Daily Smudge

Wilkintie // Letterpress prints

Australian duo, Wilkintie collaborate with illustrators to make beautiful letterpress prints. Started originally (via monthly print subscriptions) with the grand aim of getting children interested and inspired by art... while also appealing to the the inner kiddywink in us all. Beautiful idea and even more beautiful prints.

'Forever Friend' by Cody Hudson

'Rolling Contrivance' by Merijn Hos

'Untitled' by John Copeland

'It's the Seafaring life for me' by Niels Oeltjen

'Circus' by Chamo

You are what you eat

I am always peering in peoples shopping baskets in the supermarket... trying to divulge their lifestyles. I know it's nosy and judgmental but it's also pretty intriguing (equally I always feel proud of myself when all my basket is filled with is greens and cous cous and fish - "look at me with my healthy foods!")

Clearly I'm not the only person who finds this interesting. Mark Menjivar has done a whole series of photographs documenting the usually private insides of the household fridge. To make it all the more interesting, he then documents the occupation and type of household. It's pretty fascinating... kind of like a foody portrait.

left: Midwife/Middle School Science Teacher - 3 person household and dog

right: Bar Tender - 1 person household (sleeps at 8am, wakes at 4pm)

left: Construction worker/ housewife - 4 person household

right: Anesthesiologist - 3 person household

left: Restaurant owner - 1 person household

right: Documentary Film Makers - 3 person household

(lots more on his website too)

Mark has gone on also to produce a good looking Food Journal with Kate Bingaman-Burt (of obsessive consumption illustration fame)... for recording your daily munchings!!

get a copy here

Lamp bags

Love these lights from Liquidesign

(if you're in UK you can by them from Magma)

Print of the day > Hide n Seek

Sorry I have been so inactive with posting this week... I have been both busy and abit of a sickling which is a bad combination... here's a lovely print I hope will make up for it!

'Mom, this is the friend i told you about'

Boys cards from Bigwig & Silver

I realise that the majority of things I show up here are relatively girly, so it's nice to be posting some stationary that is a little more masculine in its feel this time. Bigwig & Silver is the brand spanking new shop from which these great vintage looking postcards and cards come... looking forward to seeing it grow big and strong (i'm sure it will)!

Bespoke Letterpress Illustrators Project

Bespoke press have some beautiful limited edition prints in the illustrators project section of their shop. (isn't the photography styling gorgeous too?!)

Birthday Love

My most special almost-husband was born today (+ few years but this same day)... I got him this great screenprint as he is the worlds biggest great-british-fry-up-fan ever there was! It's huge and delicious, just like a good brekkie should be!

Jesse LeDoux // Exit Strategy Exhibition

If I was in Chicago tonight i'd be going to this exhibiton. Jesse LeDoux's illustrations are capitally cute! (click on the images to look at the details) & the description makes them even better:

"This new work playfully creates obtuse diagrams of the negative energies in daily life and the possible escape routes to finding happiness."

See more (and buy) here

Wallpaper LOVE

When one day I have a permanent abode, I'm going to cover the walls in these amazing papers from the Hermitage bespoke wallpaper collection... designs are by various talented artists. They'd be pretty stunning just as wall panels too!

Lids and lashes

These photos by Sarah Joy Brown made me smile.
(found via my love for you is a stampede of horses)

50 Books/50 Covers of 2008

Wish I had been in San Francisco last week for this exhibition of the AIGA 50 books/50 covers.

So many great books (happy to see the multiple McSweeneys editions in the mix) which are most definately testament to the fact that people still love books as tactile beings and not horrible screens of text! (not sure if you can tell but the thought of e-books makes me very sad) See all the judges final selections here. The exhibition runs till 20th November if you're in the area? (Its at Chronicle books HQ)

Print of the Day > Red Prairie Press

'The Entrepreneurs'

Blog World Wednesday > Fancy Frills

Only just discovered the lovely land that is Fancy Frills. Almost everything on there makes my eyes swell and twinkle... beautiful illustrations, photography, handmade jewellry and loads of amazing etsy shops to scour. It's the inspiring compendium of Salt Lake City designer and illustrator, Valerie Jar - whose own site is full of amazing design examples too. Hope you like it as much as I do!

Hammerpress // calenders

I wasn't going to do any more calender posts but just discovered these Hammerpress ones that are so lovely I couldn't resist. They are screenprinted onto newsprint and chipboard (their new website is up and looking super sleek too!)