I’m Kate McCagg, a San Francisco creative director and lover of stuff. The Shallow End is a collection of the pretty and pointless things I find in my browsings.Tumblr (3.0; @theshallowend)http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktzi0lyqcD1qzxtsco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>How sweet is <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33027175">this</a> print? I just love it when I find an Etsy shop I’ve never perused, and it’s filled with pretty, papery goodness like this. Definitely check out <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ambrosiapaperie">Ambrosia Paperie</a> right this second.</p>http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/265086004http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/265086004Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:31:33 -0800etsyprintsillustration<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktzhbkuTNX1qzxtsco1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>This may be easier said than done during this C-Monster-filled season of hacking and wheezing, but it’s still nice to have a pretty, friendly reminder around for good measure. Check out the rest of this series, and all of Julian Gese’s work <a href="http://www.juliangese.com/#61131/Healthy-Poster-Series">here</a>. It is vast and fantastic. (via <a href="http://www.designformankind.com/2009/11/julian-gese/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DesignForMankind+%28design+for+mankind%29&utm_content=Google+Reader">Design For Mankind</a>)</p>http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/265073776http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/265073776Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:16:00 -0800Illustrationart<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktzgzeLlRC1qzxtsco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Coming back to work after a long vacation is bruuuutal. <a href="http://mylifeasawinner.blogspot.com/">This</a> awesome painting by Jon Clary perfectly captures where I’d be spending my days if I had a say in the matter. (via <a href="http://www.booooooom.com/2009/11/18/artist-painter-jon-clary/">Booooooom</a>)</p>http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/265067878http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/265067878Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:09:14 -0800paintingart<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktizl7p8Cr1qzxtsco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Foreign stamps have such a colorful, adventurous air of mystery. One mystery I pondered as I sifted through these at the Paris flea market? Who steamed these things off of the envelopes. There were seriously zillions of them. Whoever you are, mercî!</p>http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/253330558http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/253330558Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:31:55 -0800<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktizdbfP9P1qzxtsco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>For some reason, old, dirty stuff looks more beautiful in France. It’s weird.</p>http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/253325717http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/253325717Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:27:11 -0800<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktizbgnBHT1qzxtsco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A perfect, pastel-y lithograph I scored at Marché aux Puces de la Port de Vanves</p>http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/253324530http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/253324530Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:26:03 -0800<img src="http://1.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktiz7yFhIo1qzxtsco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>More Paris flea market finds… I could just picture these in shards in my luggage, so, alas, I left them behind.</p>http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/253322341http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/253322341Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:23:58 -0800<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kth9cnuqk11qzxtsco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/252232103http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/252232103Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:07:35 -0800<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kth9a6oXVx1qzxtsco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/252230823http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/252230823Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:06:06 -0800<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kth98aDSD11qzxtsco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/252229876http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/252229876Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:04:58 -0800<img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt9jz1LuEd1qzxtsco1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I believe this now, but it’s early and I haven’t had my tea yet. Talk to me at lunch and I’ll probably be plotting someone’s demise. Mwah hahaha. These non-competitive zebras are the great work of <a href="http://www.tinyshowcase.com/about_the_artist.php?id=323">Alec Thibodeau</a> and can be found <a href="http://www.tinyshowcase.com/artwork.php?id=1665">here</a>.</p>http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/247388204http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/247388204Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:16:13 -0800postersart<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt88wj3ti01qzxtsco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Roman Klonek’s <a href="http://www.klonek.de/">illustration</a> is all kooky and Polish, and there’s something about his characters that just charm me silly. If this upside down box dude is saying something offensive in some Eastern European language, I do apologize. But look at him! He’s so cute!</p>http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/246540697http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/246540697Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:19:00 -0800Illustration<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt7pwujzp61qzxtsco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>dress by <a href="http://modcloth.com">Modcloth</a>, poster by <a href="http://thedecoderring.com/shop/posters/?id=32684&p=2">Renee Fernandez</a></p>http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/246173454http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/246173454Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:29:00 -0800a dress &amp; a gig posterfashionmusicpostersprints<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt6epdpWwO1qzxtsco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>What a super gorgeous way to appreciate the beauty of everyday stuff. Check out more  goodies like this pretty vase/shelf/hook frame set at online store <a href="http://www.thinkofthe.com/">Think of The</a>, home of the kind of gross, but very clever <a href="http://www.thinkofthe.com/products/lunch_bag.php">anti-theft lunch bag.</a></p>http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/245354431http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/245354431Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:29:00 -0800home<img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt6e9i4KiS1qzxtsco1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Ray Fenwick is the kind of standard issue smarty pants artist whose work I could ogle all day. Check out an awesome Flickr set of his stuff<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rayfenwick/sets/1550710/show/with/2138554335/"> here</a>. His portfolio, which features some cool paintings on vintage book covers, is <a href="http://www.coandco.ca/ray/#id=art&num=19">here</a>.</p>http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/245344729http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/245344729Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:20:06 -0800flickr<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt6ct2iRel1qzxtsco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This sweet pony-loving post is dedicated to my friend Laura, who, in elementary school, dumped an unresponsive pen pal by writing “I don’t think I’ll have time to write much anymore because my dad just got me a pony and I have to go ride it.” Priceless. Love you, Laura! Check out Lily Moon’s Etsy <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LilyMoon">shop</a> for more pretty drawings like this one. (via <a href="http://prettylittleworldfashion.blogspot.com/2009/11/holiday-gift-guide-under-25.html">Pretty.Little.World</a>)</p>http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/245312789http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/245312789Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:48:38 -0800etsyIllustration<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt4jkn38571qzj66do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is just one of Yes Studio’s great little collection of handprinted odes to the hi-fi.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://mermaidsareflying.tumblr.com/">mermaidsareflying</a>)</p>http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/244172262http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/244172262Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:57:36 -0800printsart<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt2aqkoTq31qzxtsco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>More Nick Lu genius. See it all <a href="http://www.nicklu.com/index.php?/illustration/illustration/">here.</a></p>http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/242796562http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/242796562Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:13:32 -0800Illustrationart<img src="http://11.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt26ufBCFc1qzxtsco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nick Lu’s <a href="http://www.nicklu.com/index.php?/illustration/illustration/">work</a> is trippy and colorful and cool. Check it out for sure. (via <a href="http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/11/illustration-by-nick-lu.html">swiss miss</a>)</p>http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/242736464http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/242736464Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:49:00 -0800Illustration<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt26rq7c941qzxtsco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>dress by <a href="http://modcloth.com">modcloth</a>, poster by <a href="http://shop.doublenaut.com/posters/monstersoffolk/">doublenaut</a></p>http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/242735219http://theshallowend.tumblr.com/post/242735219Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:47:50 -0800