Textile Artist: Daniele Papuli

Daniele Papuli's recent work, Cartodendri seating, was featured on the blog, Mocoloco. The striped stools and tables are made from magazines. Beautiful! See more images on Mocoloco.

Shanghai: The World's Fair

The Norway pavilion

The porcupinelike British pavilion — constructed of 60,000 transparent rods and called the “Seed Cathedral" by artist and designer, Thomas Heatherwick. (This one blows my mind it's so beautiful and unusual!)

Denmark’s pavilion features a bronze statue of the “Little Mermaid.”

The Netherlands Pavilion

The Expo opens today. City officials are projecting that more than 70 million people could attend the 184-day event.

Read more on NYTimes online. All images from the New York Times.

Artist: Theo Jansen - Kinetic Sculptor

An engineer and an artist, Theo Jansen, designed poetic beach animals. (Please forgive the advertising bit at the end.) He spoke and showed how these animals work at TED.

Illustrator/Author/Designer : Maira Kalman

The Institute of Art at the University of Pennsylvania is currently exhibiting Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World), the first major museum survey of the work of Maira Kalman. The exhibit includes the illustrator, author and designer's original works, photography, embroidery, textiles and performance as well as her many, many collections of the small things.

"New Yorkistan" by Maira Kalman and Rick Meyerowitz

December 10, 2001

She recently did an interview with PaperMag. I especially enjoyed the answer to this question:

(PaperMag) : And have you found the answer to any of the great questions? Like what is happiness?

MK: Yes. Knowing the right thing to do doesn’t mean you can do it in a way that brings you peace of mind and contentment. Sometimes you can be jumping for joy but that’s usually connected with a small moment, like I just finished a job and I can jump for joy or I just had the most delicious ice cream. In terms of bigger peace of mind I think that working on something that you are really concentrating on that gives you tremendous satisfaction is probably the most serious relationship to happiness that anyone can actually have as the counterpoint to having people around you that you love or love you, one or the other, and or, hopefully both.

If you would like to enjoy her "live" you can pop on over to TED: Maira Kalman, the illustrated woman.

image from Art Director's Club

Yellena + Schoolhouse Electric

I met Yellena last year at her first (I think) show in Portland. Her and her husband had just moved to town. We were instant friends and I was so sad to be moving to Denmark and to not spend more time getting to know her and Andrew. They are so kind and so talented without an once of pretension - my kind of people.

She recently collaborated with a local Portland lighting company, Schoolhouse Electric, and the results are gorgeous! You may have seen the posts in Design*Sponge and Apartment Therapy. Many, many congratulations my dear.

Emily B. : Awakenings

Emily is an exceptional textile artist. Her work always takes my breath away - the detailed embroidery and colors are splendid.

I've reposted the photos she shared on her blog from her show "Awakenings".

Easter sale at Oregon College of Art and Craft

Enjoy an Easter Brunch this weekend at the Hands On Café at Oregon College of Art and Craft and receive a discount (up to 40%) in their retail Craft Gallery. And this year, you don't have to hunt for an Easter egg, they will give you one with your purchase. I want one! The event runs from Friday through Sunday.

Craft Retail Gallery hours: 10:00AM-5:00PM daily OCAC website.

Eye Candy: Elizabeth Soule Photography

Portland photographer, Elizabeth Soule, has created a delightful series of sea life and zoo animals. The objects are toys photographed with her Polaroid SX-70 but I think you'll agree, there's more in these photos than just toys– there are stories and personalities in these little prints. You can purchase them through her Etsy site. She has recently started a new collaboration project with Etsy seller, Sparke. You may view their new work here.

Artist: Yellena makes t-shirts

In Yellena's words: "This one is called “Breath” and it is printed on 100% cotton American Apparel Fine Jersey Tees, which are form-fitting and very soft. Thanks to Loric of Evol Twin in Portland for the beautiful screen work! The white designs were printed using discharge inks, which work by removing the dye in the fabric, leaving a much softer texture. So far, I am limited to Medium and Large sizes in Olive Green, Slate Gray, and Galaxy Blue. However, if these do well, I hope to have many more styles and designs to choose from soon!"
To read more, here's the link to her blog.

Artist: Ryan Pierce

Golden Rooster, 2008

acrylic on canvas over panel, 60" x 48"

Dabrowa Station, 2009

acrylic on canvas over panel
72" x 95"

Now showing at the Elizabeth Leach Gallery. Opens tonight. Ryan's paintings combine many different painting styles and graphic illustrations. They are large and more impressive than these photos show.

Artist: Ken Tomita Collaboration

Local Portland, Oregon, illustrators, painters, woodworkers, glass, metal, concrete, laser, felt, carbon fiber, a recycled skateboard artist all collaborated with furniture designer Ken Tomita to make their own unique version of the Chaboo. Opens tonight. Links: website, blog

Artist: Miranda Gray

It's true, I'm a farm girl at heart and always will be. I grew up in rural Iowa and have a deep love of the farming life. Miranda Gray's Farm Project Paintings capture its beauty in quiet detail. Miranda paints with egg tempera, a painstaking technique that involves crushing pigments and mixing with the egg yolk for each color. She is represented by the Shelby Fleetwood Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Thank you Miranda for letting me post your beautiful work!

Jim and his pigs, 8" x 10", egg tempera
Casa Verde Graziers, Leyba, New Mexico; Jim Whiteker
by Miranda Gray

Raspberries, 8" x 8", egg tempera
Duke's Raspberry Ranch, Edgewood, New Mexico; Madelyn Hastings
by Miranda Gray

Yarn, 8" x 8", egg tempera
Refugio Verde, Rivera, New Mexico; Coral Clark
by Miranda Gray

Tractor - beautiful morning, 8" x 8", egg tempera
El Bosque Garlic Farm, Dixon, New Mexico; Stanley Crawford
by Miranda Gray

Bison, 8" x 8", egg tempera
Picuris Pueblo Bison Program, Picuris; Pueblo, New Mexico; Joey & David Sam
by Miranda Gray

Artist: Yellena

Season
10.5 x 8, framed
$520.00

Ardor

10.5 x 8, framed
$480.00
Port

5.5 x 3.5, framed
$160.00

More delightful work by the sweet Yellena! They are part of the Sesquatchtennial show at Grass Hut. Here are yellena's links: Etsy, website, blog

Artist: Cosas Minimas by Blanca Gómez

Here are a few sweet prints to brighten your day! Monsieur set of four prints from Cosas Minimas by Blanca Gómez on Etsy. Thanks sub-studio!

Artist: Reed Danzinger

These beautiful pieces are by artist Reed Danzinger.

passing : Andrew Wyeth

Andrew Wyeth passed away on January 16th. I've been a fan of his work since college. I love the Helga Pictures. The contrast between light and dark are expansive, inspiring and lonely. And the dark earthy textures are full of movement and incredible detail. The New York Times ran this article on Jan 16th.

one of the many books on my bedside table

CALL for enries: Creatvie Clean Up

a repost from the GOOD/blog:
Design Within Reach is now accepting entries for their annual Champagne Chair Contest. The challenge is to turn the remnants of your New Years drinking (cork, wire, and labels from up to two Champagne bottles) into a cool looking miniature chair. Entries, due on Friday, will be judged on “craftsmanship, creativity, character, and innovative use of materials.” Three winners get an indestructable (click the link to see) Morgans Chair (pictured below), and the top 50 will be included in a traveling in-store exhibition.

Artist: Ryan Dobrowski - New website

Let the buying begin! Ryan's website is now live. Here's the link. A friend of mine snatched up my favorite, so now I'm off to find another one to purchase. Shouldn't be too difficult since they are all so affordable ($40-95) and lovely. Have fun shopping! *a

Artist: Ryan Dobrowski

I'm so excited to share a few small paintings from my friend, Ryan Dobrowski. A painter and a drummer in the band Blind Pilot, he's immensely talented. If you live in Portland, you can check out his new work at his gallery, Pip Gallery, in NW Everett Station Lofts. Otherwise his work will be available for purchase online next week at: PIPgalleryportland.com. I'll be sure to let you know when it is live! They make perfect presents.