Winter House

While browsing ornaments at the pop-up Christmas shop on 6th Ave and Spring Street, we were remind of the beauty of a white Christmas. Although, we opted to make all of our tree decorations, the "snow" covered pinecones got us so excited to see our house is a sea of white. Here are some other beauties...

Ski Chalet via Camille Styles

From Kevin Baumann's series, 100 Abandoned Houses via Katy Elliott

Paul Costello log cabine via via Oliver Yaphe

Stone home in the Belgium countryside updated by architect Bruno Erpicum via Dana McClure

A modern take via Oliver Yaphe

Recall

There are few works that inspire an immediate visual empathy- recollection of a surface brushed against the blush of light in an afternoon.

Kako Kazumi bowl

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Terri Brooks, Half Black

Meatpacking, NYC

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Terri Brooks, White Shape

Painted building, West Village

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A Pop of NY

As we walk the streets of NYC, her textures and colors amaze us. Armed with a camera and a sense of awe, here's what we see and shoot:

Graffiti, Soho

Andy Warhol Memorial, Union Square

Blue skies in Soho

Fishs Eddy Window, Flatiron

Can in Blacktop

Chair on High Line

"Chelsea Dry Clean"

Flaming Cactus

An early appointment today brought us near Hudson Park where we bumped into the "Flaming Cactus" installation--a whimsical piece made of 52,000+ zip-ties wrapped around lamp and street poles. The idea is to turn something otherwise cold and utilitarian into something colorful and artistic. Check.

Pop of Red

Pretty

Jalouse, June 2011

via de.smitten

From Country Living

via de.smitten

From A Gift Wrapped Life

via de.smitten

Fancy Deco

1920's Ceiling Lamp via Liveauctioneers

Felix Vallotton, Le Liseuse

1930's Fringed Chairs sold at Peachtree & Bennett

Felix Vallotton, Le Chevelure Blonde via Art Knowledge News

1920's Evening Dress sold at Doyle's

Making History

A stroll through the old cemetery in town last weekend ended up being a study in typography--capitals and italics mixed with initial caps and bold weights with serifs and sans serifs. While the beauty of each stone harkened to a time past, it was also so current. We explore some vintage typography below (tombstones aside) paired with Louise Despont's architectural stencils on the pages of antique ledger books.

1. Ad for Letterpress Text font, 2003

2. Louise Despont The Bodhi Tree, 2011

3. Early French stamp via Graphics Fairy

4. Louise Despont Amphoras, 2010

5. German alphabet from Modern Alphabets, 1906 via Jane Maday's Art Blog

6. Louise Despont As you are, we once were. As you are, so will you be, 2011

7. Antique French invoice via Graphics Fairy

8. Louise Despont King and Queen Day, 2010

Tiny Homes, Tiny People

1. May Foster's House, 1800 at the Victoria & Albert museum

2. 19th c. European church creche figure doll

3. English dollhouse, 1783 via Natalie's Skectchbook

4. German wooden Grodnertal doll, 1880 via Liveauctioneers

5. Antique dollhouse via Dioramas and Things

6. German porcelain shoulder doll, 1870 via Liveauctioneers

7. Antique dollhouse via Man Make Home

8. Antique chine head doll, 1860 via Vialin