I have given 16 Sparrows cards for quite some time – they’re awesome and pretty cheeky. As I had some personal family news I wanted to share I had to use one of their best cards to do so — my brother’s having a baby! Everyone knows my love of knitting – not everyone knows my […]
There’s a Boston gallery that specializes in fine Japanese crafts, Keiko Gallery, which is right near my house. I can’t wait to go by as I’m seriously into one of the artists they represent, Niisato Akio, a porcelain artist. According to their site he did a workshop at Harvard in March 2009, I wasn’t living […]
I don’t know how I found her, but wow is Lilach Lotan’s work amazing. She was trained at the Bezalel Academy is Israel in ceramic design and the pieces she creates in her new home of Canada are phenomenal. For people who read this blog often, you know I’m into porcelain and ocean-inspired art and […]
Happy New Year! I’ve officially been writing this blog for 2 years now – wow how time flies! I hope everyone had a great holiday break and is back to the grind. For my part, this morning I learned that West Elm would be selling art from Etsy artists via their catalog it appears. When […]
A few days ago the blog, Design*Sponge, listed out the winners of their scholarships and Misha Kahn was the top undergraduate winner. I was curious as to what garnered her the top honors and it was obvious upon visiting her site. She makes my yurt project looks small! Her “Egg” is 12 feet tall by […]
I came upon Eduardo Garza’s work in an issue of Lonny Mag and immediately was smitten. The objects they showed were, at the time, very high end bookends that were beautiful geodes encrusted in gold. Since they appeared in the magazine they’ve more than doubled in price on his website to an unattainable cost but […]
Larry Kling is my great uncle, so perhaps this post is biased. He was a jeweler who worked through the 60s making beautiful pieces for all sorts of customers from his family to, as the rumor goes, Marilyn Monroe! Larry is sort of a mythical person in my family and his jewelry is no different. […]
After three days in the woods, today we ventured into town. I went and got a massage and explored the yarn store…then we went to the Sharon Arts Center in Peterborough to see what they had up for sale. A lot of artists that I’ve written about I discovered at the SAC but today I […]
Today is Thanksgiving here and while we wait for our 30 pound turkey to finish cooking I’m online shopping…naturally. Even though my family never abides by it, I enjoy making Christmas lists, it’s fun and hopeful! Courtney, my friend, is here with me and we got to talking jewelry. She introduced me to Melissa Joy […]
While poking around on sites my boyfriend sent me I came across Mjolk Shop. I have long been a fan of Scandinavian design and this site blends Scandinavian treats with Japanese ones as well. As it’s the holidays I thought it was appropriate to share some of the coolest things I found on the site. […]