Showing posts with label color. Show all posts
Showing posts with label color. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Explosive color...




...literally. I was struck by the beauty and intense color of these abstract works by NYC-based artist Rosemarie Fiore. And then I read they were firework drawings, a two-word phrase that was totally new to me, and I had to know more! Turns out Fiore actually explodes fireworks in contained areas and captures the super-saturated, abstract results on paper. Check out her site to see a few shots of her work in action. As an artist, she's no stranger to rather dangerous, large-scale works; Rosemarie has also created enormous"drawings" by attaching paint to a Scrambler amusement park ride, and heated paint in a waffle iron before applying to canvas (bottom image).

I must admit those last ones do kind of make me crave a warm crispy buttery Belgian waffle though... maybe it's just me.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Been Tied Up!



Yes, I've been busy, neglecting my blog for a few days. Whew, it's good to be back. But I have, literally, been tying knots, albeit in my very limited free moments. I've been taking Jolene's Giant Granny Square Blanket workshop with Callia at Purl Soho, and am working on creating my own granny square masterpiece (even if currently it's only a mouse-sized blanket). If you're in NYC, I highly recommend stopping in their cute Sullivan Street store - even though I can barely crochet and know next to nothing about knitting, I could spend an hour in the store just ogling all the beautiful yarns and amazing colors. (All images via the purl bee)

Monday, February 15, 2010

Secret Garden



Fantasic botanically-inspired pillows by Swedish duo Adam & Viktoria via the Lisa Fontanarosa Collection.



Monday, January 25, 2010

Stina So Fine



Today's inspiration comes from incredibly talented Stockholm-based illustrator Stina Persson. I have been enamored with her watercolor work for a while, but am totally loving these super graphic cut-paper illustrations, bringing some much-needed color on a gray and rainy Monday morning!


Friday, January 15, 2010

Feeling Very Violet


I'm into purple for spring - how about you?

Top image, from left: Trey Speegle wallpaper from Anthropologie, fuschia-tinged looks from sunshine and shadow

Bottom, clockwise from top left: Bikini by J.Crew, spattered purple man-tee and fuschia clutch from Urban Outfitters, Hand-crafted hair comb by L'ape zoppa