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Category: Fashion

  • Wear the Artsy: Candace Fasano

    Wear the Artsy: Candace Fasano

    You know sometimes I love a piece of artwork so much I wanna wear it.  Like all day, every day.  This month’s Featured Artist, Candace Fasano has oodles of lovely new work, but this particular piece, Bird Pod, just keeps speaking to me.  Alas, the painting is sold ( lucky duck,  whoever you are! ), but that won’t stop me from dreaming about it!

    WTA_Candace Fasano & Anthony Roussel

    art | Bird Pod by Candace Fasano

    jewelry | from top: Branch Bangle, Fan Ring, Geo Colour Bangle by Anthony Roussel

    Don’t these sculpted pieces by jewelry artist Anthony Roussel remind you of Bird Pod? That same organic, cosmic magic could still be mine.  Oh yes it could!

    Check out more work from Candace Fasano on her website and the Artsy Forager Facebook page.

  • Wear The Artsy: Kokopelli by Ally Burguieres

    Wear The Artsy: Kokopelli by Ally Burguieres

    Summer always feels like the perfect time to bring out the graphic ethnic prints, comfy sandals, and color, color, color!  Living an artsy life means showing your artsy spirit in everything you do– including how you present yourself to the world through the clothes you wear.  Wanna channel your inner kokopelli?  This ensemble, inspired by this month’s Featured Artist Ally Burguires‘ Kokopelli painting is perfectly comfy and colorful– perfect for an afternoon of gallery hopping in Santa Fe!

    Wear the Artsy_Ally Burguieres

     

    art | Kokopelli by Ally Burguieres

    necklace | Formosa 4 by Jessica Light

    tee | Trapeze Baseball Tee at Anthropologie

    clutch | Farrah Studded Foldover Clutch at Citrine

    skirt | Alopa Maxi Skirt at Anthropologie

    sandals | Masika Beaded T-Straps at Anthropologie

    Doesn’t a skirt like that just make you want to sashay when you walk?!  Or maybe do a wee little kokopelli dance. 😉  This pairing just makes my little artsy heart sing!

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  • Design Foraging: Rainy Day Artsy

    Design Foraging: Rainy Day Artsy

    When we arrived in Seattle and pretty much for the last few weeks, the weather has been glorious.  As in uncharacteristic bright skies and unseasonable warmth.  At first we thought it some kind of cosmic joke– we’d left Florida, then most recently the California desert, to escape the heat, thinking we’d be safe from it in Seattle..  But we found that we didn’t flee in vain.  The grey skies, soft drizzle and cool temperatures returned this week, leaving me ready for a quiet day spent doing rainy day fun.  Here are a few artsy essentials I found to aid in the soggy fun!

    Delicious: The Life and Art of Wayne Thiebaud
    Delicious: The Life and Art of Wayne Thiebaud

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    Print Burst Umbrella
    Print Burst Umbrella

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    Emobossed Dots Mug
    Emobossed Dots Mug

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    Cavez Rain Boot
    Cavez Rain Boot

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    Mosaic Dots Tote
    Mosaic Dots Tote

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    On damp days, we love to sit for hours in a coffee shop, chatting and reading.  Mr. F likes to tour breweries ( that’s on sunny days, too 😉 ) and I love to spend rainy afternoons wandering around a favorite art museum.  What are some of your favorite activities for the days of grey?

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  • Design Foraging: Erie Drive

    Design Foraging: Erie Drive

    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!

    Baby Alpaca Throw
    Baby Alpaca Throw

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    DF_ED_Magno Portable Radio
    Magno Portable Radio

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    Critical Cycle Fixed Gear Bicycle
    Critical Cycle Fixed Gear Bicycle

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    Stelton Classic Vacuum Jug
    Stelton Classic Vacuum Jug

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    Thomas Paul Elephants Bandana
    Thomas Paul Elephants Bandana

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    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!

    Peace & Artsiness,

    Lesley

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  • Design Foraging: Get Out Your 3D Glasses, Ya’ll

    Design Foraging: Get Out Your 3D Glasses, Ya’ll

    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!

    Radial Necklace I by Nervous System
    Radial Necklace I by Nervous System

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    Matryoshka Earrngs by Michiel Cornelissen
    Matryoshka Earrngs by Michiel Cornelissen

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    Rabbit Bracelet by Ineke Otte
    Rabbit Bracelet by Ineke Otte

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    Round Stone Dangle Earrings in Multi by Half Craft Studio
    Round Stone Dangle Earrings in Multi by Half Craft Studio

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    Hexagon Rays Necklace by Alissia Melka-Teichroew
    Hexagon Rays Necklace by Alissia Melka-Teichroew

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    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!

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  • Design Foraging: The Artsy is in the Bag

    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
    Small Weekender Bag in Abstract by Kate Spade Saturday

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    Mini abstract art zipper clutch by kindah
    Mini abstract art zipper clutch by kindah

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    Flower Cloud Vintage Painted at Terrain
    Flower Cloud Vintage Painted at Terrain

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    Desert Mountains Fold Over Clutch by Lee Coren
    Desert Mountains Fold Over Clutch by Lee Coren

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    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!

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  • Wear The Artsy: Peri Schwartz + Block Shop

    Wear The Artsy: Peri Schwartz + Block Shop

    The limited palette and tight scope of the work of this month’s Featured Artist, Peri Schwartz is what continues to keep me enthralled with her paintings.  An artist whose work shares these same characteristics is Lily Stockman, whose work I’ve featured twice here on the blog.

    Lily and her sister, Hopie, have teamed up to create Block Shop, a textiles company creating hand block printed, naturally dyed scarves crafted in India by the Chhipa family of master printers ( more about the process here ).  Doesn’t it seem fitting that if you love Peri’s focus on her place of inspiration, creation, and process that you would wear an artist designed, hand crafted and created scarf?  Of course it does!

    art | Studio III by Peri Schwartz

    scarf | Mosaic [ marigold + black ]

    Because they are hand crafted, only a limited number of Block Shop textiles are created at one time.  The entire inventory sold out in less than a week when Block Shop launched back in December!  So Lily & Hopie have restocked and are taking pre-orders for April 1st shipping.  And if you love these as much as I do, you’d better get your order in now before they’re gone!

    See more from Peri Schwartz and Block Shop on their websites, linked here and here.

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  • Friday Design Finds: Let’s Go For a Dip!

    Friday Design Finds: Let’s Go For a Dip!

    It’s like fries and ketchup.. chips and salsa.. hot wings and ranch.. the design trend of dipping objects in any array of colors makes something good even more tasty!  Here are a few examples I dug up this week..

    Purple White Gradient Long Sleeved Blouse
    Purple White Gradient Long Sleeved Blouse

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    Diagonal Dipped Trays via LEIF Shop
    Diagonal Dipped Trays

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    Dipped Toile Dessert Plates by Anthropologie
    Dipped Toile Dessert Plates

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    Trift by Judith Seng
    Trift by Judith Seng

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     Just imagine wearing that blouse.. wouldn’t you feel like a brush dipped in paint?!  Love it.  Happy weekend, Artsies!  Mr. Forager and I are taking a little road trip over to La La Land for the LA Art Show.  So excited and can’t wait to share the adventure with you on Monday!

  • Wear the Artsy: Christina’s World

    Wear the Artsy: Christina’s World

    Sometimes, OK if you’re me, often, we fall so in love with a piece of artwork, we want to live in it, breathe it, and yes, WEAR it.  The Wear the Artsy series imagines doing just that.. what if I could become my favorite work of art?  Today, I’m longing to put on the garb of Featured Artist Christina Baker’s Dinner Mints.  Classic, sophisticated, yet laid back yummy.. just like Christina’s painting!

    art | Dinner Mints by Christina Baker, acrylic on canvas, 6×6*

    necklace | Supernatural Necklace by Lina Lundberg

    cuff | Braided Turquoise Leather Cuff by Justlena

    sweater | Striped Merino Crewneck Sweater by The Limited

    shirt | Faded Chambray Popover by JCrew

    skirt | No. 2 Pencil Skirt in Sequins by JCrew

    bag | Bag MH 130 by Margarete Hausler

    heels | Nalo Heels by Anthropologie

     *Dinner Mints is just one of the pieces Christina will be showing in our very first found exhibition!  I’ll be giving you the lowdown on the show later this week!

  • Friday Design Finds: Tie One On

    Friday Design Finds: Tie One On

    An artsy scarf, that is!  Anyone who knows me well knows that I am a bonafide scarf junkie.  I wear them all year round and my favorite is a vintage silver crocheted scarf that my mom wore in the 70s.  It has such a bohemian, artsy air. Turns out I’m not the only artsy in love with the neck cloths.  Here are some wearable sculpture faves I’ve discovered lately!

    Sunrise Rose by Jenne Giles on Artful Home

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    Terra Cotta Flower scarf by Vital Temptation on Etsy

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    Tickled Pink Knits by Elena Rosenberg on Etsy

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    Sabrina Scarf by Sonya Mackintosh on Artful Home

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    I’m so bummed to be living in the desert during prime scarf-sporting season!  Mr. Forager & I are headed up to Idyllwild tomorrow.. maybe I’ll be able to break out one of my faves.  Happy weekend!

    To see more artsy fashionable finds, check out my This Fashion is Artsy board on Pinterest!

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