. I think these guys are seriously amazing. Why can't I be an aunt already? Is that too much to ask from older brothers..... tick, tick, tick.

Also, the little surprise fox on the stairs makes me so happy. Whenever I own my first home, you better believe there's going to be little moments like this all over the place. At the Book Arts studio in college there was a grad student who built tiny secret compartments in some of the chairs and walls. I remember when someone showed me the first one, it was just as good as Christmas. That's the stuff that makes it all worth it.