in honor of mama earth's special day, i am throwing a little love to one of my favorite artists - charley harper.

harper was a true lover of the earth and its animal inhabitants. he frequently donated his artistic gift to ecological posters and murals for parks, nature centers, wilderness reserves, sanctuaries, and zoos - often for free.

this earth day, charleyharper.com is offering a free otter bottle with any $100 purchase. and it's super cute, too. check it out here.

happy earth day, darlings! be good to each other. be good to our environment.

xoxo

smeg spotting - one of my favorite past times.

{images: pink smeg; yellow smeg; smeg at the ace hotel; white smeg; smeg and rustic; orange smeg; white smeg; red smeg.}

{smeg refrigerators available at west elm.}

because even your succulents deserve a sassy pad.

above: 1). white woven bead planter with orange and pink triangles; 2). cork planter bookend set; 3). ceramic 60s style mini desk pig planter; 4). retro bullet planter; 5). bloomer self watering table top garden; 6). modern mini planters. 

above: 1). pigeon toe ceramics faceted hanging tray; 2). melon pod with velutina air plant; 3). flip & tumble felt pod planter; 4). miniature concrete planter; 5). vintage deer planter; 6. PODs planter.

nothing a set of hot rollers and hairspray can't solve.

stay sparkley, my darlings.

{images: tiger girl - jamie campbell photography; marcia brady - the brady bunch.}

famed 75-year-old illustrator, brian sanders, is the master craftsman behind mad men's lusciously textured season six key art. 

hailing from the golden era of magazine illustration, sanders was commissioned by mad men's creator, matthew weiner, to conjure the look and feel of 1960s spy novels, TWA flight menus, and swinging lifestyle ads. the drawing style is called "bubble & streak" and with a name like bubble & streak, it's got to be good.

{above: brian sanders illustration for woman's mirror, circa 1965.}

but, wait...there's more!

in 1966, director stanley kubrick  granted sanders rare access to the set and filming of 2001: a space odyssey. sanders documented the behind-the-scenes making of the film via paintings and sketches (photography was not allowed on the set). unfortunately, the controlling kubrick did not allow publication of the drawings. it wasn't until 2001 (two years after kubrick's death) that sanders space odyssey work was published (see examples below).

{above: behind-the-scences of space odessey: 2001 as seen through the eyes of illustrator brian sanders.}

{above: the camera was rigged to move with the centrifuge as the set rotated.}

{above: kubrick predicted that airline uniforms would not change drastically throughout the eras.}

{above: sanders captures actors smoking and playing pokers between takes.}

{read more about brian sander's collaboration with mad men at the new york times.} {peruse and learn more about sander's amazing work at the art of brian sanders.}

in 1895, this building was used to process lima beans.

now, it houses the collective team of graphic artist ty mattson.

oh, how times have changed.

{more images and info at mattsoncreative.com} {via blood & champagne}

nothing but ceiling-to-cake goodness.

{kevin boyd design light installation for the colour cafe.} {via poppytalk.}

in our house, sugar chicks don't stand a chance.

happy holiday!

from multi-colored blinds to an orange oasis in the middle of a parking lot, it's beginning to look a lot like springtime, darlings.

{photography by matthias heiderich.}

oh, jon hamm -- trending on twitter yesterday due to your manly obstacle.

i, on the other hand, admire you for your art (of course).

hence, the jon hamm coloring book.

{available at team art's etsy shoppe.}