echo park craft fair

May 16, 2012 by letsmakeniceonpurpose

beatrice valenzuela (center) at her table…

this past weekend at the

echo park craft fair

she organizes this fair with rachel craven twice a year.

such a treat.

beatrice’s husband, ramsey conder,

is next to her at his table with his amazing rings, castings & hooks.

cutey

clock & seasonal calendar inside rachel craven’s home

day is done

not yet

art on the fridge

the best

kids were playing

it was a beautiful day

to be in los angeles

really beautiful

the sun was casting shadows

lots of palms

& a yellow house

made-to-order art by miles

&, of course, my loot: these beautiful puppies from beatrice valenzuela.

happy summer.

XO,

LMNOP

*this was a great day filled with amazing artists & makers galore,

many of whom escaped my lens that day- it was a visual feast!

i was so overwhelmed…

for the full list of participants & for information about future events:

echo park craft sale

*all photos, sasha ritter

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it was sweet

May 15, 2012 by letsmakeniceonpurpose

it was somebody’s (okay, my/sasha’s) birthday last week…

(ellsworth kelly above)

a while back, i began a tradition

(that i hope can/will last forever/if i’m lucky)

of taking myself out of town around my birthday…

a much needed nap at my brother & sister-in-law’s place in brooklyn.

they have great plants.

& art.

something to shoot for

this yearly birthday adventure is a treat,

no doubt,

but one that i’ll save & save

to make happen.

it’s worth it for the memories.

this year, the location was new york.

good times spent with the lovely gabrielle

molly the dog

remnants of a balthazar breakfast with gabrielle before

fitting in a little bit of work with this guy:

our friend & website master: adam / lemonadeny

(old post with adam here)

gabrielle came along for the ride

le garbage

who doesn’t ?

off to lunch…

and we’re off…

a good reminder

spring was still all around…

and another visit to an old friend,

this time in dumbo…

andi’s backyard…

just through the flowery gate.

madison square park beverages &…

the boys feet

a sunny afternoon in moma’s atrium

chelsea gallery shows:

pieces above & below, mamiko otsubo at horton gallery

some amazing textile work by sheila hicks at sikkema jenkins co.

andi drawing gabrielle during brunch here:

and then some mast brothers chocolate, of course.

yum.

& finally, a last morning of wandering through brooklyn,

stopping (as suggested by the lovely kathleen whitaker) here:

beautiful dreamers

spotted some beatrice valenzuela booties among the collection

& ramsey conder metal castings

bye bye

beautiful dreamers

bye bye yellow bug

bye bye metal objects

bye bye new york.

it was sweet.

(thanks milk bar)

XO,

LMNOP

*all photos sasha ritter

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summer yarn, knitting supplies & knitting book SALE!

May 10, 2012 by letsmakeniceonpurpose

let’s be honest,

it’s getting warm out,

knitting seems less likely in the summer months…

SO:

all yarn,

knitting supplies &

knitting books

40% OFF at LMNOP!

woop woop!

someone thinks that’s a screamin’ good deal.

XO,

LMNOP

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noah guy: joshu + vela

May 3, 2012 by letsmakeniceonpurpose

noah guy invited us into his workshop in san francisco for a peek at the

process behind designing & making his line of leather & canvas

bags & accessories, joshu + vela.

let it also be noted that noah battled food poisoning the night before our

shoot & still made it happen…what a guy. ahem. really.

some of the xl boat totes ready to ship out…

*another side-note about this shoot:

an entire roll of film was ruined…sad. there were sure to be some good

ones in there, alas, fortunately there were some good digital ones too.

sometimes great things come out of less than ideal circumstances.

right?

right.

new shoulder bag & totes on the far left with

some awesome backpacks to the right…

the denim one wanted to come home with me.

noah among his many machines

patterns on the wall

and again,

it takes many machines,

much time,

skilled hands,

and hard work

to make such beautiful things…

it also requires lots of hand tools like these

& these

& leathery pieces like these

this was also happening that day…

there was a film crew in the studio shooting a short piece

about noah’s process.

soon to be released on the joshu + vela website.

new bag demo by noah

lots of supplies

& some good feet.

it takes all of these things…

happy thursday.

XO,

LMNOP

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san fran-tastic

May 2, 2012 by letsmakeniceonpurpose

more, as promised, from a weekend in san francisco…

somehow the weather was amazing the entire time.

views

on saturday morning we headed to fort mason center for

a pop-up shop that some of our favorites-

kathleen whitaker, colpa press & stitch & hammer-

were participating in…

kathleen whitaker & carissa potter (colpa press) – love these two…

we’ve posted about them here:

kathleen / colpa

colpa press

really cute

kathleen whitaker (can you tell that we really, really like her?)

blue bottle coffee in hand. yum.

spring beauty

much needed nap time at a friend’s place

on shotwell street…

oh bernal

holy moly

happened upon an amazing parade in the mission district one morning…

it is…

& then it was time to leave

but not before dreamland campland came into existence

with the help of some friends

on the last night in town…

who wants to go?

XO,

LMNOP

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SO SORRY, CANCELLED: LMNOP in-store Pop-Up shop…

May 2, 2012 by letsmakeniceonpurpose

we’re so sorry, we’ve had to cancel this event until further notice!

please forgive us?

*on another note, we highly recommend that you attend (if you can) the echo park craft fair this weekend, may 12th & 13th: www.echoparkcraftfair.com. all three of these amazing artists will be there as well as a number of other local artists, designers & makers that you won’t want to miss!

XO,

LMNOP

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colpa colpa

April 28, 2012 by letsmakeniceonpurpose

this special print,

discovered serendipitously at a bookstore in new york last winter,

showed up in our lives again a few weeks ago through a friend

(funny how that works)

& ultimately led us here last weekend:

colpa press’ pop-up newstand, edicola, on 6th & market streets in san francisco.

after all of this serendipity

we wanted to meet these people…

& we did…

lovely carissa potter of colpa press

colpa is a publishing company based out of san francisco, ca,

run by artists and founders carissa potter & luca antonucci.

colpa specializes in hand-made art books and collectible cards.

their work is great. they are great people.

everything was wonderful.

the prints featured below were purchased:

(*LMNOP also now carries a selection of their cards)

carissa potter

rachel dunn

some of the wares available at the stand

luca being interviewed

more interviewing happening here

books with crystals growing on them!

oh my.

such a good one.

an LMNOP friend, amy, (along for the ride that day) & carissa…

they became fast friends:

we stayed for 3 hours, until it was too cold & we were forced to leave.

luca & carissa met in grad school.

they are good friends.

aww

it was really nice to meet these two.

more colpa press & friends coming

in the next post about this northern adventure.

XO,

LMNOP

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slippers & gnomes

April 27, 2012 by letsmakeniceonpurpose

these little baby booties just arrived

from Padraig in canada…

so cozy on tiny feet!

possibly the best part is that

there is fluffy sheepskin inside…

they do make them for adults…

we ordered a pair to try out…

& verdict is that they are amazing.

we may be carrying them soon.

good day to you

more colorful little leather pouches for spring & summer from Baggu!

the garden roses are back in full force

just some pretty yellow flowers & a neighborhood staircase…surprise!

a tiny blue garden gnome

waiting to be discovered…

& another mini gnome on the other side.

surprise garden gnomes are the best.

XO,

LMNOP

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more to come…

April 25, 2012 by letsmakeniceonpurpose

a big post on a weekend venture

north

to come in the next couple of days…

for now,

a few images from the days away.

XO,

LMNOP

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spring sidewalk sale!

April 19, 2012 by letsmakeniceonpurpose

up to 50% off…

this friday, april 20th & saturday, april 21st only!

50% off select items from these sections: home goods, books, accessories,

30% off: Matteo Linen children’s apparel, Chooze children’s shoes, Alice Park canvas totes,

select jewelry & discounts on many more items in the store.

join LMNOP, Rex&Penny & Aura on 31st street this

friday & saturday only for our collective spring sidewalk sale!

*suggested itinerary: grab a coffee & baked good at Alta, stroll down the street in the sun,

pick up some items at the sale & then head to the beach…the perfect saturday.

XO,

LMNOP

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