I'm a writer, crafter, and designer of cute little accessories and home
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Wanted to share these bunny ears I made for the latest issue of Country Living. I LOVE this photo -- it is totally giving me Spring Fever. You can find the directions to make these on the magazine's website (FYI: pipe cleaners are the secret ingredient.) I made my own bias tape for these, but you can also use pre-made tape, like the beautiful ones available over at my friend Polly Danger's Etsy shop. Happy Spring!
I read several months ago on my pal Christine Castro Hughes' blog, Brunch, about Maira Kalman's exhibit in San Francisco Museum and Los Angeles. Well happy day -- the travelling show, "Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World)" opens in New York this Friday, March 11th, at the Jewish Museum. Selections of her paintings, drawings, photography and textiles from the last 30 years will be on display. For me, (and millions of others!) Maira Kalman is perfection. Her illustrations are like swimming pools of inspiration that you just want to dive into and linger in.
This weekend's Wall Street Journal ran an interview with Kalman, featuring a "tour" of her studio.
Here's a list of some of her office essentials:
1. Winsor and Newton paint brushes
2. Daler Rowney sketch books
3. Staedtler eraser and brush
4. Artemide desk lamp
5. Aeron chair
6. Pigma Micron Archival Ink pens
7. No. 2 pencils, any brand
Maira Kalman = a pretty package, all tied up with string!
(Maira Kalman artwork via Dwell and The Jewish Museum)
