one last event of the season! i'm returning to boston this weekend for the SOWA holiday market on saturday and sunday from 10-6. hope to see you there!

i'm boston bound tomorrow! can't wait for this year's bazaar bizarre.

Craftland is upon us! And I will be at the opening party, signing copies of my book, demonstrating block printing, and probably doing a little shopping of my own.

details:
this thursday, december 2, from 5-9pm
235 westminster st.
providence, RI

I've participated in Craftland for several years, but I've never actually been - I'm very excited to attend this year!

a visit to the peace pagoda seemed like the perfect thing to do during my parents' thanksgiving visit.

a visit to the smith college arboretum and a walk.

today i'm working on last minute preparations for the twist fair in northampton. i'll be there friday from 6-9 and saturday from 10-6 with some brand new scarves, tees and my new book! looking forward to seeing you there...

some photos of the trunk show and block printing workshop at eli phant last weekend. it was really fun!

i'm off to portland, maine today for a trunk show and block printing tonight and tomorrow at eli phant
if you're in the area, i'd love to see you!

eli phant is at:
258 congress st.
portland, me
tonight: trunk show 5-8pm
tomorrow: block printing demo 12-3pm

fall by the lake at smith college.

the first leaves of fall seemed a little lackluster this year - they were drying out as they turned colors, and falling off the trees right away. but i am pleased to note that the second wave of colors is here, and they are quite lovely.

i don't know if these are pleats or what, but i'm really taken by the seam detail on these dresses by christopher kane.

we had a blast at mikes maze, our local annual fall corn maze. (i sort of can't believe i live somewhere that has an annual corn maze.) you can't tell from the ground, but the elaborate maze is an image of a campbell's soup can a' la andy warhol. we were given a team flag when we entered the maze, and in keeping with the art theme, we were challenged with several pretty difficult art history trivia questions located throughout the maze. there were also 16 CMYK print stations that, when completed, gave us four reproductions of major works of american art. and there was lovely camera obscura to play with. after completing all of this (and getting some trivia questions right) we took home a small pumpkin!

we had a great trip to the east deck in montauk last weekend. seventy degree days, clear skies, and lots of waves for surfing. we took three ferries to get there from connecticut. and the light on the beach was fantastic!

this look from kenzo reminds me of a relaxed version of the stylized ornamentation of the geisha i saw while visiting kyoto. oy, i really want to go back to japan!

jonathan saunders

maker faire this weekend

come block print with me this weekend at the maker faire in nyc! we'll be printing projects from my book. i'm in booth 4023 in the crafts section of the faire.

late summer light.

i'm going to be an exhibitor at the world maker faire in NYC this weekend! if you haven't ever been, the maker faire is a mad explosion of creativity of all sorts, organized by make magazine. i'll be demonstrating block printing (at booth 4023) to promote my new book. come by, you'll just love the faire!

sarah took this picture of sean and i playing in the lake at squam art workshops this weekend. we had a great time - we got to visit with the lovely cal, i was a vendor at the squam art fair (the first time i've been able to sell my book!) and i got my first glimpse of the beauty of squam.