Archive for the ‘Art’ Category
Peggy Wolf
Wow! I was blown away when I saw the work of Peggy Wolf. Her use of color, shading, and mixed media is phenomenal. The pieces shown here all convey a sense of mystery and have you wondering about the story behind each of these women. You can see and purchase (they are very affordable) your favorites at […]
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YOO Panama by Philippe Starck
One of the kings of eclectic style, Philippe Starck, has collaborated with Bettis-Tarazu Architects along with YOO, to bring this 56 story hotel to life with vibrant color and a striking mélange of styles to Panama. Personal favorites include the marble chairs, the tree ceiling, and that fantastic escalator area. Images via
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Tags: Architecture, color, color schemes, Design, designer, Eclectic style, Furniture, furniture design, fuschia and grey, orange and grey, Philippe Starck, red and grey, whimsical design. vibrant color, Yellow, yellow and grey, YOO Panama
Visarute Angkatavanich
Having owned quite a few of these elegant creatures, I was thrilled to see the quite colorful, or sometimes all white, beauty of the Siamese fighting fish or Betta captured through photography. Visarute Angkatavanich, based in Bangkok, began photographing them, as well as other species, three years ago after seeing them at a fish show. […]
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Tags: beautiful fish photography, betta, inexpensive pets, siamese fighting fish, Visarute Angkatavanich
Stephanie Rubiano
You probably wouldn’t expect these mixed media collages to come from a former environmental scientist, but that is indeed the case. The shadow boxed collages blend her love of nature and vintage photos along with a touch of humorous quips inserted in some of the works. See more on her website. Images via
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Tags: Art, artist, artists, arts, butterflies, mixed media, Stephanie Rubiano, vintage photos
Christina Mrozik
These beautifully surreal works are from Grand Rapids, Michigan based artist Christina Mrozik. She enlists a variety of media but favors ballpoint pens, inks, and watercolors. To see more of her work visit her on Behance.
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Tags: Art, artist, artists, arts, ballpoint pen drawings, Behance, Christina Mrozik, color, Grand Rapids Michigan artists, surreal art
Noma Bliss
Auburn, NY Artist Noma Bliss, who also works with her husband Jim Bliss, spent 25 years as an illustrator and designer. “Her aim as an artist is to invoke love, kindness, compassion, and empathy for one another and the world we inhabit. We are all responsible for the future of our planet”. I was drawn […]
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Hilla Shamia
I am deeply in love with this exquisitely beautiful furniture by Hilla Shamia who pours melted aluminum onto naturally ragged wood pieces, a process she calls wood casting, resulting in these tables and benches. I am also quite happy to see a female furniture crafter which is urging me to learn how many more are […]
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Tags: aluminum and wood tables, artist, beautiful furniture, female furniture crafter, furniture design, Hilla Shamia, Wood, wood casting
