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A Dozen Dynamic Donuts by April Walters This newsletter should probably come with a warning. [Caution: contents may cause acute craving for fried confections.] But we figured it was only fair if you had to suffer alongside us. Our growing collection of April Walters’ donut watercolors continues to stir up mixed emotions. Should we be resolute in objectively appreciating the artistry of her editions? Should we luxuriate in her sumptuous use of color and lush brushstrokes? Should...
This week is one for the books. On Tuesday we re-released Jane Mount's Book Pins for a limited time only, back by popular demand (BTW, it’s your last day to snag one). This am, the lit & art loving continues with a fantastic new feature courtesy of Maria Popova, writer, reader and the force behind one of our favorite websites: Brain Pickings. MORE after the jump »
Santa Monica #1 by Amanda Friedman Amanda Friedman’s badass body of work runs the gamut from editorial fashion images, to travel photography, to portraits of A-list celebrities, but it’s her straight-up spellbinding study of night landscapes from which we plucked her debut edition, Santa Monica #1. The series was sparked by an impromptu shoot on a rare foggy evening in upstate NY. Looking over the images that evolved from this spur-of-the-moment photo session, the artist was...
Supported by Ky Anderson Since Day 1, we’ve been art evangelists of the most enthusiastic variety. We’re fierce believers in the transformative power of art, that everyone—no matter their means—should have the opportunity to live with and experience art, and that artists should be able to make a living creating art. Every time you collect a 20x200 edition, a portion of the proceeds goes directly toward supporting our artists and their work. Even our Vintage + Space...
Cylinder Endcap AC75-1883 1920, a 20x200 Space Edition We're launching into 2017 with a new Space Edition! To intro this striking sci-fi fantasy we reached out to someone with expertise in atypical (even outright futuristic) urban design: writer and teacher Fred Scharmen. His design research firm, the Working Group on Adaptive Systems, explores the utopian and speculative projects at the fringes of traditional architectural practice—from pillow forts to space colonies like the one envisioned in today's edition....
All the Past and Futures by Valerie Roybal In All the Past and Futures, Valerie Roybal masterfully mixes plant life, honeybees, gemlike shapes, calligraphic script and a myriad of other mysterious objects, half-hidden in her diaphanous layers of collage. Some details in the image are in sharp focus, others a soft blur, but all the bits and pieces form carefully crafted phrases in this edition’s visual poetry. MORE after the jump »
The Last Days of Disco by Hollis Brown Thornton Spoiler alert: New Year’s Eve is usually a little disappointing. You get all dressed up in your sparkliest duds, spend too much money on plans that have a high probability of going astray, and if you’re anything like us you top it all off with a mondo champagne headache for your sins. Luckily, we’ve got Hollis Brown Thornton’s newest edition in our celebration arsenal this year, and it...
Desperado for last minute magic? Someone on your shopping list slip your mind? Been dragging your feet on snagging a gift for a particularly picky person? We feel you! Every holiday gifter has been there before, even the master preemptive present preparers among us. Find the solution after the jump »