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from lake superior

Allison Rae — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:02:12 +0000

We spent some time last weekend in the Upper Peninsula. Cell signals, traffic (foot and automobile), billboards, and general commotion were nearly non-existent. Here are an assortment of rocks – chromatically arranged by yours truly – that we plucked from the shores of Grand Marais during a slow, lazy morning of meandering.

benja harney

Allison Rae — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:47:19 +0000

Check out Benja Harney’s brilliant papercraft and get to know a bit more about his process via this interview at The Design Files.

urban aviaries

Allison Rae — Sat, 01 May 2010 02:27:57 +0000

Holy wonderful. I’ve been wanting to post about these birdhouses by Jeff Canham and Luke Bartels for some time. See the Curiosity Shoppe for a few more glimpses at their handiwork. Check My Love for You… for some context via interview.

matrimony

Allison Rae — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:08:43 +0000

I got hitched last month! Ben and I held a great little shindig at Jane’s in Wicker Park – chill and intimate, complete with a late-March snowstorm. Yeow!

Here is niece Ella holding up the guest dossier I designed:

year of astronomy

Allison Rae — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:26:54 +0000

Loving Simon Page’s astronomical prints! Simply perfect.

warpaint: stars

Allison Rae — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:37:18 +0000

I don’t know much about them yet, but I am loving the two Warpaint songs I’ve heard tonight. This video in particular gives me chills. It reminds me of sisterhood, dreams, and random forest expeditions from days gone by. Beautiful.

my love

Allison Rae — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:07:12 +0000

Some early illustrations for what will become our home-brewed wedding invites.

neðansjávar

Allison Rae — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:20:15 +0000

Heartbreaking and beautiful. Sigur Rós’ Sæglopur.

model homes

Allison Rae — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:59:26 +0000

Gidon Bing (sculptor) and Katie Lockhart (stylist) for Karen Walker Paints.

cartonlandia

Allison Rae — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:26:21 +0000

Words cannot express how much I love this work by Ana Serrano:

cosas mínimas

Allison Rae — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:15:31 +0000

A couple months ago I came across the soon-to-be-launched Uppercase Magazine. The cover immediately drew me in; it was credited to an illustrator by the name of Blanca Gómez. This promptly led me to her blog and etsy shop for more.

I couldn’t resist ordering a set of her prints. Can’t wait to get these hung up. She has such a wonderfully honed aesthetic and her work is simply delightful. I don’t think I ever actually say that word in real life, but it’s so fitting in this case. Delightful!

And incidentally, Uppercase looks like it will be amazing – anxiously awaiting the first copy!

pocket sandwich math

Allison Rae — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:02:18 +0000

So I was recently recalling an old ’80s infomercial for a fabulous little kitchen appliance dubbed the SNAKMASTER. It was essentially a small electric sandwich grill that presses your creation into little triangular pockets.

I think they’re fairly commonplace now, but whoo boy, it seemed like a real innovation to me at the time. Somehow my brother and I must have convinced our mom to buy one. At least for a few years there it seemed like we were always sitting around after school, cookin’ up some sort of glorious (read: disgusting) pocket creation.

In memoriam, I present a Choose Your Own Sandwich sketch, featuring some of the ingredients that most dazzled my ten-year old tastebuds.

My fave combo probably would have been The Breakfast Pocket: 4 + 5 + 6 + 9 +2

Aside: I can’t even believe it, but the original infomercial is actually on youtube. Thank you, Internet!