Cash's (sometimes called J&J Cash) is a UK company located in Coventry, England. Cash's has been producing silk embroidered bookmarks, luggage and clothing labels and name tags for over 150 years. You might assume something as ubiquitous as a clothing label would not merit museum level custom framing.

But you would be wrong.

Cash's produces a product that is clearly motivated by quality and pride in craftsmanship. It is genuinely a work of art, much in the same vein as a beautifully machined watch. A labor of love, so to speak.

This is a silk embroidered horned owl, which is part of a limited run of coniferous forest animals Cash's produced. Other varmints include a peregrine falcon, an otter and some wood ducks. Each piece is about the size of a business card and each will have their own frame.

Cash's is currently producing a series of Beatrix Potter silks, which is a perfect visual for the embroidery medium. And the price is very, very reasonable.

In 1969, friends of Richard Nixon paid for and had a two lane bowling alley installed in the lower level of the Executive Office Building. Nixon was an avid bowler and spent quite a bit of time at this bowling alley over the next five years. He had been known to bowl up to twenty games without a break.

Ollie Atkins was the official White House photographer and snapped this photo in 1970. Later that year, Nixon's White House staff used this photo to demonstrate that Nixon was not out of touch with the average citizen, and in fact was just like any other citizen.

It later achieved iconic status because of a single scene from the 1998 film "The Big Lebowski".

There is a tremendous amount of public domain imagery available from the US Government, some of it noteworthy and historically significant. Some of it kitschy. Since it was paid for with tax dollars, it really is owned by the public.

It was three years ago today that Charley Harper died.

Charley was a very unassuming artist from Ohio. He began his career as a book illustrator and over time migrated to a wildlife artist. But not the typical wildlife artist. Charley used his graphic art skills, his penchant for precision and his sense of humor to portray the natural world like no other artist ever has.

This piece is called "Isle Royale" and incorporates exactly what a birch tree forest feels like. You might think you are alone, but there are probably dozens of different eyes watching you at any given moment.

Goodbye Charley. You are missed.