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[A Holiday Shopping Spree for the Bookworm] Fifth Stop: Badly Drawn Authors

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I love bookish goodies almost as much as I love actual books, and reading. Being a bookworm is not a hobby: it is an all-enveloping, personality-defining lifestyle. The holiday season is just getting started, which means it is time to go shopping the literary way! Over the next two weeks, I will take you on a virtual bookish shopping spree to some of my favourite lit sites!

In 2013, we visited some wonderful literary museums. This year, I am delighted to showcase several amazing book-themed Etsy shops. Let’s get started!

BADLY DRAWN AUTHORS

I have so much love for this shop. Maybe my inner hipster is showing, but I think it’s a genius idea. You can buy cards and posters of some awesome writers in a fun style that is anything but generic. The prices are also totally affordable for most budgets.

TWO OF MY (MANY) FAVOURITE PIECES:

SHOP INFO:

  • BADLY DRAWN AUTHORS: ETSY STORE
  • LOCATION: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • ARTIST: SEAN RYAN
  • ARTIST INFO: HERE

[Alternative Muses] Coming and Going: Georges Seurat/Robertson Davies Mashup

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Port-en-Bessin: The Outer Harbor (Low Tide) by Georges Seurat, 1888

Georges Seurat (born 2 December 1859): Port-en-Bessin: The Outer Harbor (Low Tide), 1888.

“The eyes see only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.”-Robertson Davies (died 2 December 1995), Tempest-Tost

[A Holiday Shopping Spree for the Bookworm] Fourth Stop: Obvious State

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I love bookish goodies almost as much as I love actual books, and reading. Being a bookworm is not a hobby: it is an all-enveloping, personality-defining lifestyle. The holiday season is just getting started, which means it is time to go shopping the literary way! Over the next two weeks, I will take you on a virtual bookish shopping spree to some of my favourite lit sites!

In 2013, we visited some wonderful literary museums. This year, I am delighted to showcase several amazing book-themed Etsy shops. Let’s get started!

OBVIOUS STATE

 Obvious State makes bold, high-quality, well-priced literary prints and paper goods. I could easily decorate an entire room around their gorgeous black-and-white art.

TWO OF MY FAVOURITE PIECES:

SHOP INFO:

  • OBVIOUS STATE: ETSY STORE
  • LOCATION: NEW YORK CITY
  • ARTIST: EVAN ROBERTSON
  • ARTIST INFO: HERE

[A Holiday Shopping Spree for the Bookworm] Third Stop: Uneek Doll Designs

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I love bookish goodies almost as much as I love actual books, and reading. Being a bookworm is not a hobby: it is an all-enveloping, personality-defining lifestyle. The holiday season is just getting started, which means it is time to go shopping the literary way! Over the next two weeks, I will take you on a virtual bookish shopping spree to some of my favourite lit sites!

In 2013, we visited some wonderful literary museums. This year, I am delighted to showcase several amazing book-themed Etsy shops. Let’s get started!

UNEEK DOLL DESIGNS

I cannot say enough nice things about these miniature dolls. Are they extremely weird? Sure! Are they also the most awesome little keepsakes ever? Possibly! Artist Debbie Ritter manages to give her creations the personalities of her real-life subjects. There are 251 author dolls available in her shop, as well as those embodying literary characters, celebrities, musicians, artists, and historical figures.

THREE OF MY (MANY) FAVOURITE PIECES:

SHOP INFO:

  • UNEEK DOLL DESIGNS: ETSY STORE
  • LOCATION: ALABAMA
  • ARTIST: DEBBIE RITTER
  • ARTIST INFO: HERE