Category: Art & Design

July 20 2016

21 Hand Embroidered Necklaces That I Love

I’ve always loved the art of embroidery, so when I started spotting these embroidered necklaces around I was thrilled! Etsy has a number of sellers who just sell embroidered jewelry, which include brooches, bracelets, and necklaces. I fell in love with the space necklace, seen above, and after finding out that there was only one left available, I quickly scooped it up. Today, I’ve put together a list of 21 of my favorite embroidered necklaced out there. While some are clever and others are cool, they’re all tiny, hand-crafted works of art that, when worn, will have you beaming.

Above: Space necklace by BaobapHandmade

Ice Cream by The Kitschy Stitcher

Honeybee necklace by bstudio

The Bike necklace by The Kitschy Stitcher

Secret Garden Pendant II by Marigold + Mars

Midwinter Fox by Mother Eagle

Spotted mushroom by PoppyandFern

Mini Veggies necklace by BaobapHandmade

Embroidered Bird’s Nest necklace by Kathy Halper

Donut necklace by SewnbytheBeach

Hot Air Balloon Mini Embroidery Hoop by TheKitschyStitcher

Prickly Pear Cactus by PoppyandFern

Up, Up and Away by SurprisinglyUpbeat

Mountain necklace by DaRinaJewelry

Le Petit Prince by manarayahandmade

A Kidnapping Story, Poor Sheep by manarayahandmade

Little Panda necklace by manarayahandmade

Saturn and Stars by manarayahandmade

Mondrian-ish necklace by Kathy Halper

Rainbow necklace by SewCrossHandmade

Mother and Child necklace by Kathy Halper

Art & Design

July 19 2016

Funny Pokemon Go Illustration by Sergio Ingravalle

Have you given in and started playing Pokemon Go? I must admit that I jumped on the bandwagon. I just spotted this funny illustration showing just how consumed we are by the AR game. I like how it’s the woman who’s completely engrossed! This piece was created by Sergio Ingravelle, a freelance illustrator based in Germany.

Art & Design

July 19 2016

New Alice in Wonderland Trompe l’oeil Mural in Denmark

Italian street artist Vera Bugatti is behind this breathtaking mural of Alice in Wonderland. Created in a trompe l’oeil style, where it gives the illusion that Alice is a giant stuck inside a house, it’s a magnificent piece of work. Called “Everyone in Wonderland is Mad,” it was painted in Brande, Denmark, with the help of Carlos Alberto Garcìa Hernandez. “I’m totally in love with this mural,” the artist states. “We created this painting in May 2016, in about 9 days. It is 12 meters large.”

See the window? I love how it looks as if people are popping out of the work.

This isn’t the first time the street artist has created an Alice in Wonderland piece. Here’s another she created just two years ago.

Art & Design

July 18 2016

Fun Negative Space Animal Logos by Bodea Daniel

I’ve always been a fan of negative space. I love the cleverness of it all. Romanian designer Bodea Daniel has created a set of negative space animal logos that are guaranteed to make you smile. Can you guess all the animals?

via [WeandtheColor]

Art & Design

July 18 2016

Micro Pet Tattoos by Mr. K

These micro tattoos by Mr. K are the perfect way to immortalize your pet. In a style that’s reminiscent of Dr. Woo’s, Mr. K creates simple but beautiful portrait tattoos of your beloved dog or cat. Though his Instagram shows that he can do much more than that, it’s the pet tattoos that I’m most drawn to. Could this be the start of a growing trend? I like how they’re all in black. Also, having the name spelled out beneath the face gives it a personal touch.

B O P

A photo posted by MR.K / Sanghyuk Ko (@mr.k_tats) on Jun 26, 2016 at 7:34pm PDT

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A photo posted by MR.K / Sanghyuk Ko (@mr.k_tats) on Jun 10, 2016 at 11:34am PDT

Benny & Winston

A photo posted by MR.K / Sanghyuk Ko (@mr.k_tats) on Jun 19, 2016 at 7:26pm PDT

Chocolate Rain.

A photo posted by MR.K / Sanghyuk Ko (@mr.k_tats) on Apr 20, 2016 at 6:30pm PDT

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A photo posted by MR.K / Sanghyuk Ko (@mr.k_tats) on Jun 12, 2016 at 10:19pm PDT

R.I.P. Gia @miko_lee

A photo posted by MR.K / Sanghyuk Ko (@mr.k_tats) on May 6, 2016 at 9:09pm PDT

via [Dog Milk]

Art & Design

July 15 2016

8,000 Flowers Create an Upside Down Garden in SF

New photos were just sent to me by the team behind Rebecca Louise Law’s latest flower installation. I told you about this upside down garden a few days ago, when I showed you pictures by “first-to-the-scene” Instagrammers. Visit the Chandran Gallery to see this impressive work, called The Beauty of Decay, a site-specific installation of 8,000 flowers that gradually change and preserve throughout the duration of the exhibition. You can actually walk through it from now till August 4th.

The Beauty of Decay is the first opportunity for visitors in the US to experience her work in a gallery setting. The 8,000 flowers are entwined with copper and descend from 20 foot ceilings. The hovering flowers gradually change over time. They move through the natural stages of decay – wilting, fading and drying. As the press release states, “By taking viewers on this journey of deterioration, Law extends the perceived limitation of the beauty of flowers, and imbues them with artistic value elevating them from merely decorative items.” Just gorgeous!

Chandran Gallery website

Art & Design

July 15 2016

Fun Links of the Week

My heart hurts today. By now you’ve probably heard about the latest terrorist attack, in Nice, France. Another senseless act of violence. When will these stop? It pains me to read about the children who have died or are in critical condition. Out of the 84 killed, 10 were children and adolescents. 28 children are hospitalized. Please stop.

Though I’m at a loss for words on what we can do, at the very least, let’s all pray for Nice.

How the world and artists react to the Nice attack.

There are mental health benefits to Pokemon Go.

I’m going to try and make it out to this art show this weekend. There will be murals to see as well as sculptures and paintings. Here’s a preview.

Not just any beach house. Imagine having that living room view.

100-year-theater turned into bookstore? Please book me a flight to Buenos Aires!

More fun and colorful balloon installations, please.

New in the Colossal shop is this cute cat stacking game. Looks fun.

Leave the canopy at home and bring this stylish beach tent instead.

Have you jumped on the sweet potato toast bandwagon?

Like this chasing epic print by Jared Chambers. (I’m digging The Cool Hunter’s website.)

Did you watch this viral video of an old man crushing Muscle Beach? Pretty good disguise.

12 myths about the human body that we should forget.

This embroidered maxi dress looks effortlessly modern.

For salt and pepper shaker collectors.

Release your inner child with removal wallpaper you can color on. (I like the monsters one.)

Photo: Welcome to the Parker by Gray Malin.

Art & Design

July 14 2016

New Tender Street Art Piece by Jana and JS

Ahead of their show at StolenSpace gallery, street artist duo Jana and JS recently put up three new street art pieces in London. I particularly love one of them, it’s of a woman holding a person (possibly a child) in her arms. It’s a beautiful reminder that love is all around us.

You can see more of their works at StolenSpace from now till July 31st. The exhibition is called Inner World and it features works on wood and recycled materials. Jana and JS have a unique look, they make pieces exclusively based on their own photos, creating beautiful stencils out of them.

Their pieces at StolenSpace are about relationships. As they say, “Since we first met and since we started to live and work together, sharing our deepest feelings has always been an essential aspect in building our artistic identity, and those emotions are always a great inspiration. It is the reason why we explore the representation of different relationships, and particularly the image of ‘the couple’. The evolution of our life together and the births of our son and our daughter made us more and more express interest in different kind of relationships.”

You can follow Jana and JS on Instagram.
via [TimeOut]

Art & Design

July 12 2016

New Bronze Sculptures of Dancers by Carole A. Feuerman

While artist Carole A. Feuerman is known for her hyperrealist sculptures, she’s also the creator of a brand new series of bronze works inspired by dancers. You can view them and more from July 14 to August 20 at KM Fine Arts. This will be the first time Feuerman has had a solo exhibition in Los Angeles. Must go!

Art & Design

July 11 2016

Walk Through an Upside Down Flower Garden in San Francisco

Just how magical does this look? Rebecca Louise Law latest exhibition photos have just hit the web. Called The Beauty of Decay, the installation is located at the Chandran Gallery in San Francisco. How I’d love to walk through this myself!

As one commenter wrote: “Try to experience this in person. The photos are great but standing amidst these strands was extraordinary. I’ll be going back over and over the watch these flowers ‘age in place.'”

Talk about a selfie spot!

Above: Photo by v_wjy