Look at these beautiful notebooks by Studio Violet (a joint venture of Camilla Engman and Elisabeth Dunker) …

(photo: Studio Violet … see also their blog for more work)

I love this colour palette so much, it reminds me of my all-time favourite King Penguin book cover:

… so I had to get them. And a postcard set too.

One of the perks of participating in the Pika Package Project is that you get one of the packages yourself … and here’s what came in the mail for me this week:

So exciting! I was so impressed by the quality of the work by these artists. Clockwise from upper left:

print by number eight
hedgehog print by melanie wickham
worry print & thank you card by amy ng
print & sticker by bubbo tubbo
pika package zine
buttons by pretty little theives

p.s. In putting together this post I discovered that Amy is a very busy girl - in addition to putting together the august pika package, she has a shop called remakeables, stocked with some very, very appealing notions and fabrics (ack, just what I need ^_^!)

Just a quick note about these great bookplates I saw today on Etsy, by decoylab. There is something so special and warm about these illustrations … they remind me a little of vintage children’s  illustrations but of course they have a style & feel that is totally their own.   



photo : decoylab 

The July Pika Package is in full swing! As I mentioned, I am a participant in this excellent project, the brainchild of Amy of pikaland (an amazing blog unto itself, dedicated to the ‘illustrated life’). The July Pika Package includes some amazing illustrators and I am very humbled to be in their midst. The packages are now available for sale, and even better, there’s a giveaway you can enter simply by leaving a comment or signing up for the mailing list.While you’re at at, don’t forget to check out the Pika Package zine, which features profiles of all the participants. A big thanks to Amy for all the work & care she put into this!

zine image : Amy at pikaland