Stephen Cartwright - Phase Transistion

I am going to be out of the studio for most of this week helping to install my husbands fantastic show Phase Transition for more information click here.
The show is at the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio. It opens this Sunday May 31st 1-3pm
See you next week!

Wash Your Hands - bookplate

I thought you would like to see this old bookplate, its so cute and it really does make you want to go and wash your hands.

Where does Everyone Go? - illustrations by Adrienne Adams

Where does Everyone Go? - illustrations by Adrienne Adams written by Aileen Fisher.
The colors and style of illustrations in the book are so warm, cozy and nostalgic.
I absolutely love the top image of all the people carrying their skis in the snow, the backround trees are so beautiful too.

The Easter Bunny That Overslept - illustrations by Adrienne Adams

Our yard seems to be a prime meeting spot for lots of bunnies which I find highly entertaining as they help to keep the grass short and play leap frog with each other.
Here's another book illustrated by Adrienne Adams its in quite a different style to the other one I shared with you recently - What Makes a Shadow?
My favorite picture in the whole book is the bunny sat in the armchair by the fire (above).
The Easter Bunny That Overslept - illustrations by Adrienne Adams written by Priscilla and Otto Friedrich.
Have a fantastic holiday weekend everyone.

The House that Jill Built - illustrations by Delphine Durand

The House that Jill Built - illustrations by Delphine Durand written by Phyllis Root.
I love the work of Delphine Durand check out her blog and her flickr pages for wonderful sketches and amazing illustrations.
Click here to get a copy of this book and here to see more books illustrated by Delphine.

The Pet Dragon - Christoph Niemann

I think this book is really fun, simple and sweet. The Pet Dragon by Christoph Niemann - 'A story about adventure, friendship and Chinese characters'.
Get a copy here.

Graham and Green

You know how much I love all the sweet & luxurious goodies over at Graham and Green.
Here's a few of my favorites.
The silvered vases are so beautiful, I have seen similar ones in Anthropologie stores too.
The love bird mugs were designed by Petra Boase for the Graham and Green 35 year anniversary.
By the way they have a 20% off everything sale until May 26th, you just have to enter M9BH at the checkout.

Sorry for the slackness

I must apologize for lack of posts recently - in fact most of the summer is probably going to be a little scatty but I will try to post my finds whenever I can.
We have lots of travel plans, which is going to be lots of fun and I am really looking forward to it........yippee long live summer!
photograph from The Library of Congress flickr collection.

choki choki - etsy store

a sweet selection of Japanese fabrics and Shinzi Katoh tape from the etsy store choki choki

Fidoodle - wooden toys

love these sweet fun wooden building blocks by Fidoodle and the cardboard boxes they come in too!
Here's a link to some fidoodle stockists.

Koko Pillows

So many fabulous pillows to choose from over at Koko.
I particularly like these organic patterns and the embroidery details.

The Prettiest Math Book

This could be the Prettiest Math Book ever, if we had text books like this at school maybe I would have looked forward to the subject. I have always been bad at math despite the fact that my Dad was a math teacher!?!
Aren't these just delightfully lovely, the colors are like candy and the pages are like gift wrap or fabric designs.
Maybe if the teacher had handed out a book like this when I was a kid I would have thought it was time to start drawing - yipeeee.
Title - Whitman New Math 1
Click on the images to see more detail.

What Makes a Shadow? Adrienne Adams

One of my latest finds - What Makes a Shadow? by Clyde Robert Bulla illustrations by Adrienne Adams.
The color combination's in this book are lovely, I especially like the bright cheery orange!
The details are so pretty and I like that they have a graphic quality to them.
It looks like there are some available here.