vision

beautiful photography from claire sloan.

I met her last summer while visiting the vast & delightful state of california. she is quite a talented individual with an inspiring vision & fresh perspective on life & the art of it. enjoy.

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How To Tell A Story

This image.

I don’t know the photographer’s name. See more of his work here.

Luckily, I Can’t Crochet

Lately: every time I turn around I come across something handmade that I love. I have to say that I feel slightly inadequate because I have no ability to sew, or crochet, or paint. Good thing there are plenty of crafty people out there to fill this void.

-CES

Stuff I Like: The Collection

All of these were sitting on my desktop, just asking to be combined into one glorious mashup post of design and photography. Most of this stuff makes me wonder where my creativity is hiding. Sadly, none of it is by me.

I know, right?
-CES

Keep Calm And Carry On… And On And On And On…

I think we’ve all seen this poster by now:

But even better are the parodies. Behold:

And, my favorites:

Cheers,
Chloe

Number Seven

Yet again, Wilkitie is here to make our rainy days a little cheerier. This month’s print is by Cody Hudson.

Print-tastic

I’ve decided to devote an entire wall, maybe two, to posters. Ever since I came to this conclusion, I’ve been searching for prints that tickle my fancy. And I thought I would share. My friends, feast your eyes on these:

And, my very favorite:

What to do now, you ask? Simple: go home and start your own poster wall.

Wilkintie & Klaus Haapaniemi

Here’s this month’s lovely print.

I also recently discovered that Wilkintie has an Etsy shop – admire and purchase discounted prints here.

I Felt Like Posting Some Art

My art, that is.

Sean Alexander

I just discovered Sean Alexander, local artist and owner of The Helm Gallery.

Of his work, he says, “I started drawing about four years ago while I was going to the Evergreen State College. I was stuck in some sort of dark Olympia spell – anyone who has lived there probably understands – and was writing a lot of bad poetry and loading myself with booze and weed, and then I just started drawing.”

“I remember laying out on my living room floor and drawing,” he adds, “while the second side of The Plastic Ono Band record played over and over. The drawings weren’t very good; lots of dots. Dot blobs and dot mudpiles. I got really interested in fineness though. I think all of that time spent in Olympia has definitely carried over into what I am making now. Obsessive patterning, mutation, cutesie bootsie, shrouded characters, sad looking objects and so forth.”

“I think the drawings are simple meditations that help me cope.”

And finally, an homage to Tacoma: