Spring Music Mix: The Lovely 50

Hooray for March! I don't care if it's 50 degrees and cloudy...I'm going to listen to my favorite springtime songs and be happy. I'll be the first to admit that my spring soundtrack tends to be fluffy & light, but who wants soporific and ponderous when everything's so full of possibility? (However, if you're the person who likes to drive through the country admiring the blossoming trees, watching the nesting birds, and listening to Metal Machine Music, I have to admit I'm intrigued.) Anyway, I hope you like it. I think it's pretty lovely. (Note: I didn't put any Beatles songs on it because then there would have been 50 Beatles songs on it. That's its own mix for another day.) 


The mix is right here on Spotify. Aaand, as a super-special bonus gift from me, all orders placed through June 1 will include a mix CD featuring some of these songs. Swingin' cover included. Click below for the track listing.

My Favorite Things: March 13, Music Edition

How incredible is Methane Studios? I'd seen their posters, but I hadn't put a name with them until I heard about their exhibit at the phenomenal Amplified Art in Raleigh. I totally love their style.

There's a neat online shop I discovered recently called Domestica, and they have a swell selection of posters (amongst many other neat things! Check out their beautiful shop.) A few by The Bubble Process  stood out...they're imaginative, unique, and eye-catching. 

One of my favorite sites on the internet is Poster Cabaret. If I played and then won the lottery, I truly think I'd buy one of everything. The talent and creativity of the artists is just awe-inspiring...sometimes it makes me want to draw, sometimes it makes me never want to draw again. It always makes me want to buy stuff. Aesthetic Apparatus has so many fantastic prints, and it was hard to choose just one to share here. I chose their Bob Pollard poster because a)I have a GBV obsession, a little, and b)the silhouette is just too awesome. Seriously. 

(It really rocks, doesn't it? Classic pose.)

Valhalla Studios is another design team that deserves multiple posts. I just realized that one of the artists is the always incredible Tad Carpenter (thanks, Grain Edit, for the excellent interview), so you know it's all gonna be so much good. I chose this poster because I'm a sucker for that retro style, and old-timey baseball players are just the coolest.

I think I might continue this all week long, so please keep checking back. Also, I'm going to share a spring music mix later today, and if it's sunny and lovely where you are, I guarantee it's the perfect soundtrack. (If it's cold and icky, it'll reassure you that spring is on its way, I promise!)

Finally, don't forget to check out my new shop, and use code "ohblog" for free shipping (and maybe some little surprises, too!) The code expires at the end of April, so you have a little time to shop, but it won't last forever.

Feelin' Pretty Spectacular

Hello. What have I been doing, you ask? (Why, thank you!) I've been working on putting a little shop together. I know, you wouldn't think it would be so difficult and time-consuming, what with it being little and all, but please remember I have kids and constant chaos and all of that. It's a wonder I don't prepay for gas and drive away without filling up the car! (Oh, wait, I just did that.) So, look at me, here I am:

Silver Satellite Studios!

There's so much more to come. If you see something you like in the shop, use coupon code "ohblog" for free shipping. Thanks bunches!

It's Spring Again

JC Raulston Arboretum, Raleigh NC. (If you're a local, or you're visiting the lovely city of Rrrrrraleigh, you *must* stop by the arboretum. There's such an incredible variety of flowers and trees, and it's gorgeous and peaceful all year long.)

This time of year is just perfect.