The light in me reflects the light in you

I haven't posted anything lately largely because I've been working the spaces of my house a bit. There's still a large shopping list but I am one of those people who likes to take time in filling up her humble abode. I am not a rusher. I want to study the nooks, the hallways, the open spaces and draw up a thousand possibilities for functionality and beauty. It's not easy to find the perfect coffee table that serves my husband, my dogs, my morning coffee and at times - my tired feet.

That is my excuse for not blogging for a while.

I've also been working on a visual piece.

Yoga is my love. One day, I shall certainly post about it. For now, I want to share with you what I hear from my teacher everytime I finish up a session of yoga. In a very sweet and soothing voice, I hear these enlightening words from her soul, 'The light in me reflects the light in you'.

The light in me reflects the light in you

Lolafalk

Say hello to the mixer of patterns.

I've always felt that art doesn't just stem from sketches, drawings and paintings. It's mostly vying for unique inspirations and assets— marrying them and birthing new ideas that you can proudly own. Lolafalk does just that. This art isn't bound by the traditions of originality, it's new-age. It's intent, horizons and interpretations are open to borrowing and modifying. Such an artists's wild imagination collects scraps, documents ideas, rocks back and forth between logical reasoning and unjustified emotions that her art will provoke.

Lola has got an eagle-eye for patterns.

She calls her handbags clever and whimsical. That they certainly are. She isn't afraid to use complementary bold colors, patterns that out do each other, show off pompous snazzy contrasts. Stripes with checkers, florals with polkadots, velvet with satin and cotton, plaids with starry squares, seriously, the combination is endless.

And her Lulu clutches pride themselves in being found at rather polar travels and settings. For a sleek little clutch that she is, she can take you from 'work to play, day to night or Brooklyn to Bangkok.' What more does a gal need?

Urban Lola Tote



Urban Lola Tote



Sofie Clutch



Sofie Clutch



Lulu Clutch



Lulu Clutch



















Greta Purse



Greta Purse



Greta Purse



Greta Purse

because your sofa needs lovin' too

This is what Laura Davis from design lab is saying.

Oh! Just check out the cute pillows she stitches. The colors are dreamy and light. She makes these out of vintage bed sheets and I love the subtle graphic featuring modern chaises and seats. The messages on these pillows are darn right cute! Come on, who wouldn't laugh at a stylish pillow saying 'You suck!' or 'It's not me, it's you.'

The pillows caught my attention first, but it really wouldn't be fair if I didn't mention her beautiful plate stands. Yes, I'll have some cake on those please. Really! This just shows what a bit of epoxy glue and a refined imagination like Laura's can create.

Artist, Laura Davis, at her Etsy booth

Fun Pillows

Egg Chair Pillow



Digital Print pillow set



Repurposed Vintage Jewelry holder
or in my opinion
cookies, candies and confections holder :)



You get the point, I don't need to title this one.



Vintage Teacups on stands



Break up pillow



These are the best!



More from Laura's booth



Barcelona chair pillow



Remnants pillow



Bird pillow



Sigh..these are so graceful...

Jane Joss

Jane Joss is founded by Alyssa and Joslyn Krismer. This textile florist does some superb fashionable work with fabric. Bouquets made with only the finest selection of fabric and exclusive stitching visually merge floral patterns on leafy shapes.

This duo borrows their inspiratin from nature's elements and if you pay close attention to some of these patterns, you'll see that their dedication equals mother nature's.

I love the way they combine colors, the way the rich brown branches pronounce the criss-cross of the white thread holding everything together in perfect harmony. This is perfection.

Golden Branches



Black Midnight Toile Branches



Perfect Purple Branches



Sahara Sand Branches



Close up of Sahara Sand Branches



Rust Red Branches



Petal Pink Branches



Ocean View Blue Branches



Garden Green Twigs

Etsy Bash

Spring isn't gone yet and it was made well known yesterday. All day long, we drove and walked through pouring rain. It did a fine job of refreshing the air with new life.

I think due to that Etsy didn't have as many visitors or perhaps people didn't know as much about it. Whatever it was, far from rain, in the shelter of a basement, inside 1409 South Side Lamar, we entered ambitious artists selling mini magnets, crocheted cup holders, textile flowers, wild jewelery, patterned purses and pillows with attitude.

Only a few artists took my fancy and I sought permission to feature their work. I am going to post generic photographs here for now and will take the time to blog separately about each. This is just a teaser. :)

Old type art above elevator
Is there a name for such style?
I've seen it on old-world parchments, scrolls, pamphlets and hand-written books.

Sculpture

Pamela Michelle's rings, prints, necklaces

I am a Hat and I am red

So are we.

Textile flowers by Jane Joss

Laura Davis Design Lab

Cool Handbags



Two Hills Designs, Katie Toohil



Random Sewing Machine
Okay, here are two things I must have and don't yet:
Vintage Sewing Machine and Typewriter
(No, I do not sew nor would I ever type on a typewriter)

Okay, there's definitely more to come. An elaborate blog on each designer. Remember, this is just a teaser.

Paristic Stickers

I really had no intention of blogging today. I should be working on my drawing right now but how can I resist this. I was getting ready to research typographic interior decoration when I fell right in the lap of typographic heaven in the form of stickers!

Trompe l'oeil, artistic stickers, transform your living room to the dimensional world of Paris. Made of matte vinyl, these expressions of parisian urban landscape combined with urban furniture bring the outside inside. It creates a setting of your choice within your four walls.

'Paristic was created in 2007. Specialized in urban stickers this company was created under the impulse of two Parisian friends. One is graduated from a business school and the other from the famous Parisian University of “Les Beaux Arts”.'

And you've always wondered what happens when you put a business graduate together with a crafty artist? Wonder no more!

C by Hilton McConnico

The Eiffel tower



Paris Skyline (view B)



Wall Zip



Sweatshirt



Sow luck



Panneau New York



'No smoking'



Moi et?



Le Heron



Le Cheval



Guimard Metro Sign



Footbal by HMC



Fairy



Dali



Culte 39



Classic Balustrade



Body builder



Au Jardin des tuileries



Vegetal Fx



Folkio