Great piece on Refinery 29 on our little gem, Bowne & Co. Stationers.
Category Archives: Books
Self Portrait: Walton Ford
Great little clip on the Taschen site about my current fave artist.
Red Badge of Courreges
Classic Covers
Amazing artist Coralie Bickford-Smith designed these book covers for Penguin‘s classic collection. Flaubert, Dickens, Dostoyevsky, Brontë and Austen are among the lucky literati. My favorite, of course, is Wilde‘s The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wilde + peacock feathers = irresistibly genius subtlety. Unfortunately, they are only available in the UK at the moment. Ugh. Of course.
Mural Mural on the Wall
As I was shopping for Christmas gifts this weekend, I realized that Halle, my youngest, didn’t have a proper copy of Madeline. I loved Madeline as a little girl, when Paris was still – literally and figuratively – a world away. So I picked up a copy. Interestingly, the author and illustrator, Ludwig Bemelmans, was the man that my favorite bar in my favorite New York hotel was named after. (How I never made this connection is beyond me, as apparently everyone on the planet was hip to this.) In any case, it makes me love Bemelmans Bar and the Carlyle even more. Get the whole story
Reading Rainbow
There is Nothing Wrong in This Whole Wide World. That was the name of the project undertaken by San Francisco artist Chris Cobb at Adobe Books back in 2005. Basically, the premise was that despite all the problems of this cruel world, there is always a way to create something beautiful. The exhibit may be long past, but that’s some thinking I can still get down with.
Golden Doodles
As I research illustrators for my own book, I remember how awesome those mid-century children’s book illustrations were – most of them could be found in the classic Golden Books series. Remember those? Here a few of my favorites…
Medicine Cabinet
I am very very fortunate to have made the acquaintance of one the greatest spiritual teachers and visionaries of our day, Marianne Williamson. Aside from being a prolific writer with over eight spiritual classics under her belt (including five New York Times #1 Bestsellers: A Return to Love, Healing the Soul of America, A Woman’s Worth, Illuminata, and The Gift of Change) she is a brilliant speaker, and a vigorous activist for peace and the spiritual evolution of our planet.
In 2004 She founded The Peace Alliance, a grass roots campaign supporting legislation currently before Congress to establish a cabinet-level United States Department of Peace. Can you imagine? A Secretary of Peace? Needless to say, Marianne is not only a genius, she will make history. Here is an excerpt from the Peace Alliance Site:
Peace is not a utopian ideal; it is an issue critical to our national and human security. Either we continue reactively addressing ever-increasing levels of violence and the consequent human and economic costs, or we take a fresh approach. This isn’t about the politics of left or right; it is about what is practical and effective. We must create the possibility for applied peacebuilding to identify and resolve conflict before it erupts into violence. The science of peacebuilding has significantly expanded over the past 30 years, creating previously unavailable tools for dismantling violence. Yet nowhere in the highest echelons of our government is there a platform from which to launch a focused, strategic approach to reducing and preventing violence.
Get Involved HERE.
I’m Thinking…
I’m currently re-reading this classic. Essential reading by the brilliant Napolean Hill who was given invaluable insight by the great Andrew Carnegie. Watch Mr. Hill kick knowledge. (again and again and again and again if you have to.)
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Adam Bomb
Adam Wallacavage is a ridiculously gifted sculptor and photographer from Philadelphia. I don’t even know where to begin with this guy, he is a tremendous talent in a variety of mediums.
Check his website here.
Buy his book, Monster Size Monsters.
