Daily Find
Always on the lookout for new flower shops, I recently ran across Poppies Floral in Fremont, which opened Jan. 31 in the diminutive storefront once occupied by Show Pony. What was too small a space to contain a boutique is just perfect for a flower shop.
By Alison Brownrigg | February 12, 2009
Minding the Store
Send a Valentine's Day gift sealed with a kiss.
By Alison Brownrigg | February 3, 2009
Daily Find
Wildcraft! is a board game for ages four to adult, co-created by
Carnation-based husband and wife John and Kimberly Gallagher with the
intention of connecting kids to nature. Both John and Kimberly
apprenticed at RavenCroft Garden in Startup, Wash. and have extensive knowledge of medicinal herbs. John is also an acupuncturist who worked at the Wilderness Awareness School
for 20 years. Kimberly, a former teacher, has her Masters in Education
from Antioch and is a storyteller and board-game lover. Together with
artist Beatriz Mendoza, the Gallaghers launched the first edition of
Wildcraft! in 2006.
By Alison Brownrigg | January 14, 2009
Daily Find
Local designer and former Seattle Times news artist
Boo Davis owns Quiltsrÿche, an "evil quilt empire," a place
where "evil and cute intersect." Davis has ingeniously found a way to combine her love of heavy metal
music with the somewhat staid domestic art of quilting. She blends
popular metal icons like the sign of the horns and song titles like
"God Bless the Children of the Beast" with classic quilting techniques.
The results are cheeky, rebellious and sometimes irreverent works of
functional art.
By Alison Brownrigg | January 8, 2009
Daily Find
Leah Adams, a Greenwood-based crafter, has found her place in the
national spotlight. After her felt pebbles were featured in the New York Times' Sunday Styles Holiday Gift Guide, Adams put in overtime to fill orders at her online store, Spiderfelt.
Adams pulls and presses supersoft, multicolored felted wool into
scarves, pincushions, balls (for toddler or dog), treasure boxes,
geodes and even felt-wrapped soaps.
By Lora Shinn | January 6, 2008
Holiday 2008
The "Proust Questionnaire" is a beautifully bound book containing two questionnaires answered by Marcel Proust in 1886 when he was 15 and again in 1892 at age 20. The questions he answered have become a valuable tool for interviewers, made famous by Vanity Fair and James Lipton of "Inside the Actors Studio." In addition to Proust's answers, the book contains questionnaires filled out by actors and artists, as well as empty pages for friends and family to fill in.
By Alison Brownrigg | December 23, 2008
Holiday 2008
Books on Barack Obama, Abraham Lincoln, Charles Darwin, The New York Times and the human body top our list of gift books this season.
By Mary Ann Gwinn | December 7, 2008
Daily Find
I'm
a wine lover who doesn't really know anything about wine -- except what I like.
And that took me about 14 years to define! If there's a person on your holiday
gift list who loves wine and wants to learn more about it, the Washington Wine
Trails board game is an entertaining solution.
By Alison Brownrigg | December 9, 2008
Holiday 2008
If you're like me, then you've got gifts on the brain this month. But perhaps like me, you're also surprised that even though you live in a city with so many gift options, it can be difficult to find one that sends the perfect, personal message. Cue the one-of-a-kind gift baskets from Willow & Bloom.
By Michelle LaFrance | December 2, 2008
Minding the Store
The weekend after Thanksgiving is a traditional time to get some holiday shopping done. This year, it might be nice to avoid the crowds at the mall and support local artists.
By Alison Brownrigg | November 20, 2008
