Banquet Journal

feodor rojankovsky

I love Feodor Rojanovsky's sweetly folkloric illustrations - I have a beautiful bestiary of his work I'll post soon... The cover of this book reminds me a little of  Marimekko's Kanteleen kuts...

the baron

Love this family... from the Sartorialist.  (If you know me and my own family, you know i have a soft spot for the beards)

donkey donkey

      One of our new books is Roger Duvoison's Donkey Donkey, and its lovely illustrations. Makes me want to paint some goats.   We also love the three shaggy donkeys at Maplewood Farms...

rebecca

Thinking about our friend Rebecca today. She was all things good, and we miss her.

quilted

since i don't seem to make art anymore the completion of these two quilts has given me great satisfaction both of course inspired by those ladies from gee's bend and a record of my own ongoi...

marie antoinette

"Marie Antoinette, last Queen of France, is immortalized in this diminutive figurine with panniered gown and powdered pouf which, when removed, reveal her simple shift and shorn tresses. Eject h...

gourmet

      while i can always find something to eat in gourmet the styling is often just as inspiring these from the january italian american issue...        

and one more

one more swan by tim walker from a british vogue...

swanning about

i've been grabbing all kinds of images from all over the place and have been very bad in recording where they've come from so i have no idea who to thank for this swan of elegance board game "des...

blessings

cy is my son's middle name, for the artist cy twombly. today, unbelievably, was his third birthday. we shared lime cupcakes, playdough santas and santa bags filled with toys (an ongoing and m...