Banquet Journal

galaxy dove

Gala Elizabeth Dove September 30 2008

the little lame prince

Some very odd stories, but i adore the end paper illustrations. The Little Lame Prince (1956), by Dinah Maria Mulock, with illustrations by Colleen Browning.

tea and cake

Working on some thank you cards.... ...and waiting, waiting, waiting.

stanley park

Spent a magic afternoon in the park a few weeks ago - cy's first ride on the miniature train, too friendly raccoons, deerhoof on the grass at dusk, trumpeters with striped socks and bicycles, and ...

capote

  Found this picture of Truman Capote in Florida in an old sketchbook...  

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.

apartment therapy

Many thanks to apartment therapy and this recent post. The poster is now almost sold out! And while I have two new designs in the works, because of the impending arrival of baby number two, it is...

fashion on the brain

Found this image in a folder hidden in the darkness of my hard drive. From Alexander McQueen AW 2008. Imagine the sound it would make, twinkling around your ears.

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...