Banquet Journal

more lygia

bats

still playing with the black paper, this time making bat crowns, as the four (!) and the six are totally obsessed with the upcoming night of fright...

thinking

pink gravel and flamingos

a few things that have caught my eye: the print on this dress, worn by maria schiano, favourite of diana vreeland. and a pretty amazing necklace too... ...and speaking of necklaces. hello flaming...

seasonal geometries

some more new note cards coming at you. perfect paired with a tattoo or two (stocking stuffers?) inspired by geodesic domes, brian wildsmith, odd gemstones, and pinks with mustard and acid yellow.

bernadette watts' little red riding hood

beautiful illustrations in this happily dark version, from bernadette watts, oxford university press, 1968.

michael grater masks

over the weekend we made some michael grater inspired crow masks. super easy, super fun. (the trick is the extravagant beak that folds over to make the nose.)

autumn

seasonal botanical notecards

our new holiday cards are starting to make their appearance - especially loving that amaryllis, one of favourite winter blooms.

dries

always a sucker for dries, i am especially enamoured of the mix of prints and textures this season. that first image of the caterpillar plaid lamé! i die! all images here. and more here. along with...