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Author Archives: Jessica
The Librarian and the Artist Should Be Friends.
I’ve recently returned from a week of professional conferences, and am finding myself a bit more effusive than usual about my work as a result. Here’s an example. Just last night, the woman behind me in line at my local grocer noticed my scissor-shaped tieclip that I wear as a pin and asked if [...]
Fabrics of London.
I’ve just returned from an early summer vacation in England. The two-week mishmash of city explorations, countryside hikes, seaside walks, train stations, museums, bookshops, and meals wrapped in pastry was in many ways perfect. And along the way, I managed to shoe-horn in a bit of fabric shopping as well—which made things even [...]
The Improvisational & the Vernacular.
Russell Maret is a self-described alphabetical fetishist. Last week he spoke at the Book History Colloquium at Columbia University, and he made it abundantly, winningly clear why he can claim this title. As a type designer and letterpress printer with twenty years’ experience, Maret explained that he’s always been motivated by his love of the [...]
My Log Has Something to Tell You.
Ever since I read Todd Oldham’s Kid Made Modern and talked with him about what inspired him to create it, I’ve been recommending this book to just about craft-curious person I know, both those with kids and those without. The book’s genius lies in how it fits DIY projects—sewing, painting, stamping, paper sculpture, even architecture, and more—into [...]
Hand-Stitched Felt.
So, perhaps you consider yourself to be a jaded crafter. And as far as you know, toymaking doesn’t have a regular place in the crafting repertoire you’ve created for your oh-so-grownup and cynical self. Maybe you even tend to make only what you deem to be useful items like clothing or, on a particularly whimsical day, [...]
Meet Maisie.
Maisie’s our new dog. She’s been to blame for much lost sleep and worry this past week as we’ve begun to get to know one another. She’s also been the cause of lots of laughter and joy at home too. Maisie has many secrets–like how she got that scar on her nose. She came to [...]
English Holidays.