A Beautiful Book

This has to be one of my all time favourite illustrated books but

it comes with a rather hefty price tag. I only own a diary version.

If you are feeling particularly affluent today it is available from

 Amazon.com

...lucky you! xox

heart

"Alas, when everything flies away the 

outline of the heart goes black"

Hans Christian Andersen

from astrid stampe's picture book, 1853

via the incredible 50 Watts

Winter Blooms

 I was asked to create a bridal hairpiece for a friend recently.

I took a couple of quick pics in our garden, amid beautiful 

winter blooms, before sending the lovely thing on it's way.

I've posted some beautiful pictures from the wedding on 

A Modern Fable if you fancy a little peek into the day. xo

Olaf Hajek Exhibition

If I were only in Berlin...

Opening and Book Launch

July 5th- July 29th

Another World Recordings

I've been making a few changes to 

my Portfolio of Art and Illustration lately...

In The Garden  2009  

© Anna Maria Drutzel 

from the series 'Picture Words'

...why don't you take a peek! xox

the butterfly hunter

"Does there not exist a high ridge where 

the mountainside of ‘scientific’ knowledge joins 

the opposite slope of ‘artistic’ imagination?" 

~ Vladimir Nabokov

"My pleasures are the most intense known to man: 

writing and butterfly hunting."

~ Vladimir Nabokov

Images taken from the field journals of Vladimir Nabokov

and found via this post and The New York Public Library.

The Russian Author, best known for his novel ' Lolita ' was 

also a distinguished Entomologist with a particular interest in
Lepidoptera (or moths and butterflies). Parts of his butterfly

collection and other items are kept in the Nabokov Museum.

Dolly LOVE

For my birthday tomorrow I'd love...

One of these beautiful living doll assemblages
created by Earth Sea Warrior

And a couple of these geometric terrariums... 

pretty pretty please? x

The Dollhouse #6

'Shell Cottage' 

from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two

Yes! They really built this... it really does exist. Read more here

I would love to have worked on costumes and sets for those films.

clever flowers

The People's Print have been running what look like amazing 

digital floral design workshops at the V&A Museum recently.

Such inspiring work.  Love their designs, and their blog!

All links originally found via 3 sheets

Lu Flux

LOVE the doll house theme...

'Everything But The Kitchen Sink' Autumn Winter 2012 

collection from the wonderfully ad hoc Lu Flux

More images here

stealing beauty

How beautiful is this lace curtain that Elisabeth's

putting together for her little swedish cottage?

I think I might have to steal this idea away

for some corner window in our house...

perhaps this one? The staircase is beautiful, but 

this corner of the room could use a bit of help.

sleeping with rabbits...

Another beautiful and strange Victorian postcard.

Not another montage, but a studio photograph.

I couldn't resist purchasing this one. It's pinned 

to the inspiration board above my beautiful old deco 

worktable. How I do love these old dream-like images.

Hmmm...

Today we are baking Easter biscuits, watching Easter

movies and philosophising about the holiday...

image found via I've had dreams like that

What do bunnies, a holy spirit, chocolate eggs and little girls 

dancing with giant bugs have to do with Easter?  Who knows! 

I did try to research this image... but I got confused. 

I love this beautiful vintage picture postcard though.

It's so surreal, so dream-like.

I hope everyone's enjoying a most lovely Easter break. xo