artsy forager

Tag: vases

  • Friday Design Finds: Not So Boring Vases

    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
    Green, Yellow, and Red Ceramic Pot by Esther Griffith

    source

    Home by Winsome Gallery
    Home vase by Winsome Gallery**

    source

    Vase by Meredith Host

    source

    Processed Paper Vessel by Pia Wustenberg
    Processed Paper Vessel by Pia Wustenberg

    source

    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!

    All images sources linked above.

  • Friday Design Finds: bkb ceramics

    Friday Design Finds: bkb ceramics

    Sometimes, I happen upon the loveliest artsy things when I’m not looking.  Last Sunday, Mr. F & I were enjoying a quiet day at home and decided to take a little walk down the hill into Joshua Tree.  We explored a few of the storefronts we hadn’t seen yet and tucked away in a corner was a new little shop, bkb ceramics.  I immediately fell for the modern, simple shapes and the deep rich raku glazes.  The shop is new, but artist/sculptor/ceramicist Brian Bosworth has already made waves at the Dwell on Design show in LA last year.

    Ball Planters by bkbceramics
    Ball Planters, ceramic
    Small Architectural by bkbceramics
    Small Architectural, ceramic, 4×6
    Gold Raku Extrusions by bkbceramics
    Gold Raku Extrusions, ceramic, 6x5x4
    Medium Blue Raku by bkbceramics
    Medium Blue Raku, ceramic, 6x6x4

    Each piece is unique, hand carved, completely affordable and functional, with a drain hole in the bottom.  Just add rocks & your choice of succulent and voila, instant desert garden!  We’re seriously thinking we’ll go back and pick our favorite as our artsy reminder of our time in Joshua Tree.. I’m leaning towards the Medium Blue Raku beauty above!

    All images are via bkb ceramics’ website.