Category Archives: Art

I LIKE TO COLOUR!

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Unlike Samantha’s innuendo on Sex and The City 1 – I really DO like to colour.  But I do think these tools might make the task a little difficult – so then it might be time to de-stress and COLOUR like in SATC!

TREE PENCILS by Jonna Pohjalainen
BYO BICEPS!
SEA URCHINS by Jennifer Maestre
I pick them up…..how?
             
CARVED CRAYONS by Pete Goldlust
How many of the green swirls do you think he made till he got it right?
PENCIL BENCH by Boex 3D Creative
Which one? This little pink one on the right.
TRUE COLOR SERIES GIRL1 by Christian Faur
Ahhhh so THESE are my True Colours
100 YEARS OF CRAYOLA
“I would use every crayon in my box” Samantha Jones SATC
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Tulle Defying Gravity

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Art for interiors and fashion are all about pushing the envelope and pushing the boundaries of what you can get your materials to do.  This fashion shoot by Josh Olins of for Dazed & Confused’s February 2010 edition shows that these dresses aren’t created for their practical use but to stimulate excitement and buzz.  Which it certainly does!

                                                (pics via www.touchpuppet.com )

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NOT YOUR TYPICAL URBAN HOUSE

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WHEN A TERRACE HOUSE IS NOT A TERRACE HOUSE

This amazing renovation in Fitzroy by Melbourne by Architects Kavellaris Urban Design keeps the idea of tradition to compliment the surrounding houses and gives it a modern twist with its perforated exterior.
Photographer : Peter Bennetts

The solid glass ballustrade offers safety without compromising the view
The theme carries through in the interior doorsIf you have forgotten you are in the ‘burbs’- maybe a little artwork to remind you where you are!

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OBSESSION WITH PAPER ART

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I’m sorry for more paper art- but I stumbled on this site and just had to share – enjoy!!!
SLASH: PAPER UNDER THE KNIFE
has just finished at MAD – NYC but here are some of the paper highlights


Chris Gilmour – Triumph over Good and Evil: or Dungeons and Dragons?
Photo: Ed Watkins
Chris Kenny’s Grand Island, part of a series of “maps” depicting a fictional city:-
Looks more like a 3-D Google Earth?
Pic: Peter Gordan-Stables

Mia Pearlman InRush: Gives me a rush of excitment looking at it!
pic: Jason Mandella

Ferry Staverman, A Space Odesey: – I’m thinking more like a crafty version of tubular bells

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CREATE ART WITH YOUR BUTTONS

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Devotion
Mixed media found object installation at Haines Annex, San Francisco, CA
Dimensions variable, 1991

We all love to recycle and create from what is lying around but this amazing artist
Lisa Kokin has gone to the next level and created art that is not only unique but inspiring. She creates individual sculptures as well as art gallery installations and then when you think she cant get anymore creative she brings out a book. Not the written kind but the creative kind.
I love her work and imagine if she doesn’t already wear glasses she might have to in the future with the intricate works she produces.

Leotard
Buttons, thread, rug canvas, 33 x 13, 2003


Passage
Buttons and mixed media, imitation sinew, waxed linen, chicken wire
41 X 29-1/2, 2004

Partial History of Jewish Life in Modern Times
Stitched altered book, 8 x 6-1/2 x 3, 199

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DECORATING FOR A RENTAL PROPERTY

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Renting can make you feel transient and not feeling like you belong but -’Where ever we lay our hat -it has to be home’. When you are renting you can feel restricted by the do’s and don’t's of your rental agreement, leaving fear about doing anything at all to personalise your home. It is all about thinking ‘off the wall’ and creating a space that makes you happy whether you own it or not.

Invest in lighting that is all about texture and shadows.
Easels to give you freedom to put your artwork anywhere
Fresh flowers and plants not only for their looks but their added fragrance and calming presence
Click onto this video for more tips on decorating – there is even something in there for your landlord!!

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EXTREME BODY ART

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WARNING – some of these links hold extreme pictures so only click at your own risk (and stomach).

Our body for centuries have been used as a forum for expression for religious and cultural rituals and beliefs. Large neck rings, tattoos and tribal piercing to name a few. As the fast and overpopulated world leaves us with less opportunities of being heard and being lost among the crowd, expression as a fashion and art statement is being hailed within certain groups and circles. But is it a pure fad that will later leave the wearer scarred with regret?

extreme tattoos

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