Etsy Favs -
Check out some of DIY City Mag’s favs from Etsy. One of my favorite things to do when I just want to chill is to look at everyones favs from Etsy. You can learn a lot about an artists/designer by there favs.
LoopyBooby - Colleen Downs, self taught artist
loopyboopy.etsy.com
Colleen Downs, a self taught artist that learned at an early age about sculpting, remembers playing with her mother’s clay and wheel and loved it. Her mother made mushrooms and faces from home made saltdough in the 70’s.
It wasn’t until Colleen hit her 20s that she got serious about sculpting. She discovered paper mache and [...]
Handpainted mugs by artist Harrie Damave
Have you had your cup of latte or coffee yet this morning? My coffee cups never match my dishes, and to be quite honest I don’t drink much coffee but I seem to collect coffee cups. Visual that I am, so when I see a great design on a cup - I have to buy it!
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Metal designs by artist Catherine Chandler
Unique - that it is. Jewelry designed by: Catherine Chandler. Working with metal seems to be Catherine’s gift. Visit her web site to see more of her work at catherinechandler.com.
Jacques Schickel, ceramic designer
Handpainted wrapping paper - a lost art, but not for Jacques Schickel of Maryhill Clayworks. Jacques is a ceramic designer with a long family history in the arts.
Cowling & Wilcox Ltd., London art shop
Shop: Cowling & Wilcox Ltd.
26-28 Broadwick Street
Soho
London
W1F 8HX
United Kingdom
Tel: 020 7734 9556
Fax: 020 7434 4513
E-mail: art@cowlings.com
Opening times:
Mon - Fri: 9.30am - 6.30pm
Sat: 10am - 6pm
Sun: Closed
Cowling & Wilcox is a long established art shop here in London, offering a wide range of products for the modern artist. From oils and acrylics to photographer’s portfolios [...]
Sandra Backlund creations
I read an article from the Swedish Elle about artist Sandra Backlund. She is a swedish fashion designer specialized in handknitted pieces with volume and organic shapes. Read the complete article here and continued here.
I think her “Pin Dress“ is quite amazing and it has a very scandic look to it.
by Outsa Pop
Rodrigue’s Louisiana: Cajuns, Blue Dogs, and Beyond Katrina at NOMA
This is the last weekend to catch Rodrigue’s Louisiana: Cajuns, Blue Dogs, and Beyond Katrina at the New Orleans Museum of Art. The exhibit is a look back at the work of George Rodrigue. Rodrigue is considered Louisiana’s most famous contemporary artist. The exhibit ends Sunday, June 8, 2008 at 5 pm. It will [...]
Today is Global Spooning Day
Thursday, May 29th has officially been declared “Global Spooning Day” in honor of SpoonFed Art wearable art jewelry designer Karin Collins’ birthday. (Happy Birthday Karin)
There are only 3 DAYS LEFT in SpoonFed Art’s super spectacular May Giveaway! Visit the “News” page at www.SpoonFedArt.com and sign up for the mailing list before June 1st [...]
Katharina Ludwig contemporary jewellery
Katharina Ludvig is a jewellery artist that I found recently through Bientot Demain blog. Many of her works are about the study of the jewellry’s relationship with the body and how the pieces change when introduced to the elements.
The Organ Bottles
“The human body consists to over 70% out of water. The value of water lies [...]
