Animals + color + pattern = Sue Tirrell. The Montana sculptor and potter has this way of making all of the elements work in perfect harmony, and I can’t get enough. Sue’s pieces blend Western culture, folk art, and the contemporary perfectly. (via Design Sponge)
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Art that is simple and beautiful is my favorite, no matter the style. If you can’t create something that’s both clean and functional, then what’s the use? At least that’s my view. Maarten De Ceulaer creates bowls with synthetic plaster, food colorant, and balloons. The end result is mildly unpredictable, which I also love. New series are created based on demand, and you can pick up your own right here. In the meantime, check out this video on the making of Balloon Bowls.
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Crushing on visual artist Bryce Wymer’s beautiful black and white objects. (Those bowls and vases!) And if you hurry up and order, you’ll receive a free print with your order, too. SOLD.
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PHOTO: Greg Easton
01/ A font with 16 different sets of a numbers? A graphic designer’s dream come true.
02/ Love these half-dipped frames spotted at Gap Kids. Looks like an easy DIY to me!
03/ Beautifully decorated lightbulbs from Van Eijk + Van der Lubbe.
04/ Guest Checks. A blog for art created on the ubiquitous check.
05/ So excited for Rifle Paper Co.’s new fabric line!
06/ Super cool glass logs cast from real wood.
07/ Quirky DIY Jonathan Adler-inspired face vases.
08/ Colorful Edward Gorey-esque illustrations from Daniel Danger.
09/ A little bit gaga over this blog of curated collections!
10/ A fantastic bevy of paper flower projects.
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I’m all kinds of in love with Red Clay Home’s sleek and glossy ceramics. But they’re not limited to ceramics alone – all of the shop’s collections are designed, submitted, and voted on by the Red Clay community, and then winning designs are produced domestically from eco-friendly, recycled materials and sold online. They even have a 1966 airsteam pop-up shop called Studio Rojo! What’s not to love.
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These quirky little polymer clay pocket totems from Handy Maiden make me smile. My favorite is this arctic fox, quickly followed by the special edition Valentine’s narwhal! (via Miss Moss)
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Andrea Walsh’s faceted boxes are created from a fine bone china base and topped with a frosted glass lid. I can’t even pick a favorite color, so I guess I’d need one of each to store my baubles. (via Honey Kennedy)
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PHOTO: Abby Trys Again
01/ I love this Charlie Brown wreath made from tree trimmings
02/ super well-designed pop-up trash + recycling bins
03/ I had no clue disposable loaf pans existed, perfect for gifting
04/ the most insane ornaments + trimmings roundup
05/ learn how to make the perfect omelette in a baggie
06/ Mountain Dew + Dorito cupcakes, whoa
07/ pretty field of light blossoms
08/ make these paper gem tree ornaments
09/ love these revamped Virginia Woolf bookcovers
10/ the storybook fantasies of Dara Scully
11/ 14 charity gift sites, add one to your list
Adonai by Alexander Liberman
This past Sunday CMYBacon and I headed up to Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, NY via a tour bus full of hipsters and outlet mall shoppers. And boy, was it worth it. I can’t begin to imagine a more perfect fall day to galavant around the 500 acre sculpture garden, the skies were bright blue and the leaves were a million colors. It was that in between temperature where you’re not quite sure whether a sweater is enough, or maybe you need a jacket.
Spheres by Grace Knowlton
After conquering the fantastic outdoor cafe (all locally sourced, organic fare), we took off with the idea to catch the tram for an overall look at the place. But then we kept walking. And then just a little bit further. And a little more.
Endless Column by Tal Streeter
Iliad by Alexander Liberman
Storm King Wall by Andy Goldsworthy
After thoroughly investigating the Normandy-style museum building – and deciding we’d be perfectly okay with living there – we finally made our way to the 40 minute tram ride to investigate the far-reaching bits of the property. (Psst… can you spot the couple making out in the photo above?!)
Stream: A Folded Drawing by Stephen Talasnik
Mirror Fence by Alyson Shotz
One of my favorite pieces, I loved the distorted perspective.
Five Swords by Alexander Calder
The light was insane, and all of our photos either turned out dramatic and awesome completely whited out.
Mon Pere, Mon Pere by Mark di Suvero
My favorite shot of the day, the sun perfectly blocked out by the sculpture.
Untitled by Robert Grosvenor
My favorite piece, it took everything I had not to walk over it like a bridge!
The Arch by Alexander Calder
I almost had the equivalent of a second major in art history during college, so seeing all of these pieces I’d only ever spied on pages of books was a dream.
The area got hit pretty hard during last weekend freak October snowstorm, and lots of branches were down. There were even fields that still had flashes of snow. Which when melted leads to mud. Check out my shoes the morning of waiting at Port Authority and post-gallavanting. Luckily Martin was a good sport! I definitely recommend making a day of visiting Storm King if you’re ever in the area, you can thank me later.
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PHOTO: Cameron Charles Lewis
01/ Internet High Five
02/ create your own graphic wallpaper with patterned fabric
03/ an underwater art gallery
04/ simple yet impressive pie dough lattice cookies
05/ money trees!
06/ graphic patterned cutlery
07/ the golden mistake
08/ DIY typographic string art
09/ Manhattan in marble
