We have moved...

Ah yes, before the going gets crazy (if it hasn't already), we thought we'd better get a move on...

We are so excited to announce our new blog!
All you fine followers, please update your RSS feed to: http://www.chewingthecud.com/blog/feed/

image: rae dunn

Gobble Gobble... at 30% off!

Happy Thanksgiving lovelies! So much to be thankful for this year...

We are offering a 30% off everything in our shop starting today, till Monday. Use the discount code: GOBBLE30 at checkout, and spread the word!

Not a bad way to stock up for the holidays... gobble gobble... xo

Something new in the works...

Pardon the silence. Our new blog is coming soon... stay tuned!

image: Elizabeth Messina

P.S. Our Big Ideas journal available here

Kseniya Simonova: Sand Artist Extraordinaire

This is an amazing sand animation by Kseniya Simonova depicting the horrific loss and sadness of the Ukranian people during WWII.

More about the narration here
Video link here

May the Force be with you...

 

Since you guys asked, our Maika was Princess Leia for Halloween. This was due to 1. a sewing-challenged mommie who couldn't quite get her act together and 2. Maika's buddy, Hayden deigned to be Luke for the day. 

The whole costume was glued together. I ♥  Fabric-Tac.

Vintage Baseball Tickets

In honor of the World Champions... welcome home SF Giants!

image source here

Strange Soap

Talk about brain wash...

How about these clean pearlies? Looks like I have Halloween on my mind. No pun intended.

Debbie Powell

From sketch to product: from London-based illustrator and printmaker Debbie Powell.

Also check out her latest packaging design for Sparrow & Co  candle collection

Something new...

 

 

   


... now available at our shop...

images: Kristen Loken | design & styling: chewing the cud

The Art of the Dinner Party

Jennifer Rubell creates food projects that are a hybrid of performance and installation art. This particular occasion was a wedding at the Saatchi gallery where guests were invited to dine on unmade beds.

Oyster installation at the reception.

At the Brooklyn Museum Gala, a mountain of chips were served with tubes of mayonnaise in the background. Watch the video here.

Gigantic breads at the Brooklyn Museum Gala.

Images from top: 1. Kevin Tachman | 2. Stephen White |  3. + 4. John Berens

Maira Kalman

 I finally made it to the Maira Kalman exhibition (Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World) at the Jewish Museum last week.

charming. luminous. enchanting... I think I love her writing as much as her artwork.

Check out her "elements of style" movie here. and her blog for the NYTimes.

Nature on Linen

by Tjitske van Leeuwen