Thom Sevalrud Illustration

Yeasayer. Wait For The Summer

The giant pencils are part of a site specific art project by Jonna Pohjalainen. I like the look of these roughly hewn logs laying on the ground and their bright tips.

A friend of mine recently acquired a terrific print from a fantastic gallery show of Toronto artist Lois Andison. The print directly responds to another piece in the same show called Heartbreaking. In this other artwork a machine displays letters of the word "heartbreaking" in every possible readable combination. It sort of reminded me of Wheel Of Fortune in the way the letters were revealed. As you read the new words, a new story is being told and the breakdown of the word also plays on the word itself. Adjacent to this mechanical piece were these beautiful letterpress prints on stonehenge paper depicting the different letter combinations that the machine produced. The image here is of the black ink version. My friend has the red version which is even more stunning.

Every year I try to find a decent calendar for my kitchen wall and it takes quite a bit of searching to find something visually appropriate. As a visual person, its got to fit with my aesthetic and not just simply function as a calendar.  After all, I'm living with it for a year. By accident I found this year's model at a store in Toronto's Little Italy and it is one of my all-time faves.  It is produced by German book publisher teNeues. Great to look at over my morning coffee!

I thought these sunglasses were pretty great.  Saw them on Monster Munch and they can be ordered from Shwood.  The Wayfarer style is back.