Make Your Own Squirrel

Make Your Own Squirrel

The Lazy Lion - Jan Balet

The Lazy Lion - Jan Balet:




The Lazy Lion illustrated by Jan B Balet written by Helen Wang.
This is a slottie book which had a cardboard toy at the back you could pull out and 'slot' together.
Unfortunately this one was missing.

Just a Box - Margaret Hartelius

Just a Box - Margaret Hartelius:





Just a Box - illustrations by Margaret Hartelius written by Goldie Taub Chernoff 1973

Decole Mugs

Decole Mugs:




adorable mugs by Decole from the Japanese Gift Market.
Totally love the pig with the tape measure going over the handle.

Olivier - Bernice Myers

Olivier - Bernice Myers:





Olivier - illustrations by Bernice Myers

The Art Room Plant - Hazel Terry

The Art Room Plant - Hazel Terry:
love this, by the super talented Hazel Terry over at The Art Room Plant

Protected from the Cold

Protected from the Cold:

It's hard to find information in English on the young Japanese illustrator Akitaka Ito,

so I'll just share a selection of his animal portraits and hope that their beauty,

tenderness and subtle humor will warm up your day!

Sunday Safari - City Life

Sunday Safari - City Life:

Viggo Vagnby, 1959

Alice and Martin Provensen, The Animal Fair, 1952, at R.Michelson Galleries

Art Seiden, Dinosaur comes to town, 1963, thanks to Golden Gems

Syd Hoff, Sammy the Seal, 1959, thanks to Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves

Roger Duvoisin, Veronica, 1961

Lu Green

Wayne Pate

Vincent Mathy

Natalie Russell, Moon Rabbit

Michael Sowa, Esterhazy, The Rabbit Prince

Gabriella Giandelli at Galerie Martel

Chiho Makino

Victo Ngai

Beatrice Alemagna, Un Lion à Paris

Stéphane Poulin, Bestiaire

Marco Cazzato

Shuichi Nakano, Searching for paradise, thanks to Pink Tentacle