I nearly tumbled over when I saw these illustrations today. Bunnies are my spirit animal, mountains are my spirit terrain, and everything else pictured are some of my favorite things—winter time, wool mittens, rainbows, teepees, vessels, cabbage, rivers, home.

Under the pseudonym Tom Seidmann-Freud—often shortened to just “Tom”—Sigmund Freud’s eccentric niece Martha illustrated a series of wonderful children’s books in the early twentieth century. She killed herself in 1930 (age 37 or 38), a year after her husband killed himself. This grim ending is not reflected in her dream-like, often whimsical work.

Buch Der Hasengeschichten (The Book of Rabbit Stories, 1924)
see more Tom illustrations via 50watts

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This brochure, Documentary of Six Cherokee Artists, was produced to accompany a 1976 exhibition of honeysuckle baskets by Nancy Conseen, woodcarving and sculpture by Gilbert Crowe, rivercane basketry by Edmund Youndbird, pottery by Louise and John Henry Maney, jewelry by Richard Teesatuskie, and beadwork by Velma Lossiah.

via Craft Revival

Hello! Diner Journal issue #18: Community, Commune, Cult is out! As it happens a big handful of my FEAST friends were involved in this issue, including DJ Art Director August Heffner and mesmerizing cover design by Dan Funderburgh. I was asked to contribute something relating to C,C,C & fashion. Long Haired Men and Short Haired Women features my fave LA cult—The Source—born in the late 1960s and the Oneida Community—which began in the late 1840s. I compare/contrast the Source men and the Oneida women and their progressive lifestyles/hairstyles. (click image to enlarge)

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So many tasty summer time recipes, too.

The Katherine Pettit Book of Vegetable Dyes, learn how here.
The handwoven, vegetable dyed throw is by Helen Wilmer Stone Viner, made in the 1930s. Katherine Pettit taught her how to dye at the Pine Mountain Settlement School in Kentucky.

Get real—street style pics of ladies, gentlemen, and youth! Realness from Finland. Everyday people living their lives adorned in smashing colors and patterns. This Marimekko look book looks to be from the 1960s. I found at the FIT library‘s special collections. It’s just an average staple bound book overblown with energy of the people. Click images to enlarge. There’s a few more to see on my flickr.

Freak out!!! This lavender gem was rescued from a San Francisco trash can. My friend Amelia received it as a gift and brought it to me to show you.
The Hippie Cookbook or Don’t Eat Your Food Stamps by Gordon & Phillis Grabe, published by The Paisley Shawl Publishing Co., Forestville, CA 1970.
Included are many ‘hippie hints’, some selections :

Brown Bagging for Peace Marchers For protective food, two loaves of Northridge bread stuffed in your shirt will protect against sword-like jabs from night sticks. And when a sit-in tends to drag on, it will protect against hunger pangs.

Hippie Hint #142 Paint your kitchen a wild assortment of colors so you can recognize it.

Commune with Nature Gather all your friends and go to your local unlisted private type winery. Pack along some cheese, all different types, green onions, fresh bread and apples. Bring your portable A.M F.M. solid state triple track sound system and have a rock festival in the vineyard. Tambourines, guitars and futes are essential. Wine is nature. Food is nature. Nature is nature. DIG THE EARTH!

best part : it’s available online. Dig it People.