Knocker

Adrift

Brownstone

Specimens of Wood Type

This is for any letterpress wood type junkies out there.

From the pages of an old wood type catalog. I can't help but laugh that the company chose words like fruit, ice and blanket to show off the lettering in the catalog and then paired them along side words like drunk, sined (sinned?), mob, and raiders. Perhaps there happen to be a great deal of general stores at the time in need of advertisements to promote pitchforks and stones to angry mobs, or "buy one get one" sales so drunks knew they could purchase a blanket to pass out with after consuming their bottle of whiskey. You never know, a print shop could make an ad for just about anything.

Lotus Bowls

Golden

Chasing the Sun

Last August I spent one month visiting friends and backpacking through England and Scotland. In Edinburgh I discovered one of the most amazing places I’d ever seen. This grand city plays host to the epic Fringe Festival, an amalgam of five different arts fests, including music, dance, books, art and comedy. It boasts two massive weeks of laughing, partying, making new friends and artistic discovery. Scotland isn’t known for its sunny days, but I was lucky during my stay to see blue sky 5 out of the 8 days I was there. On this particular afternoon it had been a bit stormy, but when the clouds broke for a brief moment I was ready with my camera to seize the opportunity to capture the beautiful light striking thru the clouds upon the renowned Ross Fountain in front of the Edinburgh Castle.

Shot handheld at f/22, 1/80 sec, ISO 200 on August 25, 2010.

Warbler

All Around the Globe

A world away from the globe you had in elementary school, artist Wendy Gold has been skillfully altering vintage globes into new works from her studio in the bay area for the last couple years. Any of her pieces would certainly add a dash of wonderment to a child's room. Make sure to swing by her site to see everything from airplane adventures to Where the Wild Things Are on a world wide scale.

Monday Love

Morning Cup

How ever you take it, there is something so wonderful about your morning cup!

Endless Summer

As the last few weeks of August arrive, we all know it wont be long before it is time for back to school and all the fall weather. But it sure is nice to pretend a lazy summer could last forever.