MAP’s (sort of) Annual Gift Guide

MAP’s (sort of) Annual Gift Guide

Amazingly enough, the Holidays are here. I probably marvel at the passage of time every year, but the current time space continuum seems wildly off its axis.  This season, as a transplanted, born-and-bred Angelino, I am looking forward to having true winter...
On a personal note x brand refresh

On a personal note x brand refresh

I won’t get any argument that this year has sucked. The universe really pulled the rug out from under us. Humans are hardwired to lean into a sense of hope, and this year has really tested us. We’re also social animals and we’ve been dealt a doozy regarding that...
The Beauty of Elizabeth Turk

The Beauty of Elizabeth Turk

I have always loved the artist Elizabeth Turk. Like her work, she has a gentle beauty and passionate vigor that is her unmistakable aesthetic trademark.    I first learned about Elizabeth upon discovering her amazingly intricate and at the same...
New artist fave (and others I love)

New artist fave (and others I love)

I seem to be very attracted to heads. Or maybe it’s faces. Faces on heads. I have fun this-and-that little heads, like the bearded guy that hangs next to a drawing of a bearded guy (with a body) by the lovely Anne Austin Pearce). And I noticed that there’s a...
Jason Jones – altered thrift store

Jason Jones – altered thrift store

Whenever I am in Fayetteville, AR, which became a monthly duty this year, I enjoy popping by The Mustache Goods and Wears (think Archie McPhee meets groovy Silverlake boutique) loocated in one of the charming downtown square’s historic buildings. I giggle over...