Archive for February, 2010

Sew WOW Spring 2010 issue released

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

sew wow magazine :: spring 2010

I’ve just completed the Spring 2010 issue of Sew WOW Magazine. This was our biggest issue yet with 23 garments, numerous articles, book reviews, and an interview.

This issue is available for purchase as a print copy at MagCloud.

The Flash flipbook version with ordering capability for the sewing kits is found here.

Meadowbrook Nursery launched

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
I launched this redesign of the popular Meadowbrook Nursery website last week giving it a full face lift, robust site search, gift certificates, wish list capability, and other exciting upgrades.

If you’re interested in gardening and live in Western North Carolina, check this place out. Jamie, the business owner, is an absolute expert in his field and he grows all the plants he sells. Meadowbrook specializes in native plants and boasts a huge selection including hard-to-find plants and an astounding variety of Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Witch Hazels, Trees, etc.

www.we-du.com

Polynesian Wave Maps

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

polynesian wave map

I had a studio visitor turn me on to these last week.  I find no end to my wonder at how human beings have such capacity for visualizing knowledge that is not visible. These stick charts take the cake for me. Beautiful artifacts of a knowledge that is surely lost today…or at least doubtful to make it through to the next generation.

Take a look at a post at The Nonist that shows some graphics and provides a brief explanation.