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I’m a Piece of Garbage

I try to keep my hoarding tendencies in check, but periodically my collection of random materials and knick-knacks gets out of control—usually in the spring when yard sale season is in full swing....

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Kat Hannah Art

A bit dark and moody, these paintings by Kat Hannah Art are some of my favorite discoveries of late. Each piece is painted atop Belgian linen and features her signature style that “merges fiction and...

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Adrian Esparza

Humanity’s desire to tinker is one of its most charming traits. We build, we take apart, we rebuild into something new. This is what drew me to the geometric thread installations by Texas-based...

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Linda Linko

I’m a bit of an old-schooler when it comes to materials, and there’s a special place in my heart for people who work with the tangible stuff. Helsinki-based multimedia artist Linda Linko is known for...

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Liz Robb at West Coast Craft

Seeing a weaver work is like watching a musician perform with a tactile outcome: The repetitive movements become rhythmic and the weaver creates a piece with patterns, motifs, and color. The imagery...

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Tomas Saraceno’s Becoming Aerosolar

I’ve been following Tomas Saraceno’s work for some time, yet sadly have yet to see it in person. His futuristic environments allow viewers to walk in the sky, wander inside an opalescent inflated dome,...

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Sabine Finkenauer

I’m usually immersed in the world of objects and spaces, so it’s really pleasant to step out of that world occasionally and stare at paintings. Some of you may be familiar with that feeling when you...

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How 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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Mobiles 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...

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Fred 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...

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Maison 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...

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Sonia 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...

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Miniature 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...

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Jazmín 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...

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Yumiko 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...

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ReCheng 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...

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Wonderplants

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...

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Sretan 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...

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Karolin 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...

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Maud 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...

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