America

I won’t go too deep here, but last night before watching the new flick “The Expendables” there were two commercials that focused on American-produced cars. I wish we could bring much of our production back to the US for products other than cars, and I realized this the other day when my son and I were having a discussion during lunch. Nearly everything at our table was made in China. He was trying to read something on the bottom... Read More

Flag Ephemera

Flag made with stamps and envelopes! Kit Hinrichs talks about flag ephemera on the Felt & Wire blog. Swooning…. Fan This is the sort of thing that I would pay WAY too much money for at a flea market or antique extravaganza, I’ve been known to do that.  Read More

You’re Flagged!

This weekend was amazing! Time was well spent with friends, family, and most importantly with my husband and son. While most of you were eating barbecue, downing lots of drinks (alcoholic or not) just to stay cool in the high-90 degree temps, I was thinking of these amazing flags on a time to get. I’ve lived in this home for three years and realized, I have NO flag to hang outside. So I was thinking of making my very own, and I wondered how... Read More

The Depression Reimagined

Mike Perry - Let Them Grow The folks over at ReadyMade asked five artists to reimagine poster art from the Great Depression. You can view the posters and a nice introduction conducted by Steven Heller. Nick Dewar - Simplicity BONUS! You can download all five of the posters (high-res) for personal use.  Read More