The Dollypop Guild
Paul Richmond (whose upcoming exhibit, Cheesecake, will be opening in June at the Center on Halsted in Chicago) explores the path of his own identity and sexuality in his paintings.
Prints and original paintings available at Etsy — and there’s a book of his works, with text, titled Ins & Outs: A Collection. (Via A [...]
The Economics Of eBooks
Whether you want to write and sell an ebook on crafts or you just want to buy one, you simply must read Sister Diane’s Things to consider before you price your crafty ebook.
And do follow the links in her post; they are awesome!
Can You Remember My Dream?
In Can You Remember My Dream?, by artist Julia Hepburn, lanterns of diorama dreams surround a nested bed.
Hepburn’s work was exhibited as Come Up To My Room, the annual alternative design event held at Toronto’s Gladstone Hotel.
See Also:
The artist’s own blog is Collection Hepburn.
An interview with the artist about the installation.
I Came For The Ceramic Tiles, Stayed For The Art Glass, And Fell In Love With The Possibilities
I have a thing for art nouveau and arts and crafts tiles, so I was drawn to this arts & crafts tile poster by Mindy Sommers.
From there, I discovered not only this beautiful Bell Epoch poster by the artist, but that her art nouveau stained glass art can be found on more than Zazzle products [...]
John Waters Says, “Contemporary Art Hates You …And Your Family Too”
I subscribe to Modern Painters, but just now got around to reading the September ‘09 issue — despite the fabulous John Waters on the cover.
Mr. Waters need not take it personally; I just have a plethora of magazines to get through, and if they aren’t in the magazine rack in the bathroom, well, it just [...]
What’s Kitsch?
In order to discuss the meaning of kitsch, you first need to know it’s definition. So I grabbed my copy of Kitsch, The World of Bad Taste, by Gillo Dorfles (with contributions by John McHale, Karl Pawek, Ludwig Giesz, Lotte H. Eisner, Ugo Volli, Vittorio Gregotti, and Aleksa Celebonovic; and essays by Hermann Broch and [...]
Tamar Stone On Inspiration
I can’t get enough of artist Tamar Stone — her corset and bed books inspire me so much!
With all these projects and interests, I knew she’d collect lots of stuff, but I wanted to know more about what the artist draws from…
I collect a lot of books, images etc. However, because of limited space and [...]
2009, The Year In Quilting
I’m not a quilter — despite the ridiculous number of quilting books (old and new) and boxes of fabric (vintage and modern) I own. I made one honest attempt at making my daughter a crazy quilt… But, well, I’m saving it all for that magical One Day when I’ll have the time and patience to [...]
