pink tape

I just bought "pink tape" (detail above) by Sydney Vermont at Your Drawing Weekly for $1 and you can, too.

restoring a canvas screenprint

This spring I found this screenprint of a ship at a thrift store in Sooke. It's by Howard Smith and printed by Vallila of Finland. I don't know where it was living before I found it, but it looked like it might be a leaky cabin with a chain-smoking knife thrower. It was ripped, yellow, and badly mounted onto a broken frame. I'd been looking for a canvas print to put above my son's bed and this seemed perfect, so I looked into restoring it. I took the cheap option, because it's all we needed. But here are additional tips and sources should anyone want to restore a canvas. Someday, I expect I will look this up again, myself:

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A polaroid snapshot of my mind this morning. Lovely, or a headache? Could go either way, right?

instant light

Polaroids from Andrei Tarkovsky.  I have to confess that I have never made it through a whole film of his without falling asleep. Although falling asleep while watching a movie is a type of pleasure and experience of its own, isn't it?

I don't know if it's the weather or all the strange dreams I had after watching that man skydiving from the edge of outer space, but it is moody in here today. Maybe coffee will help.

claire fontaine

We stopped by the opening for Carelessness Causes Fire, by Claire Fontaine tonight. Part of the installation was a wire that rings an alarm when stepped on. Auggie loved this (naturally) so we spent a fair bit of time investigating the exhibition. On the other hand he does not like loud or sudden noises.

So:

you are loved

I don't know what this is from. I titled it just to make you feel good. Some editorial designer did a great job with this. It is so relaxing to look at. A full bleed with no type — really lovely. maggie on the rocks via pinterest.

It's the last day of summer today. Please hold my hand while I cry a little. I just don't feel ready for socks.

Beautiful

Wingmind (This makes me think a bit of Madeleine L'Engle)

Sound is the Colour — Figureheads, Talisman, Greco-Romans

Julie Morstad at Bau-xi

Fujiwo Ishimoto

Beautiful Pikuulempi fabric by Ishimoto found last night on ebay.

Marimekko notes

melooni, 1963

I think of Marimekko as being a very well-known studio, but my students are often unfamiliar with it. I found an old copy of petit glam in a sale bin with a beautiful marimekko feature with some pretty, classic prints and thought I would put in a few notes from it. Maybe I should do this with all magazines so I can happily throw them away!

ilo, 1981 (This was my childhood tablecloth. Or it was an Ikea knockoff — nostalgic)

bo boo, 1975

"[Bo boo designer] Katsuji Wakisaka's relationship to colour was emotional; first came the material, then the pattern, and finally the colour." —Phenomenon Marimekko

kivet, 1956

 

kaivo, 1964

unikko, 1965

"Fujiwo Ishimoto thinks young people will continue to be drawn to Maija's designs [such as melooni because] they are so light, so happy — there is no shadow. As you get older you cannot design this way anymore. At this point in my life, I am more interested in exploring the shadow in design."

the school of things

This summer we visited an exhibition of Lee Ufan (Marking Infinity). It was very relaxing. I loved the rocks on cushions (Relatum) and the repetitive paintings and prints. If you are interested in this type of thing, you can find out a bit more about the movement that Lee was a part of, Mono-ha, and see a video about Ufan here. Mono-ha may translate to "the school of things". This is apparently not a very good translation, but I like it. It seems very vague and inclusive. I feel like I belong to the school of things.

Anyway, I came across our tickets from the exhibition while I was tidying my paperwork today and we decided to do some Ufan-inspired paintings at the kitchen table with the Augs.