Archive for October, 2010
Saturday Mash
HAPPY SATURDAY First – the Giants play tonight in Texas – so it goes without saying that – since I’m a Bay Area native – the Giants MUST WIN. I’m not a huge Giants fan but I am a HUGE San Francisco fan. Second – tomorrow is Halloween and I like things that are creepy. [...]
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Limited Editions and Flashes of Genius
Limited editions are just that – something that is available and then not available creating a collectible and desirable market and a product that cannot be easily found. ++++++++++I’m always in search of limited editions that capture a piece of my soul. And lucky lucky me – today I found some. Audrey-Hands Up by LA [...]
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Paris Flea Market and Happy Monday!
Hope you all had a great weekend. I worked a trade show selling art. Whew – that was really long. So happy to be back at my computer sharing bits of art news…and creative endeavors. Speaking of creative endeavors. I must have this book…. Antiquaires: Flea Markets of Paris Because one of these days…I’m getting [...]
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New Blogs and Interior Inspiration
You probably all know what a fanatic I am about design blogs, so today, entirely by accident I discovered a new one through another favorite blog on Facebook. Sharing is nice isn’t it? Decorology. It’s inspiring and beautiful…elegant and dignified and Ashley brings charm and whimsy as an additional element; not only that she brings [...]
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Things I Love. Part Deux
Things I LOVE. And there are a lot. Like: A table from Daniel and Emma. Do you see the stripe of color at the top of the legs? I love that too. A teacake design on a tote from Gillian Kyle. A family room from the 1970′s. Have you ever seen so many colors on [...]
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Weekend Smash
Happy Friday. It’s been a good week. Found lots of great art, had some nice comments, spent the first week with our new dog McGuyver otherwise known as Mac N Cheese, Macbook, EZ Mac, Mac-a-Doodle and felt like somehow the world got a little bit better this week as people all over got together in [...]
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Ghoulish Art and Modern Madness
I have no problem with ghoulish art. Sometimes the disturbing is often the most creative. Pretty is easy…but bringing the darkness into the open can be exhilarating. And during the season of Halloween, Samhain and Day of the Dead this is particularly evident; which is why I found the pieces here so compelling. Guardians from [...]
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Mondays: Emerging Artists
It’s Monday -I mean it really feels like a Monday . We got a dog yesterday and he’s not a puppy but every little sound he made last night still woke me up because – well I’m not used to the charming little snorting noises of a little pug mix. However – the noises are [...]
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Wildlife Wall Decor
Deer in the wild are beautiful. Deer on the walls – well real ones – are wrong on so many levels. But faux ones?? Damn! They are the coolest! When we remodeled our downstairs powder room I took a mat white resin deer head and painted it gloss white and positioned right above the toilet. [...]
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Emerging Artists:Art Collectives
A few things. Illustrations by Jacqueline Kari Bos – what happens when paper meets ink meets collage meets Jacqueline. A Flickr site and Etsy too! New Discovery: Retro Renovation. Mid-century modern sources and inspiration. Note to self: spend the whole day here. Just met: Paula Boas at the Lafayette Art and Wine Festival. The cultivation [...]
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Saturday Mash – An Autumn Alternative
This morning I opened the Home and Garden section in the newspaper and proceeded to read a decorating column about fall decor. I was horrified – I reached for a bag to breathe into because I began to hyperventilate. Hay bales on my porch??? Corn and gourds on my coffee table? Plaid and flannel??? Oh [...]
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