ending the week with a smile...hope everyone enjoys a wonderful and relaxing weekend with mom...

 08.May.08

i've written about su blackwell's art before...but as i was surfing around the web this morning i returned to her blog to find new creations that took my breathe away.  the idea of turning something orginally flat and banal into something defined and elegant, from ordinary books just amazes me.  su transforms books into beautfiul, incredibly intricate 3-d stories for us to witness, often using fairytales as her theme...which i'm always drawn to- anything ethereal, mystical, and magical. it's reassuring to me that people are out there in the world creating beautiful works of art for us.  feast...

05.may.08

I love heroines..not the hollywood glam perfection heroine, but the dark horse so to speak...so i was a bit speechless and overjoyed to discover Jeanie Tomanek's paintings, whose heroine is a bald woman who embodies various powerful feminine figures throughout mythological history.  I think her artist's statement speaks volumes, "I paint to explore the significance of ideas, memories, events, feelings, dreams and images that seem to demand my closer attention. Some of the themes I investigate come first in poems I write. Literature, folktales and myths often inspire my exploration of the feminine archetype. My figures often bear the scars and imperfections, that, to me, characterize the struggle to become."
Enjoy this week...be inspired and create one little tiny beautiful thing for yourself this week...

30.april.08

sigh.  i came across a new find today- british -based, graham and green.  it reminds me of a grown- up anthropologie. here's a few of my favs..including ANGEL WINGS- which seem to be appearing everywhere now.  i love the vintage 20's feel of the glass furniture, with delicate lighting and  modern accessories.  i particularly like their resin coral pieces, they look authentic without destroying the oceans.

25. april. 08

Renowned for its lovely blond woods and delicate color palette dominated by pale blues, Sweden is a country of simple and elegant interior design. I love the essence of Swedish design: clean lines, pale hues, natural materials, a powerful sense of light and space, and fresh folk-art charm. my must haves include Gustavian furniture, Mora clocks, chandeliers, and antique sleighs.