Patterns being published in the PATTERNBASE book!

Posted on Jul 17, 2012 in books, goals, pattern, products, updates | 10 Comments

Exciting news!  I just received notice that EIGHT of my patterns have been selected to be included in PATTERNBASE: A Collection of Contemporary Textile + Surface Design!  My patterns were selected from over 2,500 designs from 467 artists and designers.  I couldn’t be more excited, not only for myself, but for curator/designer, Kristi O’Meara, of ...

more great vintage kids books…

Posted on Nov 18, 2010 in baby, books, nostalgia | No Comments

ooooh, so many great books on this GREAT childrens book blog: LUCILLE by arnold lobel The Magic Fishby Freya Littledale ~ pictures by Ed Arno, 1967 A Book of Various OwlsJohn Hollander ~ Tomi UngererW.W. Norton, 1963and of course the Barbapapa books of which we are now the proud owner of TWO stories. my personal ...

joe kaufman: how we are born, how we grow, how our bodies work, and how we learn

Posted on Nov 6, 2010 in baby, books, nostalgia | 4 Comments

i am so excited to get this book in the mail for ellie & leo! i spent 3-4 hours looking for this book online. i didn’t know the title or author…only memories of the illustrations. finally, i stumbled across http://loganberrybooks.com/ which found the book previously for someone else. the illustrations are ingrained in my memory. ...

sticker book

Posted on Sep 7, 2007 in books, nostalgia | 2 Comments

my parents are putting our house on the market next week, so on the past few visits i’ve sorted through stuff i still had in the attic. here’s a photo of my old sticker book from 4th grade. light on the ice-cream & balloons, heavy on the hearts. my mom sewed a fabric carrier so ...

January – where it went

Posted on Feb 2, 2007 in books, self | No Comments

books:running with scissorssnow flower and the secret fan movies:an inconvenient truththe illusionistblack dahliainvinciblethe family stonesaw 4pirates of the caribbean (part ?) home improvement:put up the shelves in my bathroom that have been under the bed for 2 years.got extra long shower curtains so the plastic doesn’t fly out of the tubfound a lighting company i ...