Charley!

Not sure where I stumbled across this, but Housetrends magazine (go Cincinnati!) has a cool article on the house where Charley Harper and his wife lived for 50 years. That's right. A house with a giant ladybug on it.I also love this tile mosaic by Harper in the Cincinnati Federal building.

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Purdy

I've been waiting to post this until Jordan did... it's her husband Paul's polaroids set to music by Jordan's brother. It's beautiful. Watch with the sound ON.

I want candy

Alice sent over some of Liz Wolfe's work. I'm in love.

Tattoo you

d.i.y. temporary tattoos you make on your printer. genius. I've got a billion ideas for these.

Just in case you want to buy me a present today

I would LOVE LOVE LOVE this portfolio of Che posters from Cuba. In honesty anything from the shop would do. Just think about it.....

All the Pretty Girls

My friend Amanda Michelle Smith had a solo show open at Jack Fischer Gallery on Saturday. Her art is AMAZING (that's a total understatement, but it may have to stand). It's all ceramic, and she does the most amazing miniature details with glazes and under glazes-- and then has to fire, and refire it all. They are absolutely beautiful, and pretty much at the top of my list of stuff I will buy when I begin contributing to society.
Full set of pictures here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/80952611@N00/sets/72157605131822071/

Hope on the Streets

Always see the best things wandering around SF on week nights. This was in the financial district.

Things I LOVE about home 2

One of my many jobs in college was to help track down the art for this book. You can even see me thanked in the acknowledgments if you look. Needless to say, I'm a fan of Minerva Teichert's art, and really of her life. I love the idea of a woman in desolate Cokeville , Wy (where I have been many times, and thus feel ok about calling it desolate) making beautiful, big paintings in her living room.

When I was home I finally got around to checking out this exhibit at the BYU Museum of Art. I loved it. Should you be in Utah before the end of May make sure to check it out. This is my favroite piece in the exhibit. Found the image (which doesn't do it justice) here.

Oh, and if anyone is feeling generous, I'd love a copy of this.

my, what good looking garbage you have!

Loved this installation at the Headland's Center for the Arts a few weeks back. I apologize, but I didn't catch the artist's name, but it's one of these fine folks. I was there to see some of Casey Jex Smith's latest work.