The DC big flea market is happening again this weekend at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More details here if you are interested in attending. I will be heading there on Saturday with high hopes of finding some good stuff.
photo by me, taken of 3 potato 4‘s booth at the last dc big flea market
right: Skeleton Girl left: Octogirl
Last October I purchased one of Kerri Conrad’s pieces at DC’s Crafty Bastards. It was really hard to choose just one, but I ended up deciding on “Skeleton Girl,” (pictured above.) I adore Kerri’s quirky, dark and playful illustration style. Each piece is an original ink drawing that is attached to a wooden plaque, all coated with resin. It’s not obvious in these pictures but the ink drawing is mounted in a way that makes it float in front of the plaque.
See more of Kerri’s work here.
Twins (all pictures via Kerri’s site)
Since I recently did a small post on business card inspiration I thought I would share the fancy seeing you here business cards and tags. I letterpressed these cards and tags using a Vandercook press. And now for some shameless self-promotion: If you’re interested in having your own letterpress business cards I’m always looking for new projects.
I recently designed some baby shower invites for a friend. The sex of the baby was unknown so I tried to stick with a neutral color palette and design. The invites were printed on a laser printer then fabric scraps were attached and sewn on to form mini bunting. I was very happy with the results!
I currently designed some business cards for a friend of mine and wanted to share some of the beautiful cards that I have found during my research. I’ll be sure to show you my finished design once it gets back from the printer.
top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right
Great business card resources: Card Observer, dailypoetics Flickr, Francesco Mugnai
And if you are like me and like to keep well designed business cards I got wonderful business card holders via MoMA Store.
Turn old sweaters into something new. It’s the simplest form of re-purposing that old sweater you never wear anymore—why didn’t I think of this?! Designer Haik Avanian and her mom are the masterminds behind reknit. For the month of February, send an old sweater to Avanian’s mom and she will transform it into a fabulous pair of cut-off gloves. Each month a different item will be selected based on user votes.
Paper curling and other styles of paper artwork have been really catching my eye lately. I just can’t get over all of the details and layers in each piece. Yulia Brodskaya is a UK artist that I recently discovered. She creates the most amazing, extremely intricate paper illustrations. See more of her work here.
images: top row, bottom left, bottom right
I recently discovery Natalie Perkins work and love her ink lettering and doodles. They add so much character and whimsy to their paired photographs. Check out more of her work here.
images © Natalie Perkins
Last night I watched Herb & Dorothy, an amazing documentary about a couple who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means. Besides being the cutest couple ever they have amazing love for unique art and succeeded in filling every inch (and I mean every inch) of their tiny NY apartment with artwork—over 2000 pieces in thirty years. It’s a truly incredible and inspiring story. Add it to your netflix queue right now!
Good news! I added a few fancy card designs to my shop just in time for Valentine’s Day.
