Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Outside Inside







{ vintage animal prints } { x-rays: here, here, and here }

Most of B.'s whole family is comprised of artists: his mother is a painter, one brother makes installations and is a craftsman of sorts, one sister is a painter and and clothing/accessories designer, his brother-in-law is painter and designs houses, another brother-in-law was a photographer, B. draws and plays the guitar.... There's so much creativity in that family that it's depressing.

In my head, I can imagine a lot of interesting projects, but then there's this whole part about having to actually execute something: while in my mind it may look like Picasso, on paper it comes out as advanced stick figures.

So I may just stick to mashing things together here. Though I also have to add, I'm recently obsessed with making things with all of my new graphics collections!

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Oh . You . Pretty . Things







Pics: Vain & Vapid on Tumblr / fffound

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Saturday = Art . Day

I'm a pretty hopeless crafter. Much of this stems from my inability to finish projects that I start. I get interested in something and then am just as quickly on to the next thing.

So yesterday morning I went to a mixed-media art class with Theresa, whom I absolutely adore. I had to bring a canvas and myself, and then there were loads of goodies that she brought with which we could make our art!




The fact that I had loose guidelines, a time limit, and help was the only reason that I managed to complete anything at all!



Mine is composed of bits of vintage images, sewing patterns, odd pieces from an old dictionary, and loads of rhinestones! My favorite thing about this project is that not a single drop of glue was used -- everything is done with wax!! Now it just needs some kind of wonderful vintage frame, and up on the wall it can go :)

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Art . Fair

(apologies for a lack of posting...my computer has recently decided that it only wants to connect to the internet sporadically, and for no more than five minutes at a time.)

This past Friday I went to the Ann Arbor Art Festival, something that completely takes over the town every summer. The art fair is set up so that you wander through the closed-off streets of downtown, and some of the prettiest parts of the UofM campus:




...hundreds of artisans set up to sell paintings, photographs, jewelry, and all manner of other lovely things:




We also had lunch at my favorite vegetarian restaurant, Seva, and I tried their Goat Cheese and Roasted Pepper Wrap...



...which was so tasty!! Toward the end of the day, we also saw possibly the cutest little dogs ever:



We didn't end up buying much (the original photograph that I wanted was $2200, and the installation that my mother wanted was $8500...boo), but it was a pretty day with perfect weather and tons of cool stuff to see!!

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Amy . Rice . New . Work

I check Amy Rice's website a couple of times a month in hopes that new pieces pop up. Her work is nothing flashy, and she mostly sticks with the same colors, but ever since I saw her "Nest" Installation with Terrence Payne, I've been completely head-over-heels for her paintings.

Unlike a lot of other artists who only sell through gallery shows, Ms. Rice offers some of her work for sale directly through her blog!! And she just recently posted some new pieces. Hooray!!



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amy rice new work

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Su . Blackwell

I seem to be most in love with art pieces that have a lot of intricate detail. Even if the pieces are small, there's still so much to look at. (Droll Girl always has some amazing examples of this style.)

This tendency is perhaps why I'm so completely smitten with Su Blackwell. Each of Blackwell's art pieces is nothing if not a study of the very small. The book sculptures and installations are sprightly, clean, and a bit like living in a fairytale:


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Source: Su Blackwell

Monday, April 20, 2009

Alex . Prager

Alex Prager Photography. Love it.





P.S. -- Sorry if posting is a bit slower lately; these next few weeks are crazy.busy!

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Minu

How utterly.absolutely.perfectly cute are these prints from New Zealand artist Minu?!!!




Both of the above are available in her ETSY Shop, but they're limited editions, so get yours before they're gone!!