Creative First Aid

I don’t know what makes me salivate more—the photos by Robert Frank or the introduction by Jack Kerouac.

This piece by artist Hadley Hutton reminds me of an illustration from an old book of fairytales.

A simple but sophisticated way to display photos found here.

I’m looking forward to Karen Maitland’s forthcoming mystery/novel, The Owl Killers, because it’s set in a medieval Beguinage, which was a convent or uncloistered spiritual commune for lay women who sought to serve God without taking permanent vows or necessarily renouncing the possibility of marriage. I’m fascinated by the Beguines and their eventual persecution under the Inquisition, and I hope the novel doesn’t disappoint!

Jane Reiseger is an Australian illustrator I found while browsing Design for Mankind. I could look at her journals all day. Also check out the nursery mural she did for a French mom — it makes you feel cozy, safe and happy.