EAST Austin Studio Tour

The EAST Austin Studio Tour took place the last two weekends in Austin. I was able to breakaway and visit about five different studios out of the 160.  It was utterly inspiring to see the talent of different Austin artists.

The Canopy studio really stuck out to me - I think it was my favorite. Keith Kreeger Pottery and Studio SloMo were two of the talents at Canopy.

We were thrilled to have a bit of Magpie Fields used in the styling of this beautiful wooden bed by DropHouse Design. The styling was done by Elizabeth Mollen of Stone Textile Studio; she used one of our handmade mud clothes to mix with her incredible textiles.  I totally dig this modern look she created.

Me and my good gal, Rachel, and her hubs, Larry (check out his photography!) really enjoyed EAST this year - although I wish I could have seen more, I'll take what I can get! Son of a Sailor has been a favorite artist of mine since discovering them and seeing their work space was a total treat - their use of color is amazing. 

Until next year EAST...

Popping Up: Paint Brushstrokes

Guilty - I was on Pinterest...

and I came across the new Chanel line for Spring 2014 that reminded me so much of the brushed aluminum vintage fixtures in the shop! I remember when I came across these 1960s mod fixtures I had to grab them for their shape alone.  The clean lines of the fixtures is of course eye-catching and then enhancing them with bright splashes of hand-painted colorful motion has only added that much more interest to the design. 

If this paint brushstroke is popping up on the fashion runway of Chanel then I definitely think we were and are on to something. Pretty cool right?

I have a feeling we're going to be seeing a lot more of this whimsy brushstroke business in both fashion and interiors. Let's ride the wave...

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