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Design Foraging: Wonky Pots

I don’t know about you, but I love anything that’s just a bit off.. wonky if you will.  So of course, I’m loving this collection of Wonky Pots by Anthropologie Featured Artist Vanja Bazdulj.  A little odd, a little…

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Deceptive Beauty: Olaf Hajek

There has been a poignant video being posted all over social media this week.  By now, you’ve probably seen the Dove Real Beauty Sketches on YouTube.  In it, we are confronted with the disparity between the way others see…

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Win Artsy Stuff! The April Art Association Contest is Here!

Yep, it’s back!  The time has come once again for your monthly Pinterest image association bonanza AKA the Art Association Pinterest contest, wherein Erin of artsocial and I team up with an artist to get your own creative juices…

Brominator by Erin McKenna
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Chloro-Forms: Erin McKenna

In this world, it’s difficult sometimes to find something truly genuine.  Everything seems to be derivative of some earlier idea.  In her We’re Going on Vacation series, sculptor Erin McKenna takes fragments of hot tubs and plays with their…

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Artsy on Escape Into Life: Megan Dorien

Ordinary things explored with interesting color and texture.. I love the simplicity of the work of artist Megan Dorien, being featured in my Artist Watch on Escape Into Life today.  Head on over and check it out! Megan Dorien…

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Twisted Takes: Russ Noto

What does an artist do when he is gifted with classical skills yet wants his work to be modern and exciting and relevant?  For painter Russ Noto, it means creating figures who strike traditional poses, but adding elements of…

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Design Foraging: Cloud Illusions, I Recall

Monday morning, as Mr. Forager & I were leaving home, we both got excited at how grey and blustery a morning it was here in the desert.  A “Northwest kind of day!” we both exclaimed.  Perhaps you might think…

Scatter by Travis Collinson
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Seeing Askew: Travis Collinson

One of my favorite things is to discover new views just by changing my angle of perspective.  How much more interesting some things become when we look at them with different eyes!  The work of San Francisco artist Travis…

Venus Tactus by Camille Hannah
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High Marks: Camille Hannah

For an artist or avid art lover, often the joy and specialness of a work of art is to be found not in the overall meaning or composition but in the mark making.  Those little strokes that mean so…

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Artsy on Escape Into Life: Sarah Giannobile

The nights here in the desert are full of stars!  The work of Sarah Giannobile, featured in my Artist Watch on Escape Into Life today, reminds me of the constellations hovering above us.  See my Artist Watch featuring Sarah here! …