My husband had the fantastic idea to build a geodesic dome trellis and document the progress… this summer will be the summer of the Bucky garden! I was looking for things on Ebay and found this book… awesome!! Not cheap either. But certainly in the vein of what my husband is planning. Being the plant person, I’m in charge of what gets to go on the vine… at the moment I’m thinking a variegated creeping fig… it clings closely to whatever it’s climbing, so it will climb nicely, and the two-tone colours will be nice… my other idea is clematis.

Perhaps next we can build a greenhouse…

If you are in LA and you like sweet humble artists who produce beautiful work, come see this show…  Sean is a good friend, and is super talented (I swear I’m not biased). The reception is from 7-10 PM on Saturday.

Dorky? Perhaps… however we design-y folks love us some good writing utensils, am I right? In fact the very image of them makes us tremble with desire.

Christine from Wonting emailed me a lovely note yesterday, which is always a good reminder for me to scout for new works from people I’ve featured in the past! Just so happens that she has this print below and many others, like this one, that I also really like.

I also wanted to take an opportunity to express my newfound conversion to the Caran d’Ache pens from Switzerland. Seth converted me… they’re beautiful enameled pens that come in fantastic colours, and have a great weight to them. Did I mention that they come in badical fluorescent enamels too? You may already be familiar with them, but have you tried them?

Oh, and I found these rad vintage Avon barrettes recently, and thought “Hmm, must have”. Sorry- not the greatest photo.

This work is kind of insane and lo-fi but I love it.

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Wow.  I’m loving James Dawe’s illustration and collage style.

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What a beautiful zine. Limited edition of 500 available for 16 dollars. Totally worth it.

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Etsy seller Maramiki sells beautiful screenprinted fabrics which you can buy by the yard, or she also sells little pillow, pincushions, etc. with her prints. They are so charming!

UPDATED POST!!

Just wanted to wish our very talented friend Steven Serrato the best of luck. He’s interviewing in the   Netherlands just been accepted to the prestigious Werkplaats School of Typography! Even though we don’t want him to leave, we wish him good luck, and a fun time!  Congratulations!!!

Hey Steven… UPDATE YOUR SITE, MAN! Version 2.o has been coming for how long…?!

I received the kindest email the other day from James Gulliver Hancock, telling me how lovely my blog was- and the best part was that he didn’t even realize that I had posted his work!!  He just happened to find The Looksee while blog-trolling.  That was probably the nicest compliment of all.  So anyway, that email served as a reminder to check out his newer works.  I’m loving this piece in his shop.

I just stumbled across Andrew Neyer’s work on Etsy, then went to his official site… Great stuff!  You can buy his Mind Control zine on Etsy for a mere $7 (complete with totally rad-i-cool Laser Eyes glasses).  Whatta deal.