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Art, Carved Sculptures

This is pretty amazing: Distressed Wood Figures by Aron Demetz Through these life sized sculptures, Demetz explores the human figure and shows his incredible skill in carving wood. Working in wood,  renowned Italian artist, Demetz , uses this material to highlight both the harmony and conflicts that exist between man and nature.  These works are not […]

Cool and Creative

Some pretty cool and creative things to share today – I always savor the unusual.  “SCOTCH TAPE” BUTTON-DOWN FROM CAROL CHRISTIAN POELL “SPACE – INNER SPACE” A/W 2004   by CAROL CHRISTIAN POELL Abstract photographs created using a mixture of melting ice, coloured liquid and light by Cliff Briggie  Cliff Briggie  Cliff Briggie SAFETY PIN BROOCHES […]

Home and Art: Accent Black

Black adds contrast to any interior.  Whether it’s used as an accent or as a bold statement in your design, the color black is simply luxurious, grande and beautiful. Manhattan Apartment Kemble Interiors At the Café-Concert Edouard Vuillard (1898) via:lamaisongray Woman in a Gondola (unfinished) John Singer Sargent – circa 1880-1881 homebunch.com Connecticut, Kemble Interiors Lisa […]

Into the darkness

via:intensy “Into the darkness they go, the wise and the lovely. ”  ― Edna St. Vincent Millay Maria Khoreva, student of Vaganova Ballet Academy Photo © Irina Yakovleva via:nirvanas Black Wolf by © johnemarriott figtny.com The Ruinart Champagne Harvest Reims, France Photography: Ann Street Studio Harper’s Bazaar  Kazakhstan October 2016 Model: Hedvig Pal Photography: Oliver Stalmans Pankhurst  London […]

House Beautiful: Elegant Art and Interiors

vintagehomeca Designer Megan Rice Yager: The green taffeta curtains with Greek key trim display the 1-inch break that Yager swears by. Their juxtaposition against the leopard carpet is one of her favorite moments in the house. via:silviapatr Piet Mondrian (Dutch, 1872–1944), Three chyrsanthemums, 1899-1900.  Crayon and pastel, 59 x 43 cm. Leather Scoop Chair Neiman […]

Art Stuff

A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. — Abraham Maslow Musée du Louvre   ig: daisy.idek ‘ Alina Somova Jean Cocteau – Orphée Aux Yeux Perlés  Orpheus with Pearl Eyes. 1950 Van Gogh Exhibit, Toronto Dovima modelling a Balenciaga gown, […]

cool stuff

Jasmine Tookes in “Elegant Mix” for Harper’s Bazaar Vietnam, July 2016 Photographed by Hudson Taylor Ellery Spring Summer 2017 Collection CHRISTIAN HETZEL W. Eugene Smith New York. 1950′s via:vakrehjem.com Redemption Spring Summer 2017 Collection Edwin Smith. Piazza San Marco. Venice. 1961 Kai Newman by Leon Mark for Lula magazine, Spring/Summer 2014 Robert Roth via:goodnessx2 Ellery […]

tearing the pages

    “Scattered through the ordinary world there are books and artifacts and perhaps people who are like doorways into impossible realms, of impossible and contradictory truth.”     – Jorge Luis Borges.     december   “Wisdom comes with winters.”   – Oscar Wilde   Beatrice Oettinger / Salomos Body – Beeswax on silk Song of […]