Hey big eyes!

The eyes on these paintings were what attracted me at first. Then I think it was the detail in the mixed media. Upon further reading, I realized that she sells these as prints on canvas. A great idea. Now more than one person can own one of these fabulous designs.

These funky paintings are by Fannie Narte. I found her on Etsy.... where else!

Artist of the week

Cute little mini oil paintings by The Nightjar. Here's her bio:

The Nightjar was born and raised in New York City. After earning a BFA in Painting with a Printmaking minor at Boston University she flew to the West Coast to earn her Masters degree, also in Painting, at California College of Art in Oakland CA.
She now divides her time between teaching college level art, exhibiting her artwork around the country, and raising her two baby twin Nightjars.

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Alessi is a must have for contemporary accessories. These fun products are not new, they've been around for a while now. The great thing about Alessi products is that they look stunning, while simultaneously having superb functionality !

A new twist on a figurine

Come on people! These are the cutest little statues! These are made by Bunnies With A Toolbelt (give me a break, even the name is amazing!.

Based out of Portland Oregon, these fun pieces come from a gifted artist whose work is at The Gallery at the Museum of Contemporary Craft, Oregon College of Art and Craft, The San Francisco Museum of Craft + Design, Relish Design, The Wood Turning Center and Mary Lou Zeek Gallery.

These pieces are painted with a rubberized paint. The wood used is pre-cycled, gleaned from the scrap bins at a local fine woodworking business, and few store-bought materials are ever used in the entire line.