AOL launches Owl beta. ‘Cause, obviously, Owelle was taken. Owl’s premise is that “each of us is an area packed with knowledge.” An area? Wonder how many times that sentence went ‘round and ‘round the product/marketing/PR team before they ended up with “area.” Hopefully that sentence is also still in beta.
Mateusz Kolek is the graphic artist behind this Polish-speaking owl, who, along with its fellow woodland creatures fox, bunny and deer, seems to be fleeing some giant, shiny land-anemone. The title of this print is “Evil Comes Out of the Forest.”
He also has a very cool owl t-shirt, pictured on the headless man below.
Go here for additional awesomeness.
via City of Skies
Spotted in front of Powell’s, Portland, OR.
Etsy Owl Gift Guide: Paper Goods
Printed cards and stationery may seem like odd gift selections, but, for me at least, they sort of fall into the category of those things you love to have on hand but don’t always think to buy yourself. Et voila, perfect present! Also, there are just so many cuties, and I hear those Etsy artists gots to make a living, yo! So without further ado…
Owl Moleskine Notebook, $10, blackbirdletterpress
Owl Be Yours Valentines, $10 set of five, meantimedesigns
Odd Birds of LA Calendar, $18, crankpress (disclaimer: owls appear only one month)
Love Owls Recipe Box, $25, cutthecakedesigns
Die-Cut Papercut Owl, $52, papercutdiecut
Wolfowl in Venice Beach Greeting Cards, $24 set of 8, quirkycreatures
So Happy Together Custom Papel Picado, $23, aymujer
Pink & Orange Owl Gift Tags, $2.50 set of 6, tackeledandshackled
Hootie Owl Cards Set, 10 set of 6, scoopofsugarpaper
Owl in the Rain Postcards, $7.50, delacy
12” x 18” Letterpress Owl, $28, paperpug
Owl Stationery, $9 set of 6, pinkbathtub
Owelle's First Obit: Harold Bell, Creator of Woodsy Owl
The New York Times reports that Harold Bell, creator of the Robin Hood-esque environmentalist owl who has since the 70’s encouraged folks to “Give A Hoot, Don’t Pollute,” died at his home in Los Angeles on Friday at the age of 90.
Tip via Lane Buschel.
Etsy Owl Gift Guide: Jewelry
Christmas is just under two weeks away, and I honestly can’t be certain that these items could all be delivered by then, but hey, anytime is a great time for giving the gift of owls. Searching “owls” on Etsy results in 1115 pages of items (5,051 jewelry; 3,427 art; 2,232 paper goods; you get the gist). Below is the first segment of Owelle’s Etsy owl gift guide: jewelry.
Vintage Brass Elsa Necklace, $32, marisolspoon
Small Silver Owl Ring, $100, bethmillner
Vintage Owlie Cameo Necklace, $15, mvegan5
Turquoise Owl In Tree Scrabble Pendant, $5.50, jessejanes
3D Handpainted Owl Cameo Necklace, $23, daliadaliak
Owls Owls Owls Pendants, $58 each with the “Owl Be Home For Christmas” discount, polkadotmagpie
Tiny Silver Owl Dangle Earrings, $36, lulubugjewelry
Porcelain Owl and Gold Moon Necklace, $17 each, cuteandfun
Hedwig the Owl Vintage Bead Earrings, $13.50, cuteandfun
Cherry Blossom Owl Necklace, $23, lycheekiss
Pink Drilled Owl Ring, $11.90 , debbychoi79
Silver Screech Owl Necklace, $78, lulubugjewelry
Eating Strawberries In The Dark Necklace, $150, ilikeitiloveit
J. Crew holiday decor
Last night I had the chance to see the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall, which, lucky me, included a bonus backstage tour. Radio City is pretty impressive whether you’re a tourist or New Yorker, and one of my favorite parts of the appropriately-named Christmas Spectacular was a brief history of the venue since it opened on December 27, 1932. Because Radio City’s interior was deemed a city landmark in 1978, it’s all pretty retro-fabulous. Inexplicably, this owl lives just above the stage manager’s station full of vintage gears and gadgets stage right. Your guess is as good as mine.
For further reading: “Christmas Spectacular By The Numbers” New York Times
Dear Etsy artist greasychickenface,
I love your watercolor owls and your odd, awesome name.
xo, Owelle
via Jessica Gonacha
