Entries from June 2009

June 29, 2009

Give Back

Today I am proud to feature artists who are creating beautiful work and using it to give back to their communities. In the last 18 months, the demand for charity and non-profit services has increased while those giving to these services has declined dramatically. Kudos to those who still manage to set a little aside [...]

June 26, 2009

Grand Array Giveaway Winner

Congrats to Sarah! You are now the proud owner of a kick-ass tee shirt and other goodies from Grand Array. You can expect it on your doorstep next week!

June 25, 2009

Yoga Goat

Silly name; great work. That just about sums up Yoga Goat pottery. Working out of her hard-earned shop in Vermont, Amanda throws beautiful pieces covered with her own unique illustrations. Drawn with a reverse-slip method in which she covers the entire piece in the color, then carves away the background, leaving the design in underglaze [...]

June 23, 2009

Gold & Citrus

I just got my  latest Harper’s Bazaar (thank you, address forwarding). The pages were filled with fantastic metallic pieces that are heavier for fall. Then I came back to my computer and logged on to etsy to see — what else? — fashion-forward gold necklaces!

Gold & Citrus is the online storefront for Sara Rossbach from San [...]

June 22, 2009

Happy Birthday, 622 press!

One year ago today I was driving to Hartford, hoping that a letterpress listed on craigslist was in good working order. Amazing the difference a year makes!