happy sunday

happy sunday

foxy and winston

ah, how much do i love the work of darling jane from foxy and winston who has just added her "mouse series" to an already fantasic assortment of silkscreened cards, prints and baby-wear.




how great are these framed prints? here are 2 of my favourites:



and, the very cutest birthday card, like, ever...

courbet at the met

through may 18th the metropolitan museum of art is showing its first retrospective of painter gustave courbet in thirty years. i don't know why i find this lapse of time so suprising, maybe because i just love his then avante garde, now luscious, emotional, baring work so captivating. in addition to some 130 paintings, the exhibition also includes a selection of nineteenth-century photographs that relate to the artist's work, especially his landscapes and nudes.

happy sunday

new etsy favorite

love the etsy profile today on louchelab, a brooklyn-based workshop of illustrated, sewn and embroidered pieces. so many things i want for myself and the ongoing gift storings.

for example, these lovely tarot cards:



the inspired jane eyre reader kit with gorgeous bookmarks and notebooks:


an adorable ipod case:



and my favorite, the winter rose purse:



all worth checking out!

2008 orchid show

oh! it's a marvellous 50-some degrees today in nyc and given that spring is springing, until the next nor'easter, i have to take note of nyc botanical gardens annual orchid show. now through april 8th, and just a quick metro north train away, one can check out the likes of these rare blooms. plus, the grounds up at the nyc botanical are incredible and well worth a tour on a nice day.

happy sunday