portland aquisitions

the other fun bits of portland--the things i brought home again:

clockwise from top left: a} housekeeping by marilynne robinson b} the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chobsky--both purchased from powell's. c} the dragon who liked to spit fire by susan varga {which has a marginal story but a fun, 1960's color pallate and a silly dragon with ears???} d} everyday miracle by i don't really care. i am going to use the cover for a journal binding because i liked the image of the birds so much--these were both purchased from the goodwill outlet center that sea-oh and i scavanged for some lovely finds.



another goodwill find. a suitcase owned by someone who went to whitman college in walla walla, washington once upon a time ago. now it is suitcase-turned-bedside-table. it fits nicely in the space between my bed and the wall and will hold many a teacup and book on its surface.



a fun bit of fabric, also compliments of the goodwill bins.



an even funner bit of fabric because it already has its second life as a handmade tapestry by sea-oh. they handed it to me during the middle of my first melt-down after i admired it and requested they make a tapestry for me at some point. lesson: crying does get you things {joke}. it now lives on the back of my front door so every time i leave the apt {or go to my closet or my bathroom or walk into the kitchen--benefits of a one room studio :} i get to see the girl flying away to the sun/moon.

currently listening to: a housecleaning jumble of beirut, andrew bird and belle & sebastian.