Tag: design

  • Design Foraging: Throw in the Towel

    Design Foraging: Throw in the Towel

    No, I mean throw ME the towel. Preferably one of these awesome little beauties from Leif Shop. Maybe one of these might make washing dishes seem like less of a chore!

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    OK, maybe not. But they would sure add a little artsy to your kitchen! Go to the Leif Shop website to purchase and see more!

    All images via Leif Shop.

  • 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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  • Friday Finds: Anthropologically Studious

    Friday Finds: Anthropologically Studious

    There is something about this time of year that makes me long to go back to school.  OK, maybe not.  But I do look longingly at the school supplies on display everywhere, wishing I had a reason to buy a Trapper Keeper and some brand new #2 pencils!  Not only do I love Anthropologie for their use & promotion of work by artists I love like Sarah Ashley Longshore and Dolan Geiman, but they also have a beautiful collection of studious accessories perfect for any artsy.  Here are a few of my favorites–

    Pinwheel Push Pins
    Madurodam Colored Pencils
    Dip-Dye iPad Case
    Watercolor Postcards
    Clothbound Ikat Journal

    Pinwheel Push Pins | Madurodam Colored Pencils | Dip-Dye iPad Case | Watercolor Postcards | Clothbound Ikat Journal  

    What about you, Artsies? What are your favorite school supplies to splurge on? 😉

    All images are via the Anthropologie website.  All opinions are my own, this is not a post sponsored in any way by Anthropologie or its affiliates.

  • Artsy Design Finds: You Bowl Me Over

    Artsy Design Finds: You Bowl Me Over

    Happy Valentine’s Day, Artsies!  I hope you have plenty of love being lavished on you today and lots of folks in your life to love on.  Here’s something I love:  serving pieces that are a perfect balance of function, beauty and artistry.  Here are a few beauties I found, pretty enough to serve the ones you love!

    Ceramic Bowl by OneClayBead

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    Ceramic Bowls by Aida Dirse

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    Pottery by Yassi Mazandi

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    Medium Bowl by Kurt Anderson

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    Frilly White Collection by Liz Kinder

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    Blue Carnival IV Elm Bowls by Natural Selection Studio

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    Hope you enjoy a wonderful V-day, hope it includes a meal with your favorite person ( or people ! ) and if served from a beautiful, handmade bowl, even better!

    Featured image is the Dots Collection by Liz Kinder, available here.  

  • Artsy Shoe Love

    Please enjoy this oldie by goodie while I spend the next two weeks camping, packing, visiting with the mom-in-law and moving from WA to OR. See you in September!

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    Art isn’t just limited paint on a canvas or carved marble.  Anyone who knows me knows that I love shoes, so these babies by Israeli born designer Kobi Levi won me over at first glance.  Amazing stuff!  I hope you enjoy seeing them as much as I did!

     

    Happy Shoesday, my friends!