Art

Soapsuds Group, by Cecil Beaton

I love this image by Cecil Beaton, from 1930.

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Walk of fame

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Photographer Lillian Bassman

The New York Times has a great article on editorial photographer Lillian Bassman, which I discovered through

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Wildflower calendar from Claire Nemen

I really want this wildflower perpetual calendar poster from Claire Nemen.

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Art+Style: Cassandre Montoriol

Like pages from a sketchbook much more elegant than mine, there’s something that feels personal and inviting about the work of Cassandre Montoriol. I have a thing for drawings that look loose and unfinished.

View more of Cassandre Montoriol’s work here.

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Tim Walker

Tim Walker is one of my favorite fashion photographers. Here are some nice wintery images.

This year, he released a book of his work, which would make an amazing gift: Tim Walker Pictures

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Vote Posters from Nikki McClure

I love these posters from Nikki McClure, available at Buy Olympia.

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Fifi wears Luella SS08

I have been waiting patiently for Fifi Lapin to start selling prints of her fabulous bunnyness again, and finally they returned to her etsy store.
Today, I received this print of Fifi wearing Luella’s spring/summer 08 collection, inspired by Enid in Ghostworld.
I love Enid, I love Luella, I love catwoman, and I love bunnies.

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Art and Style: Pepperminte

Hi all. Sorry I’ve been MIA lately. I have been busy busy, sewing up a storm, working on business plans, and playing with my new serger.
In the meantime, I wanted to share the work of this Australian artist/illustrator, Caitlin marie Shearer, aka pepperminte. I just bought a handful of her incredibly inexpensive [...]

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Oakland Art Murmur and The Small Stakes

Last night, we checked out Oakland Art Murmur, a regular art event on the first Friday of every month. We saw some wonderful work, including photography, paintings, video, and large installations.

There were several paintings I was really drawn to, but not having that sort of money to spend, I was happy to come away [...]

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