Aren’t these prints just the perfect reminder of how beautiful nature is? Artist Jeff Friesen collects natures artifacts while out walking with his daughter in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Upon returning home he creates these delicate compositions in his studio and photographs them. He is currently selling 2-for-1 starting at $20 on his Etsy site, that’s a sweet deal!
Dessert.
I’m really wishing I could be in SF this weekend for the art show “Let Them Eat Cake” featuring small paintings by artist Paul Ferney. This event will showcase Paul’s cake paintings with his wife Jordan from Oh Happy Day! art directing and cutting slices of real cake. It sounds so fun and I really wish I could attend! If there are any paintings leftover they will be offered online the Monday after the show. If you are in the Bay Area this Labor Day weekend be sure to visit the show at Paul and Jordan’s studio and help support your local artists! More info here.
Lovely.
These lovely prints by Finnish artist Anna Emilia are just the thing I needed to pull me out of this blog drought! There is such great design talent coming out of Finland that it has become a must visit country for me. Listen to Anna’s description of where she grew up, “I was born in Leppävirta, a small town in Finland with strawberry fields, lakes and pine forests. There I built huts out of branches with friends and my brother, listened to stories from tapes and drew, cut and glued paper. One summer we found Melancholy thistle flowers which we used as painting brushes.” Sounds like a pretty idyllic place to begin your creative life. See more of Anna’s work here and shop here.
(via Bloesem)
Serenity.
I am so attracted to the sereneness of these rooms which I spotted on the cover of House Beautiful this month. The natural washed wood walls and floors, those big cushy sofas, the soft pastels and especially those gorgeous color-block paintings by Leora Armstrong all make me go ahhhh.
Man oh man have I been tired! The hubs went to Tokyo last week for work and for some reason I thought I’d be able to catch up on all the sleep I lost once he returned. Alas there is no such thing as “catching up on sleep” once you have a baby. Once it’s gone, it’s gone!
Thankfully, these fun prints from photographer Jeff Friesen landed in my inbox yesterday and dragged me out of my blurry eyed state. Based in chilly Halifax, Nova Scotia, Jeff started photographing these interior animal dioramas as a way to pass the time spent indoors during the long winters. Using his young daughters toys and other random things lying around his apartment he’s created these amusing scenes of animals complete with witty descriptions…read “Stripes” for a laugh. You can purchase these prints from his Etsy shop Wild Life Prints and check out his mesmerizing professional photography on his website.
Spring.
Today while I was out walking, I saw purple and yellow crocuses sprouting up all over the neighborhood. It might still be a little early but I’m going to go out on a limb and say Spring is here! This cheery artwork from Ish & Chi is made with the very Spring-like fabric of Amy Butler and Heather Bailey. See more of these beautiful creations here.
Love.
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Beautiful.
Watercolors by San Francisco based artist and surfer Serena Mitnik-Miller. Available through Serena & Lily.
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