Reality Bites

From the shoe brand that makes me think of all things 90's,  Dr. Martin's has a smashing new line of leather satchels for 2011 Spring/Summer. Alas, there's only a limited number of 350 pieces being made.

Corkstopper

I really adore this ceramic flask. I imagine it would feel weird drinking anything but milk out of it at first. 

Wayfaring

I've received a great opportunity to travel recently, Where should I go?

Studio Visit with John Meegan at Top Shelf

This studio visit with John Meegan at Top Shelf was great because the photos I took feel like the photos I would take on my own and without an agenda. The colors of the machinery matching the wall, old industry, patterns in the spools of thread on the walls and the overall feel of the place was very familiar.

Cigarette Card Friday

Mexico themed.

Hello Patriot

Handkerchiefs are a pretty terrific accessories and before I came across these I was actually doing a little research on finding a place to print customized handkerchiefs.  Could a Lower East Kenwood handkercheif be in the works? If so, I'm pulling inspiration from the textile collection on Cornell University's Flickr .

Theodore Rooselvelt Handkerchief! Of course, why didn't I think of that?

Lay Away

For Christmas I received my father's old camera bag. Inside contained a variety of accessories that go with the Pentax K1000 camera he gave me when I was fifteen. I use the same camera today for all of my Studio visits and any event I want decent photos from. A little digging around and I found a receipt for what I would guess would be a piece of camera equipment but, there is no item description. The receipt is from Best Buy Co. in 1986, the year I was born. It's a fun piece of history since Best Buy is a Minnesota grown Fortune 100 company with more than 1,100 retail stores across the U.S., Canada and China. In 1986 they had 14 locations and a 7 14 day home trial. Best Buy (Co.) may have gained much success since 1986 but, I think they should have stuck with their old logo.

Along with the receipt were some instruction manuals for the camera. I went ahead and scanned in a few images that caught my eye. This Pentax Lenses & Accessories manual was printed in April of 1985.

I love the colors in this diagram below, I'd be fun to make a poster from the image.

Ink

Olivander is my new ephemera hero. Also, he is from Rochester, Minnesota which is my hometown away from my hometown.

Cigarette Card Friday

Ice themed.