Illustration Friday - Unbalanced

Christmas editions

Today was splurge-at-the-magazine-stand day. It happens every mid-November when the juicy Christmas editions of some of my favourite magazines hit the stands.

From top to bottom, I bought, Canadian Living, Style-At-Home, Canadian House & Home, Oprah, Martha Stewart Living, Real Simple and Country Living. Three Canadian, three American and one British.

The British one I bought, Country Living, is actually the edition before the holiday. I guess the magazines from the UK are shipped by boat, thus the delay. Country Living is a magazine I buy more than any other throughout the year. I am not a "country" girl per se. This magazine seems to highlight artisans which is the attraction for me.

Anyone who knows me can tell you I keep my magazines, especially Christmas ones, for a long time. Years. And, when I am finally ready to part with an edition, I look through it one more time and tear out any pages I want to save... gorgeous photos, lovely wrap/gift ideas, even beautiful typography. I am sure you know what I mean... like the beautiful inspiration I see daily on the fabulous blogs I peruse. It sounds as if I am talking myself out of a tradition... maybe next year I will be more engaged in this creative blogging realm and not find the desire to splurge at the newsstand. I doubt it...

Illustration Friday - Skinny

My contribution to this week's Illustration Friday is a drawing of seven, from dozens of existing, skinny houses from around the world. They are located in (left to right): Canada, United States, United States, Great Britain, The Netherlands, Portugal, United States.