Lisa Occhipinti

Lisa Occhipinti and her book at Joanne Rossman's shop.

Lisa's shoes. You don't see things like that in Roslindale very often!

The awesome Joanne Rossman. She made those jackets hanging behind her, and is just generally a light that shines on all whose path crosses hers.

Okay, so it took me a while to get around to this, but here are a few pictures from the Lisa Occhipinti book signing I went to a few months ago. My explanation for the delay is: I got an iPhone. This is relevant because getting an iPhone means that I pretty much have not turned on my home computer for about two months. Which means, blog reading and blog posting are neglected!

Lisa O's book event was held right down the street from my house at my favorite shop -- owned by the creative, generous, fun, and totally fabulous Joanne Rossman. You can check out a bit about her shop, and read her blog here. Her tagline is "purveyor of the unnecessary and irresistible". Need I say more?

Lisa Occhipinti will be hosting an Angela Ritchie Ace Camp in September called "Beyond Books: text, color + assemblage". Read more about that class, and all the other ones that Angela has been organizing, here. If anyone reading this has NOT been to an Ace Camp, you must go! And, for those of you who have, do another one!!

Note to Angela: Joanne Rossman would be a super-cool person to have an Ace Camp!!

Sweden Book (revisited)

So it's getting closer to our year mark from when we last met....was wondering if anyone wanted to participate in a little group project??

Ideas....

I did like the photo day in the life we did back in Dec.

or maybe a little art we pass around and work on?

or a mailing- postcards?

It's been awhile and I miss your faces :)

Hope Summer is treating everyone well!

the 11 chocolate balls

Hello my dearest Knutselklub, I hope you are all having a wonderful summer!
I just wanted to tell you this years workshop's blogsite - http://the11chocolateballs.blogspot.com/

RIP Cy Twombly (1928 – 2011)

just found this...

;))

via http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilovedoodle/5613671268/

exactly my modus operandi...

shadows and light

bruno walpoth

love these wooden sculptures by Bruno Walpoth.

see more at: www.walpoth.com/wood.html

another home away from home

every june, I go to fuerteventura/canary islands for a week.

(it always seems too short, so I always have to come back)

I love the landscape, the sea, being outside for the whole day, and the simplicity of my life there.

here are a few impressions...

Breathing

This post is for everyone, but for Kristen especially! I saw your Sunny Spot post with your "breath" drawings and they instantly reminded me of a silkscreen t-shirt design I did several years ago. The other day, after I saw your post, I looked frantically for the original drawing, but couldn't find it and I remembered that had probably decided "what am I saving this for?" and threw it out.

So then today, while enjoying the long weekend and marveling that the heat of summer has arrived (skipping right over spring) I decided to put away my sweaters and corduroys and pull out my skirts and tank tops. AND, when I did that, I found this t-shirt I made, which I had also thought I had thrown out because I accidently washed it without setting the ink, which is why the purple is bleeding all over the place, which kind of ruined it. ANYWAY, my point is, this drawing of mine and resultant t-shirt reminds me of your drawings. Mine was inspired by a poem I came across - which I think got tossed along with the original drawing.

Okay, I can breathe now.

33 ways to stay creative

found this on the internet, will try to accomplish some of these tasks, as I'm not really motivated at the moment...

(the weather is so fine, all I really wanna do is go swimming, but I have to work)

how do you guys stay creative, what is your secret?

Meanwhile, The San Francisco Public Library

nice pics + words about the san francisco public library:

http://therumpus.net/2011/05/meanwhile-the-san-francisco-public-library/

nice street art

by miso, a young artist living in melbourne.

(not so many girls around)

reminds me of art nouveau.

http://cityofreubens.com/work/streets/

Greetings from Chicago!

I am in Chicago for a work trip (my first time here). I had some time to walk around on Sunday and finally got to see "the bean". It's pretty neat! It makes me think of movies where a space ship lands on a far away planet and all the aliens gather around trying to figure out what it is.