missing paris, huit

missing the doors of paris.

abstract april

favourites from april for my daily abstract project on instagram, #anabstractaday:  days 97, 98, 100, 104, 108, 110, and 113

la fin

Just wanted to let you know this is the last week for orders of my une fleur à chaque jour books (vols 1 to 4) which will only be available online from now until the end of April. Each handmade volume is cut and sewn bound by hand and contains 90+ illustrations of flora, chronicling three month periods of my une fleur à chaque jour (a flower every day) daily ilustration project of last year. The covers for the books are printed with archival inks on quality Epson hot press natural paper and the inside pages are inkjet printed on a crisp white 32lb premium paper. Each book is a true labour of love to create but I've been making them for over a year now and it is time to make some room for new work in my studio and in my shop. I hope you have enjoyed my flora and if you would like your own memento of this project, you can find the volumes available individually or as a complete set in my big cartel shop here. Some books will be available in person at my upcoming summer shows but this is the last week for online orders. New work coming soon!

little paper planes

Very excited to announce that my little book of fireworks zine is now available via Little Paper Planes of San Francisco. I've been a fan of their beautifully curated site and blog for quite a while now and am pretty chuffed to join the ranks of artists whose work has been selected for their online shop. You can find my little book of fireworks zine on Little Paper Planes right here. Summer is coming.

flora lately

from the top:

1. adrianus johannes zwart
2. hermanus adrianus bogman
3. róże w kulistym wazonie, alfons karpinski
4. chelsea embankment, plane trees, paul maitland, 1908
5. summer landscape, iwan trusz, early 20th c.
6. blossoms, william henry holmes, 1927

what

i have been wanting to begin a series of posts for a while now to show what i've been finding out lately. what i've liked reading, what i've been coveting, what i've liked looking at, what made me laugh. what's going on. what has interested me, in general. just in case you were wondering. here's what:

electron micrographs of diatoms which produce 20% of the earth's oxygen // this article on prince charles made me snort laugh the longest // let's listen to men discuss women's issues and let's talk to our sons about those issues too // an eloquent piece on DOMA // did you know picasso did some constellation drawings? i did not know that. // i loved Jessica's piece on happiness // i just want to have a small bee for a little pet. that is all. // bought this book for geoff's birthday at his request and then fell madly in love with it myself

image: Eleanor, New York, 1945, Harry Callahan

abstract march

my favs from march for my daily abstract project on instagram, #anabstractaday: days 60, 62, 69, 77, 82, 84, and 85

you can find me on instagram: @sheilaforde