The Intersection of Design & Motherhood
Are you familiar with Seasons
Kat P. recommended it to me and I’m so glad she did. The concept is really simple. It’s a thick book with an image and a word on each page. There’s no plot. Just words to discuss, pretty images to look at, and starting points for homemade stories or imaginative play. And there is a lovely rhythm to it as you read it through.
Plus, it’s really beautiful! Blexbolex is clearly a printmaking genius.
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My name is Gabrielle Blair. I'm a designer and mother of six. We're currently living in a farmhouse in the French countryside. It is dreamy as can be. I post on where design and motherhood intersect.
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A trip to Amsterdam.
Canoeing on the Dordogne River.
A Belgian Waffle Tour.
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Three cheers for Barcelona!
The tulip fields in Holland.
We saw the final match of the French Open.
One of our favorite spots is Mont St. Michel.
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Beautiful book! I’ve got to check this one out…..
So beautiful! I love how simple the images are.
I adore this book. Ashley of babymine.net (have you seen her site? ADORABLE) featured it around Easter and I got it for my son for his basket. He wasn’t all that into it at first but happily just re-discovered it a few weeks ago. The pictures are gorgeous.
beautiful book! i just picked this one up at the library in the new summer section. i think i enjoyed looking at the illustrations more than my girls did.
Like I was saying when I recommended it, my daughter clutched it to her chest and refused to return it to the library. Needless to say, we’ve renewed it several times.
Love, love this book! I picked it up at a library fundraiser for $5 and did not regret it. So beautiful!
SCORE! $5?????? I haven’t bought it, (just recommended it) because it’s just a little too straining on our tiny budget but you can believe that if I found it for $5 I would have been SO thrilled! For now, the library seems very patient and understanding that we keep taking this book out over and over… heehee
We have this book. I love it so much I tore it apart one day in a burst of inspiration to use the pages (12 across and 4 down) for decoration in our playroom/guestroom because i think it delights adult & child alike. Everyone ooohs & ahhs when they see the room. I then bought a duplicate copy and kept it intact for my daughter to have one day. Blex is brilliant.
I stumbled upon this at the library a few weeks back and was just smitten. Every page is a true work of art.
*Eva
The pictures look great! Bright and colorful to keep a kids interest!!
This book is available at the library… in french… ;)
we have this in our library and love how simple and pretty it is…
this came in the mail this week!!! me and my co worker couldn’t stop oohing and ahhing over it.
such a beauty.
Yes. Instant love. Our librarians in Englewood are so cool, they keep us hip to all the lovely picture books. We picked it up last fall and had it in our home for 6 weeks.