My Brand Believe Vacation Shopping Guide
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
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Contributor shipping service past times Lisa Solomon
instead of my normal grandiose impossible dreams of fine art purchases, jan asked if i would last interested inward providing a vacation shopping guilde since tis the season.
i idea i'd travail [operative discussion hither - try] to focus on art. affordable fine art as well as artful made objects past times artists that don't damage an arm as well as a leg as well as realizing that is a relative term i ready a limit of $300 for myself. as well as so hither are approximately goodies i've found. promise yous relish !
GROUP 1 :: "things" made past times artists. it goes amongst out saying that artists are "creatives" right? sometimes they branch off making smaller versions of things that they unremarkably brand [often inward edition] or they become off on a tangent all together as well as brand something completely different, or they add together their signature trend to something useful. i tell hooray to all these.
1. yayoi kusama is an icon inward the fine art world. her installations/environments, clothing, soft sculptures, etc. are similar none other [and sure influential]. she made a serial of soft sculptures amongst lamm from the concept store. these trivial polka dot pumpkins are most $92 USA dollars [7140 yen] - the site is inward japanese as well as i'm non alone sure they would ship internationally but it's a GREAT site amongst a lot of amazing creative soul goods.
2. allan mccollum is a big fourth dimension creative soul - only lookout adult man his art 21 clip [or others]. cereal art presents "thanks" - resin bars made past times mcollum that yous tin proceed for yourself or give-a-way every bit a physical embodiment of your sentiments. $55. cereal fine art has a bunch of other amazing editions too.
3. marcel dzama is an all fourth dimension fav. at approximately fine art fair at approximately indicate inward fourth dimension i wandered into electric works' booth as well as saw a RECORD made past times him. really? vinyl? since my hubby is vinyl enthusiast as well as i a dzama enthusiast i knew right away it was coming abode amongst me. his music sounds similar yous imagine his fine art would if it started making music all of a sudden. $30
4. i am lucky plenty to ain an alyson fox drawing. when i spied that she was adding her magical impact to ceramics... good yeah. wouldn't that brand an amazing table. yes. it would. higher upward is the tug serving platter. $80 but the whole collection is pretty awesome.
GROUP 2 :: the gift that keeps on giving - an artsy subscription.
1. jonn herschend as well as will rogan - 2 pretty amazing artists inward their ain correct - started a quarterly publication they telephone holler upward the thing. 4 times a yr they shipping out an creative soul pattern "thing" that includes text. it's an eclectic curated mix - a proverbial who's who inward the arts as well as only a damn fine concept. yous tin purchase dorsum issues singularly for $60-75 - or splurge for a subscription for $200.
2. the get-go fourth dimension i got my hands on a parkett i didn't lay it downward for i mean value 4 hours? it's a beautiful publication that actually gives yous an inward depth await at a handfull of artists inward each issue. it's $78 for 2 a yr subscription [2 issues] $148 for 2 years. they also do a handful of pretty incredible creative soul editions as well as lay out other creative soul monographs. sigh sigh.
GROUP three :: enormous tiny art. nahcotta gallery is responsible for hosting a the best showcase for tiny art. if yous desire existent fine art - small-scale inward scale - this could last your i halt shop.
1. petroleum ikon past times emily gaimes demsky $275
2. wintertime aeroplane newspaper collage past times betsy thompson $150
but don't halt at that topographic point - other standouts: kate bingham burt, ian dingham, jennifer judd-mcgee, monica soeldner
GROUP 4 :: bully small-scale sculpture. perchance yous desire something 3D. well....
1. SCUBA is having a present at rare device correct at nowadays - as well as yous can't become incorrect amongst clunky cute sculptures similar color test, right? $50 find one that suits yous !
2. if your [or your recipient's] vacation dream is to become to amsterdam - as well as there's no swinging that - how bout a row of canal houses by laurie post/ARTISANEeurope $229.
THE HUMAN PRINTER
louise naunton morgan and friends are human printers. actually they are. yous shipping them a photograph as well as they volition mitt generate your prototype using a CYMK or grayscale benday dot pattern. [yeah. i mean value this is genius]. pricing varies depending on what you'd similar them to print. information on how to monastic enjoin here
GROUP five :: printy prints
1. i wrote most jennifer starkweather - a patch back. yous tin larn this amazing impress for $40. electric works. they guide hold a whole serial of $40 prints. how tin yous become wrong? [another fav - katherine sherwood]
2. yous know tiny showcase. nosotros dearest tiny showcase. occasionally i'm amazed when a impress doesn't sell out. similar this caroline hwang one? w h h a a t t?? yous tin larn one. $20.
3. i also wrote most christine buckton tillman. littlepaper planes delivers the goods with this print. it's gorgeous - AND BIG 42" x 48" for $225. oh that's as well as so nice. or become drool at all their exclusive fine art works.
4. i guide hold been a fan of jason munn since the get-go small-scale stakes poster i saw online - it mightiness guide hold been terminal century? years as well as years agone at least. this is his latest ready for SFMOMA. $100 for all 4 - $30 each. retro modern goodness.
GROUP vi :: supplies. yous desire to brand stuff? yous demand the correct supplies. hither are approximately things that i wishing i owned, i own, or volition ain perchance really soon.
1. desire a ecologically friendly, made inward usa, amazing sketchbook inward a cool color? yes. yous do. travail ecosystems notebooks. at that topographic point are blank ones, grid ones, ruled ones. difficult covers, soft covers. did i refer cool colors - as well as several sizes? AND [this is my favorite part] yous tin larn inserts to add together to-do lists, or calendars or whatever. smart. smart. triple smart. $9.95 as well as up.
2. desire ONE pen to behave around. travail this one. five colors as well as a mechanical pencil? sigh. i dearest mine. muji. $5.95
3. perchance yous made a pinhole photographic tv set camera out of a shoebox inward the quaternary degree similar me. perchance yous desire to travail pinhole photography again. perchance yous desire i that looks a fighting cooler than a shoe box? yous tin guide hold it. a few hours, approximately 35mm celluloid as well as voila - yous could last taking approximately ultra cool photos. $25 from the curiosity shoppe
4. what is non to dearest most crayons? as well as BEESWAX crayons? yeah. if i larn these for my missy i bet yous a 1000000 bucks i'll exercise them to a greater extent than than her. $16.95 from quincy fine art supplies.
GROUP seven :: lets terminate on approximately robots. because only because if it's got a robot on it i likely desire it.
1. silicone robot baking shells. demand i tell more? $19.99 at Pmart
2. stencil your means to robot heaven. robobox stencil kit from uncommon goods. $10
phew. that's a lot of practiced stuff. hopefully yous constitute something that mightiness accommodate someone on your list. till adjacent time....
instead of my normal grandiose impossible dreams of fine art purchases, jan asked if i would last interested inward providing a vacation shopping guilde since tis the season.
i idea i'd travail [operative discussion hither - try] to focus on art. affordable fine art as well as artful made objects past times artists that don't damage an arm as well as a leg as well as realizing that is a relative term i ready a limit of $300 for myself. as well as so hither are approximately goodies i've found. promise yous relish !
GROUP 1 :: "things" made past times artists. it goes amongst out saying that artists are "creatives" right? sometimes they branch off making smaller versions of things that they unremarkably brand [often inward edition] or they become off on a tangent all together as well as brand something completely different, or they add together their signature trend to something useful. i tell hooray to all these.
1. yayoi kusama is an icon inward the fine art world. her installations/environments, clothing, soft sculptures, etc. are similar none other [and sure influential]. she made a serial of soft sculptures amongst lamm from the concept store. these trivial polka dot pumpkins are most $92 USA dollars [7140 yen] - the site is inward japanese as well as i'm non alone sure they would ship internationally but it's a GREAT site amongst a lot of amazing creative soul goods.
2. allan mccollum is a big fourth dimension creative soul - only lookout adult man his art 21 clip [or others]. cereal art presents "thanks" - resin bars made past times mcollum that yous tin proceed for yourself or give-a-way every bit a physical embodiment of your sentiments. $55. cereal fine art has a bunch of other amazing editions too.
3. marcel dzama is an all fourth dimension fav. at approximately fine art fair at approximately indicate inward fourth dimension i wandered into electric works' booth as well as saw a RECORD made past times him. really? vinyl? since my hubby is vinyl enthusiast as well as i a dzama enthusiast i knew right away it was coming abode amongst me. his music sounds similar yous imagine his fine art would if it started making music all of a sudden. $30
4. i am lucky plenty to ain an alyson fox drawing. when i spied that she was adding her magical impact to ceramics... good yeah. wouldn't that brand an amazing table. yes. it would. higher upward is the tug serving platter. $80 but the whole collection is pretty awesome.
GROUP 2 :: the gift that keeps on giving - an artsy subscription.
1. jonn herschend as well as will rogan - 2 pretty amazing artists inward their ain correct - started a quarterly publication they telephone holler upward the thing. 4 times a yr they shipping out an creative soul pattern "thing" that includes text. it's an eclectic curated mix - a proverbial who's who inward the arts as well as only a damn fine concept. yous tin purchase dorsum issues singularly for $60-75 - or splurge for a subscription for $200.
2. the get-go fourth dimension i got my hands on a parkett i didn't lay it downward for i mean value 4 hours? it's a beautiful publication that actually gives yous an inward depth await at a handfull of artists inward each issue. it's $78 for 2 a yr subscription [2 issues] $148 for 2 years. they also do a handful of pretty incredible creative soul editions as well as lay out other creative soul monographs. sigh sigh.
GROUP three :: enormous tiny art. nahcotta gallery is responsible for hosting a the best showcase for tiny art. if yous desire existent fine art - small-scale inward scale - this could last your i halt shop.
2. wintertime aeroplane newspaper collage past times betsy thompson $150
but don't halt at that topographic point - other standouts: kate bingham burt, ian dingham, jennifer judd-mcgee, monica soeldner
GROUP 4 :: bully small-scale sculpture. perchance yous desire something 3D. well....
2. if your [or your recipient's] vacation dream is to become to amsterdam - as well as there's no swinging that - how bout a row of canal houses by laurie post/ARTISANEeurope $229.
THE HUMAN PRINTER
GROUP five :: printy prints
1. i wrote most jennifer starkweather - a patch back. yous tin larn this amazing impress for $40. electric works. they guide hold a whole serial of $40 prints. how tin yous become wrong? [another fav - katherine sherwood]
2. yous know tiny showcase. nosotros dearest tiny showcase. occasionally i'm amazed when a impress doesn't sell out. similar this caroline hwang one? w h h a a t t?? yous tin larn one. $20.
3. i also wrote most christine buckton tillman. littlepaper planes delivers the goods with this print. it's gorgeous - AND BIG 42" x 48" for $225. oh that's as well as so nice. or become drool at all their exclusive fine art works.
4. i guide hold been a fan of jason munn since the get-go small-scale stakes poster i saw online - it mightiness guide hold been terminal century? years as well as years agone at least. this is his latest ready for SFMOMA. $100 for all 4 - $30 each. retro modern goodness.
GROUP vi :: supplies. yous desire to brand stuff? yous demand the correct supplies. hither are approximately things that i wishing i owned, i own, or volition ain perchance really soon.
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2. desire ONE pen to behave around. travail this one. five colors as well as a mechanical pencil? sigh. i dearest mine. muji. $5.95
3. perchance yous made a pinhole photographic tv set camera out of a shoebox inward the quaternary degree similar me. perchance yous desire to travail pinhole photography again. perchance yous desire i that looks a fighting cooler than a shoe box? yous tin guide hold it. a few hours, approximately 35mm celluloid as well as voila - yous could last taking approximately ultra cool photos. $25 from the curiosity shoppe
4. what is non to dearest most crayons? as well as BEESWAX crayons? yeah. if i larn these for my missy i bet yous a 1000000 bucks i'll exercise them to a greater extent than than her. $16.95 from quincy fine art supplies.
GROUP seven :: lets terminate on approximately robots. because only because if it's got a robot on it i likely desire it.
1. silicone robot baking shells. demand i tell more? $19.99 at Pmart
2. stencil your means to robot heaven. robobox stencil kit from uncommon goods. $10
phew. that's a lot of practiced stuff. hopefully yous constitute something that mightiness accommodate someone on your list. till adjacent time....
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lisa solomon is a mixed media creative soul who lives inward oakland, CA amongst her husband, immature daughter, a i eyed pit bull, a french bulldog, a cross-eyed cat, a three legged cat, as well as many many spools of thread. she moonlights every bit a college professor, a graphic designer, as well as is a partner inward MODify/d a crafty biz that up/cycles as well as re/purposes discards from the fashion industry.
