Stunning. Inspiring. I'm so in love. Have you seen Dana Tanamachi's latest project, Flourish? Done in collaboration with Andrew Ryan Shepherd. Check it out here. I am swooning.

Just love this!
"I found I could say things with color and shape that I couldn't say any other way -- things I had no words for." -Georgia O'Keeffe
This image from Cass Art. Window design and lettering by the world famous Pentagram.

The print I ordered from Fifty-Five Hi's arrived the other day. Love the packaging. The print was wrapped in the gorgeous paper above.

I have been enjoying the Top-Notch Type series by Eva Black over on Emmadime. The latest installment features a whimsical font designed by Eva herself, called Top-Notch Type. She created it using iFontMaker app. (I'm going to have to give this app a try!) Read more about the font and download it here.

In honor of Spring. The sun is shining. My poppies and lupine are sprouting!
I came across this installation, Falling Garden, by Gerda Steiner and Jörg Lenzlinger on the Jealous Curator. It took my breath away!

Even though there is snow on the ground, my thoughts are turning to Spring and gardening! I am planing on establishing a new garden on the side of the house and my seeds arrived this weekend. We are going to plant Poppies and Lupine after the snow melts. I can't wait!

Poppies that were growing in my neighbor's garden this summer.

One of the many joys of having a little one is rediscovering the things you enjoyed as a child. My daughter has recently been enjoying Madeline written and illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans. This was one of my favorite books growing up and I am falling in love with it all over again. As an adult, I am becoming a huge fan of Bemelmans art. I have been doing some research to find out more about him, and I stumbled upon images from Bemelmans Bar. It is located in The Carlysle in NYC. Bemelmans himself painted the murals on the wall in exchange for an 18 month stay in the hotel. This is definitely on my "must see" list for the next time I go to New York.
Image above: c 2011 Oyster

Just discovered the work of textile designer and artist Lourdes Sanchez. I am in awe of her work!

Saddened to hear about the passing of artist Helen Frankenthaler.
Top: Tales of Genji IV woodblock  Bottom: found via

I love the simplicity of these embroidered pieces by illustrator Debbie Powell. 

Love these signs at the local farm stand.