adventures in modern, urban domesticity
Category Archives: ART-CRAFT-DESIGN
Leftovers? Cover them with DIY bowl covers.
We have a problem in our house and it goes something like this: Child: Can I have some (juice, kefir, water, milk, moonshine)? Adult: Why, of course! pulls out cup, … Continue reading
Speaking of Edible Books…
As you know, this is the time of year to celebrate the edible book. German design firm Korefe takes it to the highest level with their edible cookbook entitled, Das … Continue reading
Sephardic Eggs: take two!
For this year’s seder, we decided to take our eggs up a notch. It was a last-minute decision, actually. Late Thursday night, we realized we had used up all the … Continue reading
Ceci n’est pas un livre: Happy Edible Books Day!
April 1st marks (among other things, of course) the birthday of Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin … Continue reading
A Handweaving Crafternoon at NYPL
This past weekend, I had the excellent fortune to attend NYPL’s Crafternoon! The topic – hand weaving - was just one of the latest in a number of serendipitous events … Continue reading
More Valentine’s Inspiration
As I mentioned in my last post, I think this is the last year of the matchbox valentine for us and I need some new inspiration. Just this morning, my … Continue reading
Happy Valentine’s Day
Yes, it’s that time of the year when I pull out the little match boxes and origami paper that I don’t seem to ever use for its intended purpose. For … Continue reading
A terrarium interlude
My friend, Johanna, has the terrarium fever – and she’s got it bad! Any glass vessels in her vicinity will suddenly be filled with strange flora and figurine fauna. She … Continue reading
DIY Holiday
I will be the first to admit that I’m not crazy about the holidays. Sure, I enjoy a holiday gathering here and there and the lights all around Columbus Circle … Continue reading
Terrarium Love
The mania for terrariums began in our house last summer after I took the girls to the Museum of Art and Design to see Otherworldly: Optical Delusions and Small Realities. … Continue reading
Leonora Carrington’s surreal kitchen
Ever since I learned that Leonora Carrington died in May, I have been thinking about her. I first came across her work as an undergraduate art history student almost 20 … Continue reading
The Victory Garden of Tomorrow
Have you seen the Victory Garden of Tomorrow project? It’s the inspiring work of Joe Wirtheim, a graphic artist in Portland, Oregon who started working on a series of agit-prop … Continue reading
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