Happy Hour

TGIF! And we're heading down to Hudson to celebrate. It's the new spot just opened by the owners of Smarty Pants. Hope to see you there!

Hudson, 5000 East Marginal Way South (206-767-4777 or hudsonseattle.com).

For The Birds

Amy Ruppel's April Sale is in full force and the art piece pictured above is still available here!



Also, don't miss the work of Hadley Hutton, she's the guest artist featured on Amy's site. Her sale can be found here!

10 for $10 Sample Sale

To celebrate their 10th Anniversary, Egg Press of Portland is having an AMAZING sale! You can get a grab bag featuring 10 of their cards (with envelopes) for $10. The sale is for one week only; ending on April 20th.

Spring Hill

If you haven't tried Spring Hill restaurant & bar, now's the time! Mark Fuller was just selected as one of Food and Wine Magazine’s Best New Chefs 2009! You can learn more here and here. Also, look for him in the July issue of Food and Wine!


Oh yeah, their logo was designed by yours truly.

(Delicious burger photo from the Spring Hill website. Site design and photography by LookatLao Studio )

Tiny Showcase + Lisa Solomon

Run don't walk! I just picked up this print from Tiny Showcase. It's one of 100 and they're going fast! The print is an archival digital reproduction of Lisa Solomon's colored pencil and embroidery work "Lungs," originally from her Doily Body series.

Lisa says: "When I started drawing doilies I realized that en masse they reminded me of internal organs... These doily body drawings represent the four things I think you need to make art: your lungs, heart, brain, and guts."

The print is part of a series you can preview on her blog, Lisa's Musings.

(image via Tiny Showcase)

Introducing Uppercase

Uppercase is a new quarterly magazine produced by UPPERCASE gallery, books & papergoods in Calgary, Alberta. It looks amazing! Cick here if you'd like to subscribe or participate.

Lines & Shapes

Curated by artists Maria Vettese and Lena Corwin, Lines & Shapes is in their second year of publishing small arts books. To learn more, check out this interview at with Design*Sponge. And get your subscription at here!

(images from Volume 7 of Lines & Shapes)