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snowfall, viewed from the east wing of the estate…

wrappedcherry: My birthday is National Coffee Day? Free coffee for everyone!

zero1infinity: Wohow… on calories frappucciono > pizza

brilliantcrank: Caffé

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(via brouillon)

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some day, i’m going to grow up & look like this hipster… (via lteagarden)

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paperbackgirl: look at what came in the mail; magic molly’s troubleshooting. you can buy your copy here.

yama-bato:

Wharton Esherick

Two Friends, 1923 

via http://www.modernegallery.com

yama-bato:

Wharton Esherick

A Bright Night, 1925 

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moleskinelovers: quoteskine: If at first you don’t succeed

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Poetry reading tonight

Tonight’s one-hour poetry reading at Malaprop’s Bookstore (55 Haywood St., Asheville, NC) begins at 7 p.m.

I’ll read from 7:00 to 7:30. Here is my set list:

  1. Immigrant
  2. Quits
  3. Leave my girlfriend alone
  4. Three shots in the night air
  5. Autobiography I
  6. Autobiography II
  7. Wander
  8. Immolation
  9. Dream catcher
  10. We are so far from home
  11. Stone upon stone I’ll bleed the river
  12. Always departing
  13. Where can men weep?
  14. Harvest moon
  15. Winter roost
  16. Bonfire
  17. What divides us
  18. We shall carry our pajamas in our book bags

This list is subject to change.

paperbackgirl: directus: A perfect disguise, this zippered hardcover Macbook sleeve dresses up your laptop as a book. Each BookBook is brought to life with hand craftsmanship and distressing, ensuring no two are exactly alike.

$79

(Source: http://twelvesouth.com/products/bookbook/)

The Traveling Bonfires’ “Vagrant Wind”

The Traveling Bonfires return to Asheville with a one-hour poetry reading featuring founding members Pasckie Pascua and Matthew Mulder.

Friday, January 22, 2010
7:00pm
Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe Street, 55 Haywood Street City/Town: Asheville, NC

nikography:

i went to school for graphic design, and did not spend my nights getting drunk. instead, i worked my ass off, spent most of my outside-class time learning/trying/doing as much as possible, and then got an awesome job after graduating.

protip: if you’re lucky enough (and i mean it when i say lucky) to be in college, you should be spending all available time learning, trying, making things, messing things up, experimenting and READING. (seriously. they make sketchbooks with words in them already. they are just called books.)

i didn’t waste a single day. and neither should you. build your momentum and go with it.

for the but-i’m-an-artist’s: you want money? learn a technical skill related to your field and get good at it. then get better at it. jonathan harris built wefeelfine on the weekends while working a full time job. just sayin’.

final note: i had a BLAST in college, and miss it like crazy. working hard does not mean no-fun-allowed, it means relax harder 🙂

orginal image via synecdoche

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roomthily: Cool Infographics – The Caffeine Poster, How Much Caffeine Are You Drinking? not enough

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“peace on earth,” a limited edition woodblock print/greeting card

the three-color block print art is based on a drawing by an eight year old. it’s part is a limited printing of 15. each card is numbered. these limited editions are printed on paper good enough to frame.

nontraditional print shop

the kitchen not only functions as a dinning room & laundry room… it also functions as a print shop. big thanks to my eight year old child for helping with the woodblock prints.

[see previous posts: here, here, here & here]

woodblock prints/greeting cards

i transposed a drawing by an eight year old child into woodblock prints. typography designed by the child… all other mistakes are mine.

“christmas night,” a limited edition woodblock print/greeting card

the two-color block print art is based on a drawing of one of the kidlingers. it’s part is a limited printing of 17. each card is numbered. if you receive one of these limited editions it is printed on paper good enough to frame (if you so desired).

diy woodblock prints/greeting cards

i transposed a drawing by a four year old child into a two-color print.

this nice thing about using acrylic paint (instead of traditional ink) is that it drys quick.

woodblock printing on a budget… or diy woodblock printing.

i dug out some old art supplies & a few scraps of 2”x4” wood to create a limited printing holiday greeting card series.

the art for the print is my translation of a drawing by one of the kidlingers.