I came upon the work of British Sculptor, David Nash, in a circuitous way. I subscribe to an email art alert service called ArtFinder which brings much of British modernism my way. I use it as a way to learn about artists. Interestingly enough, the artists’ work that attracts me the most is quite often [...]
Little Boy Blue by Kim Kavin is an exploration of a puppy’s life before he was saved from death in an animal shelter. Kavin’s story about Blue may not be shocking to those already familiar with animal rescue but it is shocking to her. Blue was rescued from a shelter with an over 90% kill [...]
Like you, I am a busy person, so I am always interested in ‘little’ books…and this is one! Measuring less than 5.5″ x 7.5″ and weighing in at 9 oz., the 104 page The Address Book tells an interesting story. In 1983, journalist Sophie Calle found a personal address book lost on a Paris Street. [...]
You can be right smack up against history every day without knowing it. Especially the history of your own community. Kirby’s Way by author Angie Klink tells the personal, social, and business history of Kirby and Caroline Risk and the company they built in Lafayette Indiana, Kirby Risk Electrical Supply. From a larger perspective, it’s [...]
It was the cover art that attracted me to The Golden Hat: Talking Back to Autism. That cover features a b/w photo of Kate Winslet with Keli Thorsteinsson, an autistic youth featured in the documentary, “Sunshine Boy” released in the U.S. as “A Mother’s Courage:Talking Back to Autism”. While providing the English voice over for [...]
Do you remember the poem “I Saw a Peacock with a Fiery Tail”? It’s a 17th century English poem included in classic anthologies of children’s poetry especially because it is a ‘trick verse’. Graphic designer, Jonathan Yamakami and illustrator Ramsingh Urveti have teamed up in I Saw a Peacock with a Fiery Tail to unlock [...]
The Last Englishman: the double life of Arthur Ransome by Roland Chambers is a biography of one of the British Empire’s favorite children’s authors, Arthur Ransome. Best known for his Swallows & Amazons series, first published in 1930 and extending to some 12 titles by 1947, the books feature adventures by groups of children almost [...]
I enjoy cooking, but sometimes my eyes bug out at the cost of the ingredients on my grocery list. Poor Girl Gourmet is a fantastic cookbook if you are interested in creating dishes that are delicious, and on the cheaper side. The ingredients and instructions are easy to read, and are well organized on the [...]
Are you a fan of the T.V. series, Mad Men? If you are, and wonder about what it was really like for women in advertising in the 1960s, Jane Maas’ light biography, Mad Women, is right for you. Maas began as a copywriter at Ogilvie & Mather in the 1960s and ultimately became President of [...]
Running away to Home by Jennifer Wilson is a fascinating look at another culture through the eyes of an American family. Wilson, her husband, Jim, and two young children, spent four months in Croatia in the village of Mrkpalj, from whence Wilson’s great grandparents emigrated to America. One day the Wilsons are living the hectic [...]