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Les Queues de Sardines

Tights by Les Queues de Sardines

There’s something very special about this company: Quirky, Circusy + Surreal …. and French ofcourse.

There are somethings i see that i just have to draw.

Off it goes!

Katherine Yaphe from Oliver Yaphe picking up a print earlier this week.
What a great smile - and jeans!

Evening at Design within Reach

Christopher Rowe from Design within Reach against a fantastic Paul Smith wall

An evening with the Eameses tomorrow

Presented by Design within Reach. Sounds interesting. See you there.

Wall mural by Alison Cosmos

Through Pinterest (my new favourite thing!) found this great mural by Alison Cosmos inspired by a Manuel Canovas toile. Love the hot pink + orange color scheme and the Victorian woman on the elephant!

Weekend Images: Cabbagetown Festival + Making Jam

SCORE! Just what I was looking for: Stools! These will be painted red.

Liz Kingstone

And below some gems that got away!

Loved the quirky curvey shape of this dresser. I woulda changed the hardware + painted it black.
Alas SOLD for 75 bucks.

Great church pew. Woulda looked great in hallway. Sold for 50. What a steal!

Damson Plums

mmmm...

:-)

The Festival is on

TIFF has begun!
Above: the scene at the end of my drive way.

Hazel + Jeff and Goodbye screens!

Jeff + Hazel: Unbearably cute!

Goodbye Brooks Brothers screen!

Hazel and Jeff with the screen I used to make many a Penguin book print!

Yesterday Hazel + Jeff came by and picked up a light table + a bunch of my screens to be reused at the fabulous Halo Halo studio.

Press: Where's Essential Guide to Toronto

Where's Essential Guide with the interior of the Bell Lightbox on the cover
(That red box is the screening room - great huh?)

My Big Brogue shoe (in blue) and Penguin book silk screenprints included in the article.

I'm included in an article on contemporary artists in Where's Essential Guide to Toronto. Hallie Siegel, Matt Donovan, Michael Adamson, Eamon Mac Mahon + Teri Donovan are also featured. The magazine also includes a fun section where Torontonians including Samantha Pynn, Jian Ghomeshi, + Cameron Bailey share their favourite places in the city. Happy to see The House on Parliament (my fave place for brunch) included. yum.

How one retweet can change your life

There's an article on my friend + fellow print maker Jeff Garcia in the Grid today. Drake retweeted about his tshirts + his business exploded.
Way to go Mangopeeler!

Great resource

Open Culture: The best free cultural & educational media on the web.

via vineetkaur

Inspiration: Vineet Kaur

Vineet Kaur is a product designer in the Dehra Daun Area of India. She has a gorgeous Tumblr blog full of simple + elegant interiors, clothing, typography+ vintage men's watches. (yay) The juxtaposition of all the elements in archive view makes for a striking effect.

Press: Canadian House + Home

In the latest issue of Canadian House + Home my Bernard Shaw penguin print is included in Betty Ann Jordan's article "Book Club". The piece explores how the printed word currently plays muse for a host of Canadian artists.

Other artists mentioned in the article include Roula Partheniou, Paul Béliveau, Cliff Eyland, Carol Waino + Guy Laramée.

ps. When asked why I chose this title I always reply " it represents my love life".
Take from that what you will. :-)

Is very inky over here at the moment

This week I have been printing alphabet + typewriter cards + some packaging.

ps. Wanna know why I use the scissors for my logo?
Read this interview here.