OK, this is the last of the Long Island pictures. I took tons of photos of houses and it was hard to cull it down to a few. Happy Forth of July! I’m off to see our playful science-focused parade in Woods Hole and then tonight we’ll watch the Falmouth fireworks display from a boat.
Here are more pictures from my trip to Long Island, this group focusing on doorways.
The North Fork of Long Island has water views, marinas full of boats and wine vineyards planted where potatoes fields used to be. But, I didn’t take pictures of those places. Somehow, I’m drawn to where people live and took these while walking around neighborhoods early in the morning.
Rob and Salley at Orient General Store
I took a ton of photos, mostly of houses in the area, which I’ve divided into categories, this one focusing on porches. I’ll be showing others in the next few posts.
Here are some more pictures of houses in the downtown area of Ojai, California, taken on my recent trip. I like the playful use of color on the trim and outside decorations.
Last week, two friends and I went on our yearly trek to a spa in Ojai, California. In addition to providing lots of exercise and healthful food, The Oaks Spa is located in a wonderfully idyllic town with photogenic little houses in the surrounding neighborhood. I found these doorways particularly appealing. See last year’s Ojai houses here and here.
Penguin Classics has just released 3 titles with fabulous new book covers embroidered by illustrator and cartoonist Jillian Tamaki; The Secret Garden, Black Beauty and Emma. It’s exciting to see the artful combination of fine handwork , good design and excellent reproduction used in this way. An accomplished illustrator, who usually draws and paints , Jillian has transferred her artistic talent to needle and thread for this series of book covers. You can see Jillian’s post about the embroideries here.
I recently went to a bead show in the Boston area and saw some of my favorite venders, like Funky Stuff (sorry, no website). They describe what they sell as an international selection of beads, jewelry, artifacts & oddities. I’ve bought interesting things from them over the past few years, including some bone beads and pendants. These bone filigree shapes show up in several illustrations from Pocketful of Posies.
They add an accent, without overwhelming the picture. This is a detail from the rhyme One, two, buckle my shoe.
detail from "Pocketful of Posies" 2010
And this is from The cock crows in the morn, to tell us to rise….
detail from "Pocketful of Posies" 2010
They had a strings of these bone beads hanging on the wall.
I used some 1 inch long bone tube beads in this clock from Hickory, Dickory Dock. The fabric covered rectangle is a belt buckle and the round clock is a curtain ring.
detail from "Pocketful of Posies" 2010
It’s tempting to buy all kinds of wonderful beads and objects, not really knowing how they will be used, if ever.
I bought these glass beads from a Czech couple who import from home. I’m always on the lookout for leaves, but don’t have any immediate plans for these. The polka dot red ones look like they would make a perfect necktie for some extroverted little character.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
I found this cute old valentine in my mother’s things. The pilot and her feline co-pilot are flying over my work table, which is covered with a new project I’ve been working on since the new year. I know its cruel to tease like this, but I wanted to show that I’ve been working. It’s a large piece and will probably take most of the winter to complete. I’m the type who needs to finish a project before showing any one. I’ve been taking pictures along the way, though. I find that I am lost in that magical creative space for long lengths of time and forget to step out of myself in order to take pictures, but I’m trying my best. This project is an ever-changing experiment, something I want to experience, without having to explain what’s happening during the process. That can come later. I’ll tell this much– there are rabbits involved!
I saw this pyramid of lobster pots, while stopping for a sandwich in Sandwich, Massachusetts. Around the Cape, lobstermen frequently pile up their pots in the yard during the winter months. With the festive arrangement of floats on top and Christmas lights, this one takes the cake!
SALLEY MAVOR 