It rained during the Reds Opening Day Parade, which kept the crowds down, but that didn’t stop Jim Tarbell from gallantly saying hello to my neighbors.
March 31, 2008
March 22, 2008
Croft House by Suzanne Shearer
Scottish designer and Etsy seller Suzanne Shearer, a.k.a. PhatSheep, designs some wonderful printed textiles and turns them into sewn projects, such a this Croft House textile that’s become a handy tote.
March 15, 2008
Memorial Hall in OTR
Memorial Hall on Elm St. in Over-the-Rhine features amazing interior details. So much inspiration under one roof! John McCain spoke here before the Ohio primary, and I felt inclined to go, just to witness him onstage, beneath the virtue that says “manliness.” There’s a rumor that the county plans to sell the building so that it’ll be developed into condos. I don’t see how that would work, and it would also be a travesty to willingly lose a civic space. Instead, I hope there’s a push for more creative, event-driven uses of the space.
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March 14, 2008
Interior Card by annechovie
Etsy seller annechovie offers a variety of printed cards depicting beautiful interiors, and also some that show chairs.
March 13, 2008
Ghost Sign Downtown
Here’s a ghost sign for the Standard Paper Company in downtown Cincinnati, at Court and Sycamore.
March 12, 2008
Forest Highway by Paintbox
Etsy seller Paintbox is a prolific painter whose work focuses mainly on rural landscapes and their points of intersection with human influence, such as in this work entitled Forest Highway.
March 10, 2008
Roebling Bridge in Snow
The Roebling Bridge connects Cincinnati and Covington. If it resembles the Brooklyn Bridge, that’s because it was designed by the same engineer using similar principles. The blizzard, with its “level 3 emergency,” afforded a rare opportunity to walk in the middle of the bridge.
March 6, 2008
Julia Rothman at Urban Outfitters
Julia Rothman’s pattern Neighborhood is available as a bedspread at Urban Outfitters, which has a frequently changing selection of bedspreads that are worth buying to use for sewing projects.
March 5, 2008
Tile at The Earth Collectible Toy Mall
This is the tile in the entryway to The Earth Collectible Toy Mall, a veritable treasure trove of Star Wars, Barbie, Atari, Lincoln Logs, and whatever else people other than me grew up playing. It’s located on Montgomery Rd. in Pleasant Ridge.
March 3, 2008
Harlem Toile by Sheila Bridges
The Harlem toile by Sheila Bridges is available via Studio Printworks.
