Art
The Studio Project
Last week I mentioned that I wanted to start painting again. The first 6 months of last year, I was working on commissions and selling paintings and prints out of my Etsy shop almost daily and it was everything I imagined myself doing while I studied art in college. More, even. I had my own […]
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January 8, 2014
Art
And Now, Our 2013 Christmas Card
So last year we started the tradition (I guess we can call it that now that this is our second year doing it!) to commission an illustration of our family for our Christmas card. Once again, we hired my friend from art school whom we've kept in touch with, Lance Fry, and once again he […]
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December 19, 2013
Art
DIY Christmas Gift: Family Tree
While I still have some shopping to do before Christmas, I have found that homemade gifts are always well-received so Chris and I have tried to incorporate that into our holiday gifting plans each year as well. This family tree project took me 20 minutes and is as sentimental for anyone as it is pretty […]
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December 11, 2013
Art
The Best Calendars for 2014
When we were growing up, every year for Christmas, my sisters and I always got a calendar for Christmas. We were a big calendaring family--which I guess you kind of have to be when you have 5 kids with 5 different activities going on. Every Sunday night we all had to break out our calendars […]
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December 4, 2013
Art
Art For A Nursery or Child's Room
Sometimes, when I am having a particularly stressful day or moment, I start planning the nursery in my head. I guess it is my happy place. We'll probably start the nursery after the new year, but I can't stop myself from gathering ideas, or as this post illustrates--art. Is there anything sweeter than art for […]
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November 18, 2013
Art
Art For the New House
Once we packed up all of the art, photos and frames in our last house, I suddenly felt disconnected from it. It no longer felt like our house and now that we're here in this new house, with still blank walls, we are still feeling a sense of disconnect. Art warms a home, at least […]
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August 27, 2013
Art
A New Calendar and its New Friends.
I bought a calendar two weeks ago. I realize we're almost halfway through the year, but after trying a few electronic calendars on my phone and my laptop--it just wasn't working. (How old am I?!) It could be because growing up, my sisters and I got a calendar every year for Christmas and we had […]
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May 17, 2013
Art
Burg(h) Art in the Living Room.
A few weeks ago, our DIYed wainscoting (or paneling--whichever!) was featured on Apartment Therapy and one of the commenters mentioned that maybe the grid of pictures competes with the wainscoting wall too much and that it might just be too much geometry. Of course we don't read every suggestion and change our house accordingly. That […]
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April 30, 2013
Art
A Quick Tip for Unlevel Picture Frames
Sometimes, even when the level says it is level--it is just barely off after you already drove in your anchor and the screw and hung your frames next to each other and looked back. Perhaps one of life's biggest frustrations. Sometimes it is due to driving your screw into the bottom or top of the […]
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April 29, 2013
Art
Pig!!
While Chris cooked up this for our Easter dinner: I carved my own ham out on our oversized chalkboard: (All the while, Greta was chowing down on cheese from the looks of it. Ha!) I have been getting requests for a pig butcher chart since I did a cow last March. It took me a […]
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April 1, 2013
Art
New Abstract Flats!
Six new16x20s were added to the gallery this weekend. Catch a sneak peek below or head over to the Etsy shop to snag one up. About these abstract flats: My mission has always been to bring original, affordable fine art to homes. I think it is important to have something on your walls that is […]
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March 25, 2013
Art
Absolutely Huge #ARTFORSALE
I did this painting last January with every intention to sell it and then I hung it in our dining room and loved it for a whole year. The massive 87"x60"painting is now officially for sale. See all the details here. Psst. I have been busy with commissions, but more traditional-sized paintings are also in […]
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March 13, 2013
Art
Greta's Art Wall!
When I first started browsing art for Greta's room, two prints became my springboard. This shiny, gold letterpress print from Sugar Paper (That whole site is...gorg. I'm crushing on everything they have.) that carries a message I wanted our girl to see and feel and know every day: The second was this pink balloon photo print […]
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February 5, 2013
Art
5 Tips To Help your Child Create their Best Painting Ever.
One of Greta's favorite things to do is paint (I'm so proud), so we spend a lot of time in the studio together. Greta is currently working on a painting for her own room and I thought it would be a good time to share some tips on how to help your child create their […]
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January 30, 2013
Art
A Shadow Box for the Ages.
Greta's room is packing a lot of neutrals (or was)--but the art opposite the butterfly wall will hopefully balance that with lots of little punches of color. And then there is the closet color that you all voted on, which is currently leaning toward a bold pink--a nice big splash of color that will coordinate […]
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January 29, 2013
Art
New Art
While I have been adding the final touches on the art for Greta's room, I have been working on some paintings for the gallery shop. Woot. This 24x36 painting was just added and is available for purchase here. Also, since Valentine's day is upon us, our two most lovey-dovey prints are on super sale at […]
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January 28, 2013
Art
Adjusting and Restocking
2013 already feels different. There have been so many changes, yet Chris and I are both itching for some excitement. Greta isn't napping anymore and really, my world--our world, has been turned upside down. I feel significantly more tired from those extra two hours of non-stop playing that when Chris gets home, the only thing […]
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January 10, 2013
Art
Our Season's Greetings. To You.
And now, this year's Christmas card: While we wanted the front to be clear of any text to highlight the art (more on that in a minute), Chris wrote a little blurb for the back as a short kind-of-summary of our year. And in case you can't squint your eyes and read the above, but […]
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December 24, 2012
Art
Chalk House
I have been doing several commissioned chalk drawings lately, and last night I found some time to commission myself to do a simple line drawing of our house on an unstretched canvas that I painted with chalkboard paint last week. First I primed the canvas with chalk and erased it lightly, leaving the surface with a […]
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November 13, 2012
Art
Tiffany Blue and Champagne
This week, we're celebrating our fourth anniversary!! Our actual anniversary is on Thursday, but Chris took most of this week off so we can celebrate. And by that I mean, hit up a lot of local restaurants and relax. We are saving the big celebratory trip for our 5 year anniversary next year (Hawaii? Hope […]
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November 5, 2012
