Feed Bags from Fibrefest

Behold my Fibrefest find! I found this lot of feed bags for $5 at one of the vendor booths. I've been hoping to come across a few of these for a long time, and am pleased because these are specifically for products that I like, clover and oats. I love the the bold logos, the typography, the faded ink, the hole clean through the clover seed bag, the name Gold Standard, and reading the Ontario place names. 

The Store with a Smile

I snapped this photo of the original sign painted on the brick of Shaw's in Perth, Ontario. Sounds cheery!

Inspiration: Eclectic Vintage Tins

Intricate motifs, bold hues, and eye-catching typography.

Listening In

Little Brother Listens by George Hughes

Inspiration: Brick Alley Ad

Colour blocking, typography, and rustic red brick.

Scripts

If you are a typography enthusiast you will squeal with delight while flipping through Scripts by Steven Heller and Louise Fili. It features photographs of French, British, German, Italian, and American labels, ads, titles, and the like with a calligraphic flair. It is an invaluable resource for many forms of art.

Vintage is Always in Style

I made this shadow box to showcase some dainty items that represent my love for styles of days gone by. As you can see, it features vintage jewellery and textiles, designer paper, clipped printouts of Modcloth clothing, and magazine cutouts--that photo of a glamorous woman in front of a train is a Kohler toilet ad! Ha! This is one of my favourite types of art, because compiling themed scraps into a frame is like making a mini window display!