pretty print.

wayne thiebaud landscape

at first glance i liked this, but never would have guessed it originated from my long-time favorite sweets artist wayne thiebaud. according to the post from which this came (thisiscolossal):

thiebaud was born in mesa, arizona in 1920 and during his early career spent time in the animation department of walt disney studios (no wonder i love him) ... although thiebaud is often associated with the pop art movement, most of his early works pre-date classic pop pieces and he personally rejects the association. "i don't care for pop art at all," thiebaud told the wall street journal last year.

read more here.

pretty print.

via losttype.

totes diggin' these diagrams done by john philipps emslie in the mid-to-late 1800s. more here.

music monday.

love this video. desire:  under your spell, set to the art of roy lichtenstein.

fearless.

when i was living in dc, away from my family and all i knew, my mom would send me uplifting cards every now and then. i was going through a pretty hard time at one point and received the card below in the mail.



isn't it so lovely? inside it said something like "just thought i'd send this as a reminder of how very fearless you are." not only did it brighten my day, but it became a sort of motto for me for the rest of my mission. FEARLESS.

today i came across the artist, anahata katkin, and more of her work. she is actually the co-founder of PAPAYA; imagine that!

 

 

see more on her flickr.

merry christmas.

{nativity, brian kershisnik}

i hope your christmas is merry and bright and christ centered.

love,

courtney

van coco.

basically i love this.

view more aesthetically pleasing conans at the

nycocomoca

{the new york museum of conan art}.

hb mb.

upon coming into work this morning:

{ten points if you can guess what my background is behind the chat.}

guys, have you been to the google home page today?

if not, go no further, because this design deserves it's very own post.

do you see what this is?

it is homage to the wonderfully talented mary blair, who turns 100 years old today.

hb mb.

i love ya.

#18.

with a little help from my friend, i am achieving #18 of my list.
just thought you should know.

$22 well spent.

{source.}

mary blair.

this isn't my first post on this subject.

but i can't help it, she is MARVELOUS!

as i was searching for pictures for my upcoming SPLASH BASH {more on that later}, i came across some of mary blair's most charming.

oh how cute!

i realize i never wished you a happy 4th of july.

sorry.

i will now give you a briefing of how i celebrated our nation's birthday. there was none of this, as in previous years, but it was still swell.

saturday
-wake up early, too early for saturday
-go to farmer's market
-have the time of your life
-especially enjoy ruby snaps' almond white-chocolate chip cookie
-go to bikram yoga
-feel as though you might die
-feel as though you are the shiiiiiiiiii because you finished bikram yoga
-feel great, but really sweaty

-all of the sudden, feel as though you might die again
-blame it on the fact that you didn't drink enough water before you perspired half your body weight
-sleep it off
-wake up just in time to party with the woods
-party with the woods
-sleep

sunday
-go to church
-get really important things accomplished there
-eat a delectable meal afterwards
-lounge for too long
-drive 100 miles to the spiral jetty



-be afraid that aliens might abduct you in this strange land, far from civilization



-get home safely despite your fears
-skype mama walt for an hour
-laugh the whole time
-try to watch 500 days of summer
-stop watching 500 days of summer because your computer shuts down voluntarily
-be happy that you just bought an imac
-fall asleep
-dream about your new imac

monday
-sleep in too long
-think that it is probably because you went to sleep at 2am
-help mom with her blogging masterpiece
-be persuaded by paige to put on your swimsuit
-drive to grandma's to go swimming
-dance around in your new swimsuit for a while
-decide to jump in
-decide it is too cold to jump in
-jump in anyway
-regret it
-jump in again
-get out of the pool because it is raining on the 4th of july!
-go to the indoor pool
-go see the most abstract film you've ever seen
-love it because 1) it's pretty 2) it's at the broadway
-admire the sign at the concession stand that says "edamame: they make an independent film better"
-think about the movie that you just saw for hours on end
-eat a fitting meal for the 4th - texas roadhouse
-love that
-get home just in time for the circle firework show

was that long?

hey, happy 5th of july.

you know, i like art.

i do.

and i like this quote that i saw in the downtown deseret book too.

"the influence of art is so powerful in shaping our lives for a higher appreciation of ths creations of our god. we should be as eager for its companionship as we are for food to sustain our lives, for it has as important a mission in shaping our character and in cunducting to our happiness as anything we term necessities. life is incomplete without it."

-john hafen

{1856 - 1910}

where is it 90 degrees?

i sort of feel like doing this today.

{"girl with ice cream cone" wayne thiebaud}

good thing i'm off to st george tomorrow so i'll be able to.

for your feet.

i think this piece {compliments of cassandra barney} is perfect for my current situation.

be where your feet are.

{and i wouldn't mind my feet being in a place that is 80 degrees and mostly sunny today.}