Art Filled Walls

Lately I've been thinking of ways to fill the walls in my apartment. I can't paint them but I've gotta do something. Here is the first of a few ideas I'll be sharing on here.

1. Cover with art
There is something about art that just warms up a home. It represents you and what you love. Here are some pieces of art that I've been liking lately.

I love this one from Seattle Show Posters. I think it would be awesome paired with some really colorful pieces.

Weird, I know, but I love the colors! By Remed.

Found this on Stephanie Corfee's etsy awhile ago and still love it.

Finally, here are some art filled walls for inspiration.

Emily Henson on D*S.

Denenge's House.


And Chris's living room.

Olympics Poster 1948

I love this Olympics poster that was on the Martin Klasch blog a few days ago.


Just goes to show how graphic design usually leads the way for product design. The starburst clock came out in the 50's. The one below is from the 60's (it's sold now, but it was from Found Vintage Style's Etsy shop).


This clock style is still popular today! Even Target has a version.

Stina Persson

I am loving these watercolors by Stina Persson. Here are some of my favorites.



She is so talented! Check out all of her art.

Introducing Kara Enterprises

I finally started my online store. Currently, I am creating watercolors on my own handmade paper. I also find old picture frames and fix them up to hold each painting. Here are a few of the wonderful pictures Kaela of Bokeh Photography, took of my watercolors. Please stop by my Etsy site to learn more about each painting! karaenterprises.etsy.com

You Don't Need These

I stopped by Savers in Orem today and snapped a few pics with my camera phone.

Normally, I don't post clothing or anything like it, however, these boots are GREAT and I couldn't resist. They are size 6, Italian leather, and originally from Nordstrom. Price: $5.99.


I might be the only person who appreciates these. I can totally picture this 10 inch long bushel of plastic grapes sitting on my coffee table!!! And for $4.99...who knows?

art
This painting is about a 32" square. The colors are much more vibrant than shown (the yellow is so bright and pretty). In fact the colors make me think the painting was created in the 60's. It's $17.99.

Rusty MAGNOLIA's

This store is SO MUCH FUN! They have over 40 vendors with antiques plopped all over the place. From the outside it may not look so appealing, but one step inside Magnolia on 310 E. Whittier Blvd in La Habra, and you will be convinced.

There is a huge "backyard" to this store with a lot of (sadly) deteriorating treasures. The above assortment pretty much sums up the back area.

How great is this table?! Made with large chunks of wood and branches, the bottom is a little awkward, but the painting on top makes up for it.

Here is a close up of the hand-painted flowers.

I can't even stand how much I love this painting and frame. If only I had $200 for it...

I've never seen anything quite like this little guy.

Audrey Kawasaki

I love the paintings by Audrey because of their similarities to Art Nouveau, especially work by Mucha.

Turning Poetry Into Art

Andrea Schaffors, Boris Müller and Florian Pfeffer teamed up with one/one (formerly jung und pfeffer) to create a program that could turn text into images. Their work was used for all the posters and a book cover that accompanied an international festival in Bremen, Germany. This festival is called Poetry on the Road. You MUST visit the site of Boris Müller to see more of his amazing work. There are interactive options so you can make your own pieces of visual poetry. Be sure to spend time looking at his other interactive creations!

The above example can be seen on the esono site where an interactive cursor shows the german words that were used to create this piece of poetic art.
Medium: Print
Year: 2006
Client: Poetry on the Road
Team: Andrea Schaffors, Boris Müller, Florian Pfeffer