most influential designs of 2007 {part one}

going through my 2007 archives, i picked out some designs that really popped out at me, as the most influential over the past year. what comes to mind mostly looking back, the influence of craft and art, collections of favorite things, tactile surfaces and hand-lettering to start.

1. painted bottles by laura normandin from the tinlark show (posted here).
2. hand-lettering (this one by robin cameron)
3. porcelain pinecones by coe & waito
4. felt accessories from bludot (posted about here).




5. image transfer ceramics (this one by vancouver's elizabeth burritt).
6. die-cut wool felt (pendant light from mixko)
7. collage on paper, by aja robb, eciad student



8. immacolata and her friends by stina persson (amazing colors)
9. wooden rings from somethings hiding in here
10. letterpressed with hand embroidered prints by lisa solomon
11. escutcheons (by suzanne carlsen)



12. a collection of wooly sea gems by helle jorgensen



13. cursive fonts (image from flickr folk typography pool by feaverish



14. amazing things being done with gocco, tiles by circa ceramics
15. restless things prints by olivia jeffries
16. anatomie by lisa congdon
17. cul de sac designs by laura mckibbon



18. faux underwater scene with a kodak dualflex on hula's digital camera
19. cute little nuggets by small stump
20. collection series by camilla engman
21. to nashville love brooklyn show, works by caitlin keegan & julia rothman, sq. ft. gallery, nashville

new things for the new year!

looks like somethings hiding in here has some things in store at their online shop this new year's day! lots of fun things they are sneak peeking at their blog going on sale 01.01.08!

{*update* we just got an email from shauna & stephen of somethings hiding in here and anyone who mentions poppytalk in the comment section of their order when buying something from their etsy shop on 1.1.08 will get a special treat with their package!) - cool!

re-cap & trends 9 & 10 - {canadian house & home 2008 trends issue}

i'm going to speed up on the last two posts of 2008 trends i was posting about prior to christmas (to be honest, it's getting a little tiring/boring?) and even though i'm not exactly sold on the trend thing, (i'm more of the "do what you love" school - when it comes to design); i still like to highlight what's out there (from a canadian point of view); for inspiration, and as kate bingaman-burt says, "in order to design for culture, you must be aware of it". so that said, here's a fast capture of the top 10 trends for 2008 as picked by canadian house and home:

1. forest
2. jewel box
3. casino
4. granny-chic
5. modern baby
6. fair trade
7. neo-classical
8. root vegetable
9. global textiles (see below)
10. hot & cold (see below)

trend no. 9 - global textiles:

fabrics from the international bazaar, representing morocco and peru, malaysian pillows, navaho rugs and suzani wall hangings from central asia (all placed within white walls). (image below from canadian h&h trends issue): photo by michael graydon



trend no. 10 - hot & cold

a variation on the metallic theme, with new vibes from warm colored metals paired with cool hues like lavender, corals and lemon. metals mixed with each other. (image below from canadian h&h trends issue): photo michael graydon

trend no. 8 - root vegetable: {canadian h&h 2008 trends issue}

root vegetable - another trend mentioned at canadian house and home's '08 trend issue for january lends itself to the hues of beet red, yam orange and chocolate browns. i'm thinking of this as a winter themed influence. (images above - ceramics by elizabeth burritt and inspiration page from canadian h&h).

senegal square seating from fluf (as seen in h&h)

porcelain collection from mud, australia (as seen in h&h)

resin chair, martha sturdy (as seen in h&h)

alyssa ettinger 2nd's & sample sale!

alyssa ettinger is having a 2nd's and sample sale at her phm table for our boxing week sale! eek! lots of amazing deals here!

last affordable art post 0f 2007

number 15 schoolbook print (framed), scarletbeautiful, $10
liaisons by wexfordgirl, $70 (via modish guest blog).

butterfly superstition by robindanely, $30

the good machinery print, $13 (via modish guest blog).

story time by ashleyg, $20

trace my face sale!

traci has put some cards and prints up for sale at her table today! click here to see more!

kwoozy handmade sale!

kwoozy has just written to tell us she's having a sale on most items at her table too. click here to see her cute handmade dolls!

paloma's nest

i just found this lovely etsy shop called, paloma's nest out of austin, texas. it's creator, caroline colom vasquez hand-crafts each piece in her studio using natural materials such as wood, fabric, paper and clay.

trend no. 7 - neo classical: {canadian h&h 2008 trends issue}

this is the trend i mentioned about in my first post about canadian house and home's '08 trends issue which sort of scared me. perhaps it was the colors picked for the inspiration page (see above photo for h&h); the hues yellows, blues and blacks; (maybe not the trend as much as the colors). some pieces that attract me are the silhouettes (portrait ones); the grecian patterns, and the idea of fun colors used with them. here's a few items i found around with this theme in mind; (above mirror from anthrolpologie):

doily girl framed print by trace my face

chairs by draga obradovoic

apollo linen pillow by thomas paul

vintage neoclassical style boudoir lamps from paris hotel boutique

leafy shade rug, anthropologie

paula birdy sale!

paula birdy has put up some of her prints and holiday cards up for sale today at her table! click here to see!

annie and olive sale

a few sale items on at sweet annie and olive's!

tsk tsk on sale!

originals and prints on sale from tsk tsk out of brisbaine, australia!

cecily ink sale

cecily ink has her holiday cards and calendars on sale! great deals!

susan schwake table sale!

susan schwake has put some items on sale over at her table too! from originals to cards! click here to see!

the paper bluebird table sale!

the paper bluebird has all her items on sale at her table. from gocco printed paper cut 2008 calendars to hand crafted felt holiday ornaments!

Online Boxing Week Sale!

Please join us for our exciting "online" Holiday Madness & Sale Market starting Boxing Day through to January 4th, 2008! Participants in the December Poppytalk Handmade Market will be placing select items from their handmade (and even some vintage) works on sale!!

unravelling on sale!

beautiful photographs from uk's unravelling are on sale. click here to go to her table.

happy holidays

we'll be off for the next couple of days to take in some holiday activities, but back on the 26th to set up the poppytalk handmade boxing week sale, (psssst! some good deals already to be had!) see you back then! best wishes! (banner from small stump; wall from our dining room - waiting to be reno'd).

draga obradovic

i came across these beautiful chairs and pillows by draga obradovic via the decocentric blog. draga graduated from the academia di belle arti with a degree in painting in 1988. as a designer she attempts to achieve a union between painting and style. through years of refining her painting technique directly onto fabrics this process naturally lent itself to furniture where she started a collection in 2006.

trend no. 6 - fair trade: {canadian h&h 2008 trends issue}

continuing on with canadian house and home's 2008 trend issue; the next one i'm covering here is one they're calling "fair trade". can't go too wrong with this one. "everyone has become more aware of social responsibility, and equitable production is a point of pride" (in their words). above images anne black seam handcrafted porcelain pendant and from etsha weavers from north south project.

lutindzi grass table runner


liana cane, north south project

cedar seven sale!

cindy jaswal of cedar seven has put her prints on sale in the market. $30 from regular price of $40!!

stephanie dosreis sale!

stephanie dosReis has place her "stitched stuff" on sale.

all stuffed houses are now $25
all scarves are $30 or $28
all Ornaments are $9
fabric collages are now $28
art quilt is now $30

also you can check her etsy shop for more sale items (see link at her table)

up to 50% off at showpony's table!

emma of showpony has put a bunch of products on sale including the hidden pattern range on 50%!

IDEO :: 2007 IDEO holiday eCard

a fun holiday eCard from IDEO (via dezain.net).

more deals!

katie runnels has marked down everything in her shop down 20%! very cool things too!

look at this cute little snowflake doll...

it's a crochet pdf pattern you can buy through owlishly over on etsy!

pssssst! more sale whispers!

modern printed matter has holiday cards on sale - regular $14 on sale for $11 (box of six)!




and from turtle papers a couple holiday cards to stock up on for next year just went on sale from $10 to $8 (for a set of 8 cards). and some valentines (from $10 to $8 for 20 heart shaped notecards/gift tags)!

vanessa kimball's 2008 calendars on sale from $20 marked down to $17!

trend no. 5 - modern baby: {canadian h&h 2008 trends issue}

i golfini della nonna: globe from enfant terrible
the canadian house and home's next trend i'm covering from their 2008 trends issue they call "modern baby". and with all the new baby shops i've been seeing popping up lately, this should be good news for them. from hipster high chairs to fun plates to eat off of, there's lots of stimulating modern pieces to choose from. (above photo: mushroom forest coffee table, from grow modern).

hiya crib from grow modern.


inke: wallpaper menagerie - elephant silhouette from enfant terrible


mohr polster: baby swing from enfant terrible


i golfini della nonna: alphabet blocks from enfant terrible.


henry iv high chair from grow modern.

magnolia moonlight holiday early holiday sale

phm's magnolia moonlight is holding an early holiday sale on all 2008 calendars + holiday cards are marked down

2008 Magnolia Moonlight Wall Calendar marked down from $27 - $19
2008 Magnolia Moonlight Jardin Desk Calendars marked down from $18 - $14
2008 Magnolia Moonlight Jardin Gift set marked down form $30 - $25

All Holiday Card - 8 packs - marked down from $13 - $10

magnolia moonlight (table 41)

wolfie & the sneak - sale!

we got an email from past phm participant, renee of wolfie and the sneak who's having a great sale herself in her etsy shop. most of the wares in the sk8ordie.etsy.com shop are on sale because they're kicking off the new year with an etsy shop with their namesake as the address! 30 to 50% off through the end of the year! hooray!

brownington forest prints on sale!

more deals to be had in the market, these one's from brownington forest.

Knotty Love on hemp Paper print, Sale $8 (reg $12)
Tree Talk Print, Sale $16 (reg $18)
What Do You Say Love? (original painting), Sale $92 (reg $100)
Peace In and Around print, Sale $16 (reg $18)

brownington forest (table 8)

more markdowns at the market!

caitlin from rebound designs is also starting early with marking down her products. she's also upgrading all domestic US shipping to USPS Express for all orders placed by Friday Dec. 21st at midnight EST. here's the list:

My Book House was $150, now $125
Life and Sex was $120, now $100
The Faulkner Reader was $130, now $110.
Childcraft was $150, now $125.
Ananga Ranga was $200, now $175

rebound designs (table 50)

trend no. 4 - granny chic: {canadian house and home 2008 trends issue}

this has been fun this past week posting on the 2008 trends issue from canadian house and home. and i still can't believe there's still seven more i still have to cover. next up. "granny chic". the doilies are still showing up after a long haul on the circuit and this time are being matched up with things like crochet square throws in bright vibrant candy colors, pop art portraits and dainty floral patterns. and to start off with it i spotted these esther derkx improved crockery platters & tea cups at reform school (above image).

mushroom pincushions by cathy of california at reform school.

when i think of doilies, i automatically think of lisa solomon and her doily work and this beautiful print, "a bed dreams a blue doily dream".

crochet square throw from pine cone hill.

1905 wing chair from the pine cone hill collection (as seen in h&h).

vänna mirror from ikea (as seen in h&h)

lisa congdon holiday sale!

this is so awesome! lisa congdon who has a table this month's phm holiday madness & sale has just emailed me with some things she's marking down at her table!

national acrylic shadowbox (from $200 to $150)
vision limited edition print (from $28 to $22)
see the birds print (from $32 to $25)
mr. bear happy holidays card set (from $16 to $14)
peace on earth holiiday card set (from $16 to $14)

chocolatière

since the weather has turned colder, each afternoon we treat ourselves to a hot chocolate, which has become rather addicting. and by chance i just saw this NEW chocolate jug from bodum over at peek keep. the cleverly devised manual blender consists of a propeller attached to a spiral rod making it a fun-to-use tool and ensuring the best mixed chocolate milk with froth!

two guitars

sometimes one just comes by the coolest cards. and i'm loving these ones from two guitars featuring art and greeting cards made with a gocco printer.

poppytalk handmade holiday madness sale!

the cool december winds are beginning to whisper "holiday sale", and here behind the scenes at poppytalk handmade we're busy setting up our first annual december's holiday madness sale!

some are already starting their discounts and to start off, night owl paper goods is the first table offering 20% off on all their thank you notes now through the end of december.

there are sure to be more as the week goes (and i'll let you in on them as soon as i know), and then starting december 26th things really kick into sale mode at our online virtual flea market. so please join us for good deals to be had from these talented artists from around the world!

organic shapes

beautiful organic shapes porcelains from etsy seller, elsita. they are part of a series called "silence" that she made in 2001. the colors are delicate and look like something found in nature as stated in the description. she also makes these amazing miniature paper sculptures (below).

upcoming exhibition: sidney pink (tokyo)

sidney pink is an american artist currently living and working in japan and holidng a solo exhibition this january at the pink cow in shibuya, tokyo. pink creates whimsical small-scale pencil and watercolor drawings. japanese school girls, salary men, spacemen, strange animals and other creatures of pink's imagination inhabit his compositions.

his work is also available online at little paper planes and tokyomade. you can also see examples of his work at his website, sidneypink.com.

THE VOSTOK 40: Drawings by Sidney Pink
January 4 - 31, 2008
Opening Party: January 6 at 7pm

The Pink Cow
1-3-18 Shibuya
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Nearest stn: Shibuya Hachiko exit or Omotesando exit B2
Open Tues. - Sun. 5pm - late, closed Mon.
Tel: 03-3406-5597
www.thepinkcow.com

trend no. 3 - casino: {canadian h & h 2008 trends issue}

all this week i've been posting on the canadian house and home's 2008 trends article in their january issue. this next one is called "casino" and reminds me a bit of design sponge's visit last spring to milan when she posted about the disco influence there at the milan show. i found these items a little harder to find in my usual haunts and this really wouldn't work in my rainforest life, but i totally could see in a highrise downtown. photography in above photo by michael graydon (except light, chest, dinnerware, bowl) for h&h - suite by kelly wearstler, hard rock hotel & casino, las vegas).

Trend No 3 - Casino: glamour, gold and glossy surfaces, 70's inspired graphic wallpaper, animal prints

fabrics from bilbrough & co. (as seen in h & h)


jonathan adler gold bird bowl (as seen in h&h)

zebra rug, jonathan adler

crystal pillows at paris fall 2007 from three layer cake

trend no. 2 - jewel box: {canadian h & h: 2008 trends issue}

continuing with canadian house and home's 2008 trends article, the next one listed they called jewel box, a gemstones theme.

Trend No. 2 - Jewel Box: gemstone colors, colored crystal, saphire, ruby topaz

bamboo bookshelf from bungalow 5 (as seen in h & h). Photo by Michael Graydon.


drinking glasses from anthropologie


porta romana lamps by south hill home


julien macdonald wallpaper (photo from h&h)

produzione privata caolina pendant

i'm in love with this creamy produzione privata caolina pendant light from rose and radish i just found on their website. made with porcelain, designed by michele de lucchi (italy). sigh.

fun last minute gifts in the market!

moka pot vase

vintage red rotary phone from deadbird finds

reel to reel by pistachio press

matchbook jotters by freshly blended

butter dish from fresh egg vintage

fungi from swigg shop

munch plates by lorena barrezueta

"taking things seriously" photo project

I recently had posted a write-up of the book "Taking Things Seriously" by Joshua Glenn and Carol Hayes.

WNYC are putting together a photo project related to the book which sounds interesting.

WNYC's "The Leonard Lopate Show" is inviting people to post photos of personally meaningful objects and the stories related to them to the "Taking Things Seriously" Flickr feed (www.flickr.com/groups/seriousobject/).

Deadline to post is Dec. 19 at noon. Lopate will talk about the most interesting submissions on-air on Dec. 21, and the show will be available as an mp3 shortly after.

salt & pepper cellars

san francisco's own, diana fayt has some cute little salt and pepper cellars in her etsy shop today! they come in canary, white, ice (blue), red and green. 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" salt and pepper cellars made from white porcelain, hand painted and glazed interiors impressed with vintage letterpress type. $32 (and still time for shipping for xmas!)

trend no. 1 - forest: {canadian h & h: 2008 trends issue}

canadian house and home's january "trends" issue is out which is usually a good read. last year they blew me away with their issue. this year's forecast, isn't as exciting and i don't see alot of new products (like last year), but there's still a few that inspire (and one that scares me). here's the first in their list (stay tuned for more this week):

Trend No. 1 - Forest: wood grains, tree/twig style furniture, owls, mushrooms, moss (nothing new here, wood grains still prominent, more graphic than literal). i searched out a few good examples (see below) including two of theirs (the thomas paul wood-grain stationery & oly vincent half-round table):

small stump's log village print


new growth print by groundwork


oly studio's vincent half-round table (as seen in h&h)


mossy log contianer, small stump


tamar mogendorff mushroom from rose and radish


thomas paul stationery (as seen in h&h - photo from h&h - michael graydon)


coe & waito's owl lamp, available at made design.

holiday ornament love

i spent a bit of time browsing through all the amazing ornaments over at the holdiay ornament swap pool this weekend and came across these adorable ones by caitlin keegan. what more can i say? there are sooooooooo many more worth seeing here. you can buy caitlin's ornament at her etsy shop here and visit her portfolio here!

magazine holiday decorating inspiration

(above three) canadian house and home (november issue) - shows the home of vancouver's shop owner's stepback. an arts and crafts style home decorated in retro ornaments, trinkets and ephemera. i love the use of vintage games as wall art (chinese checker games in the kitchen/dining and hockey games in the boys room. Photo's by Janis Nicolay.





(above three) skonahem.com always has the best styling, and to seek inspiration this year, i took a peek at their website to see if i could find anything. and no surprise, they never disappoint.



blueprint mag's amazing pink bubble tree


style at home style editor converts a summery space into a fireside mountain lodge in their december issue.


a topiary made of reindeer moss becomes a forest diorama display from martha stewart living

blue things in the market

we've been having fun pulling together colors on the frontpage of the market lately. this weekend it's as blue as we could get it.

pod cards

i'm just loving the colors and designs on this pod card set from etsy seller, jennski. the cards measure 3 1/2" x 4 7/8" folded (4-Bar size) and the inside is left blank, so they are great for all occassions! they are made with high quality linen card stock, and are available in packs of four (one card of each design). four brightly colored envelopes are included. $7

snowflake wall

i was visiting the blog of one of december's poppytalk handmade market participants today (stephanie desrois) and see she has these adorable paper snowflakes upon her wall for the season. love this idea. (apparantly all cut out by her husband).

dwell presents & dwell miami report & photobooth friday

since it's friday, photobooth friday, and since i came across this photo booth furniture (via the dwell blog) from at design miami, i thought it only appropriate to mention it. apparantly it's designer, joseph heidecker is inviting passersby to help make his furniture by having their photos taken in a photo booth. he then memorializes them by plastering the images on second-hand furniture.

also at dwell, these design leader video series (below) - just click on the player. featuring inspiration from some of the most innovative designers in the industry, from landscape architect andrea cochran to prefab architect michelle kaufmann to co-housing expert kathryn mccamant to airstream designer christopher deam. interesting perspectives from a full spectrum of design disciplines.

Green Christmas Market II

Blim and Bueno Design present:

Green Christmas Market II
Saturday, December 15
Free | 10:30 AM – 6 PM

Featuring:
Tanis Alexis / Nicole Bridger / Bueno Style / Bring Your Own Bag / Catalyst Creations / Contexture Design / Dominic Design / Dotted Loop / Elroy Apparel / Lemonade / Mod to Modern / Nixxi Clothing / Pretty Pleased / Ragged Wire / TeaCandles / Torn Clothing

The stylish clothing, jewelry, accessories, and house wares at the Green Christmas Market were juried to make sure that they are not only cool but green. And the numbers of designers working in a trendy and eco-friendly manner has almost doubled since the first Green Christmas Market last year. This time the Green Christmas Market has designers selling their wares in Blim and the Public Lounge (the two locations are in the same building and connected through a back hallway).

Blim Arts Centre
197 E 17th @ Main St.
Vancouver, B.C.
10:30am - 6 pm

shop from home!

i'm thinking, what a zoo it's going to be out there this weekend in the shops! why not grab a hot chocolate and shop from home. lots of amazing things too at our online virtual street market! you deal directly with each designer who is ready to send out your package (some even gift wrap) in a jiffy! click here to browse! don't forget the marshmallows!

affordable art in the december market!

rose and girl, terese baste, $50

5 trees forest, b green design,, $60

secret, lily moon, $13

jane, how now design, $20

beaver collage by lisa congdon, $40

someday by yellena, $20

terra cotta door by scenic artisans, $30

lonely bike, jengs shop, $10

faux bois tree, brownington forest, $18

mini shadow paintings

love these itty bitty one-of-a-kind mini shadow paintings by puget sound's eggman studios. done in acrylic paint on teeny wood laminate tags and coated in a protective glossy sealer for depth and shine. i love how they look hung in groups on the wall (as seen here).

pop ink soap

spruce up your bathroom with these pop ink soap sets from french paper co. each soap box set includes four individually packaged bars with all natural essential oils with a fresh verbena/lavender scent.

skateboard photograph notebooks

vancouver artist, roger allen of crooked walker had some extra stuff after the toque fair, and has put them up on etsy. i'm really liking these skateboard photograph notebooks. hardcover notebooks featuring close up photograph of the bottom side of a broken skateboard on the cover. click here to see all of them.

thanks bluelines and apartment therapy sf!

for including poppytalk in their sites they love! although the much loved blueprint mag is closing, at least their bluelines blog will still remain according to a memo published on gawker. they plan to grow blueprint digital content across their websites, however will discontinue publishing blueprint magazine on a stand-alone basis after the january/february 2008 issue.



and also to apartment therapy san francisco for hooking us up too over there in their links! so cool!

original sofia barao pieces

1936

france's sofia barao is putting up for sale four of her recent paintings. original mixed media artworks (each one 20x20 cm), ready to hang. family and childhood memories are the main theme, in one them there's a picture she took with a holga camera that she loves so much to work with. see more here.

instant a trois

genart poster contest!

gen art is on the hunt for great poster artwork for their 13th annual film festival in new york . it’s a GREAT opportunity to win $1,000 in addition to having artwork posted throughout new york in march. the look of the poster also sets the tone for their overall festival campaign! click here for information on fun details including specs, guidelines, and submission details.

cards keep popping up!

happiness is...(letterpressed cards) by erika ebert
snowflake couture by enfin, la voila

fa la la la la cards from cecily ink

o tannenbaum cards by vanessa kimball

tiny tree cards from good girl gifts

girl in red scarf cards from susan schwake

peace on earth from lisa congdon

packaging idea

my etsy pick of the day today (a set of hand by hand photo postcards by nestausa) is wrapped so nicely, i just had to do a post on it as inspiration for wrapping gifts this year. i'm so fond of kraft paper and the idea of punching holes on the side like that with twine and embellishing it with a lovely seal really appeals to me.

a nice handmade gift idea

loved this when i came across it in december's style at home magazine for a handmade gift was this d.i.y. mongram project. using stamps and ink to embellish a wooden box, fabric paint on linen napkins and even stickers on a wooden tray create easy, personalized gifts. {wooden tray and hexagonal box, martha stewart crafts, stamps, stickers, wood-grain envelopes from michaels, napkins from ikea}.

red things in december's market

red balloon pin by lily moon

gocco'd classic cork coasters from modern printed matter.

white bunny from creative thursday.

button flower (eco-friendly) wood veneer card from night owl papergoods

personalized stationery from pink bathtub

cat cloud pocket tee from red prairie press

december's poppytalk handmade launches today!

the december poppytalk handmade market launches today, featuring more amazing artists that we are so thrilled to be representing! the market is a holiday madness and sale theme, where participants are selling items from gifts of art, jewelry, accessories, holiday decorating items to cards, calendars, t-shirts and even more toys than we've had in the past! and then come boxing day, the "sale" part of the market kicks in till the 4th of january!

we've also added a few new features to this month! we've included a few new categories, photography and clothing! we've enlarged all the images, renamed the "latest updates" to "fresh at the market" (with really large images) and my favorite, a navigation menu that includes all the artists and designers!

with 14 days left till christmas, there's lots of time still to get things mailed and couriered to friends and family! thanks for supporting handmade!

books for the holidays

Around the World: The Grand Tour in Photo Albums
Barbara Levine , Kirsten Jensen

this is a very cool coffee table book for both travel and photography lover. and might i add vintage photo album collector. lots of beautiful snapshots, passenger lists, itineraries and postcards from cairo to burma.


Taking Things Seriously : 75 Objects with Unexpected Significance
Joshua Glenn , Carol Hayes

this book had me thinking for days. about the stories behind the objects in the book and about what my objects of unexpected significance were. a poignant look at ordinary things, instilled with extraordinary significance. a book to be inspired by.


The Guerilla Art Kit,
Keri Smith

everything you need to put your message out into the world. for fun, non-profit and world domination. in the keri smith way, this book gives new meaning to guerilla art. like leaving books for strangers to find, chalking quotes on the sidewalk or making your own stencils, it's full of fun assignments and ideas for the artist/activist.



The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings
Albert Hastings , KayLynn Deveney

a glimpse into an eighty-five year old man's life through the lens of photographer, kaylynn deveney. contains handwritten text and poems by albert hastings in a unique storytelling viewpoint of both photographer and subject.

give a slice of nature

jenny from natural historie brings these breathtakingly beautiful south american geode slices to us which are trimmed in silver and hang on a sterling chain offset with a freshwater pearl. each one is unique.

fragiles, porcelain, glass & ceramics

local vancouverite, laura mckibbon whom i've posted about many a time here is included in what looks like an amazing show that just opened up this week in miami called fragiles, "an eclectic collection of contemporary porcelain, ceramic and glass objects by a new wave of designers who are manifesting their creative visions out of fragile materials. fragiles presents over fifty innovative objects that expand and challenge our notion of these classical materials and centuries of tradition by simultaneously exploring a new aesthetic approach and technological boundaries. from experimental and avant-garde to evocative retro-inspired reinterpretations, these cutting-edge examples indicate how visual culture and high tech production processes are influencing and reshaping this delicate territory in pioneering ways."

(malin lundmark, teacup lamps)

(mimi joung, imperial)

(maxim velcovsky, blue onion collection: ornament & crime)

things going on

diana fayt (loving her porcelain tags - above) is having a holiday sale this weekend and next which would definitely be worth a visit if you're in the berkeley area. it will be her last sale of the year. here's the details:

4th & clay holiday sale
open 11 a.m. until 6 p.m saturday & sunday
december 8th & 9th
december 15th & 16th
4th & clay
2390 C 4th Street @ Channing
Berkeley, California 94710

also while there, check out rae dunn's sweet little snowflake ornaments (below). i think they are in the same gallery.



also kelly lynn jones has just returned from her artist residency in vermont a week ago and has a bunch of new work to put up on the site which will be sometime at the end of the month. in the meantime, she has a new print and book she just finished available on little paper planes along with some other new prints. to see them go here.




and one of my favorite hand lettering artists, kate bingham of obsessive consumption is installing a show at rare device in san francisco which is opening this friday night, december 7th from 6-10. she'll be selling limited edition small prints as well as original daily drawings, pillows and zines. she's been busy creating screenprinted paper chains for an insane holiday store window display (as she puts it)! psst....and she's decided to sell her daily drawings here!



also in you're in the vancouver area, shiny fuzzy muddy 8 is happening down at video in studios, 1965 main street (between 3rd and 4th) featuring poppy favorites such as jasna sokolovic and laura mckibbon!

last day of november's poppytalk handmade!

today's the last day of the november poppytalk handmade market! it's been a fun month with some amazing artists, designers and craftspeople. click here for a list of them all. and do check back monday for a brand new market, our december "holiday madness market and sale" which kicks off at midnight! we've got another amazing set of participants that we're so excited to showcase!

new prints at keep calm

alyson fox is back with two beautiful screen prints over at keep calm, each in an edition of 100. shadow hands and lace people have been hand-pulled onto 100% recycled, soft off-white paper. each print is priced at £18 plus postage.



keep calm is also introducing the work of matthew rose to their collection, an american artist living in paris who in his own words "spells with scissors". these giclee reproductions are of the highest quality, printed on heavy cotton acid-free fine art paper. rach print is from a signed, numbered and dated edition of just 21 (only 12 of which are available at keep calm gallery).

2007 gift guide: blogger's wishlisht

grace at d*sponge had a great idea to put together a design bloggers wishlist gift gude. a list of what we wish to receive and what will be our go-to gifts this year. click here to read everyone's picks!

the funniest bookbinding video

janine from uppercase posted about this very funny bookbinding video on her blog recently.

the canadian holiday gift guide

1. beautiful conifers exercise book
2. ceramic tapered bottles, coe and waito
3. ceramic pinecones, coe and waito



4. log bowls, loyal loot
5. canoe kidney dish, laura mckibbon
6. identity tee map of canada



7. screenprinted pencil boxes, regional assembly of text
8. mini cute mouse notepad, cabin & cub
9. ecojot recycled journals, ecojot

tools of antiquity journal

nice new journals over at poketo today. tools of antiquity journal is hard bound covered in satin cloth wit gold foil stamped scissors. comes with a metal vintage quality scissors as a book mark.

we feel so lucky!

a HUGE thank to lucky magazine for listing poppytalk handmade on their list of the best websites you've (probably) never heard of!

affordable art holiday sale at sqft gallery

there's a nice little affordable art holiday show happening online at the sqft gallery from dec. 5th to the 15th! featuring Agnes Barton Sabo, Eleanor Grosch, Caitlin Keegan, James Keegan, Jess Rosenkranz, Shea Steele, and Liz Zanis. All work is priced under $250, (and most well under $100.)

ashley thomas wallpapers

loving these wallpapers cowboy jump (above) and buffalo mountain (below) by british designer, ashley thomas. a modern take on a retro design. ashley's work has a graphical, yet quirky style combining different elements such as geometric repeats, contemporoary illustration and photography. available at hidden art shop.

spinning tops

found these adorable wooden spinning tops on etsy the other day by sleeping forest. they are hand turned and colored on the lathe. i would love these in a wooden bowl on a desk.

the handmade holiday gift guide (part 2)

1. bird cake stand, whitney smith, $64
2. eight nesting lotus bowls, whitney smith, $275
3. canopy wall sculpture kit, guy michael davis, $180
4. green sweater print, tsk tsk, $36



5. blue bed letterpressed print, lisa solomon, $45
6. birds of a feather plates, oksana badrak, $28



7. yarrow apron by blossom creations, $39 aud
8. the monochrome collection journals from five and a half, $25
9. old radio prints by rod hunting, $15





10. pinched bowls, coe & waito, $14 - $50
11. sea urchin bracelet, helle jorgensen, $45
12. small embellished bottle, laura normandin, $72
13. point a la ligne branch taper, $8



14. two teas limited edition print, betsy walton, $35

modesty blaise chair

Picture 1, originally uploaded by poppytalkblog.

sköna hem had a great article on chairs in their issue number 13 recently. this modesty blaise chair from bq of sweden caught my eye. a nice kitcheny piece.

permanent crease bindery

suzanne cowan makes hand bound books and recently just completed a website called permanent crease bindery dedicated to her craft. i loved watching the process section where she demonstrates how she builds them from scratch. each notebook is handmade using a mixture of found, reused and new paper. containing 196 pages, the book consist of solid white paper as well an assortment of grid and ledger papers. the book covers are a soft durable vinyl adorned with a selection of images and fastened with two snaps. available at her online shop.

Poppytalk Handmade Market Schedule

As we've been receiving requests for the themes and schedules and call for submissions deadlines for the next upcoming Poppytalk Handmade Markets, we decided to post the next couple months plans. Each month will have a different theme to highlight seasonal appropriate handmade goods.

January 7 - February 8, 2008 - Love Transforms, A Valentine's and Wedding Market, (Submissions Deadline - Dec. 21/07)

February 11 - March 8, 2008 - Peeps & Hoppity-Pop! An Easter and Spring Market, (Submissions Deadline - Jan. 21/08)

March 10 - April 11, 2008 - Green Pop! An Eco-Minded and Green Market, (Submissions Deadline - Feb. 21/08)

new things in the market!

it's the last week for the november phm market, with lots of "new" items uploaded over the weekend! the market lasts to friday, december 7th!

appaloosa by wolfie & the sneak



petite bird by deadbird art



side by side by creative thursday



sketch book, lu summers



say anything cards by pistachio press


new branches, brenda rose



snowdrops by tsk tsk



fabric clip by annie and olive

treats!

i think i was hungry last night while visiting etsy looking for some new things when i happened upon this gingerbread cookie tree and marshmallow surprise (below) by christinamarie29. apparantly she makes them the same day that she sends them out. (the gingerbread one is a kit you get with all the fixings to put it together)!



and for something that looks just as yummy but has no calories, these amazing looking handknitted cupcakes, iced donuts, jam tarts and crochet oreo cookies by chrissy brown out of the uk.