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 …
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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 …
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 …
Today’s DIY is by Michele Redmon ~ And I love it! Can’t wait to try it! It’s ironic that I should be the one to do this project, since I was always so eager to leave my home state. But as Dorothy said, “There’s no place like home.” You can hate it, leave it, but …
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 …
Joseph Cornell, Habitat Group for a Shooting Gallery, 1943-1 By drollgirl An avid collector, Joseph Cornell was fascinated by remnants of once beautiful and precious objects that he discovered during his frequent visits to bookstores and thrift shops. He carefully collected and catalogued his many purchases, and utilized them to make intricately layered and constructed …
Doggy John | Life Size C | 2012 I think for obvious reasons I am in love with these French Bulldog sculptures by French artist Julien Marinetti {via Artnet}. And if you’re not sure why, it’s because these little and BIG Frenchie sculptures look exactly like my Frenchie, LeRoy… if he was bronzed and splattered …
Artist Bio: Los Angeles native Scott Zaragoza is a visual artist and art professor at Otis College of Art and Design. Over the years Scott has created a body of work that stands out as being eclectic and extremely well crafted. His approach to figurative art combines a broad range of traditional and contemporary themes …
* Diamond Dust Shoes by Andy Warhol * Check out the video below for a look into my life, my home, and my art {& shoes!}. I’ve always had art in my life in one form or another, and if you’re a long-time reader, you’ll also know that I worked in an art gallery for …
What I’m Wearing… * Thrifted light blue blazer {a favorite!!}* Navy blouse by Jigsaw London {see it again with the blazer here}* Vintage Reserve Skinny Jeans by Joe’s Jeans c/o Shopbop… see my other pair here.* Tiffany T pendant necklace, hoop earrings, branch bracelets & bangles, Joseph Mimi rings.* Favorite blue satin Ferragamo heels. Last …
