A few summers ago I found myself on a hillside in Portland, Oregon having my star chart mapped. If you’d told me I’d be doing that a few years ago, I would have laughed myself silly. But over the last few years, my willingness to try new things and open my mind a bit more…
I was a printmaking major in college, so a little part of my heart feels a tug when I see beautifully executed prints and carvings. This beautiful large-scale print, ‘The Moon” by Tugboat Printshop is a great example. This print was a collaborative piece of artwork between Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth. They’ve been running…
We made it through design season and it’s time for a little holiday break. It’s as if the holiday gods know that the design industry could use a few days off after walking around The Javits Center row by row. We’re still prepping and loading posts on all the incredible furniture, textiles, wallpaper and cards…
It’s so hard for me to resist colorful swaths of paint like this, especially when it’s made available in affordable print form. These gorgeous pieces of art were done by Australian artist Belinda Marshall, who strives to depict calm, meditative worlds in her work. For me they’re expert studies in combining colors for soothing effects….
I can’t believe that April is coming to a close! This month has been all over the place in terms of weather, so I’m hoping that May will usher in some consistently pleasant- and sunny!- weather. Our May editorial theme is especially festive, so I thought I’d preview it a bit with these colorful paintings…
I love discovering that an artist I admire lives right around the corner from me. After discovering that I basically share a bedroom wall with the amazing Faile Studio yesterday, I also found out that artist Maureen Meyer is a fellow Greenpointer. Originally from Germany, Maureen now calls Brooklyn home. Inspired by her background in…
When it comes to paintings, I tend to fall in love with two specifics styles: colorful abstracts and simple still lifes that focus on kitchen or food subjects. I have a small one of each in my home (A painted jar of pickles by Chelsea James next to my sink and an abstract landscape by…
April is coming to a close and I’m going to be sad to see our green/nature theme go. We’ll always post those sorts of things, but I’ve really loved getting a chance to indulge in them a little more this month. One artist who shares my love of all things botanical is Kelsey Garrity-Riley. Kelsey…
Since we’re focusing on nature and the outdoors this month, it only seemed right to start off the week with a little ode to spring birds. A few weeks ago I started to notice the sound of birds chirping (over the noise of bus wheels screeching and my neighbors yelling at each other from across…
In honor of family month, I thought it would be fun to look at all the different options that exist for custom portraits online. From watercolors and line drawings to oil paintings and pastels, there are dozens and dozens of artists on Etsy that offer beautiful custom portraits for anyone who feels like the traditional…
I’ve been so excited about this month’s theme (Family + Pets) because it gives me a chance to shamelessly indulge in my love of animals. Aside from photos on my fridge, I’ve never really kept portraits or photographs around my house. I have artwork on my walls, but I tend to keep photographs of friends…
I spent all of yesterday working on a big museum-themed post for this afternoon, and now I’ve got framed objects and specimens on the brain. So when I came across these beautiful framed scissors by Cori Kindred, they reminded me of sweet scissor specimens captured in time. I love anything covered in a tiny floral…
I’m always excited to hear what Stacy at Leif is working on. Earlier this winter, we chatted about business life over chowder, and I got a sneak peek at the artwork she was planning to add to the site. Just like the jewelry, home goods and ceramics she currently stocks, she’d rounded up some incredible prints…
The imagery and visuals of presidential campaigns have always fascinated me. The way people’s faces, sayings or actions are turned into inspirational objects and images is an art form, so I’m always following the ways in which that has changed throughout history. Last year Max delved into the history of campaign buttons, but today I’m…
Sometimes work is so beautiful, so detailed and so special that I’m stunned into silence. Looking at the work of Anne ten Donkelaar, I had one of those “so beautiful I can’t speak” reactions. Anne creates these breathtaking Flower Constructions, 3D collages made from a combination of delicate pressed flowers and cutout pictures of flowers….
I’ve been keeping an eye on Elisa Werbler’s work ever since I met her at the RISD alumni sale last year. I love the way she layers color in her work, and because this is the month of pink and red, I thought it would be the perfect time to highlight her new Birthstones collection….
There was a lot of diary talk here at D*S yesterday, so it only seemed right to start this morning with some beautiful artwork from Mario Kolaric’s Diary Fragments series. Mario had been working in notebooks, jotting down small ideas and concepts, for years, but decided in 2010 that he would display these smaller fragments…
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, so before we start our normal schedule of home tours and design ideas, I wanted to take a moment to pause and honor the work and life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. There are a number of ways to honor the achievements and messages Dr. King…
When winter rolls around in Brooklyn, it feels like there’s no bleaker place on earth. All of the industrial architecture in Greenpoint takes on an especially dreary air, and the building opposite our office windows starts to look like a set location from Resident Evil. To combat the winter blues (and the hoard of zombies in…
Even though I’ve committed to buying larger-form artwork and prints this year (my apartment is small and feels less cluttered with a few large pieces), I’ve been drawn to smaller pieces again. These prints from Sarah Santi at Yellowlion are a great example. Each one is screen printed in Chicago and is inspired by photographs that…
