Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Dancing
Isn't this photo of a dancing couple lovely? The print would look beautiful framed (or wrapped up with a red bow as a wedding present).
Swedish optical illusion
Swedish artist Erik Johansson created this incredible optical illusion in a Stockholm city square. The ravine looks so real, it gives me goosebumps!(Via the brilliant NYMag)
Embroidered portraits
Daniel Kornrumpf's embroidered portraits blow my mind. Can you imagine how long they would take? I love the incredible detail, like wayward mustache hairs and hungover eyes.P.S. Motherhood Monday post coming up!(Via Illusion)
Culture batik
Culture batik - Batik is a craft that has high artistic value and has become part of the culture of Indonesia (especially Java) since long. Javanese women in the past made their skills in batik for a living, so in the past, batik work is exclusively women's work until the discovery of "Batik Cap" which allows the entry of men into the field. There are some exceptions to this phenomenon, namely
Parisian potholes
Artist Juliana Santacruz Herrera walks around Paris and patches up cracks in the street with braids of colorful yarn. Aren't they lovely? See more here.P.S. Remember these pothole gardens?(Via Honestly...WTF)
The invisible man
Chinese photographer Liu Bolin is meticulously covered in paint so that he disappears into his surroundings. Apparently, it can take up to 10 hours to prepare for a single shot. Aren't his photographs mind-blowing?! You can barely see him!P.S. Remember these painted people?(Photos by Liu Bolin. Via Honestly...WTF. Thanks, Leigh)
Embroidered book covers
How breathtakingly gorgeous are these embroidered book covers by Jillian Tamaki? She made them for Penguin Books, and rumor has it that they'll be available this fall. SO beautiful. (I'm sure Jane Austen would have wholeheartedly approved. I love Emma's little freckles!)P.S. More + amazing + book covers.(By Jillian Tamaki, via Black Eiffel)
Do-it-yourself cloud artwork
Since Alex and I are giving our bedroom a makeover, we've been thinking about new artwork. Well, this is genius: Amber took her a snapshot of clouds and then blew it up on glossy poster paper for $30. Then she framed it in an IKEA Ribba frame. The whole project cost less than $60, and it's gorgeous! Double thumbs up! I'm super inspired.(Photos by Amber Interiors, via Little Green Notebook)
Ocean print
Alex and I are giving our bedroom a little makeover, and we've been looking for artwork to go over our bed. How calming and lovely is this ocean photograph? Laura Bell took it while on a ferry in Scotland, and the circular shape makes it feel like she's peeking out a porthole window. Beautiful, don't you think?
Overheard on the Titanic
This heartbreaking print "Overheard on the Titanic" was made by blacking out words in a newspaper article with a Sharpie marker. Beautiful.
Racetracks of the world
My dad and brother are obsessed with all things automotive. When we were teeny, I remember sitting in my dad's lap while we watched the Grand Prix on TV, and he would tip and turn along with the cars. I know they'd love these wooden race tracks to hang on the wall, which are surprisingly beautiful.(Via Swissmiss)
Valentine's Day countdown
This February, I'd like to share love-themed posts every day until the fourteenth. Anyone with or without a Valentine can come here for some heartfelt Valentiney wishes. :) First up, how sweet is this print, below?(Photo by Corey Arnold)
Matchbook Magazine
Have you seen the new Matchbook Magazine? The first issue launched yesterday and features a bunch of awesome people, including Haley Boyd, the Brooklyn designer behind Marais shoes. Isn't she cute? I love her little black shorts and how she leaned silhouette art on her radiator. Double thumbs up!See the full Matchbook issue here. Congrats, ladies!
Giant flowers
This coming Tuesday, artist Will Ryman will launch an installation called The Roses on Park Avenue -- they're 38 giant pink and red roses, along with beetles, bees, ladybugs, aphids and thorns (which the New York Times says will "stir a sense of foreboding"). Twenty petals will also be scattered on the ground, six of which will double as lawn chairs. The flowers will stay up through May as "the
Wedding present
When our friends Jake and Elizabeth started dating, she seemed very guarded, and he worried that she might never fall for him. Looking for encouragement, he asked three of her friends about her, and here were their crazy answers...Her first friend's answer: "Dude, she's a tough nut to crack."Her second friend's answer: "She's an uncrackable egg."Her third friend's answer: "She's an impenetrable
Home inspiration: Black and white
Loving this print and crib sheet. They both pack such a punch!(Photos by Mia Linnman and Kjerstis Lykke, via The Boo and the Boy)
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