{ considering the creative aspects of place, home, memory & what it means to dwell }

Monday, October 27, 2014

Lunatic....

http://artistmn.com/artwork/3626939_Lunatic.html

We were able to reuse most of the goods for this counseling office, shifting the office to the home changed some of the dimensions and vibe, but it worked out pretty well and we found a few new pieces to add into the mix.

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Peach pink/Kelly green

Thanks to Timelines Antiques, I was able to stage this today with my art and pillows....I love this combo with the sofa!!...the art looks like it was made for it!!

Friday, May 10, 2013

Gray feather painting

Here's a new piece getting installed over a fireplace next week...acrylic on canvas.

Friday, March 22, 2013

Upcycled frame and blank canvas...

New piece for the bath...from a repurposed old frame and vintage canvas.

My New apartment!


Finally found a spot and am getting settled and starting to make work here and decorate...

Friday, August 10, 2012

Super quaint new bath update...



It's a super quaint modest bath, but where did we even start! Whew...completely tore out old funky shower surround...that wall board should never have been in there.  New tile, the mini gray subway was a nice way to work in a little neutral detail for very strain on the budget.  Lots of demo on cRaZy-town built-ins to open the room up, new sink, fixtures etc that actually fit (could barely open door in front of the bulky old sink) and we bought new white storage units.  Radiator got a fresh coat of paint, and hung towel rack over it for yummy warm towels in the winter.  We put in a more vintage, but larger oval mirror medicine cabinet and light fixture, but were able to reuse the old rugs and brought in some navy and white pattern and bamboo blinds for texture.
I really like these sweet little bathrooms, loved working on it!

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Whisks and Under Arm Turns...


This is a new dance piece done by repeatedly doing Samba whisks and under arm turns.  I added red punctuation onto it today...I got my non-toxic pastels in the mail, they are gorgeous, GORGEOUS (by Mungyo) and I have a space in mind for displaying this piece, that would finally be in context to dancing!  I'll post more on that soon...

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Grayscape

Working on some charcoal drawings that merge my pastels with the dance drawings....they are starting to look similar!

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Pink smoke


New works with loose pink pigments and plum/gray pastels.

Embracing the CYAN



(3 new drawings in loose pigment and pastel)

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

My Prints are for SALE!!

Now open: Print Shoppe!!

Here's a couple more prints available for sale on archival paper...these are reprints of drawings made by making a rubbing of tar patches, then reworking them with colorful pastels for a Pop-meets-organic vibe!

Prints are available!!

YAY! I have wanted to do this for a long time...I finally have made prints of four original works, they are available through the 'Print Shoppe' on my website: http://interiordesignminnesota.com/section/305770_Print_Shoppe.html

Hopefully there will be more to come soon, but for now I have had scans made of these works and they can be printed at nearly any size if needed, but for the moment 16 x 20" sizes are available!

Monday, April 30, 2012

1-millionth incarnation of the same bedroom!


This is the 1-millionth incarnation of our tiny cozy bedroom: painted the fabric headboard and clear-coated with gloss to look like vinyl or leather, ivory velvet drapes, abstract painting (so new it's still wet), and dark teal (in love with these) lattice sheets....gotta have a little leopard, too, and up-cycled a stool for our dog to get on the bed...colors: bright orange, ivory, gray, dark teal

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

New fireplace, 'clinker brick' stone


This was a recent installation, the outside of the house has areas of a similar veneer stone, but it's a larger scale with gray grout and brick mixed in...we decided to tighten up the spacing and make the grout/mortar a more decorative tan and apply the pieces with a lot of irregular movement, like clinker brick.  The room looks great so far and is coming together nicely!

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Staged loft...Historical St. Paul



Not quite on the market, yet, but here's a loft I staged for a client, she was so great to work with, can't wait for showings to start!

For Ms. Walters

I promised to put this image on here! So here's the West Coast Swing 'sugar pushed'...made with charcoal on dance shoes on paper, then added clear AB crystals, the close-up was in an earlier post, hard see detail here.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Nuetral Master bedroom progress...

So far so good, nightstands to come and the new carpet will be really amazing, it has this dupione-silk linear texture, yum, can't wait to photograph it...the new bed, textiles, custom art and sconces look great in the meantime!

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Pink Bling Sculpture

We were inspired by the new hot pink tassel fringe added to the drapes and the velvet zebra pillow, so added this pink version of my recent mirror sculpture obsession! It really sparkles in the room!


Friday, November 4, 2011

Sugar pushed...


The annual MCAD Art Sale is coming up the weekend before Thanksgiving, several of these sketches done with my ballroom shoes will be up for sale, complete with AB crystals 'highlighting' the marks as a nod to the performance-wear. More info

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Paige!!


I helped decorate this room several years ago, she's since outgrown it of course! So we painted the walls a very pale teal, painted a vintage headboard white, and made a mirror sculpture for over the bed...new vibrant teal drapes and hardware...satin hot pink sheets (this might have made her sisters jealous!), a more grown-up bedside lamp and storage boxes to help her stay organized!