Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
rain skirts!
so in the same theme with my "i love rain" mantra for the week, when i saw this posting on Craftzine i knew i had to repost!
who wouldn't want to make a rain skirt during this rainy season? and if you get started now, you will have the entire fall and winter to enjoy it!
who wants to make me one? or maybe i should just go out and finally get my own sewing machine and learn how to use it...... :D
so get out your old raincoats and start cracking!
rain rain, thanks for coming!
today in the bay area, the first real rain of the season came. when i woke this morning, it felt so cool and full of release. i know lots of us hate the rain sometimes, and especially in california, it also means lots of lots of traffic accidents and horrible backups all over the freeways.
but this morning, for me, it was another excuse to stay snuggled up and drink soothing yummy tea. i even took a walk around the little neighborhood the greek lives in san francisco.
there were people walking around in their rain galoshes, umbrellas hid the faces of all the people, and scarfs adorned the necks of passerbys.
this weather reminds me of europe for some reason, and i just love it. i can't wait to be in the prestwick house with a fire going, and friends and family huddled all around me.
so for today, instead of posting yucky ugly pre-renovation pics of the prestwick house, i've decided to post some rainy picks from etsy.
this necklace by LycheeKiss is perfect for my rainy day with my umbrella musings today.
if this gorgeous ring by HeatherlyDesigns were an actual umbrella i would buy one of them immediately! the fact that is it is made up of milk glass makes me want to make home made hot chocolate with whole milk and sprinkle cinnamon on top with some freshly whipped cream, and sit all cozy Under My Umbrella.
and if you are anything like me, i almost always go out in the rain without my umbrella, or proper coat, and most definitely i never remember to wear a rain hat. but if i had this one from kungfumonkeyrobot, especially with the corduroy fabric, i would never ever forget this Sprinkles Hat!
in light of my new home and the fact that i will be busy spending lots of money decorating soon, i thought this print was perfect for my happy-go-rainy mood today. this piece is a print of an original design, I'm Thankful For You When It Rains, by penniesforjillian.
enjoy the rain, and drive safe!
monday blues easily ameliorated
i love old cameras. once this house is in order and i have nice soothing home temple vibes flowing all around me again, i want to kick off my artistic photography again.
the greek is always amused when i come home from thrift store adventures with yet another vintage camera. i know they all work, and i have user manuals bookmarked for most of them.
so when i saw this posting from Needles and Pens today, i HAD to have it.
so, thank you Needle and Pens (and photographer Andrew Martin Scott) for this beautiful new addition to my new (and still not finished or ready for living in) house! now that i think about it, its the first thing i have bought for the new house that wasn't from Home Depot. :D
buy your own copy here!
house update tomorrow, i PROMISE (including pre-renovation photos).
Vednesday: Stella Im Hultberg
Hi all! Lady V here for the first official Vednesday!
I really have a thing for paintings of beautiful women. I genuinely appreciate the beauty found in the curves and lines of the woman body and am drawn to art that expresses those beauties in amazing ways. I would like to introduce a fabulous artist that conveys not only the beauty of a woman in her work, but then evokes feelings of love, lust and desire in one fail swoop: Stella Im Hultberg!
"Heartbeats"
Artist Bio:
Stella Im Hultberg’s paintings are conceived in varying combinations of ink, watercolor, and oils on paper, wood and canvas. Her portraits of women are rendered in easy, flowing lines with soft hues that transcend the typical critiques of feminine beauty, inherent in today’s self conscious society.
Hultberg originally studied Industrial Design at CSU, which naturally segued into work as a toy designer early on in her career. Work in the design industry serendipitously led to her building on her natural talents as an artist and a career as a self-taught painter soon followed. Having grown up in Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan, she has a diverse blend of cultural influences to pull from.
"Bruised"
Where to Buy
This site doesn't sell directly but will send you to other sites that have the prints or otherwise in stock. There are prints, paintings, drawings and even fun things like gelaskins for laptops and ipods.
"Dust"
Upcoming Shows
2009
November 7th:: solo show, copro gallery, santa monica, CA
December 12th:: Multiplane group show,corey helford gallery, santa monica, CA
2010
January :: grou pshow. last rites gallery. new york, NY
May/June :: solo show. joshua liner gallery, new york, NY
Artist Website
a new day of the week
art is a constant inspiration, whether it is in my surroundings, on print, in someones style, my head, your head, well known, not known, fluid, stable, visual or by taste... well you get the drift.
one of my sweet peeps is the lovely Lady V. she is a constant reminder to me about how beautiful art can be, and is constantly introducing me to amazing local as well as international, unique, and positively beautiful pieces from many various artists. whenever she posts to her sites, a random picture of artwork by some amazing artist i have never heard of, it feels, for just a moment (and every time i go back to look at it again) like a well needed escape.
what does Lady V have to do with this new calendar formation you ask?
well, with the help of Lady V, i am sooo thrilled to announce that i am officially introducing a new day of the week to Running With Feathers. although wednesdays are sure to still happen, the new Vednesday's will be appearing every week to bring all of us an exclusive insight to Lady V's artist escapes.
i invite you all to welcome Lady V to Running Feathers, and i would personally like to take this time to express how uber blessed i am to have her be a part of this. wooot!!
stay tuned for tomorrows first EVER Vednesday! :P
Paper Heart
i can't to see the movie, Paper Heart, as i find michael cera a man after my own heart. he's just so cute and smart, and nerdy, and sweet, and also.... man. yummy!
there was a movie poster contest on deviantART, and the top three winners are pretty cool. the second placer is my favorite... what do you think?
artsy fartsy
i guess i've been a little ADHD on my online readings. i keep going to favorite blogs and reading older posts. i think i have added about 5 blogs to my google reader in this week alone!
!anyways!
i feel impelled to brag about Ben the Illustrator. he is a commercial illustrator based in Cornwall, UK, with a background including animating and directing music videos for really awesome labels. ben works alongside his wife, Fi, who manages their Wish You Were Here brand, producing and selling fine art prints and is currently developing a range of Wish You Were Here homeware products.
although i don't know him personally, i wish he was my homie so i could get hooked up on his prints. i can't wait to get my hands on these two pieces for my new house (when its ready for hanging things up on freshly painted walls!)
"''Together' capturing the inspiring team work of the little field mice scurrying through wheat fields."
"''Nature In Technicolor' is inspired by the beautiful colours we find in nature."
it's finally the weekend, and im hoping i can find some time to pack up some boxes for the move to the i <3 prestwick house, and get into the right frame of mind for the next three weeks.
alley cat is off to her dads for the week, and i'm already missing her loads.
enjoy the weekend everyone!
playing hookey
today alley cat and i are spending the time in a quiet calm.
i am not sleeping at all, and instead lay in this weird paralyzed state of sleepy dreamy nostalgic feeling and also, my eyes are wide shut watching what appears to be a possible future for me.
there is an eeirie calm to it, and my only issue with it, is that i can't sleep.
this morning, i finally made two purchases (despite my pocketbook) for two art pieces on etsy. one for me, and one for alley cat.
the first purchase is by an etsy seller, Toxic Guinea Pigs, in which i happily bought this Nestled Fawn piece:
and i couldn't resist buying from this artist, Victoria Vusova, at her etsy shop Chest of Fairy Tales .
alethea picked this piece out, and i CAN'T WAIT to have it hung in her already whimsical room:
we both anxiously and impatiently await our parcels.
xo
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