ruth lyne glass

posted by the scholar on February 17th, 2009
filed under: art, artists, glass
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you may remember the talents of glass artist ruth lyne from the last time i wrote about her. she’s been busy in the kiln and has added some new larger scale panels of glass which are just as serene and beautiful as her tabletop collection.

if you are lucky enough to be in london you can view her collection with the cohesion glass network at the affordable art fair in battersea park, from march 12-15, 2009. the rest of us non-travelers can admire her work on her website.

tags: contemporary, glass, handmade, london, organic, ruth lyne, serene, uk

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snapshot sunday

posted by the scholar on February 15th, 2009
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tags: bouquet, color, love, orange, peach, pink, purple, surprise, valentine, vday, wishing for spring

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ghostpatrol + cat rabbit = cool softie art

posted by the scholar on February 11th, 2009
filed under: art, artists, illustration, textiles, sculpture
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behold another brilliant art combo. i wish i could see this exhibition of softies entitled while you sleep, a collaboration 4 years in the making. cat rabbit has done the delightfully subversive sewing here, and ghostpatrol (seen here previously) has drawn the illustrations that inspired them.

if these two artists aren’t the same person, i think they should get married and have babies.

lucky australians (or tourist types) wandering around fitzroy in victoria can see them up close and personal at the gorker gallery from february 19 - march 8. so cool!

tags: australia, cat rabbit, ghostpatrol, sewing, softies, subversive

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paige largay photography

posted by the scholar on February 10th, 2009
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i like the strong strong sense of intimacy in this minimal series shot by artist paige largay.

more here.

tags: intimate, massachusetts, original photo, paige largay

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valentine shopping fun (round up)

posted by the scholar on February 9th, 2009
filed under: home accessories, personal accessories, paintings, artists, photography, clay, illustration, food, textiles, paper
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late to the party, my head is swimming with all the vday goodies i’ve seen floating around here. some of these items might not make it to your mailbox before the big day but you can still enjoy looking at some of my favorite categories…

romance in photography from jennifer squires, art of whimsy, kayleen michelle and alyson jones

 inspired jewelry from laurie chapman, margaux lange, victoria buckley and stephanie simek

ceramic and glass bliss from lily pottery and jeri goodman

soft-sided accessory love from las lopezlas, fringe, stewart and brown, and linda lye

poetic paper from l2 design collective, porterness, amy blackwell (via) and able and game (via)

love spray from reed seifer

 

chocolate creations from jean philippe maury, christopher elbow and knipschildt

sweet and funny illustrations from laura george, seaspray blue and le papier

pillows: pooh, humble and veronique

tags: canvas, card, ceramics, chocolate, cotton, drawing, earrings, etsy, gocco, jewelry, letterpress, necklace, original photo, perfume, pillow, round up, scarf, stationery, sterling silver, tabletop, wool

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2 thoughts on the grammys

posted by the scholar on February 9th, 2009
filed under: artists
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ok, if you caught some of the grammy award show last night, i just want to opine a moment…

1. radiohead’s performance with the usc marching band was the most memorable of the evening. can you imagine being a nerdy marching band person and then finding out you were going to meet and play with radiohead???? so cool.

2. i am so happy that adele won an award. i love how she came up through her popularity on myspace, and think her singing talents just flow effortlessly out of her.

3. coldplay is not a rock band. sorry.

that is all.

tags: adele, grammy awards, music, radiohead, youtube

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snapshot sunday

posted by the scholar on February 8th, 2009
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tags: chicago, natural light, personal original photo, whats your dream, winter, wrigley field

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gordana adamovic mladenovica photography

posted by the scholar on February 6th, 2009
filed under: art, photography
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i think the work of yugoslavian-born, ontario-based artist gordana adamovic mladenovica (aka etsy seller ajawin) is simply stunning. love the gorgeous light.

see more at her etsy shop and flickr stream. you can pop by her blog too!

tags: etsy, gordana adamovic mladenovica, original photo, soft, water

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