British Balls
Cricket balls are composed mostly as traditional American baseballs are, with a cork center covered with stitched leather, which attribute to the familiar crack when ball meets bat. The above red cricket balls (mixed in with softball, baseball and other various “balls”) are mainly used for practice as they are made with only 2 sections [...]
Chicago Structure
This past weekend was my first visit to the windy city of Chicago. To say the least, I am looking forward to going back – beautifully clean city, pleasant people, great food, and amazing architecture. No complaints from yours truly.
Wood Metal Printer Blocks
Not vintage themselves, these image and letter printer blocks are for the most part made from vintage molds- another find along the Portobello Rd. street market.
The Colors of Portobello
Notting Hill is always a destination for me whenever I’m in London. And the Portobello Road street market, itself being in the Notting Hill district, is not to be missed while there. Although I remember it being more of an adventure in my first trips, it’s nevertheless always a source of new inspiration and interesting [...]
Maviology
Maviology is a magazine created and distributed by the Mavi Jeans clothing company. Based in Istanbul at the Mavi headquarters, the publication is a constantly evolving barometer of what’s going on in the fashion and art communities. Along with many other bloggers and artists, The First Few is very happy to have been included in [...]
Graphic Clarity | Change Of Plans
There’s something to say about malicious false advertising- and then there is advertising that unintentionally doesn’t deliver the correct message. In the case of the above, there was clearly no devious scheme involved, but it surely made me stop and think about the many pieces of art and graphics that I work on that are [...]
Paper Fortress Films | Keeping Up With Stebs
I stopped by the Paper Fortress to see what Mr. Stebs Schinnerer had been up to since last visiting with him (March 23, 2010)- and it looks like he’s been a busy man, to say the least. He’s been on a country-wide tour with his friend Johnny Cupcakes for the Suitcase Tour / Back To [...]
New York Eats | Mike’s American Bar & Grill
Of any place in which I’ve ever eaten, Mike’s American Bar & Grill stands out as one of the very best and most memorable- for so many reasons. It was located at 46th St. and 10th Ave. in New York City, in the area known now as Clinton, more appropriately known as Hell’s Kitchen at [...]
Martha’s Vineyard Fiber Farm | Juniper Moon
For an island of only 87.48 square miles in size and already holding a population of 15,000 year-round residents (75,000 during the summer), it actually had room for a successful working livestock farm. Well, from 2001 to 2009, the island played host to The Martha’s Vineyard Fiber Farm (now called Juniper Moon Farm since expanding [...]
Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer- What’ll You Have?
No Opener Needed! Pabst is the real deal. The same original quality, made with care and consistency in America’s heartland, Pabst Blue Ribbon has often been referred to as the every-man’s-beer- hence, it’s adoption by the harbingers of all things authentic- the Hipsters. Hey, there’s nothing wrong with having appreciation for the good stuff…
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