Happy Father’s Day

Miss you.


Garden by Joe Paine

I love this series of planters by Joe Paine. I certainly have enough plants for these!

joe paine, wall hanging, planters, garden, design, art, thelooksee

joe paine, wall hanging, planters, garden, design, art, thelooksee

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Shop Update

I’m slowly adding new pieces to the shop as I have time to make them!  This one’s my favourite so far.

the looksee jewelry, fringe, deco, vintage, etsy

© Christina Beaulac-Ferris

Wholeo dome

“Completed in 1974, Wholeo Dome is a 14-foot-in-diameter, 7-foot-tall geodesic dome covered with curved, stained glass panels.  In 2004, after having been kept in storage for more than twenty years, Wholeo Dome is installed at The Farm School in Summertown, TN, USA.”

Amazing. You can navigate their site for more info and photos.

wholeo, dome, geodesic, stained glass, art, sculpture, thelooksee

wholeo, dome, geodesic, stained glass, art, sculpture, thelooksee

wholeo, dome, geodesic, stained glass, art, sculpture, thelooksee

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Satara tie-dye

I got an email from Label Gazer today, which is a site that spotlights fashion forward, ethical and eco-friendly fashion.   There are a ton of cute pieces from various labels on their site, but Satara stood out to me (even though I’m not typically into tie-dye, I love these)!

satara, clothing, tie dye, socially responsible, space, thelooksee

satara, clothing, tie dye, socially responsible, space, thelooksee

Colour by Daniel Rybakken and Andreas Engesvik

I love this idea- interchangeable screens in front of an opaque disk and round fluorescent lamp.  So lovely for a loft or large airy space.  Look here for more photos.

colour screen lamp, rybakken, engesvik, design, home, thelooksee

Etsy Picks: Debbie Carlos

My friend’s sister Debbie is a super talented photographer who just opened an Etsy shop and is selling half-tone prints of some of her awesome photos.  Check it out.  I’m pretty sure there will be more to come.

debbiecarlos_fruitsposter.jpg

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Stephen Sollins

Part of me is pained by the work of Sollins because he removes needlework from existing vintage pieces.  But he does so while counting the stitches by colour, and then reworks the canvas with exactly the same number of stitches that were used previously, but in a modernist, minimal grid.  The dominant color (by quantity) is always placed at the upper right of the grid with the square size descending from right to left.

I have to admit that I really like the effect.

stephen sollins, needlepoint, vintage, repurpose, art, craft, thelooksee

stephen sollins, needlepoint, vintage, repurpose, art, craft, thelooksee

stephen sollins, needlepoint, vintage, repurpose, art, craft, thelooksee

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Update: Erin M. Riley

I posted Riley’s work back in 2008 and decided to revisit her site to see if she had any new work up and indeed she did.  She has done a series of excellent tapestries based on parties which are detailed in their portrayal of drunken debauchery, as well as a few other tapestries, like the ones below that I really love.

erin m. riley, tapestry, weaving, woven, textiles, thelooksee

erin m. riley, tapestry, weaving, woven, textiles, thelooksee

erin m. riley, tapestry, weaving, woven, textiles, thelooksee

Portobello

This bad boy is going into my dinner.  Gorgeous, right?

mushroom, portobello, thelooksee, flickr