Ain't That Enough

by Teenage Fanclub


Aside from riding, I have become more obsessed with Inuit art lately, especially stone prints from the Cape Dorset area. It's really hard to find prints of any kind from these makers, but there's an amazing one on ebay right now that I wish I had the dough for. I am lost in those owl eyeballs! The above piece is by Lucy Quinnuayuak.

More affordably, Pomegranate Press is offering some cards and ephemera by Cape Dorset artists, so I settled on a little card with this image by Kenojuak Ashevak:


Also into these embossed cards:

Go here to see 'em larger.

Simple, beautiful...this kind of work hits on all levels. I wish I could hang all of it all 'round my apt and be surrounded by sublimely rendered and fantastical birds!

Into My Arms

I got some earrings that are remarkably similar to these (a bit smaller and simpler) the other day at Polanco, an amazing store in Hayes Valley.

As far as I can tell, this is a traditional style of jewelry named "pajaritos" (tiny birds) made in Guanajuato, Mexico. It's delicate, sorta Victorian, hand made and absolutely stunning. I saw bracelets, pendants and a mind boggling assortment of these beauties, all different yet all with the same motif. The image here doesn't do these earrings justice. They are very intricate.

Here's a couple more examples:
















This is a beautiful ring!

And here's a pendant:

Homeless

Speechless about this sparrow-patterned dress.

One with the Birds

I'm completely breathless over the paper sculptures of Anna Willi-Highfield that I saw on Man Shops Globe this week...believe me, they are to DIE for...

























































I mean, really!

So Emotional

These Cavellini people make some aaaaamazing calendars and paper goods. I am officially mind boggled. They are seriously getting me 'so emotional'...I want to decorate my entire house with their goodness!

Birds

Just realized that so many pleasing things I have been checking out lately are bird related! Here's a few...



















Like this Marushka quail print...




















and this gull necklace...

















It's a fact that I am a sucker for letter press cards like these splendid specimans...













and also a sucker for gorgeous decorations like this garland...


























and I'm also loving amate paintings right now. If only the bf did too so we could get some!

I've Got Your Picture...

Instead of that picture, look at something new...

























This wall hanging is a bit modern for my taste, but I do love a good bird-related wooden bit for the home. Available on etsy here.

















Something about baskets on a wall just makes me happy. Reminds me of the Ahwahnee Hotel. This one's also from etsy!
































These are dang cheap and good, clean kitschy fun!















Not only am I obsessed with embroidery, but I am also gaga about constellation maps! Put em together and I'm bursting with glee! I literally dream of having all four of these in my bedroom to gaze at while in the gauzy state of falling asleep or waking.