March 2008

The Power of Pattern is a great post over at 2Modern. I need to move into a huge brownstone so I can wallpaper more than just one room. I’m still excited to do my wall with Ferm Living’s tree wallpaper. Maybe I’ll get to it in the next couple of weeks. Honestly, I’m a little [...]

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Marcel Dzama: Dark art.

March 30, 2008

I’m fascinated by Canadian artist Marcel Dzama’s work. There is a real dichotomy between the darkness and how inviting his delicate lines are. At first glance, his images are friendly almost graphic novel-esq. There are creatures, ghosts and characters interacting with humans doing things. He creates a universe where animals, spirits, and creatures co-exist. The [...]

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I’m craving the warmth of spring. These color combinations and patterns catch my fancy. Merimekko and Kate Spade are masters of color and pattern as far as I’m concerned. I think my top choice is that Kate Spade peach toned one. Hmmm maybe you’ll see me around with it come May. I’m also really into [...]

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Rumplo I’ve been slanted toward the ladies lately. It’s only fair that I think of the men-folk, so this post is all for them. Or you, if you have one you want to buy a Tee for. Rumplo has nice tee’s for everyone. I love that you can browse by color too. Nice touch. I [...]

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As some of you know, I contribute to Color Lovers blog. The posts are far more content rich than on Maquette so I thought I’d share. Hope you are as in love with color as I am! I recently did two extensive posts on artists whose use of color and light are just astonishing. I [...]

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