Hot enough for you?

To mark the arrival of the hot sultry days of summer, I give you some of my favourite suns.

Lionel Kalish (formerly of Push Pin Studios)

Sun Family, by Martin Romero

detail of beautiful quilt, seen on zoe's flickr

Poster for music festival, by the great Celestino Piatti, from Graphis Annual 67/68 (via sandiv999) 

Mladi Muzikanti, illustrated by Jan Herink (1987)

...and finally, a somewhat shy sun by Antonio Frasconi 

(for Overhead the Sun, woodcuts for Walt Whitman poems, 1969.  Via VBMKL)

Stay cool this summer!

Gifted, part 2

More inspiration for wrapping your presents...

from Design Sponge

from natasha

from a bit of this, a bit of that

from papernstitch

Merry Christmas!

Gifted

Are you in the spirit yet?  If you are like me, wrapping gifts happens at the very last moment.  Here are a few fresh approaches to wrapping your packages— 

Bottle-swirly!  I love this playful idea from taet-tat

found on tea for joy

forgot where I saw this but I love the branch idea!

Christina Heaston's lovely idea..

what possessed me!

from martha stewart, via billy kids

And finally, a tutorial from design sponge— featuring recycled paper....

Winter Solstice

(From ilovedoodle)

Today is the Winter Solstice — the year's shortest day and longest night — so let us settle down for the duration.  I don't know about you, but it is my most productive time of year.  

William Blake wrote, "In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy."

I leave you with a few wintry images to enjoy...

(from Camil Tulcan)

(From Mique Moriuchi)

(from Northern Soul)

Stay warm, and enjoy the season!

PS.  One last thought:  Pietro Arentino (a 15th century poet) wrote, 

"Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius."  

Get busy!!