For today’s edition of Design Foraging, I’m excited to introduce you to online retailer, Erie Drive! Erie Drive offers hand-picked unique gift and home items and I was happy to be asked to curate for them a few of my favorite ED pieces. Now that spring is in full swing, it is time to get out and enjoy all the art and music festivals coming our way. Check out a few of my favorite pieces perfect for an outdoor and artsy day below, plus more soon on the Erie Drive blog, The Niche!
Don’t these make you want to spend a day picnicking?! Have a wonderful weekend, Artsies! Mr. Forager & I are leaving Joshua Tree tomorrow, will spend a few days with friends in San Diego and then make our way up the Coast to SEATTLE!! We are so excited we can’t stand it. PLUS, I’ve got some fantastic Guest Foragers coming in next week. I’ll be in and out around these parts for the next few weeks, but can’t wait to start sharing Artsy finds directly from my favorite city!
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 irregular, a whole lot wonderful! Here are a few of my favorites!
Small Yellow Wonky PotLarge Jug Handle Wonky PotLarge Coral Kingdom Wonky PotLarge Riptide Wonky PotSmall Pink Strip Wonky Pot
Normal is completely underrated! ( see yesterday’s post 😉 ) I’ll take my artsy a little on the wonky side any day. Happy weekend, Artsies!
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 us a bit odd, but we really miss the grey and the rain. Cool days spent reading in a coffee shop, wandering through used bookstores and galleries. Those days just don’t seem to happen here in the desert. So as I’m finding myself longing for clouds, I rounded up a few artsy finds of the cumulus variety!
Ok, so I’m not really using 3D in quite the right context in that there title. But doesn’t the whole 3D thing still seem terribly futuristic, even though every other movie these days is being made that way? I admit, I tend to avoid 3D movies if I can. I think it goes back to a harrowing 3D movie snake experience at Marineland as a youngin’. Thus solidifying my dislike of snakes and my skepticism about 3D films. But 3D printed jewelry?! That’s a snake of a different color. The idea that you can design an object on a computer and then print it, not on flat paper but in real, three dimensional proportions and in mediums other than paper was mind blowing! I’m just beginning to explore this world, but check out some of my favorite finds so far!
I’m kind of dying to see some 3D jewelry up close & personal now. How about you? Have you seen any 3D jewelry? Do you own any? An inquiring Artsy wants to know. Have a fantastic weekend, Artsies!
Mr. Forager & I like to browse through thrift stores occasionally. He’s always hoping to score something or other needed for beer making and I love finding great deals on vintage and designer clothes. Every once in awhile, in our perusing, I spy a crocheted wall hanging, usually a bit worse for the wear, but it immediately takes me back to my aunt and uncle’s 1970s apartment! There are artists & artisans who are embracing the homespun weaving craft and giving it a decidedly artsy and modern edge. Here are a few contemporary woven tapestries I’ve spied recently–
Spring is officially here! As much as I adore winter, there is something about spring that brings out the joy and hopefulness in us, don’t you think? Like when I owned my little house in Florida, how excited I would get every spring to go to the local nursery and buy pretty flowers and mulch and transform my little yard, keeping my fingers crossed I could somehow keep everything alive! ( Hint: I usually didn’t. ). Even while we’re vagabonding it and renting, I long to transform each space in the spring. This year, I’ll have to just gaze longingly at all the wonderfully artsy gardening products popping up all over. Here are a few of my favorites found in my design foraging this week–
Any plans to do some diggin’ in the dirt this weekend? Mr. F and I are heading over to San Diego for some much needed time with friends. I’m hoping we’ll see some glimpses of spring while we’re there!
So yesterday I confessed to you that I am trying to pare down my clothing collection. What I didn’t tell you is that I am also traveling with way too many purses! Back in my gallery days, I was the girl who changed bags with almost every outfit. And I’m carrying about 10 of them with me every time we move. That’s about 9 too many to find a place to store. I’m ready to let go. I told Mr. F, if I can just find that perfect bag, that Goldilocks & The 3 Bears, it’s just right bag, I would happily donate all the others. He didn’t think I could do it. Hmmpf.
Well, I haven’t been successful yet. If money were no object I’m sure I could have been, but this is real life after all. Needless to say, I’ve had bags on the brain. Now none of these would be my IT bag ( need more neutral if I’m going down to just one ) but oh boy are these artsy bags fun!
Small Weekender Bag in Abstract by Kate Spade Saturday
Wouldn’t one of these clutches be seriously perfect to carry to your next gallery opening? What? Clutches don’t count. They’re for special occasions. Duh. Happy weekend, Artsies!
There was a time, prior to marrying Mr. F and hitting my fourth decade ( gulp! ), when I was a teeny little wisp of a thing and my wrists were so small some bracelets fell right off. Enter = my love for cuffs! Not only were they easily adjustable, but I loved ( and still love! ) their simple, bold chunkiness! So as it warms up here in Southern Cali and I begin to bare my arms to the world once again, here are a few artsy cuffs I’m loving!
We’re heading over to Palm Springs on Sunday to spend the afternoon with my cousin whom I haven’t seen since we were tweens. Supposed to be a beautiful SoCal day, think I’ll be busting out a cuff or two!
**Uncommon Goods recently sent me the Woven Wooden Cuff by Henry Wischusen for review. I’ve been looking for an organic, neutral cuff, so I was excited to receive it and try it out! The packaging for the bracelet was thoughtful, a lovely little paper box and recycled t-shirt pouch, plus I appreciated that UG included an artist’s bio with the bracelet. Artist acknowledgement always goes a long way with me! The bracelet design is beautiful, I love the intertwining wood and it looks lovely on my wrist. I do wish, though, that the wood had been covered a bit more with a resin or coating of some sort, as the edges and veneer are still a bit rough, so I will have to be careful when wearing it with more delicate fabrics. The cuff runs very small, so for women with larger wrists than mine ( and as previously mentioned, mine are pretty small! ), the fit may not be very comfortable. With all that said, though, it is a pretty little cuff, handmade, organic in material and look and I will proudly wear it all summer long, I’m sure!
Artsy Forager received material goods in exchange for the above review, but all opinions are her own.
Artsies, are you interested in seeing more product reviews on the blog? I’m still on the fence about doing them. Inquiring minds want to know..
Nothing against your grandma or her patchwork. Heck, I have a cherished and loved until it is falling apart patchwork quilt that belonged to my own grandmother. But patchwork has gotten an update. Bright colors, bold patterns and modern mixes are taking this old tradition from granny-style to boho chic. Not sure I could ever talk Mr. Forager into a sofa, but maybe a bowl or two? A little updated antiquarian boldness goes a long way.
I love the artsy boho feel of these pieces! So many artwork pairings I can think of.. Jill Ricci, Maribel Angel, Christy Kinard, just to name a few! Have a wonderful weekend, Artsies! Have you seen the City Mouse | Country Mouse exhibition yet? Well, what are you waiting for? Check it out here.
*If you love these modern takes on patchwork, Squint Limited will be heaven for you!
Perhaps some pretty flowers arrived at your house yesterday? Maybe not ones of the Christy Kinard variety ( but if so, LUCKY!! ), but the sweetly scented kind. Pray tell, what did you do with your floral treasure? Please don’t say you just left them in the boring, cheap-o, mass manufactured vase they came in! A beautiful token of love deserves a special vessel. An artsy vessel. Here are a few I would happily grace with blooms!
Green, Yellow, and Red Ceramic Pot by Esther Griffith
Hope you the lovey doveyness keeps coming your way! I’m off to Palm Springs today for the Palm Springs Art Fair, looking forward to spending the day discovering more artsy to share with you!
**this vase is extra special because it is emblazened with lyrics from mine & Mr. Forager’s song. It’s not super mushy, but it fits us perfectly!
