i love this ghost plant succulent....happy from the rain.
here is a close-up of the planter on the back porch...
and the back flower bed...
likey likey.....
one for you, one for me cards by threefold
repurposed silverware made into custom herb/planter tags :O) by monkeysalwayslook
faceted wooden rocks by kindlingshop
badfruit....
new cards by my friend trish of "bad fruit". she makes cards inspired by typical household boxes/containers destined for the landfill and instead pulls them aside to house these sweet and beautiful art cards. these cherries rock it!!!
yellowbaby..
some really beautiful originals by yellowbaby.
crocheted cuff with thread, hand formed stones made of ceramic.
rings made from thread, fabric, and hand sewn sequins.
orange gems...
i am so excited about these little baby carrots, we planted them back so they could grow a little bigger.
not your ordinary water bottle...
pet bottles in their prime. this image features these small plastic "scales" made for a lamp shade by artist, gulnur ozdaglar out of repurposed pet bottles. the second image is both sculpture and bowl; a fine use for the gazillion water bottles that would typically end up in the landfill if not recycled or reused. bravo!!!
via design*sponge
....this
my heart fluttered when i came across these beautiful and incredibly sweet, tiny vases made from pebbles.
made by artist mitsuru koga
found via ah-yi
all things clear....
i love all things clear....this wreath is lovely :O)
via design*sponge
rings...
i love the work of karl fritsch. i remember first seeing his work when i was in munich about 8.5 years ago for a show. i wish i new the name of the gallery we stumbled into and saw his work. that trip was incredible. my mom, aunt, and sister all went with me. i was in a show called "talente 2000" with a few of my very first boxes. here's a few of my favorites rings of fritsch's......
sugar.shit. on my christmas list
favorite pieces from "on sugar mountain. up shit creek." this show is at road agent gallery in dallas. see more of margaret's work on her website. the show runs until january 17th.
from road agent's home page...
"Last year, when the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth launched Pretty Baby, a compelling and disturbing exhibition of works exploring the darker side of adolescence and curated by the Modern’s own Andrea Karnes, Margaret Meehan was the only local artist included in a group of international art stars. And yet Meehan’s work—delicate ceramic sculptures and curious drawings of variously mutated young girls—played hardball with works by the likes of Nathalie Djurberg, Catherine Opie and Richard Phillips, and was unflinching in its presentation of what is inherently menacing, sad, strange and resilient about the experience of childhood. While some parents and teachers were reportedly skittish about Meehan’s unapologetically exposed creatures, children were fascinated and drawn to them, as though recognizing old friends they’d missed terribly but had been forbidden to visit.
Meehan’s concern with locating the sublime in the grotesque is as grounded in a traditional Victorian obsession with medical anomalies as it is with defying our more recent attempt to banish all nastiness and discomfort from our daily experience. In Meehan’s eyes, oily real life indeed seeps up into our fluffy, shiny world, and that’s where things finally get interesting (and often quite funny and absurd). Thus, Meehan directs an admiring gaze, full of defiance and poetry, at all the weird jolts and unexpected biology we call life. She adapts to those gruesome facts, celebrates them, lets the innocent collide with the monstrous in the most unsettling way to create a more rounded experience—a sensibility inherited as much from David Cronenberg or David Lynch as Louise Bourgeois. This is formal presentation tangled up in a knot of rank intestines. Beauty possessed by a Body Snatcher. Sugar laced with shit.
Meehan lives and works in Dallas, Texas. She received her MFA from the University of Washington, Seattle."
big hug. bigger thank you!!!
my new found friend/email pen pal and canadian artist, yael, mailed me this amazingly beautiful and stunning bracelet as a thank you. WOW, i was completely floored. it is so lovely in every way. i love the bright colors. it is truly perfect for me. recently, i mailed her a copy of ornament magazine that her and i were both featured in for "the ring show, then and now". she makes incredible work with glass beads, gemstone beads, sterling, resin, and fibers. for more eye candy and stunning jewelry click her name to go to her website. thank you so much yael. i will never forget your kindness and generosity.
on sugar mountain. up shit creek.
if your in dallas on saturday nitght, treat yourself to the new show by margaret meehan. on sugar mountain. up shit creek. opens on saturday, december 13th at road agent gallery. i can't wait to see the show. i have been patiently waiting for this time to come. congrats margaret.
first bloom
the first bloom of the season on our nasturtium plant. i love love love these....the organic shaped leaves, the vibrant orange flowers, the whimisical dancing stems, the whole dang package.
pinkfpuffy.agave.seeds
beautiful little puff balls that are blooming on our fairy duster plant and our variegated agave with its pretentious sharp blades.
here is a picture of our front yard with our new bed of fresh dirt in the foreground. we planted it full of lettuce and spinach seeds in hopes to share the bounty with our interested friends and neighbors. we made a pattern out of the lettuce and spinach seeds.....i hope it turns out.