Special Delivery from Sweden!

I was so excited to find this beautiful package from Sweden sitting at my doorstep yesterday. One of my talented customers sent a beautiful shawl she made and it is just stunning! The intricate pattern she used is from a Scottish designer, Ysolda you can view her website here. The yarn she used is 100% [...]

Pretty Books + Johnny Depp = this post

Just saw these beautiful books on flavorwire. It’s hard to pick a favorite. I love them all! This reminds me of the Tim Burton exhibit going on at the MoMA and how I can’t wait to see his version of Alice and Wonderland with Johnny Depp.

In the mood for candles

Today I was looking into some interesting ideas for candles and thought I’d share some of my favorites. With the holidays coming up some of these might make great gifts too! I love the cork candles they are so beautiful. From the top: Teak wood candle holders from pottery barn. Wine cork candles from the [...]

Art vs. Design the never ending discussion…

Today I was thinking about this concept for many different reasons. As a trained Graphic Designer and a closet artist and poet the topic while in school tended to come up a lot. At the time I wasn’t too clear on the real difference’s between the two. However I feel that recently I have experienced [...]

Sand & Tree at Umbrella Arts Unitl Sept 5!

I have some very exciting news. I have a painting that is showing at Umbrella Arts in the East Village until Sept. 5th! If your in the area be sure to stop by and take a look at some of the great work by East Village Artists on display. They are located on E 9th [...]

Interesting Article on Creativity

Article From CoroflotPosted by: Carl Alviani “Funny to think that, for all its cobbled-together insanity, the academic studio still represents the most productive space in many of our working histories. When most of us imagine an idealized creative work environment, what we come up with often resembles the bullpen of our school days: a large-ish [...]

The Selby

Not sure how I have missed this blog the Selby, but it quite a little gem. It’s always fun to get a glimpse into other creatives houses. I love to see how people work and create and interesting space to live in. This couple Fanny Bostrom, artist and Bill Gentle, photographer seemed really fun! And [...]

Tiger Lily Watercolor

Todays inspiration came in the back garden of my building. No one ever sits back there which is great for me. It is like my very own secret garden. Lots of flowers and bird baths it is a piece of serenity on a day that I had to go to the dreaded dentist. Luckily no [...]

My New Watercolor Set

So today I woke up and decided I really wanted to try to use watercolors. I am not sure where this desire came from. But here it is my first creation! I am excited to bring my travel set along with me to the beach. The set is so tiny and cute I just love [...]

Etsy Video: Making Stencil & Yam Prints with Lotta Jansdotter

I love potato stamping. Often I will use the stamps I create to print on cards. But I just found this video on etsy and Lotta uses yams and simple stencils to make beautiful prints. I will have to try this method out. Take a look at her site and her book inspiring work!

My my Mini Coop…

Yesterday we rented a zip car, a Mini Cooper to be exact and drove to the beach. I have never been to into cars I seem to only like really old impractical cars. Newer cars just seem so boring and uninspired. What happened? I am no car designer, I mean I don’t even own a [...]

Chewing up and Spitting out Perspective

I enjoyed Miranda July’s button movie so much. For me being able to approach things that we see everyday with a fresh perspective is so refreshing. When it’s your job to do this it can be hard at times. That is why for me it is always good to see other ways of altering the [...]

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