Archive for January, 2011
Art Planet – Visiting Other Planets
Out of town for a few days…back to blog real soon. In the meantime – getting an Etsy fix is always good. So is 7×7 (did you see these donuts!!!)…or the final collection of a Collection a Day. Bookmark on Delicious Recomend on FacebookShare on Orkutshare via RedditShare with StumblersTumblr itTweet about itSubscribe to the [...]
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Zin and Other Wonderful Things
Art comes in many forms and wine is most certainly one of them. This weekend is the Zin Fest at Fort Mason in San Francisco…and the celeb of the day is…none other than Nadia G from Bitchin Kitchen. Truthfully – jury is still out on that one but at least she’s entertaining. I want this [...]
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It’s Not Friday but We can Celebrate Orange Anyway
Wow – that title makes absolutely no sense at all. Ok – it comes from this blog from Habitually Chic (one of my guilty pleasures)and Heather said Orange You Glad It’s Friday? Ok – I loved the blog post because I love orange. If you love orange please read Heather’s post right here: From Domino. [...]
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For the Love of Typography
I seriously can’t get enough of typography. It’s like a drug…chocolate, red wine, ice cream….. so imagine how excited I was when the San Francisco Chronicle posted an article about typography. Oh sweet joy….. Take a few minutes and read the article right here. I even created a story board on Pinterest devoted to text [...]
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Friday Already? Oh My.
Friday. It feels so good! Tomorrow yoga, check. Run, check. Coffee at Peets. Double check. Walk the dog. Absolutely. Pink boots. And yes some people do light up my world. From We Heart It. I don’t know. But it’s from Miranda July so I love it. Umbrage by Courtney Wotherspoon. So much beauty in such [...]
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Emerging Artists:Be Calm
Sometimes art is like yoga for the mind and this piece by William Lamson, seen on 20×200 truly makes my heart slow down, my breathing becoming calm and my mind truly at peace. Is this not breathtaking? I’m a HUGE Curb Your Enthusiasm fan and I just found this poster by Ibraheem Youssef, a Toronto [...]
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Monday Musings
Wow Monday already – seems like Friday and I couldn’t wait for the weekend. What fun things did you do? We had sun and dang if that didn’t feel so frickin good! You know how I like small art? Well did I hit the jackpot! Holy shit crap check out Tiny Showcase. An 8×10 print [...]
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Friday Folly
Today I am here to discuss garbage. I know what you are thinking. Garbage…yuck. I know! And that’s exactly it. I am so against garbage. So people…let’s commit today…right now…to consume less thus using less garbage. The first thing. Eliminate water bottles. If you are still buying icky plastic bottles shame on you and where [...]
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Wednesday Wonder
I just found out that the Dwell on Design show has been scheduled for June 24 thru the 26th. I know it’s early but dang..get it on your calendar. Now. Go. I don’t think I have ever shared an audio/visual link but this piece by Landon Wiggs is like that magic brownie I enjoyed on [...]
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Monday Madness
This is sort of like the first real week of the new year because last week was more or less recovery from the holidays and sorting out my desk. Getting rid of the old and bringing in the new. Feels good doesn’t it? So…happy Monday art, design lovers and merchants of marvels. Found this charming [...]
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Friday Mash
I’m not feeling organized as I go into the weekend so I thought I would be equally unorganized in today’s post. (doesn’t that sound suspiciously organized?) . So let’s just all mash together. Kinda sounds like something from the 60′s doesn’t it? This is Foo Foo. A perfectly pink sculpture made from recycled materials by [...]
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New Year – New Looks
Last Sunday’s Chronicle had the 11 design trends for 2011. One of them was small houses. Another one was getting rid of clutter and then mixing vintage styles with new. Fun fun…. What other trends do you see for 2011? Ok – so I was checking out new art for the year and I found [...]
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Things to Heart
WELCOME 2011. Yay! I don’t usually like hearts but I totally heart this heart garland from Anne Marie on her new Etsy shop. And the star garland…yes…really really adorable. I’ve been following Lisa Congdon’s Collection A Day and now I found art prints that feature these fabulous collections on 20×200. I heart the dice. Don’t [...]
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