N.LOVE by Nazario Graziano

Birds of Sadness Poster by Studio on Fire

Lamb No. 1 by Sharon Montrose

Being Nice by Will Bryant

I’m in love with this piece by Andrew Bannecker and I don’t even know if it’s for sale.

And this piece is unfortunately sold out! Tutti Frutti by Hand & Eye

Other places I’ve been checking out: 20×200, Aesthetic Apparatus, El Jefe Design, MySoti,  society6 and Zonafoto’s imagekind shop.
If you have any suggestions please share!

p.s. Check out the gorgeous aboriginal artwork that Viv from ish & chi recently bought for her living room.

I’ve had this boxer edition of The Sarah Project planned for quite a while now. We have a punching bag at work with two sets of gloves and I knew that I had to incorporate them into one of the shoots. I also knew that I wanted to have a black eye and be knocked out. To get the knocked out effect, aka seeing birds, I created a little mobile from a wire coat hanger, fishing line and origami birds. I used make-up for the black eye. My friend Matt assisted me with the punches and holding the mobile in place.

Last year at the Smithsonian Craft Show I fell in love with the hand-blown glass work of Carrie Gustafson. What makes her glass work unique is the intricate patterns on vibrantly colored glass. At the time I was taking a basic glass blowing class which made me appreciate the details and beauty of her work even more because let me tell you glass blowing is really hard.

Her technique: On the surface, Gustafson applies an intricate web of stencils on the top layer of ‘flash glass’. Next, sandblasting through to a second, translucent under-layer reveals a matrix of light.

Check out more of her amazing work here.

images via here

One of my first projects has been updating my living room. It’s a rental so there are a few things that I just can’t change, (like the awful brown carpet) But I am making the best of what I’ve got. It’s still a big work in progress, but I’m already loving the start.

before:

Changes that I made so far: I painted the red wall back to white. (The 3 coats that it took to cover the red practically crippled my hand.) And I painted the opposite wall BEHR Jamaican Blue. One of the chairs was removed to open up the space. A new, slightly smaller ottoman was purchased and  recovered in magenta Joel Dewberry woodgrain fabric. And I switched out the accent lamps.

after:

I couldn’t be happier with the color. It seems to make the room so much brighter and cleaner looking. I still have plenty to do though. I want to get some curtains for the room and need artwork for the white wall—it’s completely bare right now, but I’m thinking a whole bunch of colorful pieces displayed salon style. New throw pillows are a must. And the biggest thing, I need a new tv stand. I’m leaning towards this one at CB2 but I am open to anything, so please share if  you have any suggestions. I’ll keep you posted on the progress!

I’m going to be on a houseboat with my family for the next few days. Knee-boarding, jetskiing, water-skiing and relaxing—all my favorite things! And completely away from stress and technology. See you next week!

image via flickr

Over the weekend I attended the Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration exhibit at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. I left the exhibit completely WOWed! His extensive experimentation and mastery of printmaking is crazy genius. The exhibit shows his process which makes the prints even more mind-blowing. I was most impressed with a self portrait that was screenprinted with over 200 colors and his fingerprint portraits. This is a must-see if you live in the DC area!

More about the exhibit here.

top image: Self Portrait via here

bottom image: Philip Glass fingerprint portrait via here

I know this is an older commercial, but it’s by far one of my favorites ever. I’m trying to introduce these phrases into my every day language. Their new commercial ain’t too shabby either.

This week’s The Sarah Project features Rose a prize pig who is quite the poser & kisser. Her beauty won all the judge’s hearts. She was generous enough to allow me to borrow the crown and sash for a few shots.

Adorable 4C screenprinted bicycle poster by Barrel. The second addition of this print is available for pre-order in their shop.

A screenprinted poster designed by Allan Peters for Artcrank 2010 in Minneapolis. (aka a poster party for bike people.) Check out Allan’s entire portfolio—it’s all fantastic design work; really, really top notch. I especially love this birth announcement.

both via French Paper Sample Room

A beautiful series by Dutch designer Louis Reith. Check out his entire portfolio here. I wouldn’t mind having the framed piece (shown below) for my house.

via The Best Part