Art Hound

Today I was inspired by (mostly) vintage goods on etsy… some functional, some not.

Carved wooden saw handle on littlebyrdvintage. $12.

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Pink depression-era glass shakers on sadieolive. $40.

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Dutch boy and girl dolls on sadieolive. $75.

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No. 215 lunch tote in waxed canvas by Artifact Bags. $45.

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Bangles by Felicity Gleeson. N/A.

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Vintage brass bow hairpin on Modernism and Vintage. €5.

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Set of vintage storage canisters on OddandOld. $37.68.

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Big Ben clock on sadieolive. $34

After getting some of your thoughtful opinions (thank you!) on which photograph to add to the exposed brick wall in my living room, I decided on Baby Deer by animal photographer extraordinaire, Sharon Montrose. (If you’re not familiar with her work, her e-shop The Animal Print Shoppe is a must-see!)

I ordered a basic white frame and mat here to keep the look streamlined and inline with the other art on the wall. I played around with the placement of the photo but in the end settled on the design I had in mind from the beginning: one piece on the left and two aligned vertically on the right. I wanted the three pieces to read clearly as a group so even though the wall is large I spaced them pretty close together.

For now I’m content with the result and am putting down my hammer and nails. I am a serial re-arranger so like everything in our home this is a work in progress.

There’s something so romantic about snow days… it doesn’t seem to matter whether you actually take the day off. It’s pure magic seeing the landscape with all it’s familiar views and perspectives totally re-imagined overnight. I hunted down some photography that captures that sense of wonder and endless possibility.

Cross Country by Irene Suchocki

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Didn’t it snow by Eduardo Martínez

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the curve of the dome by Laura Evans

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Christmas in Verona by Dana Lenec

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Constellation by violetjulia

#3 Baby Deer by Sharon Montrose. People really liked #2, Fog and Ice by Stanislav Ginzburg and I do too but in the end I decided the animals brought a little something extra to the mix. It really just came down to a gut feeling. Sharon’s print already arrived (isn’t fast shipping the best?) and I hope to have it framed, photographed and blogged about in the next week.

A week ago today I kicked off Design Crushes to share my love of design objects, fashion, etc. This week I’m back with more eye-candy for the animal-lovers among us!

Hand-carved wooden pig on High Street Market. $24.

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Mail Donkey Print Purse by Caitlin Hinshelwood. $20.

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Owl salt & pepper shakers from Task. $30.

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Cat pillow by Shelly Klein at Branch. $108.

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Large gold butterfly necklace by Stuart Cathey Jewelry. $500.

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Drinking birds coin purse by Rose de Borman. $19.

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Elephant bottle opener from Task. $25

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Wolf necklace by a common thread. $22.

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Hummingbird rustic bowl by Gleena Shop. $30.

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Cute fox print by Couve. $20.

3-D paper cuttings by Simone Lourenco, originally from Rio de Janiero. Lourenco currently has work in Miniatures! at Brooklyn gallery, Art 101.

I found her work on Brown Paper Bag where Sara aptly describes Lourenco’s work as “intri­cate sys­tems and designs from a sheet of paper, lay­er­ing and devel­op­ing what looks like liv­ing organisms.” Unlike other artists working with paper, Simone deliberately overworks the material, pushing it as far as she can. The effect is compelling: these pieces are messy and chaotic like the depths of an overgrown jungle.

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