this week has been all over the place – full of loose ends,unanswered questions and very lacking in work satisfaction. the shining light that is our holiday is currently blocked by a mountain of work (most frustrating freelance job ever), a pile of sickness (a cold that is ping-ponging around our family for 6 weeks) and a barrage of shouting and terribly-behaved children (they have both been down-right miniature psychopaths). if i had any energy left, i would be at my wits end.
also thanks to the recent wintry weather and the afore-mentioned mountain of work i have barely been leaving my studio. aside from feeling like i am crawling up the walls, i have also been in need of some good visual stimulation of non internet variety. so a little ray of happiness appeared yesterday when some of my recent internet shopping was dropped my doorstep - hurrah for nobrow!
nobrow is a collective of london-based illustrators who have a gallery and also make beautiful printed products featuring themselves and other illustrators from around the world. i purchased nobrow magazine #2 and #3 :
from top - eda akaltun (how amazing is that picture?), mark boutavant (cant keep away from his work), stevie gee (cute blog), karine bernadou (french goodness). (all photos from nobrow)
viewing these wonderous publications was like visiting a really really good exhibition in the comfort of my own house. oh and i get to own all the artworks too, and look at them whenever i please. and its even editioned. plus – they smell awesome. check out the nobrow store here and blog here.
another package that arrived and brought me almost equal joy – keep shoes for myself and ari
there is nothing wrong with mother/son matching outfits right?
i’m off to layer a few hundred illustrations. woot. hope you are staying dry out there xx
Tags: books, shopping, things i like