"The Lion and the Ass" Aesop's Fables ilustrated by Alexander Calder

... if I had a million dollars... I would buy this Aesop's Fables book, according to Sir Roger L’Estrange, and read it everyday absorbing Aesop's Fables and one of my favorite artists, Alexander Calder. Aesop's Fables is like a bible for me and Calder inspires me to no end with his remarkable line work and creativity. What a combination.

Above is the fable, A Lion and an Ass. I love the moral featured above. I re keyed the moral in Adobe Illustrator for easier readability.

SOURCE: "Fables of Aesop With fifty drawings by Alexander Calder. (6), 124, (10)pp. 52 illustrations by Calder, printed in black. 4to. Wraps. over boards (splits at edges). Slipcase (boards). One of 20 copies hors commerce from the tirage of 595 on Auvergne, from the limited edition of 665 in all, designed by Monroe Wheeler.

Paris (Harrison of Paris), 1931. $2,000.00"

Stella McCartney

Stella McCartney for Gucci Group. Designed by Win Kreative. Reminds me of Calder's wire sculptures (featured above: Josephine Baker).

Melanie Acevedo

Shown above is the lovely talent of Photographer, Melanie Acevedo. You may recognize her charming eye from Domino Magazine. She shot many of the covers and features.Top image so sweet. Bottom image of J Crew's Creative Director's home in NY, Jenna Lyons. Gush. I swear I look at her home pics on this site at least once a month.

I heart Janine Rewell's Spork Packaging

First of all, I love sporks. When I used to eat at Kentucky Fried Chicken, like 25 years ago, God help me, the spork came with your mashed potatoes and gravy and I thought it was a cool utensil from another world. Even cooler are bamboo sporks. I bought some this past summer at the Chelsea Market in New York City. They make perfect travel tools and are great to bring on an airplane. Think of all the plastic not used by having these snazzy sporks with you. And, speaking of snazzy is Helsinki based designer Janine Rewell who I just read about in the current issue of my favorite design magazine, PRINT.

Nathalie Derouet

Amazing ceramics by Nathalie Derouet
56 rue Anatole France - 29100 Douarnenez - France

Ammo Books

great book site! Ammo Books

featured above top to bottom

LULU / by Lulu de Kwiatkowski

HUE / Limited Edition / by Kelly Wearstler

Yosigo

one of my favorite photographers: Yosigo

new birch birdie baby announcements

I had so much fun on this set. A baby announcement, thank you card, and envelope design. Rich yellow and taupe warm gray.

This new design will be available as one of the INK+WIT baby announcement readymades. Also for use as a baby shower invitation suite.

• 2 color printed on Crane Letra

• printed by Spark Letterpress

new Wolfgang K Letterpress Business Cards

Burk Kladde is a talented designer, engineer, and founder of Wollfgang K, located in Chandler, AZ. Burk's company specializes in technical illustration, product development, visual design, and photography.

The ID was designed by Burk and I designed the cards which were printed by Boxcar Press (who is also in my studio building which is so nice... I could throw a paper airplane from my window and it would land in theirs!)

Printed 3 over 2 with blind deboss letterpress. Love the blind deboss.

My new Illustration and article in the April / May 2010 Issue of ReadyMade Magazine

As a five year old I was so excited for giant striped lollipops when I lived in Florida and we would go to Disney. I always made my dad buy me one. Well, ReadyMade is my lollipop today. The new beautiful lush issue arrived today and has so much great information about food, travel, and screen printing.

I am so happy to say I have a full page spread on purification tea (that I learned from my yoga guru, Dharma Mittra) and an illustration on pages 10-11. The lovely and super sincere Deputy Editor, Amy Palanjian, wrote the article and Adam Holt, Senior Graphic Designer, articulated and photo directed the spread. It turned out so vivid and fun. I love that Adam made the call to place my illustration in a sketchbook in a photographic setting with teacups, lemons, and background texture.

Be sure to check out all the recipes, projects, and information on all things food starting on page 52. This is such a great issue just in time for Spring. Super cheerful and energizing! The ReadyMade blog is also full of inspiration.

Thank you ReadyMade!

(illustration by Tara Hogan / INK+WIT)