Alice’s Adventure’s: Funstuff and Pretty Things

via FFFFound

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[cama], originally uploaded by LOV-E.

the textures, the patterns, the simplicity
it grabbed me and said jump right in!
now where is the kitty all curled up? must be under the covers!

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via: the city sage

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the FFF blogger comments:
The things you can do with rolls of tape, Styrofoam cups, paper plates, napkins… 
Lovely work. Kind of reminds me of tripe though!

I have love the beef noodle bowls that are tucked away in perfectly hidden little vietnamese joints (i.e. not the glossy Pho Van in the middle of hipster town) but I can’t […]

found this over at cursive design
prints on etsy
had to dedicate these incredibly detailed prints to some of my favorite people….
 
for Dad! 

 
for my artistic and nature lovin Mom

sister Cat

 
my distinguished chica amiga, Kimmy

 
P Knuckle, the only bunny I would follow down a rabbit hole

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Yo! Bike Mike! Poster, originally uploaded by Network Osaka.
Bike are cool

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via: Katogi Mari
her work is decidedly 2-dimensional, and her acrylic canvas work is almost identical to her Adobe Illustrator work! Beautiful eye for design, composition and whimsical proportions.
Obviously inspired by tales such as Alice in Wonderland, her attention to dreams, lovelies, and flowers is right up my alley.
 

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hope that was enough o’s
via: www.booooooom.com

i love the lyrics by leslie feist, 
“the hardest part of a broken heart
isn’t the ending, so much as the start”
we never plan to end things when they are just beginning, but it is wonderful to remain close to people who have influenced your life in such an integral way. I have […]

a quote from mitch hedberg.
this is a lovely poster by Chicago artist Ian Dingman.  Ian’s work can be seen in about a million magazines, plus he designed the packaging for the upcoming Criterion release of Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket.
via OMG Posters!

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i like. from linda & harriet
even their website gives me spasms of pattern love. kinda like this 

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Loving the new logo treatment for the Museum of Art and Design in NYC.

They recently changed the name from American Craft Museum and the new signage lends its self to numerous possibilities, while engaging with a simple, easy to remember acronym.

 Read more from the Pentagram blog, about the new identity for the recently re-opened Museum of Art […]

really amazing work from Victor Eredel. check out his behance profile 

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original water color by: chris appelhans
via: monster munch

buts its the little details that make this really fantastic:
 

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