miniature portraits. tiny little portraits painted onto tiny little bits of enamel, copper and canvas. i had no idea how many of these little things existed, until a few weeks ago. i was lucky enough to be invited to do an interview & guest curation on “the inside source”, ebay’s blog. my task was to pick any ten items that caught my eye. i started browsing around... 
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it’s birthday week at sfgirlbybay! yep, victoria and i are both getting a little older and wiser in the next few days, so i thought it only made sense to start celebrating now. i always start early because, i have to admit, i love my birthday! i totally milk the whole, “it’s my special day” thing, and so today i bring you a curated collection filled to the brim with... 
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i am already a big fan of Leslie Oschmann of Swarm’s painting canvas bags, and home furnishings. but now leslie and the Amsterdam-based design-duo Little Owl, have created these gorgeous plate sets, called the Altered Perspectives series, available through anthropologie. each set contains a various number of plates, and each set is one of a kind. A vintage portrait,... 
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landscapes are usually considered to be a very traditional type of subject matter – well, not today! this curated collection is filled with a few fantastic twists on the classic landscape. wouldn’t you want to look out your window and see an iceberg, a purple sunset, or a volcanic pool made from chocolate cake and blue milk? yes! me too! see?! so many unique vistas,... 
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i’m a huge, fanatical fan of designer leslie oschmann of swarm. if you’re not familiar with leslie’s work you may have seen it lurking around an anthropologie shop and not even realized the work was contemporary. re-purposed from vintage painting canvases, leslie’s work takes on a whole new wonderful life when she gets to deconstructing these paintings. amsterdam-based... 
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