tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41205866449066693892012-02-16T08:04:55.528-05:00rachael colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080053008373107334noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120586644906669389.post-90815802173211756702011-02-28T22:11:00.000-05:002011-02-28T22:11:20.459-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1DpHSmObz-w/TWxi76Ujh3I/AAAAAAAAAFA/YYYNcjhg8F0/s1600/img003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1DpHSmObz-w/TWxi76Ujh3I/AAAAAAAAAFA/YYYNcjhg8F0/s640/img003.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><br />Thinking about home a lot these days.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4120586644906669389-9081580217321175670?l=rachaelcole.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>rachael colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080053008373107334noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120586644906669389.post-3182826608836418082011-02-28T17:41:00.001-05:002011-02-28T22:05:28.886-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YvrHBAjHS7k/TWwkK-yEQeI/AAAAAAAAAE8/3vhHpKlRkg4/s1600/leanneshapton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YvrHBAjHS7k/TWwkK-yEQeI/AAAAAAAAAE8/3vhHpKlRkg4/s640/leanneshapton.jpg" width="580" /></a></div><br />The palette and simplicity of <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/02/28/opinion/20110228_Shapton_Showers.html">these paintings</a> have me gasping for air.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4120586644906669389-318282660883641808?l=rachaelcole.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>rachael colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080053008373107334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120586644906669389.post-62684754783834346672010-12-03T12:56:00.001-05:002010-12-03T13:01:01.170-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SNosk2O041E/TPkukMakZPI/AAAAAAAAAEw/gdPFawLcG30/s1600/IMG_5527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SNosk2O041E/TPkukMakZPI/AAAAAAAAAEw/gdPFawLcG30/s640/IMG_5527.jpg" width="580" /></a></div>My ode to Chester is on parade with other lovely dogs in Sweden, at gallery <a href="http://www.sodraesplanaden.se/galleri/">Sodraesplanaden</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4120586644906669389-6268475478383434667?l=rachaelcole.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>rachael colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080053008373107334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120586644906669389.post-5746925138719810352010-11-14T21:40:00.002-05:002010-11-14T21:50:32.072-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SNosk2O041E/TOCcu3AkL7I/AAAAAAAAAEo/FmBV4gKvrzI/s1600/gunandknife.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SNosk2O041E/TOCcu3AkL7I/AAAAAAAAAEo/FmBV4gKvrzI/s1600/gunandknife.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SNosk2O041E/TOCc5a48laI/AAAAAAAAAEs/HLT3NGowpxA/s1600/chester.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SNosk2O041E/TOCc5a48laI/AAAAAAAAAEs/HLT3NGowpxA/s1600/chester.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today my friend <a href="http://www.nora-krug.com/">Nora</a> had a big group of ladies over for apple tarts, tea and drawing.<br />I drew some guns and knives, and a portrait of a dear friend's dog who passed away after 18 years.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4120586644906669389-574692513871981035?l=rachaelcole.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>rachael colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080053008373107334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120586644906669389.post-83677418560047966802010-11-10T11:29:00.002-05:002010-11-10T11:30:51.280-05:00<div style="padding: 3px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/robdunlavey/5164442820/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/5164442820_494216c706.jpg" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/robdunlavey/5164442820/">11-09-10b</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/robdunlavey/">Rob Dunlavey</a>.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is pretty sweet also.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4120586644906669389-8367741856004796680?l=rachaelcole.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>rachael colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080053008373107334noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120586644906669389.post-36666385828689915762010-11-08T13:53:00.002-05:002010-11-08T13:55:29.748-05:00<div style="padding: 3px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/robdunlavey/4274143302/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4274143302_702e2f4bb3.jpg" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/robdunlavey/4274143302/">01-14-10a</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/robdunlavey/">Rob Dunlavey</a>.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">This seems appropriate for today. It was snowing a little bit.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rob Dunlavey is an incredible artist.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4120586644906669389-3666638582868991576?l=rachaelcole.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>rachael colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080053008373107334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120586644906669389.post-54391976381594239062010-10-30T15:07:00.013-04:002010-10-31T09:06:31.452-04:00<a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/4011/4360105133_1420d960b6_z.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/4011/4360105133_1420d960b6_z.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 366px; margin: 0px auto 0px; text-align: center; width: 550px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A while ago, on pink index cards, I wrote down some things I think about when making art.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4120586644906669389-5439197638159423906?l=rachaelcole.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>rachael colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080053008373107334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120586644906669389.post-33642933345252374932010-10-30T15:00:00.006-04:002010-10-30T16:08:34.763-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SNosk2O041E/TMx6-ad8eKI/AAAAAAAAAD0/Abq6BHzQWWc/s1600/DSC03778.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SNosk2O041E/TMx6-ad8eKI/AAAAAAAAAD0/Abq6BHzQWWc/s640/DSC03778.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Okay, I'm going to try again with posting. <br />This is from the Patrick Dougherty show at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4120586644906669389-3364293334525237493?l=rachaelcole.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>rachael colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080053008373107334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120586644906669389.post-47560070721299006252010-02-15T08:58:00.004-05:002010-10-31T09:15:17.645-04:00<div style="padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yunmeekyong/4278375233/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4278375233_d31888a672.jpg" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yunmeekyong/4278375233/">HAPPY TIGER YEAR!</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yunmeekyong/">camelgeese</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">From one of my all time favorite illustrators (and great friend) <a href="http://yunmee.com/">Yunmee Kyong</a>.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4120586644906669389-4756007072129900625?l=rachaelcole.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>rachael colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080053008373107334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120586644906669389.post-24951924800938395362010-02-07T10:07:00.019-05:002010-10-31T09:14:42.519-04:00<div style="padding: 3px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taffeta/2416810485/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2194/2416810485_9fa0e921bd.jpg" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taffeta/2416810485/">salon moderne 2</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/taffeta/">pilllpat (agence eureka)</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">A generous flickr user posted hundreds of vintage French <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taffeta/sets/72157601156433867/">paper crafts</a>—primarily from the 30s. <br> They're posted at large sizes so you can print, cut, and construct them. <br />I also pored over <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/taffeta/collections/">her other collections</a> for hours. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4120586644906669389-2495192480093839536?l=rachaelcole.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>rachael colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080053008373107334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120586644906669389.post-37911606808534709642010-02-06T00:08:00.009-05:002010-10-31T09:05:14.428-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4331816836_2dd0c3f313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4331816836_2dd0c3f313.jpg" /></a><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4331718334_42a887ea52.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4331718334_42a887ea52.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Two watercolors that I made at the drawathon that Aya and I recently hosted. <br />The idea was to create 50 drawings in eight hours. <br />Photos from the big day of drawing <a href="http://ayatoayatori.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/drawing-day/">here</a>.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4120586644906669389-3791160680853470964?l=rachaelcole.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>rachael colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080053008373107334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120586644906669389.post-7341511893360110232009-11-30T10:00:00.011-05:002010-10-31T09:10:56.024-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com//il_fullxfull.99754888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com//il_fullxfull.99754888.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com//il_fullxfull.99754888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ayakakeda.com/">Aya</a> and <a href="http://www.ninafrenkel.com/">Nina</a> are the </span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.mustachesisters.com/">mustache sisters</a></span><span style="font-family: arial;">.&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">They sewed a larger than life mustache out of felt, and embellished the back of it with hungarian folk art. <br />There's an interview with them <a href="http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/halloween/79713/designer-spotlights">here</a>. <br /><br />And now they have <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mustachesisters">mustache ornaments</a> available on etsy.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com//il_fullxfull.99754888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4120586644906669389-734151189336011023?l=rachaelcole.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>rachael colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080053008373107334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120586644906669389.post-50706851632570078692009-11-29T23:36:00.022-05:002010-10-31T09:16:01.818-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SNosk2O041E/SxSXVBxbZ_I/AAAAAAAAABU/j3734dqcFyQ/s1600/bigcartel_colette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SNosk2O041E/SxSXVBxbZ_I/AAAAAAAAABU/j3734dqcFyQ/s400/bigcartel_colette.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SNosk2O041E/Snj--b19YpI/AAAAAAAAAAM/TEm-iiqZNDg/s1600-h/ana%C3%AFs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SNosk2O041E/SnkA3oPldDI/AAAAAAAAAAk/3Gkp2_YLMYo/s1600-h/pink_vines_repeat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366321386684249138" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SNosk2O041E/SnkA3oPldDI/AAAAAAAAAAk/3Gkp2_YLMYo/s400/pink_vines_repeat.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 375px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I made a matching gift wrap by trying to do a repeating pattern using <a href="http://juliarothman.com/">julia rothman</a>'s tutorial,<br />which i will post if i can find it again.<br />Not a perfect repeat, but it will work just fine!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4120586644906669389-5070685163257007869?l=rachaelcole.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>rachael colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08080053008373107334noreply@blogger.com0