Splash

It’s been hot in Seattle this summer. Luckily we have lots of places to swim. You can head for  a river…

Chris Raschka – Fishing in the Air

a pond…

Soviet Lithuanian illustration seen on the blog 50 Watts

a lake…

Beatrice Alemagna

or the ocean…

Hokusai

Ivan Bilibin

Jump in!

Arthur Rackham

Undine by Arthur Rackham

Who knows what you will find?

Linley Sambourne illustration for The Water Babies, 1888

Claire Nivola, Life in the Ocean

Kimi Ga Yo 1925

Edgar and Ingri Parin D’Aulaire – Ola

Edgar and Ingri Parin D’Aulaire – Ola

JiHyeon Lee – Pool

Sylvia Earle says that going 3000 feet down is like diving into a galaxy.

Clare Nivola biography of Sylvia Earle – Life in the Ocean

Or if you want to stay indoors you could read a book.

The Water Babies illustrated by Sambourne, 1888

Always remember the wise words of Derek Zoolander – “Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.” Splash!

Demel

This is a good time of the year for sweets, so here are some sweets for your eyes. Bilibin painted this Tsar’s cake.

For a lighter confection, perhaps a trip to Vienna is in order. A friend gave me a book about Demel, the famous bakery there.

The book includes photographs of the bakery displays and of confections.

It also includes these drawings (and many more).

The Demel book inspired me when I was working on Apple Cake.  The Demel drawings also reminded me of some confections by other artists. This character is by Anita Lobel.

From the Danish artist Bjorn Wiinblad:

And from Andy Warhol:

I hope that you have a December full of pastries, mit schlag. You can start with a slice of this cake from Alois Carigiet.