Hong Chun Zhang

"Twin Spirits"#1 (2002)
4ft x 10ft (each)
charcoal on paper

This past weekend, I spoke at Hello Etsy's satellite event in Washington D.C. at The Smithsonian American Art Museum / National Portrait Gallery.

When I had a moment to slip away, I walked through the permanent collection and also checked out the current exhibition Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter. I was absolutely blown away by the monumental work of Hong Chung Zhang.

A Fine Little Cutting Board

I really enjoy the website Fine Little Shop, a carefully curated web-store of precious finds. I believe they are in Norway, and they've been delving ever-so-slowly into manufacturing "vintage inspired" goods. This cutting board with its non-traditional cross-stitch pattern and echoes-of-Chris Ware mice caught my embroidering eye.

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