7.4.09

wallpaper




wallpaper
found on a search
for farrow & ball:



love san francisco










photos: victoria thorne



light, let there be





photos: victoria thorne


cozy


brilliant






metamorphosis





found these magnificent prints
on a scouting expedition

had them framed
(they are exquisite)










the painters place, san francisco


promised you color







love san francisco


photos copyright victoria thorne


runs with scissors


audrey as coco 


6.4.09

Yamamoto Masao & Mrs. Deane


a fascinating photographer, from Japan, and 
an interesting dilemma that I've noticed...as
it is for photography, so it goes for illustration
(re: Japan)...click here for more from Mrs. Deane

photography copyright yamamoto masao

leaving for


i am a fool for these houses,
always have been

here, delights from the english muse

photography copyright MorBCN

5.4.09

Talent




marvelous 



Elements of Style

"Design of 'The Elements of Style' by Strunk, White, and Kalman
(Penguin Press, 2005)

Perhaps part of Strunk and White’s intent was a useful manual of usage and style, and they did this in almost militant fashion (but not without their own clever humor), it was Maira’s idea to illustrate all this, and it was our job to keep one eye on the usefulness, and serve Maira’s wondrous and unorthodox approach to telling stories.

Design: Peter Buchanan-Smith, Maira Kalman"

From Buchanan-Smith, here and here

deli. cious.


this picture just makes me really happy
has ever since seeing it a bit ago

deli
cious



4.4.09

miara mysterious (or: iamsonotperrymason)

ms. kalman

exhibit A


[this may or may not be ms. kalman's room. 
it's linked to the very interesting blog, above, 
and i just can't seem to find more info. 
midnight addendum: 
just found the info. & said room is
not, I repeat not, ms. kalman's: 
why is it connected to her? here


exhibit B: no exhibit b, sorry

[it's late, i'm tired.]



please note:boys and girls, it just seemed like an awfully good time to celebrate mairaness this weekend; as ever, i'd like to suggest that you check out mairakalman.com to find out where the wonder really lies. it's a marvel.

photo of ms. kalman: [the brilliant] rick meyerowitz 

Travel




Top photograph is New York City.

Next two photographs are from 
marvelous road trip, detailed here.



maira robin




maira begin





photo ssahn.com
rabbits via saul gallery

maira dream



maira mural


1.4.09

April Food Day

The Chronicle:

"Unfortunately, the scientific findings on diet and disease are marginalized by the political power of huge, mutually reinforcing commercial interests - meat, dairy, sugar, drugs and surgery...

These industries are desperate to sell a solution that obscures their part in the problem. If they can convince people that the cause of our health crisis has nothing to do with eating unhealthy food, and everything to do with increasing access to drugs and surgery, Americans will spend trillions more on health care without improving their health."

via eric case                        
illustration, maira kalman
Mike Monteiro



interesting note, here