All day yesterday, all day last night, it snowed here in NYC… so much! and it was beautiful. I kept looking out the window all day and being amazed by the white/silver world out there…

So I went out and took some photos. In a blizzard. yes. I couldn’t help it :)

The heart-shaped gate:

It’s a white world!

A snow bicycle:

I love the white trees… they are one of the most beautiful things that snow can create…

Even the bus schedule was white yesterday.

I think it was the most snow we’ve ever gotten since we moved here. Yes, still a lot out there, but it’s not the same… (getting not so pretty) I hope you can see some beauty in a white world I saw! Have a great day :)

Posted under NYC, Park Slope

I saw this room image over at simplygrove’s flickr photostream and I had to ask where this print/poster is from… she says “Ikea“!

and sure enough, I found it at Ikea website:

I think I will get one! Thank you, Kirsten!

*another great Ikea poster I saw over at To Be Inspired here… time to make a trip, I guess!

Posted under NYC, design

Last week, I went to Radio City Music Hall to see Christmas Spectacular (I have worked on the website!) — it was fun :) The Music Hall was stunning!! I enjoyed the building so much.

The ceiling. I’d only seen it in pictures before, but it really was gorgeous! I took some photos and I was surprised that it looked exactly like the ones I’d seen!

When you walk in, there was this gorgeous chandelier-like Christmas tree… and the wall paining… I could spend hours here.

More ceiling / curve stairs shot… so beautiful…

The show. It definitely has its own history. It’s been going on for 75 years!

The lovely Rockettes :)

and we are going to see the Nutcracker tonight :) (I wanted to do more holiday shows this year, I don’t think I did that much last year so… yay)

Happy Friday, everyone!

Posted under NYC

Wishing you a happy weekend… Christmas is right there — I really have to start shopping and sending cards this weekend. The whole city is illuminated and so pretty. (but freeeeeezing! it’s been in 20s all day! brrrrr) I am posting a couple pictures I took from Rockefeller Center in NYC…

Stay warm, everyone! I will see you back on Monday! :)

Posted under NYC

I have been passing by this building on the way to my studio for quite sometime now and always wanted to take some pictures… but I was always on the bus so I couldn’t…

I happened to take a different route the other day and walked by this building — HOT BIRD signage! I love the yellow bricks, too. I don’t see any Bar-B-Q place anywhere near here (or am I simply missing something?) so I think this is an old signage that was left on the building…

Sounds good, though, doesn’t it?! :) Have a pleasant Wednesday, everyone!

Posted under NYC, typography

Unlike last year, I got to enjoy a whole day and night of Halloween this year! As you’ve seen Maia’s witch costume, it was fun to walk around with her — she was the most popular dog on the street!

Went to 7th Avenue Halloween Parade in Park Slope for a start. It was the safest and the most wholesome Halloween parade I’ve ever been to :) Filled with lots of kids and parents, it was fun.

Maia watching people go by.

I met Hine who was in town from Canada! So nice to meet you!!

Family Halloween photo (I was a hippie… Randy was ??):

and then, I went to Manhattan with my friends — it was crazy just as I imagined.

In front of Webster Hall. No way we could have gotten in… It was raining so the picture came out moody and I like it.

How was your Halloween?!

Posted under Maia, NYC, Park Slope, events

Continue reporting from last Saturday’s Brooklyn Flea… it was the launch day for the Flea Design Co-op! It is curated by Lena Corwin, featuring top Brooklyn artists in design, painting and printing, ceramics, letterpress, and more — it was worth checking out!

The limited-edition poster designed by Wayne Pate:

One of the tables… MAPTOTE – Wayne Pate….

Wayne Pate posters and mini prints — the mini prints were letterpressed! I had to grab some… I love his work.

Lovely Moontree Letterpress:

Wren Handmade (so cute!):

There were more from Lotta Jansdotter, Marcie McGoldrick, Sesame Letterpress, and of course Lena Corwin, but I couldn’t take all the pictures, I was busy shopping around :) (and lots of people were there, too so.)

The design co-op is at Fort Greene every Saturday now on (through they close for the winter time) so if you have a chance, stop by! :)

Posted under NYC, design

Last Saturday, I stopped by Brooklyn Flea in Fort Greene — It was so great! I guess I hadn’t been there this year yet, I was surprised it got really big! I might have to go check it out every weekend now… (until they close for winter time.)

I found lots of inspirations, letters, took some pictures — enjoy!

Vintage signage:

Found F:

R, U, O — they are BIG.

Glass jar — I like the star.

Cool old stamps.

Vintage pattern little suitcase.

Three Potato Four had a booth there! Lots of wood type blocks!

S & B hiding in the box…

E X — I also like the vintage school wall clock.

I actually have one more post from Brooklyn Flea… so see you later soon!

Posted under Inspiration, NYC, typography

This found art is on the wall of a restaurant (I can’t remember the name…) on Bowery Street in NYC (east village area) — catches my eye every time. The frame is painted, too, and the big hands are holding the frame… so many dimensions in one piece! I like the air conditioner is even incorporated into the painting, too.

It is fun to walk around the city — you can find lots of things! :)

Posted under NYC, art

On Houston Street (at Bowery) in New York City, you can see this great art by Os Gemeos right now as a second mural project on this wall. I passed by there this weekend and so snapped a few… Every detail is so amazing and the colors make me so happy — happy Monday morning, everyone :)

Love this fish… patterns you find throughout this work are really great.

It is worth passing by for sure.

Posted under NYC, art