some things that inspire me lately

i cant figure out why everything is underlined...
Anyway, I went to the old book store and found some amazing books. They are very old and the covers are devine. is it so wrong of me to buy the book mainly based on the covers. Am I one of those people? seems so. They just dont make books like these anymore. click the photos to see them bigger.



i also having been looking for some inspiring textiles. I found this paisley burnout print. For those of you textile freaks you guys know what a burnout is? well, it is basicly transparent in some areas and some areas are some sort of velvet. The guy at the store told me it was silk...

I think this book is in german. Not quite sure. the cover is better than this photo. ughh the lack of light in my living room is driving me crazy.


This one I love. I have been reading it. And it was written in the 50's. The author seems so sexist its unreal.

Another beauty. some of the pages inside are woodcut prints. I bought all these mini books for about a dollar.

and one of my old terracotta sculptures. I found this guy while cleaning out my stash. his tale is broken.

I found these yesterday. They are cards. they came with envelopes. One dollar for a set of maybe twenty. I love the detail of the drawing. it was made in 1975.

I may very well mail some of these cards. couldnt it be cool to recieve this in the mail?