Funny Book

Oh my! I know I'm late to the table on this one, but if you haven't thumbed through Amy Sedaris's book, "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence" yet, you're in for a TREAT! I first saw this book about a year and a half ago and didn't know what to make of it. Then, I picked it up at the library recently and I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING!! So many useful tips on hosting parties, crafts, cooking. Genius!

Muscle Car Diecast LOVE

Today I went with my son to the toy store to spend some money from his piggy bank. I couldn't leave there empty handed! So I picked up these:

I LOVE them.

Find out more about them here. And here.

Am I going too far with my muscle car "thing"? Nah.

Vintage Stationery Love

Oh, lookie what I found. I picked up this fab stationery at an estate sale I went to recently. The round owl stationary folds to a rectangle and stays closed with a sticker! The box was labelled "YeaRounds". The flower stationery is big (9 1/4" x 12") and came with matching lime green envelopes. What a find!

Hmmmm.. to use or not to use.... THAT is the question.

Hunka Hunka

I'm NOT obsessed with the movie "Vanishing Point" or anything, I just really like the visuals: the landscape and this super freaky car plowing its way through it. Its just hitting a 'man-inside-machine-inside-nature' chord in me right now. And its bringing to mind a part in Kent Nerburn's book "Neither Wolf Nor Dog" where he describes riding in a big old car across a reservation; plowing across a giant field (no road or trail) that goes on into the horizon and the freedom he felt and the vastness of the land. Great book. I highly recommend it.

Anyway, I'm going back through the movie to get a closer look at some details and imagine my shock when I see this man:

with the cool sideburns, the thick collar, the vest and the awesome watch, wearing THESE shoes:

See these shoes? Little tiny Keds! Little tiny white canvas "tennies"!

Boy have the times changed!

I Like Me a Good Muscle Car Sometimes

Okay, so I have a thing for muscle cars. Maybe because I drove one in high school: A Poniac LaMans GT Custom S - uh, when it would start. It wasn't suped up or anything, it was just a V8 with rear wheel drive, fat tires and a lovely rumble once I got it out on the open road.

I'd forgotten about that big green machine until I saw Quentin Tarantino's Grind House movie, "Death Proof", a fine revenge film with a scary dude, lots of super cool cars and Zoe Bell (my hero) doing some awesome stunts on the hood of a Dodge Challenger (see some of that here). Once I saw that I had to see some of the car chase movies of the seventies that Mr. Tarantino mentions in the interviews on the DVD.

So last night my sweet husband brought home Vanishing Point. Made in 1971, the whole film is almost entirely made up of car chases! If you want a peek into the sevenies male psyche and see some beautiful landscape in the process, check it out. Oh, and that Dodge Challenger is super cool too.

Poniac Lamans GT Custom S Card

Ford Mustang Mach One Card

Super Nova Card

Dodge Challenger Card

Since I'm too chicken to strap myself onto the hood of a speeding car like Zoe, I decided to make some new cards instead. These are all available in my Etsy shop as single cards and a complete set of four cards. Keep an eye out for new muscle car cards. There are SO many more I'd like to make. Have you ever seen a Superbird?

More Polaroid Fun

Curiosity is all I can think of when I see these together. I feel that for my Polaroid camera.

Polaroids

Well, it seems I've fallen in love with something that won't last forever. I simply LOVE playing with my Polaroid camera. I'm far from a master, but its still fun. I think its the limitations. The instant gratification. And the imperfection. The Polaroid I'm using right now doesn't allow me to focus, so I bought an old SX-70 on Ebay that I can focus. I just need to rig it to use the 600 film that's still around.

If you love the look of a Polaroid print, check out Heather Champ, Jen Gotch, or any of the other photographers involved with the book, For the Love of Light. I've ordered the book and can't wait to get it.

If you want to see more of my Polaroid Play, check out my Flickr.

Thankful for Work

I was recently asked by a neighbor to illustrate some flashcards she's making of birds native to our area. She's planning on using these to teach young children. I had so much fun doing this! The drawings were done by hand, then manipulated in Photoshop. I'm hoping she'll ask me to do more.

Etsy Front Page!!!

Thank you so much KupKup for featuring my Magnolia Photo in this beautiful collection. Congrats on the Etsy Front Page too!!

Away

Yes, it has been a long time since I have posted anything here. I have been deeply, deeply sad during the past month. My sister left this earth unexpectedly and this has left me and my family in a state of shock. When the wind gets back into my sails, I will be posting here again. Check my Flickr link to see a recent visitor to my backyard. He was definitely in a posing mood.