jen lee's 'winter morning' fine art print

Some images speak moments to us, and others portray entire seasons. Winter Morning is an original Diana+ image by photographer Jen Lee, and appears in the book, Fortunes. This fine art print, on Kodak Professional Endura paper, arrives in a cello envelope with cardboard backing. Winter Morning is printed on 8x10 paper. Image is square with a white border.

Jen Lee is a Brooklyn-based writer and a collector of stories, many of which unfold in her vibrant neighborhood or in the lives of her closest friends. A performer in NYC's storytelling scene, Jen is also the author of Fortunes and Take Me With You: A Journal for the Journey. (photo by Susannah Conway.)

All proceeds from items sold on the To Haiti with Love auction go directly to the St. Joseph's Family in Haiti. To make a bid, simply leave a comment with the amount of your bid and your email address. The auction will wrap up on February 8, 2010, and winners will be contacted right away to arrange payment and shipping. Good luck!

Jen Lee's Winter Morning Fine Art Print (origin: New York, USA)

Starting bid: $20.00

coptic stitch handbound jotter by paperina

This fun little jotter was bound using Coptic stitch with orange waxed thread, a Japanese Chiyogami cover in mustard and gold, exposed spine and green tapes. The inside pages are recycled card weight, and were perforated using a fabulous old perforating machine at Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts in Chicago. Keep this beauty in your bag for quick notes, lists, or handwritten calling cards to tear out and share.

36 sheets plus 6 green end papers  |  3.25 x 5 inches |  one of a kind

Erin Anderson is a Chicago-based writing instructor and self-professed paper junkie, and has cultivated her love of design and handmade goods into Paperina, her fledgling custom design studio. She specializes in custom invitations and personal stationery, but her hands are always busy—whether binding books, writing stories, making caramels, crocheting cozies, or posting silly snark on Twitter.

All proceeds from items sold on the To Haiti with Love auction go directly to the St. Joseph's Family in Haiti. To make a bid, simply leave a comment with the amount of your bid and your email address. The auction will wrap up on February 8, 2010, and winners will be contacted right away to arrange payment and shipping. Good luck!

Coptic Stitch Handbound Jotter by Paperina (origin: Chicago, IL, USA)

Starting bid: $10.00

coptic stitch handbound journal by paperina

This handmade journal was bound using a Coptic stitch with exposed spine and intricate tapes that seem to weave up and down through the bookboard. The Coptic stitch allows for this journal to be opened flat, which makes it a lovely choice for sketching or writing. Cover and end papers are fine paper in a melon pink with coordinating Japanese Chiyogami cherry blossom print tapes.

60 sheets, unlined  |  4.75 x 7.25 inches  |  one of a kind

Erin Anderson is a Chicago-based writing instructor and self-professed paper junkie, and has cultivated her love of design and handmade goods into Paperina, her fledgling custom design studio. She specializes in custom invitations and personal stationery, but her hands are always busy—whether binding books, writing stories, making caramels, crocheting cozies, or posting silly snark on Twitter.

All proceeds from items sold on the To Haiti with Love auction go directly to the St. Joseph's Family in Haiti. To make a bid, simply leave a comment with the amount of your bid and your email address. The auction will wrap up on February 8, 2010, and winners will be contacted right away to arrange payment and shipping. Good luck!

Coptic Stitch Handbound Journal by Paperina (origin: Chicago, IL, USA)

Starting bid: $15.00

'mothership' original etching by rené joshi sims

 

I made this etching long before I had kids of my own, at Yale University's Summer School of Art in Norfolk, Connecticut. It's become a favourite image of mine, and over the years it has gained a depth of meaning from my own experiences as a mother -- especially the stormy waters of having a boy with severe autism. (I'm not sure where I've put my crown, though... maybe it's under that pile of laundry by the unused treadmill.)

 

This is a one of kind piece, and because our focus at Yale was to "go, go, go" and "make, make, make" you'll see that the borders of the paper are not as pristine as you'd usually expect on a fine quality art print. However, once this print is properly matted and framed those small flaws will be completely hidden. ~ René Joshi Sims

René's zig-zaggy art journey: a three year crash course in love, painting, and D.I.Y. at Rosebud, Alberta; Yale University's Summer School of Art in Norfolk; four hothouse years at Alberta College of Art and Design; a year-long mentorship with Canadian painter Eleanor Bond, and another year working on Chautauqua Stars for a Northern City, a public commission for the E. A. Rawlinson Centre for the Arts. The journey came to a juddering halt when René's son was diagnosed with autism. She recently returned to the studio after a six year absence, and is working on a show about healing, loss, and love that glows just hot enough to see by. She lives with her family in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and blogs in happy obscurity at fruityfantastica.

All proceeds from items sold on the To Haiti with Love auction go directly to the St. Joseph's Family in Haiti. To make a bid, simply leave a comment with the amount of your bid and your email address. The auction will wrap up on February 8, 2010, and winners will be contacted right away to arrange payment and shipping. Good luck!

Mothership original, one-of-a-kind etching by René Joshi Sims, dimensions approximately 15 3/4" x 18 1/2" (origin: Saskatchewan, Canada)

Starting bid: $30.00

'B WL' fine art print by elizabeth steward williams

"I love signs and nighttime and ORANGE and I kinda like to bowl. Okay, I *love* to bowl while I'm doing it, but I forget that I *love* it until I'm doing it. That ever happen to you?" ~ Elizabeth Steward Williams

Elizabeth thinks art in all its glorious forms is not a luxury of the ruling class and it should be accessible to everyone everywhere all the dang time. Some of her favorite things are people who smell lovely, going junking, hearing laughter, the color orange and finding the adventure that exists in every moment. Elizabeth makes art that she hopes is thoughtful, gorgeous and functional, doesn't carry her camera with her enough, and is inspired by the kudzu-laced, ghost-infused beauty of the South. She has been known to write here and here, and you can find her spouting off on Twitter, too.

All proceeds from items sold on the To Haiti with Love auction go directly to the St. Joseph's Family in Haiti. To make a bid, simply leave a comment with the amount of your bid and your email address. The auction will wrap up on February 8, 2010, and winners will be contacted right away to arrange payment and shipping. Good luck!

B WL signed art print by Elizabeth Steward Williams in the size of your choice up to 8x10 (origin: USA)

Starting bid: $15.00

as seen on dooce: neckwarmer cowl by pip robins

Hailing from Nova Scotia, Pip Robins creates sustainable accessories ranging from handbags to cowls. Best known for being featured on Dooce's Holiday for Her: Accessories and Clothing gift list, Pip Robins' streamlined scarves have become one of this season's most fashionable buys.

Love keeping your neck warm but hate the scarf-bulk? Picture your scarf getting caught in a revolving door? How humiliating! Or maybe you just don't know what the heck to do with all that extra length, a fancy bow, a double knot, stuffed in your jacket and caught in your zipper. A cowl is your answer!

This cowl is made from a shimmery silvery, slightly metallic fabric will really spice up your winter wear. The fabric is woven and warm. Lined with soft ivory, in 100% cotton. Slip it over your head and you've got a no fuss scarf! Fits large heads, and dimensions laying flat are 12.5" x 8" (wxh).

All proceeds from items sold on the To Haiti with Love auction go directly to the St. Joseph's Family in Haiti. To make a bid, simply leave a comment with the amount of your bid and your email address. The auction will wrap up on February 8, 2010, and winners will be contacted right away to arrange payment and shipping. Good luck!

Neckwarmer Cowl in Metallic Silver by Pip Robins (origin: Nova Scotia, Canada)

Starting bid: $10.00

jen lee's share the love: a collection of poetry, photography

"I want everyone to have a copy of this. Your stories leave me speechless." ~ Gwen Bell

Fortunes is a collection of original poetry and vintage-style photography by Brooklyn writer and photographer Jen Lee. The book is 5x5--a perfect size for gift-giving or carrying close as you follow your path. Fortunes is printed on high quality paper, full color, saddle-stitched, 28 pages. Treat yourself to something soulful, and keep a copy of Fortunes for your nightstand. Then give the second copy, in its sheer organza gift bag, to one of your dearest companions.

Jen Lee is a Brooklyn-based writer and a collector of stories, many of which unfold in her vibrant neighborhood or in the lives of her closest friends. A performer in NYC's storytelling scene, Jen is also the author of Fortunes and Take Me With You: A Journal for the Journey. (photo by Susannah Conway.)

All proceeds from items sold on the To Haiti with Love auction go directly to the St. Joseph's Family in Haiti. To make a bid, simply leave a comment with the amount of your bid and your email address. The auction will wrap up on February 8, 2010, and winners will be contacted right away to arrange payment and shipping. Good luck!

Jen Lee's Share the Love: the Fortunes collection of poetry & vintage photography (origin: New York, USA)

Minimum bid: $25.00

basket of nova scotian baking by seaside chef leah moon

You'll love this winter package of true bluenose treats -- like an old school bake sale in a box. The fresh-baked goodness includes:

Six (6) juice tin loaves of oatmeal brown bread, perfect with soups, stew or baked beans (I don't know what Leah puts in those tin loaves but it's addictive -- moist and tasty with a hint of molasses. The kind of bread you wouldn't dare toast. You eat it fresh, slathered with butter. ~ Kate)

One dozen (12) Nova Scotian oatcakes, a staple in Leah's house (choose to add chocolate, if you like)

One dozen (12) blueberry muffins made with local blueberries

One dozen (12) homemade maple marshmallows (far beyond the average marshmallow)

Everything freezes well except the marshmallows, and will be baked the day of one-day shipping anywhere in North America. 

Leah Moon is a chef who, after a few years in the restaurant industry and ten years of culinary experience in private yachting, has settled at home in Nova Scotia to chase and giggle with her two young girls. She is on the cusp of fun and exciting things at her soon-to-come food blog.

All proceeds from items sold on the To Haiti with Love auction go directly to the St. Joseph's Family in Haiti. To make a bid, simply leave a comment with the amount of your bid and your email address. The auction will wrap up on February 8, 2010, and winners will be contacted right away to arrange payment and shipping. Good luck!

Basket of Nova Scotian baking by Chef Leah Moon (origin: Nova Scotia, Canada)

Starting bid: $40.00

Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood

In Momma Zen: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood, a mother and Zen priest reveals how the daily challenges of parenthood can become the most profound spiritual journey of our lives. Combining humor, honesty and plainspoken advice, Momma Zen distills the doubts and frustrations of early motherhood into vignettes of Zen wisdom.

"Realized with warmth, engagement and winning honesty." ~ Publishers Weekly

This personally inscribed softcover copy of Karen Maezen Miller's Momma Zen comes with a keepsake writing journal with wide open pages ready to receive your own magically inspired revelations -- and with a handwritten excerpt from the soon-to-be published memoir Hand Wash Cold: Care Instructions for an Ordinary Life penned in the author's script.

All proceeds from items sold on the To Haiti with Love auction go directly to the St. Joseph's Family in Haiti. To make a bid, simply leave a comment with the amount of your bid and your email address. The auction will wrap up on February 8, 2010, and winners will be contacted right away to arrange payment and shipping. Good luck!

Signed copy, Momma Zen + handwritten excerpt in keepsake journal (origin: USA)

Starting bid: $25.00

hand printed rose muji notebook by paperina

I first came across these lovely little notebooks in London several years ago, and fell in love with them for their utility and clean design. As much as I adore the plain and simple blank book, I had an itch to sketch and Gocco print a short run; what fun it was to pretty them up a bit! Both back and front covers are printed. Constructed from 70% recycled materials

30 sheets, lightly lined paper  |  7 x 10 inches |  limited edition of 10

Erin Anderson is a Chicago-based writing instructor and self-professed paper junkie, and has cultivated her love of design and handmade goods into Paperina, her fledgling custom design studio. She specializes in custom invitations and personal stationery, but her hands are always busy—whether binding books, writing stories, making caramels, crocheting cozies, or posting silly snark on Twitter.

All proceeds from items sold on the To Haiti with Love auction go directly to the St. Joseph's Family in Haiti. To make a bid, simply leave a comment with the amount of your bid and your email address. The auction will wrap up on February 8, 2010, and winners will be contacted right away to arrange payment and shipping. Good luck!

Hand Printed Rose MUJI Notebook by Paperina (origin: Chicago, IL, USA)

Starting bid: $8.00