cool artist... margery amdur

i am completely enamored with these mixed media pieces my margery amdur. i want to put them on the little bare parts of my walls that are begging for gorgeous things. see more right here (at projects gallery in philadelphia, my *hopefully* soon to be new home!).

if people had antlers... sanford field

i like this work by sanford field at peter miller gallery in chicago. that green color in the top image is exquisite. i'll have to try to mix that one when i get to my studio later.

florence broadhurst

if you happen to be in singapore this weekend, you can check out this flick called unfolding florence: tha many lives of florence broadhurst, about the extraordinary and eccentric life of textile/wallpaper designer florence broadhurst at the singapore international film festival.

i am dying to travel lately, so i am totally wishing i was going to be in exotic singapore, but alas, maybe i'll venture out the the boulder farmers' market this staurday instead. sigh.

(via fashion in spinach)

(image via print & pattern)

benicia gantner

i love these!!! san francisco-based artist benicia gantner stole my heart this morning with her vinyl on paper images. what a thrill, finding a new artist that inspires. i would love to see these in person. see more of her work right here, at traywick contemporary in berkeley, california.

jennifer scott mclaughlin

i like these paintings by jennifer scott mclaughlin. see more of her work at the lowe gallery, in atlanta, georgia and santa monica, california.

mobiles!

can anyone say GORGEOUS?? i love these mobiles. heather frazier, you have done a fine job. i am in love with your mobiles.

(see more on heather's website-- ps- she has pillows, too!)

(via bloesem, via ohjoy and decor8)

today i am... loving springtime!

well, i've unintentionally backed out on my agreement with myself to make a thing a day. it's been 4 days now, and my poor little sketchbook has not even been cracked open. don't get me wrong- i've mad plenty of stuff the last 4 days, but not with my thing-a-day goal in mind, and not based on my weekly themes. sigh. should i keep going? should i try it again in may?

try it again in may. and not feel guilty about not making it for the whole month. it's ok!!

it's getting to be spring time here in boulder (finally!), and ryan and i spent some time digging in our garden yesterday, uncovering worms, planting seeds... it was great fun. the shot above is from a flickr site-- an interesting shot of spring coming in the lake como area of italy. what's up with those trees? so wierd.

below: a girl in beijing at the white cloud temple spring festival, from the flickr site of jian ailin.

tsilli

ahhh, my new favorite website for the day. thanks again to gary at sprayglue- he always finds the greatest artists, designers, and generally awesome stuff, and this is one of them. tsilli has all kinds of stuff on her site-- silkscreened purses, tshirts, cards, pillows, polaroids, lots of other photos, monoprints, you name it. she also has a cool selection of desktops backgrounds that you can download-- one from every month for the last several years. fun! visit her site right here. thanks gary!

lotta kuhlhorn...cool designer

i love these scandinavian prints by swedish designer lotta kuhlhorn. see more on her website right here. (via print & pattern)

cool artist... sandy lichfield

loving these paintings by sandy lichfield. see them at heskin contemporary in nyc.

2 objects in relationship

my love of owls got the better of me tonight. here is a little project about how 2 objects (an owl and an egg) can be in relationship to each other. endless. over, under, below, above, in, out, next to, away from, missing, holding in hand, holding in mouth... drawings for another day!

day #9: what is relationship?

1.	a connection, association, or involvement.

2.	connection between persons by blood or marriage.

3.	an emotional or other connection between people: the relationship between teachers and students.

4.	a sexual involvement; affair.

how about our relationship to ourselves? to our world? do we have a relationship to every thing we think about? is there any way to NOT be in relationship to our thoughts? what about during meditation? what are you in relationship with then? the divine? the ultimate creator? nothing?
what is our relationship to inanimate objects? aren't we all the same anyway, so our relationship is that we ARE everything? there's no separation? aren't we all on this spinning ball of fire and water and mud and metal that we call the earth? what's our bigger relationship? to the universe? we are tiny. but we are everything. hm.

in love with this image....

by florian maier-aichen, at blum & poe in los angeles. swoon.

new favorite painting

this is my newest favorite painting that i've done. it's called "hyacinth." check out more on my website right here!


ps: i became a member of trunkt over the weekend! check out my page right here, and direct anyone to it who might be interested! trunkt is a great organization that is directly linking artists and designers to art and design buyers, gallery and shop owners, and the like. check out their mission and membership guidelines. and, anyone who joins between now and may 31st will have $50 of their membership fee donated to the design*sponge scholarship fund. pretty awesome!

thing a day continued

{day 7- a VERY ugly drawing done with my right hand... for variation...}

so, my internet was down all weekend, which means i am posting the past 2 days projects today, plus whatever i create for today! i honestly don't know how people survive without the internet in their homes. maybe what that means is that i'm addicted to it.... hmmm....


{day 8- beginning of week #2: relationship}
project: find 2 random images from magazines and find relationships between them.

Day 6- playing with words

Today's project was to copy random sentences from various sources, cut them up, and see what new variations i came up with. fun!

anthropologie does it again

i can't imagine a more perfect shot. i love this adorable little red cabinet in the latest anthropologie catalog. so great!

Day 5

today i started a sculpture class taught by caroline douglas, and our first assignment, to get our brains moving, was to make a collage! i started thinking about how images in print can be so out of context compared to how they are in reality-- for example, the giant snowman standing on an elephant! i started thinking about the variety of ways in which images can be used to create entirely new realities. i'll be sure to post my sculptures that sprouted from this exercise as i complete them!

day 4: variation in a repeated image

16 images of myself later, I'm clear that there is a lot you can do with a repeated image. what a fun exercise!

day #3: variation in faces

there is so much variation in the way people look, even though we are all made up of the same basic parts: eyes, nose, mouth, ears.... amazing. it's also amazing to me how much a single individual's features can change as they age.
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a great book for variations in facial expressions and features: facial expressions: a visual reference for artists , by mark simon.

buy on amazon right here.

Day #2. Need drawing practice!

while waiting to get into my studio building (i forgot my key... darn! i got here early, too), i sat on the steps outside and drew for a while. good excuse to draw i guess. :) this is the variety of things in my view while sitting on the steps. the weather is gorgeous!!

Create a Thing a Day- Day 1

inspired by keri smith and her wish jar journal, and prompted by my friend carol telling me i never post about my own work on my blog, i have decided to take on the challenge of creating a thing a day in my sketchbook, based around weekly themes. i am nervous about this, but i hope it's going to stretch my imagination and give new insight into my art-making experience!


Week #1: VARIATION

Day #1: all the drawing/coloring tools i have on or around my desk.