Banquet Journal

in the office

Jow's show opened last night at the See Line Gallery in Santa Monica - witty drawings, and I love how they hung the show to accommodate the slightly off kilter proportions of the space.

rodarte

Beautiful piece in the nytimes today by Susan Morgan, on the Rodarte sisters. A few of their past and present inspirations include: - the “Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death,” Frances Lee Gless...

julie morstad

I've posted Mike Swaney's work before, most recently here on open cool. His show opens thursday at Atelier Gallery, along with new work from the lovely and talented Julie Morstad. These days I esp...

evelyn lambart

For birthdays when i was small, my dad would borrow NFB films from the library and project them onto a sheet hung in the basement, or between two trees in the backyard. I think of them often, espe...

paul rand

Love these covers designed by Paul Rand.

humphrey repton

My brother just sent me a link to the amazing before and after landscape illustrations of Humphrey Repton, 18th and 19th century landscape designer. I may even be more excited about pruned's post...

edith dekyndt

Some magic here. With details here. ::

sydney vermont

Crazy for Sydney's corks and teabags. See more here.

cake

The baked goods fetish continues: I thought this cake looked pretty great, but then I went to Kate Sullivan's site (cake power!), and fell in love with the Marie Antoinette bust cake. Sweet.

a gala mood

A Gala Mood is a lovely new baby blog from the uber talented and stylish Miss Jow. All kinds of finds, including some really special vintage pieces, like this gorgeous baby bonnet. It reminds me a...