I was a little thrilled when I came across this designer on the front page of Etsy last week. FreyaArt creates these wondrous and colorful prints for the home.
This artwork clearly describes how I like to feel at heart.
Wouldn’t this make sweet decor for a child’s room?
The colors in this one POP! I’ll bet you have a few strange and magnificent creatures in your life!
Hope your week is off to a vibrant start!
Lavender Fields is a 6″ x 6″ oil painting from a series called Snapshots that I have recently gotten FRAMED! Yes, it’s true. I finally found the time to do this while on vacation.
I was incredibly happy with the reverse lip frame that is deep like a shadowbox. You may notice the wood even has a hint of gold in it that made it irresistible in my opinion. It will be auctioned of next month as part of the Rocket Spectacular.
On a family golf cart ride I was enamored by the chickens and coop in a neighbors backyard.
Thoughts of dandelions blowing in the wind reminded me of long summer days growing up.
there’s notepaper too!
A quick trip to Paul’s fresh Fruit Market inspired this Beet salad served over Boston lettuce and oil rubbed Kale tossed with Couscous, roasted corn and goat cheese.
Then, there’s always a swimming hole there to cool me off!
I wish these days could last forever.
I also drank lots of Heine Brothers Coffee and ordered takeout from Ramsi’s Cafe on the World. They have a delicious dish called the Shanghai Stir Fry.
Later this week, I have a surprise for you.
It is rare that I find the time to promote my PinkPianos shop on Etsy. Perhaps, now that I am on vacation in Kentucky, I can really get to work!
It has taken me some time to launch, but keeping the doors open I have had lots of lovely visitors trickle on in which makes me happy.
My shop is a bridge to all the furniture and design work that I do. Here I offer home accessories, vintage finds, hand painted knobs, along with original artworks. As always, custom pieces are available simply email me at hilary.hahn@pinkpianos.com to talk about what you envision.
Just look at what the creative people on The Wedding Channel did with peacock feathers.
Isn’t that sweet?! Then, there’s also hair clips, bookmarks, and I’d love to see a peacock feather garland!
Well, I’m going back to relaxing and catching up on all the blogs that I love to read. I promise to share inspiration from my visit to Kentucky before I leave and to post the final pics of the Girls’ Room Metamorphosis for those of you that have been following.
What could you make with feathers?
I spent last weekend sorting through a multitude of artworks ranging from poster art to pieces that were in my client’s family for years. After careful consideration, we decided to showcase original artworks and folk art from the bulk of his art collection.
As you walk into the residence, color washed walls and gallery style lights set the mood.
Carved wood shutters brought back from his days in the Peace Corps in Afghanistan.
You could say a person’s art collection speaks a 1,000 words…masks brought back from a trip to Myanmar.
Through the hallway, we set up many tiny vignettes, this one by artist Lionel Barrymore.
contrasted by the Bold Indian Art that hangs over the living room sofa.
The colors of ink in this Malaysian artwork complemented the maroon walls completely.
All in a day’s work…okay, it took two!
The sculptural entryway assemblages were a feast full of wonder from the welded hanging lantern-shaped pendants
to the sculptural vessels woven from Street Sweeper bristles.
and then there were the “Moneyballs” made from from thousands of tiny shreds of discarded treasury notes.
I’m absolutely amazed at the way that Kramer glued those and to that effect.
The Page Museum was also free for the day so I got a glimpse of other green creatures…
Enjoying a swim.
On to the ultimate curiosity; Kaya Toast at Susan Feniger’s restaurant Street. The dish offered thick fried toast with coconut jam, soft-fried egg (which I neglected), dark soy sauce, and white pepper.
What sounds exotic couldn’t taste more delicious. Toast that literally melts in your mouth. Here Katie and Ashish bask in the glow of the orange umbrella.
It’s been yet another fabulous week!
Okay, so I admit to not actually personally knowing this artist in my lifetime, but after a long and relaxing Memorial Day weekend, I thought he would be an ideal person to wrap up Artist Tuesdays with his careful curated collage and assemblage work. Thanks to all the artists who participated this month leading up to my one year blog-iversary and first complete series!
Joseph Cornell, born at the turn of the 20th century was known for the collages he created. Often placing boxes inside of boxes and arranging images amongst tiny collections.
His work was collected by many prominent art collectors in his time. Cornell spent most of his life living in Queens with his family. He also kept some of New York’s most talented ballerinas as his closest friends. Sometimes in his work, these references appear.
I heard that he trolled around flea markets and antiques shops in search of pieces of a bygone era, in this way his art begins a historical recollection.
Doesn’t this remind you of a designer’s inspiration board?
Every time I style my mantle or set up a tableau on my desk his work inspires me, I feel like I’m arranging a narrative, just as Cornell would have.
Or when I look at a toy collection, I get a feel for his style.
You could make your own Cornell box. Shadowboxes are some of my favorite ways to display art these days. I will be doing this in Joelle’s room, working with her to arrange her own collections.
For that I have found, this white 12″ x 12″ Shadowbox frame.
I think it is the perfect depth and shape to hold a collage of memories.
What type of collections do you keep? Please send photos to hilary.hahn@pinkpianos.com and I’d love to share them with other readers here.
Tomorrow morning, May 26th, is my birthday and I can’t wait to arise and look into the sun and sky for one more day.
Sunrise by Monet. For breakfast, I may celebrate with these because Macarons are just so tasty and colorful!
Friday, I’ll throw a little party and I’ll be sure to post pictures. I’d love to decorate with a crocheted garland like this one from Dottie Angel, she is a new favorite to read.
I will also do the all things I love like visit blogs I love and ride my bike…
and talk to the people I love. Have a sweet May 26th! I’ll be back next week with more rug designs to inspire you.
I sat down for a brunch-time interview with Los Angeles based artist, Leah Padow to find out more about her sublime paintings and motivations behind her work. Leah paints in acrylic, watercolor, pencil, and paper. You will notice how she juxtaposes light cool and dark warm colors at once.
Leah graduated from the Studio Art Program at Cal State Long Beach and remembers her favorite class being Color Theory. Which explains why, Leah’s work is often full of brightly colored organic shapes …
When asked if she’d ever thought of being something other than an artist. Leah relates her first experiences with creating an artwork as a child. She remembers using Xerox and scotch tape to produce a series of toilet sculptures, later came a bicycle and an ironing board. How cool is it, that she created a series at age 5? So being an artist seemed only natural, although becoming an architect may have been runner-up as you’ll see a definite balance and order in her compositions.
I get a feeling from looking her pieces, how about you?
Her current series is all about skin is and is open to audience interpretation. Currently, she is “painting with paper” a style that has been evolving since her earlier work. I hope to post one of her latest paintings soon. In the between time, if you’d like to contact Leah you can do so by emailing lovelee30@gmail.com. Leah is a member of Women Painter’s West and the Wednesday Collective. I will keep you updated about her upcoming shows.
I’ve been planning for today’s post once again, as this month every Tuesday I’ll be introducing you to another talented and interesting artist.
I am also proudly inching my way forward toward my blog-iversary, and 100th post which guaranteed to be climatic! Pondering what should I do to celebrate? What should I wear? Who should I invite? The brainstorming goes on!
Today, I’d love to introduce Andrea Long Chavez, whom I described last week as the ‘chronic doodler’.
Andrea is an intriguing artist who specializes in illustration and photography; who also uses fashion to express her inclinations for the day.
Over at She Will Dress Herself, Andrea finds new inspiration with in her interactions with people and old places. You can see what she likes to wear and go along for a metro bus ride with her!
She is equally great at drawing people and she has accomplished much in her young career including awards from the Music Center for Photography. Andrea’s silver gelatin prints pictured below were shown at Bergamont Station in Santa Monica, February 2006.
As well, she was awarded the Scholastic Art & Writing Silver Key for her drawing portfolio, 2006. It is no surprise considering her training at California Animation program at CalArts, Ryman Arts Program at USC, and Otis Young Artists’ Studio Arts Program. Her mediums of choice are acrylic paints, sakura pigma micron, dip pen & ink. Commissions are available upon request!
I hope you enjoy her work and blog as much as I do.
Tommorrow, I’ll show you inspiration boards from my interior design meeting! I need your advice, big time.
Well, she’s done it again…that Martha!
She never ceases to amaze. Tiny dust-like flecks of glitter in every color of the rainbow.
Next week, I’ll show you just what happened with all this lovely glitter and I bet you will not guess what I’m gonna do with this glitter buffalo.
…a simple thought in sparkling text.
