CHAMPAGNE BIRTHDAYS.

Had a few pals over this weekend to celebrate the aging process and our mutual appreciation of hot cheese and dough. Check out the beautiful cake that Lee and Rob made - isn't it out of this world?! A giant baseball perched on top of homeplate with themed candles and the delicious union of chocolate and vanilla? A piece of art indeed. I had a lovely time and feel quite fortunate to know such wonderful people.

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE.

I recently purchased this sweet and simple print from Hello Jenuine. There's no place like home indeed! The package included a wonderful, limited edition zine called Climbing Out Of A Canyon. Each zine features a unique piece of advice. My advice? Make a list of ten things that make you happy. Hmm...

10 Things That Make Me Happy Right Now (In No Particular Order)
1. Spring - the ultimate mood enhancer.
2. My partners in crime - D and Oreo.
3. The approaching baseball season.
4. Loitering w/ my favourite lady.
5. Surprise visits.
6. Finishing a record w/ the best dudes.
7. Daydreaming about summertime adventures.
8. Eating lunch outside/going jacketless.
9. Garden planning.
10. Paint under my fingernails.

GLOVED.

SIX FINGERS.

A poster for Wavelength and Images.

EATS.

Recipes from Smitten Kitchen: Ginger Fried Rice and Best Cocoa Brownies

YES PLEASE BURGER.

The big man's new vessle for nip by Yes Please Burger.
A perfectly amusing toy for the obese feline in your life.

TAPE CITY.

Tape art for Danger Bay!

STUDIO VISIT.

Check out the NOW website for a DW profile/interview! Sara Titanic checks in with Toronto artists and she was a total delight to meet in real life - so easy going and enthusiastic! Check out her blog to stay in the loop with all her artist profiles in future.

HISS!

First poster of the year! Partytime.

HYPE.

Empire of The Sun portrait for The Hype Machine's 2009 Zeitgeist.

GOOD FEELINGS.

I have a good feeling about 2010. I hope you do too.

These are the windows in my bedroom. They're my favourite part of our apartment, but they're definitely not winter friendly. Lovely though!

Here are a couple belated pictures from City Of Craft.
It was nice to meet so many good faces.

IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME IN THE CITY.

SECRET ISLAND.

A little while ago I made a poster with this little island on it, but I never had the opportunity to print it due to time contraints. I was always curious about how it would look in real life though, so now it's an 8.5 X 11 print on nice creamy paper! Edition of 25.

CITY OF CRAFT.

City of Craft is fast approaching! This is my first time doing something like this and I'm looking forward to the adventure. Most big public gatherings where I don't know anyone make me pretty nervous though - so please come by and say hello! Perhaps you'll find a handmade gift for that hard to buy for person on your Christmas list? I bet it'll be basically impossible to leave empty handed. Bring on the visual delights!

City of Craft 2009
December 12 & 13, 2009
Saturday NOON-7:00pm
Sunday NOON-5:00pm

The Theatre Centre
1087 Queen Street West, Downstairs
Toronto, ON

$2 at the door

VENDORS!

INSTALLATIONS!

SHOW AND TELL.

I recently purchased this sweet print from Abby Try Again. Who knew a collection of printing tools could look so damn dreamy? The packaging it came in was simple and perfect too. I intend to gaze at it frequently.

My housemate Jordy (fabric manipulator extraordinaire) put on a craft show this past weekend with some of her pals. Lots of great stuff and an A+ atmosphere. I left with a haikukie (delicious), a That Missing Piece puzzle pin (cute), and some wrapping paper from Kid Icarus. I put this gift wrap to work today and it looks awesome.