Elsewhere

Cincinnati’s MuralWorks Program Reinforces City’s Neighborhood Feel: kind words for the community murals by ArtWorks. Renovation or Gentrification?: thoughts on the upcoming renovation of Washington Park in Over-the-Rhine. The Vanishing City: The Documentary: “Told through the eyes of tenants, city planners, business owners, scholars, and politicians, The Vanishing City exposes the real politic behind the [...]

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VisuaLingual Seed Bombs in a Wedding!

A friend just alerted me to photos of the Big Sur wedding of Katie and Nathan, which included our West Coast seed bombs. We’ve filled a few seed bomb orders for weddings this summer, and it’s always a thrill when people choose for our work to be part of their big day.

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Pirate Ship Make-Ready Prints by VisuaLingual

First the penny farthing, then the steam-powered locomotive, and now we’ve got make-ready mini prints featuring a pirate ship with a VL flag. We like pirates — not contemporary pirates, who are just seafaring terrorists, but the kinds of pirates who shop at 826 Valencia in San Francisco, the pirate supply store.

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Smitty’s: Then and Now

Just a quick update on Smitty’s, the store on Vine St. which caught fire three months ago — what’s left of the buildings’ facade is the site of a recent Future Blooms intervention. The new painted windows mix almost seamlessly with the vestiges of store signs. The color palette and amount of detail are perfect [...]

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Place Paintings and Drawings by Yves Damin

Yves Damin is the son of painter Georges Damin, whose work I really admire. Yves is primarily a graphic designer, but it’s these drawings and paintings of places he’s visited that really appeal to me.

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Elsewhere

Garden Variety: VMAC + Cheese shows off the progress of the West Coast seed bombs she planted in her San Francisco garden! Etsy Finds: Finger on the Pulse: the latest trends according to Etsy, including the folk charm of our Flourishing ceramics. Building Awareness for Cincinnati’s Modern Design: article about CF3 and the Bellevue Hill [...]

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The Once and Future Mullane’s Parkside Cafe

We’ve heard really great things about Mullane’s Parkside Cafe, which used to be downtown [Piatt Park, I think], but it closed years ago, before we moved to Cincinnati. Did you know that Ellen, who used to work there, has been working to reopen the place on Race St., facing Washington Park? Obviously, I don’t know [...]

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Seed Bombs in Brooklyn

Our East Coast seed bombs are now available at Catbird in Brooklyn, which specializes in jewelry and other small gifts. I feel like an old-timer for being able to point out that I attended junior high not far from this boutique’s location, way before you could buy anything like our work on Bedford Ave.

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County Fair Field Notes Notebooks for All 50 US States

Chicago-based Coudal Partners and Portland, OR-based Draplin Design Company have collaborated on a line of Field Notes memo books that highlight each of the 50 US states. Each 48-page memo book includes factoids about the state, such as the state bird and primary crops. Cute, cute, cute…

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The Corner Stores of Northern Kentucky

Continuing my ongoing typological investigation into the corner store phenomenon, I now take you to the Northern Kentucky towns of Newport and Covington, their many corners showcasing conveniently located corner stores. Ahh, this is what I miss living in Over-the-Rhine!

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