I love bookmarks and have a nice collection of them, but some of my favorites are starting to look a little ratty, so I decided to see what's new and placed an order with Pomegranate.com. They sell my favorite type of bookmarks with artsy illustrations made of sturdy cardstock. In case you're curious who the illustrations are by (from L-R): Reproduction from French haute couture fashion magazine/artist may be George Barbier or George Lepape, "Soir Bleu" by Edward Hopper, "In the Garden" by Childe Hassam, "Pine Arcade" by Wolf Kahn (love this one, I was not familiar with this artist's work before seeing this bookmark and now must find a book of his art), "Woman with Parasol--Madame Monet and Her Son" by Calude Monet, "Reading on the Rocks, Grand Manan" by John George Brown, "Aspens, winter" by Sierra Club, "Automat" by Edward Hopper, "Emilie Floge" by Gustav Klimt, "Woman Standing on a Makara", this is an artefact found on an archaeological site in Afghanistan, "Room in Brooklyn" by Edward Hopper, "Christine Lerolle Embroidering" by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (had to get that one!), "Room in New York" by Edward Hopper (yes, I love Hopper's work!), and "Breakfast in the Open" by Carl Larsson. I have to admit to a little dorkiness here--I often try and match the bookmark to the book, so now I have lots more lovely bookmarks to choose from.
I also received this wonderful brochure in the mail yesterday for The Bloomsbury Group. I'm so looking forward to these books, even the brochure is exquisitely designed! Am I getting well ahead of myself by wondering what other books they have in store for us later?
And one more thing. I love this "Reading on the Rocks" bookmark so much that I ordered two. One for me and one to share. I'd be happy to pass it on (especially in light of my recent search for book ideas--the suggestions were most appreciated). I'm happy to send it wherever, so if you're interested just leave me a comment and I'll drop all names in a hat and send it off to a new home. I'll draw next Saturday!