Shannon Finley‘s acrylics on canvas are perfect parts symmetry and reckless abandon. I feel like that’s a decent metaphor for life really, and that’s what Finley’s work is giving me as a takeaway.
PHOTO: Silja Magg
Listen to You Hold My Hand and Tell Me It’s Fine on Spotify.
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01/ Not a haunted house, rather photos of the walls of the original CBGB.
02/ Yes. That’s an artist who paints by squirting paint out of his eye.
03/ The Planter Chess Set almost makes me want to commit to learning how to play the game.
04/ Sand Prints shows off ancient printing rituals that are created using carved cylinders.
05/ Would you live in this translucent house built around the tree in a forest?
06/ A fully functional handcrafted wooden Vespa!
07/ How about this Cube House?
08/ Photographer Matt Weber has been capturing New York kisses for 30 years.
09/ Forever Bikes uses 3,144 bicycles to create a 3D labyrinth installation.
10/ A photo series that captures every day life with a man and two plastic skeletons.
This week on Design Crush:
Wooly Baby
Penny Sage
Myriam Dion
Fern + Crystal Temporary Tattoos
Jaylon Israel Hicks
Elisa Strozyk
Leslie Fandrich
Leslie Fandrich‘s paintings make me happy, plain and simple. Her use of bright color palettes is fantastic, as is her ability to hop between watercolors and acrylics. (Both vastly different to work with, if you’ve never tried.) Leslie’s abstracts leave my emotions swirling and my mind spinning in a very good way. I’m so happy that she’s decided to set up shop.
Brought to you by Motorola Moto X: Thousands of combinations. Design yours.
Color is one of the biggest elements of my style, of most peoples’ really. You can choose to be moody one day while cloaking yourself in black, or fun and playful the next while mixing bright hues. Innocent and ethereal in white, or downplayed in shades of brown. The point is that color infiltrates our lives in every way and definitely effects our mood. It’s reflected in my home, my closet, and now technology as well!
Motorola’s Moto X has been blowing up all over the place, and with over 2,000 color combinations it’s easy to see why. I’m glued to my phone and I’m sure you probably are too, so it’s especially it’s nice that Motorola has realized what a huge chunk of the market thinks of their phone not only as a lifeline but also as an accessory! After really examining my aesthetic and style preferences I decided on a blush Moto X with lemon lime accents. It perfectly mimics my taste, Plain with a Punch! Neutral tones, casual style, with an unexpected touch to make it really special.
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The instant I threw this pizza together I knew it would be going into my late summer/early fall repertoire for years to come. Its birth is the result of being faced with leaving town unexpectedly for a few days, badly in need of a trip to the grocery store, and with a refrigerator full of produce that would be past its prime when I returned. Holy moly, just try it.
Peach and Chèvre Pizza with Balsamic Onions and Arugula
• your favorite pizza dough recipe (or my favorite cheat, ready-to-go from the refrigerated section)
• 2 peaches
• 1 red onion
• 4 oz chèvre (goat cheese)
• 3 C loosely packed arugula
• 1/3 C balsamic vinegar
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
Slice the onion up into thin strips. Place in a medium bowl and toss to coat in the balsamic vinegar, let sit for 10 minutes. Skin, slice, and pit the peaches and add to onion/balsamic bowl. Place and stretch your (homemade or store bought) pizza dough into a large cookie sheet, it will be fairly thin. Removed onions and peaches from the bowl and scatter across dough, saving the balsamic. Dot the pizza evenly with pieces of chèvre. Bake according to dough instructions. In the meantime, toss arugula in the leftover balsamic, olive oil, and sea salt. Once pizza is finished baking, cover evenly with the arugula mixture and let sit for 5 minutes. Some wilting will occur, which is totally fine. Enjoy!
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Think back to when you were 21 years old. How you filled your days, your nights, and the in between. Then think of Houston-based artist Jaylon Israel Hicks, who was born in 1993 and is busy “expressing his ideas about life through abstraction.” Chew on that a little. (via Booooooom)
At first glance these fern and crystal temporary tattoos from The Aviary had me thinking they were the real thing (in fact, I think you’ll find them on my my Fresh Ink board where I pinned them months ago). Each one is taken from shop owner Victoria’s original illustrations and printed on professional-grade material for up to five days of wear. I think it would be so much fun to cover both arms and parts of your face with the ferns for Halloween!
Who would have ever thought the daily newspaper and a super sharp X-acto knife would yield results this beautiful? Myriam Dion, that’s who. These intricately cut works of art prove that there’s more beauty in the everyday than we can ever hope to see. (via The Jealous Curator)
The New Zealand label Penny Sage is new on my radar, and I’m loving designer Kate Megaw’s aesthetic. Every piece looks both timeless and effortless while transcending seasons. Megaw works with natural materials like linen and silk, which she often hand-paints or dyes herself.
