Dear Brooklyn…

LOLness by James Campbell Taylor, found via Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York.

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American Village Illustrations by Becca Stadtlander

Illustrator Becca Stadtlander lives in Covington, KY, where she creates folksy images of village life inspired by the work of Grandma Moses, Henry Darger and Edward Gorey. On the surface, they seem charming and nostalgic, but with a creepy, sometimes even menacing undertone.

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Elsewhere

Putting Lipstick on a Pig: searing response to Laure Quinlivan’s efforts to improve Cincinnati’s Brand Image. A Moment in Time Preserved 163 Years, Newly Accessible: the newly restored 1848 panorama of Cincinnati in now on view at the public library downtown. Race — Don’t Walk — to Indianapolis: “Museums and music, college and pro sports, [...]

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Governors Island in NYC

This weekend, the populist playground known as Governors Island opens for the 2011 season. Located approximately 1/2 mile from Manhattan’s Financial District, it is accessible via a quick ferry ride [currently free].

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Last Week for the BOGO Print Promotion!

Just a reminder that you have one week left to take advantage of the Bike Month BOGO promotion in our online shop — with any print purchase, we’ll send you one of our penny farthing prints, printed on funky test prints and errors from past projects. Buy two prints, get two bike prints. Buy a [...]

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Scratched Wall Mural by Vhils

Back in April, Portuguese artist Alexandre Farto, a.k.a. Vhils, visited the Cincinnati metro area and created this scratched wall mural on the side of Mainstay Rock Bar on 5th St. downtown.

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Coney Island Baby

I think Coney Island might be the birthplace of summer.

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Elsewhere

A House Divided: Soap Opera in Cincinnati: the battle to save the historic Gamble House; also see The Gamble House, Before and After. Ault & Armleder Park (Fog in the Prairie, Linwood Public School, Our Lady of Loretta, Murdock Fountains): exploring Cincinnati, one sunrise at a time. About All Those “Portland” Lifestyle Trends…: a smackdown [...]

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Sign Out by Josef Schulz

For the recent series Sign Out, the Polish-born photographer Josef Schulz, now living in Düsseldorf, photographed aspects of the American commercial landscape and then stripped out the lettering. The vantage point of each photograph doesn’t allow for further context. Do you still recognize the form?

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“I Am for Men” Ghost Sign in Cincinnati

Do my eyes deceive me, or is this an old cigar ad with the slogan “I am for men?” This two-in-one ghost sign is located in Cincinnati’s Camp Washington neighborhood, not far from the supremely silly and clever Campy Washington mural by Scott Donaldson.

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