I LOVE when young artists get noticed for their terrific work. And even more, I love when they are family! Self-described as a “Satirical Cyber Feminist” my cousin Casey Kauffmann is a young and emerging artist who recently started an Instagrarm series/project called @UncannySFValley comprised of digital art based on her fascination with how people …
{ Maegan’s Note: Mark Ryden is one of my FAVORITE artists. I absolutely adore his work. I love his misty and muted pastel colors and the deceivingly sweet subject matter of every piece. I originally fell in love with his art when I saw it in some sort of commercial graphic/illustration book sent out by …
Ambika Conroy, Happy Bunny, 2014 Fabergé‘s Big Egg Hunt hunt features more than 270 eggs designed by artists including Tracey Emin, Julian Schnabel, Zaha Hadid, and Marc Quinn, and designers like Carolina Herrera, Ralph Lauren, and Martha Stewart. It’s a public art installation doubling as an egg hunt, with smartphone owners vying to capture as …
If you’re a long-time reader {Thanks, You! :} but also, you may know this story already and can skip to the Pug with Pipe art print giveaway at the bottom! In the Fall of 2010, I wrote a blog post titled: Wanted: Victorian Dog Portrait Artist and in the Summer of 2012 a young art …
Paulette Tavormina, Botanical V (Wisteria and Peonies), 2013 A Little Bit About the Artist… New York City-based artist Paulette Tavormina can often be found at one of the city’s many farmers markets searching for the perfect produce and flora that characterize her photographs. Her arrangements often recall the sumptuous detail of seventeenth century Old Master …
This post is brought to you by Bravo TV… all opinions are my own. In the early days of reality Tv, I watched them all… and then I sort of tired of the format and found that I wasn’t keeping up with my DVR’d recordings and eventually just stopped watching them all together. But then …
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I randomly stumbled on these pretty fashion illustrations by artist Tang Chiew Ling using leaves and flowers to create their dresses and gowns and fell in love. These are my favorite of the group and for some reason I am mesmerized and just can’t stop staring at them. Enchanted I think is more fitting and …
I LOVE fashion books. They make gorgeous vignettes for coffee tables. They look like beautiful decor simply stacked randomly around the house. And if you actually take a peek inside, not only do you find terrific photos, but descriptive insights into so many aspects of the fashion industry. They’re like opening the door to a …
By drollgirl Amanda Friedman’s Night Landscapes series is utterly mesmerizing. Transporting us from our busy and chaotic lives, these photographs reveal a simple, beautiful, and a somewhat eerie solitude. By honing in on form, color and contrast, Friedman captures the peace, calm and beauty that we don’t always appreciate in our daily lives. Notice her …
by Michele Redmon Ah, the smartphone. It’s your best friend, confidant, lifeline, camera, encyclopedia and source of endless entertainment. If you’re like me it holds a place in your heart so sacred it’s nearly an extension of your very being. (No? Just me?) We all love our phones, as they do so much more than …
When I worked at the art gallery, I always snatched up old frames that were headed for the dumpster for my own use at a further date. I think I actually started hoarding them at one point, as I just couldn’t see these perfectly good -and expensive frames getting dumped because the gallery no longer …
I was recently sent a copy of IT by Alexa Chung to review and was excited to get my hands on it. I LOVE the faded pink binding and the simplicity of the cover. I often choose books by their covers, the same way I choose wine, but this one didn’t really live up to …
This is a sponsored post brought to you by Oxygen … All opinions are my own. Have you seen the new show on the Oxygen network called Preachers of L.A. yet? I randomly caught an episode the other night and literally could. not. stop. watching! I was blissfully unaware that this type of lifestyle even …
LA LOCALS!! VISIT ARCANA: BOOKS ON THE ARTS FOR A BOOK SIGNING WITH Nick Waplington SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27th, 5:00-7:00 PM In 2008 Alexander McQueen commissioned photographer Nick Waplington to document the creation of his Fall 2009 collection – all the way from inception to runway showing. Unfortunately, it was to be the last Fall / …
