Shoes

I love collections. Here's a selection of shoes from some very special artists and photographers found on my travels.

Colourful baby shoes by Sparklehen

Garden shoes by Carole Henscher

Spotted dancing shoes by StarryBlueSky

Hand drawn shoes by SeaAngels

Wrapping paper shoes by FromJapanWithLove

Old, creased and wrinkled shoes by J.Morgan Puett

A lifetime of shoes made from paper by Marion Michell

A wall full of shoes by Paula Anke

Mon grand

Dylan Samuel, l'artiste...

I know a special small snow place

the small snow shop

where little babes snuggled warm and tight fly off to the Land of Nod
then sail away in paper boats on seas of soft vanilla flakes

where little tots clad in fleece and cape lie and laugh in fields of candy stripes and pretty flowers red

where youth has no age, dreams are sweet and childhood play pure joy

children
wool, twigs, paper
cotton, thread, ink
photography, illustration, design

nine talented french artists
nine fine french blogs
one small snow shop

take a peek
but sh!
tread lightly
you might wake the baby...

Getting cosier and cosier

- Teatime! Shall I pour you a drink?


- Popped this on your egg to keep it nice and warm.


- Mustn't let the pot go cold.


- Why don't you slip this on your mug?


- Now, can I tempt you with a cookie, a cupcake or a doughnut?






Teaset -The Lark, Eggcosy and teacosy - Handylittleme, Mugcosy - Waysideviolet, Cakes, cookies and doughnut - The Lark

I'm Hans Christian Andersen

More irresistible vintage textiles from callmejasper. Here's a set of 6 Danish Modern cocktail napkins (sold individually), inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairytales, just begging to be framed or used in one of your craft projects.

Roddy & Ginger

Here's some more of that Mediterranean sunshine I promised you, something evocative of holidays in Cadaques, Figueras or Girona, of intense heat, colourful markets, olive trees, long naps in the hamac and fiestas. Can you hear the cicadas?
Roddy & Ginger's new Sardana and Siesta designs are beautiful, once again. Inspired by a family home in Catalonia, these Spanish village screenprints are bright, cheerful and fun. They come in two colourways (orange/tan or dark teal/olive) and are available to frame or as cushion covers in natural linen or canvas.
Now, where did I put my espadrilles?

Little Pink Houses

I love Lisa Congdon's art. I love her sense of colour and composition. I think that what I find the most inspiring about her work is that she is a self-taught multimedia artist and illustrator. I also like collections of things and so does Lisa. No wonder then that I have fallen in love with her work for the Little Pink Houses show at the Curiosity Shoppe, conceived in collaboration with another great San Francisco-based artist and friend Mati McDonough. The show runs until 31 September.

* Link to Lisa's installation found via Poppytalk.