I’d like to introduce you to designer Sandra Barron of Sandra Barron Interiors in Greensboro, North Carolina. Sandra is somewhat quiet about her design talent, but that does not mean the quality and uniqueness of her work does not leap ...
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A Design Crush to inspire you to either pick up an embroidery needle….or try winning the lottery one. more. time. I certainly felt as though I’d hit the pattern design lottery when I came across the intricately designed and delicately ...
Read More »Pinterest: Body Paint Performance Art
Cecelia Paredes specializes in performance art and paints her body in a way that she becomes an indivisible extension of her subject matter: in this case natural forms represented in organic wallpaper patterns. Source: trendland.net via Melanie on Pinterest The result ...
Read More »The Art of Decorative Stenciling
Regina Garay, of the awesome Fauxology blog, posts daily about all things related to decorative art and inspiration. One of her regular features is “Fauxcus on the Pros“, and I am proud to now be included on that list with ...
Read More »Claire Coles’ Unique Vintage Wallpaper
Now, you probably have guessed that I’m not a “huge” fan of wallpaper, but these designs, colors, and images from Claire Coles Design are just TOO sweet and unique not to share! Claire takes hand-sourced vintage wallpapers, embellishes them with silk ...
Read More »Artist Elsa Mora Inspiring All
I’ve just spent many magical minutes traveling through the amazing art, mind and world of Elsa Mora. Elsa Mora or “Elsita” is a Cuban-born artist, mother, and “hollywood wife” who is amazingly talented in a seemingly endless array of mediums. She ...
Read More »Petra Antiqua’s Gilded Masterpieces
I was inspired by this post over on Fauxology to explore the Petra Antiqua website further. Now I am just inspired to gild, oh, shall we say……….everything!
Read More »Persian Garden Designs
Just browsing the blogs for something inspiring this morning….came across an Etsy link on Creature Comforts to the Persian Garden shop of Afsaneh Tajvidi, offering prints of her original graphic illustrations based on Persian art and design themes. Afsaneh and her ...
Read More »Indian Design at Les Indiennes
I’ve been loving Les Indiennes for a long time, but think that the look of their fresh block printed fabrics is especially appropriate for summertime. Owner Mary Mulcahy has simplified the beautiful and organic motifs that are traditionally used in ...
Read More »Pure Experimentation: Stenciling Class
I’m so excited! After 25 years, I’m going to take my second-ever stenciling class. This looks to be TOO much fun and way “outside the box” for me. The class is online (so you can take it with me) and ...
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