sigh – i love this artist, and every single thing that she chooses to paint – and, i’ll bet that you guys are going to have a girl crush on her too! ready? toronto based holly farrell is one of my favorite artists – ever! a few months after i wrote about her for the first time, i was lucky enough to meet her in person. not only is she insanely talented, she... 
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well, this is a super fun post for me! y’all may already be following some our twitter antics and know by now that san francisco-based artist lisa congdon and her lovely girlfriend clay are good pals of mine. we like to tweet on and on about project runway and other interests of ours, and somewhere along the line of lisa’s tweets i found out she had recently redecorated... 
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if you’ve been following along for a while, you’ll know i have a fairly large collection of vintage portrait paintings, including the infamous rico suave. i’ve been in a bit of a conundrum over them – do they stay or do they go? maybe i just need to rearrange them somehow for a more dramatic effect, or revamp the collection with some new pieces of art.... 
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The Blackbird Sings is the work of Natasha Newton, artist, illustrator, obsessive book collector and nature lover, dividing her time, living between the beautiful coastal county of Suffolk in the UK and in Paris, France. i find Natasha’s art to be so soothing and calming, just like the nature, birds, and a love of astronomy she is inspired by. natasha also enjoys... 
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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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