I’ve been a fan of Illustrator Gina Triplett for a while and thought I’d do a quick tribute to her work. I apologize for being so inconsistent about posts lately. My husband and I just bought a house and are in the throes of moving/home improvement chaos. (It’s amazing how it can completely dominate...). So I’m going to officially take a month long hiatus and hit the ground running around Thanksgiving! Happy Halloween!
Even though I joke and call it “Needless Markup” along with everyone else, there are things about Neiman Marcus that I can’t help but love—for instance their wonderful promotional pieces like “the book” — and now they’ve just done a 100 year anniversary commemorative pop-up book collaborating with amazing photographer Geof Kern. From concept to final photography, it took him two years and 400 photos! There’s just a little more info on their site, but you can only get it in-store. Tricky.
Farfar means “grandfather,” or more specifically “father’s father,” in Swedish. This post is dedicated to my soft-spoken, tender-hearted grandfather who passed away this morning. He was the kind of grandpa who would slip us grandkids a piece of candy or a quarter with a wink when we were little, and would always well up during goodbyes. Even though he didn’t talk much about his Swedish roots, his English had a Swedish lilt to it and on occasion, if we were lucky, he’d say grace before meals in Swedish. It was this quiet sense of heritage that drew me to the book above—a beautifully worn vintage reference about the provinces of Sweden—the page in the center of the photo features Skåne, where both my grandparents’ families emigrated from. It reminds me of my sweet Grandpa and makes me happy.
