http://houseofcat.net All things artful and curious Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:59:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://houseofcat.net/2011/10/what-to-do-with-all-this-paper/ http://houseofcat.net/2011/10/what-to-do-with-all-this-paper/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:54:44 +0000 Cat Johnson http://houseofcat.net/?p=4425 This is what Tuscon artist Nick Georgieu does. (If you check out his site, be sure to explore the archives. He’s been doing this for years and each piece is as interesting and clever as the next.) Related Posts We are the Champions: Paper Style The Paper Art of Peter Callesen Waste Not… (the art [...]]]> http://houseofcat.net/2011/10/what-to-do-with-all-this-paper/feed/ 0 http://houseofcat.net/2011/09/the-art-of-tidying-up/ http://houseofcat.net/2011/09/the-art-of-tidying-up/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:18:35 +0000 Cat Johnson http://houseofcat.net/?p=4399 This appeals so very much to my spatial and design-y sensibilities. Ursus Wehrli, a Swiss artist and comedian, has taken tidying up to the next level. From alphabet soup to stars, he extracts order from chaos. See more of Ursus Wehrli’s work at NPR.org. Related Posts The Art of Broken Machines Waste Not: Toilet Paper [...]]]> http://houseofcat.net/2011/09/the-art-of-tidying-up/feed/ 0 http://houseofcat.net/2011/07/gillian-david-letterpress-and-coffee/ http://houseofcat.net/2011/07/gillian-david-letterpress-and-coffee/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:49:45 +0000 Cat Johnson http://houseofcat.net/?p=4390 As if they are not ground-breakingly cool enough as it is, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings raised the bar on their latest release, The Harrow & the Harvest by having the covers letterpressed on 100% cotton paper that is so thick that it has to be inserted into the jewel cases by hand; just another [...]]]> http://houseofcat.net/2011/07/gillian-david-letterpress-and-coffee/feed/ 1 http://houseofcat.net/2011/05/waste-not/ http://houseofcat.net/2011/05/waste-not/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 19:33:12 +0000 Cat Johnson http://houseofcat.net/?p=4366 What can you do with toilet paper tubes? Meet Anastassia Elias. Related Posts The Paper Art of Peter Callesen Going West: Book Cutting Brilliance We Are the Champions: Paper Style Just a Little Stop-Motion Paper Art Vintage Paper Art]]> http://houseofcat.net/2011/05/waste-not/feed/ 0 http://houseofcat.net/2011/05/gotta-love-the-farmers-market/ http://houseofcat.net/2011/05/gotta-love-the-farmers-market/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 16:08:37 +0000 Cat Johnson http://houseofcat.net/?p=4358 This little piece of awesomeness is at one of the entrances to the Santa Cruz Farmers’ Market. I’ve always really dug it and thought that I’d share it with all of you. The bike valet thing is a really simple and cool way to make events more people- and planet-friendly. If you want to start [...]]]> http://houseofcat.net/2011/05/gotta-love-the-farmers-market/feed/ 0