Sewn Prints from Tastes Orangey
Aug. 30 10
I am in so in love with these sewn prints by Clare Elsaesser of Tastes Orangey this morning. The rich brushstrokes and intriguing color palette, encompassed in a small, stitched box, just send me to another place. A place of escape, which I often need at the end of the day.
More about the artist… Clare lives and works in the Bodega Bay area and received her BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. And we are very please to have Clare as an exhibitor in the newest papernstitch exhibition, which opened this morning.
To view more sewn prints and original paintings from Clare Elsaesser, visit her shop, Tastes Orangey, on etsy.
Inspiration from Please Be Still
Aug. 23 10
If you follow my weekly posts over on Scoutie Girl, than you know that last week I did a “words to live by” roundup, and I actually have another one going up later today. One of the artist’s in my upcoming SG post is none other than Jen Renninger of Please Be Still.
Jen has an entire series, coincidentally entitled Words To Live By, which is filled with inspirational posters and prints. And these were a few of my favorites, but there are plenty more to look through.
Visit Jen Renninger’s portfolio site and etsy shop, Please Be Still for more inspiration from this amazingly talented artist and illustrator.
A Handful of Collections
Aug. 20 10
The idea of collecting like objects has been around for centuries: stamps, sewing notions, and postcards are amongst the most popular. But what about those others things that we collect that are just as beautiful, but not as praised?
A handful of talented photographers and artists out there are documenting these more atypical collections, which are spurting up all over the internet now, with projects like A Collection A Day, flickr groups with the collections theme, and even on image bookmarking sites like Pinterest.
Here’s to hoping this idea begins to catch on with more people soon because the photographs coming out of these unusual collections are gorgeous.
Do you collect anything?
Image Sources: Flores; via Danske; Autumn Collection; Sewing Collection
Heather William’s Girls
Aug. 19 10
Loving the ladies from Heather Williams’ ongoing series entitled “The Girls”. Each mixed media painting in this body of work depicts a beautiful, young lady with imaginative style.
Affordable prints of each original painting are available at Heather Williams on etsy.
Tulips and Thread: Photographs by Jackie Rueda
Aug. 17 10
You may remember Letitia writing about Jackie Rueda here on the blog a few weeks back. And today, Jackie is shop of the day on the exhibition site, so I thought I’d share some of my favorites from her gorgeous collection of photographs…
(Left to right. Top to bottom.)
1. Garden 8×8 print 2. Relax 8×8 print
3. Yellow 8×8 print 4. Tulips 8×8 print
Visit Jackie Rueda on etsy and on her portfolio site to view more of her photographs.
Artwork from Cornflower Press
Aug. 13 10
I love these 3-D pieces from Cornflower Press. Each piece is truly a handmade labor of love. Artist, Lisa Kesler, actually cuts each block of reclaimed wood into the shape of a house. Then paints all four sides and prints each of those sides with a different original image from one of her hand-carved linoleum blocks.
Amazing the work that goes into each piece.
To view more of Lisa’s work visit Cornflower Press and to learn more about Lisa, visit LisaKesler.com.
