Eugenia Loli
Collage is one my favorite 2D art forms, not the least because it seems easy to pick up, but quite difficult to master. Since there are so many disparate elements and styles that can go into a collage,...
View ArticleHelena Emmans
It seems to be unusually cold around San Francisco lately, and I’ve been having to warm myself up with blankets and hot tea every night. As a result, I’ve been drawn to designs that remind me of warmth...
View ArticleLyndie Dourthe
It’s been a bit cold and dreary here the past few days, and I have been craving some bright, rich color to lift my spirits. I went hunting for some super-saturated artwork, and I discovered the...
View ArticleLorena Marañon
I have always been a very tactile person, and I am drawn to art I can touch much more than I am to purely visual work. Embroidery is such a deliciously sensory medium, with many thousands of threads...
View ArticleHeather Levine
With a background in photography and ceramics, Heather Levine knows how to work with and manipulate light. She operates out of her studio in Los Angeles, and is inspired by the California landscape,...
View ArticleSarah York
When it comes to fashion, I’d say my tastes run pretty plain, neutral and under-the-radar. When it comes to home textiles however, I’m a sucker for bold, beautiful painterly patterns. Why do I let my...
View ArticleMineral Workshop
For me, fall is the busiest season of the year. There’s a sharp increase in juggling schedules, and the sudden arrival of the holiday season throws me for a loop. At the end of the day, I like to...
View ArticleMaud Vantours
I like to think of myself as someone who pays close attention to detail. However, I would be kidding myself if I thought I could come close to the same degree of precision and excellence of craft as...
View ArticleKarolin Schnoor Calendar
I’ve been receiving PR emails regarding holiday products for weeks now. And while I don’t like to rush this part of the year—fall is my favorite season—one thing I do like to consider well in advance...
View ArticleSretan Bor
I mentioned yesterday that I’ve been on the lookout for brightly colored botanical imagery as a way to prepare for the ever-dwindling daylight hours and the onset of cold weather. I’m pretty sure if I...
View ArticleWonderplants
In the past few days, I can feel fall in the air around my neighborhood, but then every once in a while a really hot, sweaty day takes me back into summer. To be honest, I’m not quite ready to let the...
View ArticleReCheng Tsang
One of my favorite weekend destinations is Healdsburg, and whenever I’m there, I make it a point to stop by Gallery Lulo. I wish I had a trip up north planned soon, so I could see ReCheng Tsang‘s...
View ArticleYumiko Higuchi
I’ve been working on a fiber art project recently, and it has opened me up to a new world of contemporary embroidery artists. From the graphic abstractions of Jazmín Berakha, which I shared a couple...
View ArticleJazmín Berakha
We feel very lucky to be located in the Bay Area; it’s a community rich with artists, designers, shop owners, restauranteurs, and creative folks of all kinds. One local gem is Little Paper Planes, a...
View ArticleMiniature Calendar
It doesn’t take long for people who meet me to learn about my undying love for miniatures. It began innocently enough when I was a child, but as I’ve grown into an adult with an income of my own to...
View ArticleSonia Cavallini
I’ve come to believe that illustrators make some of the best patterns, and that the worlds of fashion and home decor should take note. This is not to say that digitally rendered patterns are not...
View ArticleMaison Monade Masks
I’ve got a couple of walls in my home that are decorated with art that is hung salon-style. Among the paintings, prints, and etchings, I like to display works that inject different shapes and textures...
View ArticleFred Fowler
Recently a friend of mine was telling me about his involvement in a series of psychological studies that track people’s eye movements as they look at images. The purpose of the studies is to see how...
View ArticleMobiles by Hanna Sandin
I have been coveting the minimalist pieces in Hanna Sandin’s jewelry line Samma for some time now. Utilizing the repetition of geometric shapes cut from brass, bronze, and copper, Sandin creates some...
View ArticleHow to Make a Comic
When I came across this project by Soon, a design firm based in Belgium, the child in me shrieked with delight. I didn’t read a lot of comics when I was younger, but I did love making homes out of...
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