Artist Love - Rosetta Santucci

Finding My Way Back {photo}

Dandelion Walk

Have you seen any of the fabulous paintings by Australian artist Rosetta Santucci - possibly in Nina Proudman's bedroom if you, like me,  obsessively watched Channel 10's Offspring?
{Weebirdy has a great blog post on how to get the 'Nina'-look here}.

{photo via Weebirdy}

I think this is my favourite of Rosetta's paintings (but it's hard to choose!).

Falling Into The Light  86cm x 61cm

Rosetta's husband John is also a talented artist, so it's no surprise to discover that they have a very stylish home, it's been featured on The Design Files, as well as a few magazines and Design*Sponge too.
My favourite rooms are the bedroom (below) and her painting studio.

Rosetta's fabulous and original style is influenced by her background in costume (for film /TV), jewellery & Textile design. She is particularly inspired by ethnic & tribal textiles.
Her work is also evocative of a birds eye view of exotic, fantastical landscapes. Imagine a land or a world with that much colour....

{bedroom & studio photos - via The Design Files}

Rosetta in Real Living mag 

I know The way Out {photo}

Enjoy!
love,
Sally xox

Spotty, Dotty, Spotty, Dotty, Spotty, Dotty....!!

This is just so fabulous! It's an interactive art installation, at the Queensland Art Gallery, where kids can get involved with creating art in a gallery and watch it come to life and evolve.
 I know two little peeps who'd have loved to join in on this...

{images from Colossal}

Queensland Gallery of Modern Art  {GOMA}

Yayoi Kusama: The obliteration room, 2002

(19 November 2011 – 11 March 2012)

"Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is one of the most significant and influential artists working today. When she was a small girl she started seeing the world through a screen of tiny dots. They covered everything she saw – the walls, ceilings and even her own body. For 40 years she has made paintings, sculptures and photographs using dots to cover surfaces and fill rooms. Kusama calls this process 'obliteration', which means the complete destruction of every trace of something.

This summer the Queensland Art Gallery ǀ Gallery of Modern Art invites children and families to take part in playful works of Yayoi Kusama by participating in The obliteration room, a popular interactive installation first commissioned by the Queensland Art Gallery for Kids' APT in 2002".

(text from GOMA). 

© Yayoi Kusama / Image courtesy: Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo

Yayoi Kusama | Flowers that bloom at midnight (detail) 2010 | 

... And I thought what we did with sticky dots was fun!! ... 

Well actually, it was - it's a great simple idea for a non-messy craft for kids (fabulous for taking out to a restaurant for instance!).

All you need is paper, a black texta (Marker pen / felt tip) and a pack of coloured sticky dots,

(I bought mine from my local discount variety store).

1. Draw a large simple shape eg a kite, or a fish perhaps, or maybe an umbrella, (we did, amongst other things, an octopus), then let your little one loose with 'colouring-in' the picture with dots.

The ideal age is probably 3-5. (It worked really well for my 4 year old).

This post has made me fancy some bright, spotty dotty 'Smarties'!! haha!

Off to raid the fridge....

Love,

Sally xox

Textile Love ~ Artist Inspired designs

Here are some fabulous, colourful textile designs (and indeed fabrics you can purchase) by Alexander Henry, that have been inspired by art. These will brighten your day for sure! x

'La Vie En Rose' collection designs (above) by Alexander Henry

Alexander Henry Indochine Harajuku Lady

Alexander Henry Indochine Harajuku Lady

                                    Alexander Henry Indochine Harajuku Lady

from the Rivoli collection

Have a great day,
love,
Sally x0x

Best of Bedlinen

A round-up of some fabulous bedding! Yay for Textiles! Enjoy x

(I know these designs are not for the fainthearted but, hey I AM a Textile designer after-all! I don't really go for the calm white kinda bedding. I like it, don't get me wrong, I just love a bit of colour on MY bed!!).

above designs all from Urban Outfitters 
(my fave on is the third down from the top! How about you?)

above 3 designs from Anthropologie

The last 3 are from the Scandinavian design Center

Love,
Sally x0x

Design spotlight - Bokja

Hi there,

this is going to be a post of pictures and very few words. I don't believe words are needed, the pictures speak for themselves.

Let me suffice to say these wonderful items are from the incredible store called Bokja, in Beirut, Lebanon. 

I must also mention that these 'ahh-mazing' photographs were taken in the store by Gemma, a Sydney textile designer,  of Line Shape Colour blog (where you can find her great Bokja post).

All I can say is *SWOON*!!"

Take care,
and may your day, week (or indeed life!!!) be as cheerful and bright as this wonderful work of the Bokja design duo!!

Love,
Sally x0x

Artist Love - Karen Fields

Fauvism Flowers

Hello,

it's a wet Sunday afternoon here, so what could be better than delighting in a little bit of summer?!

I adore the colourful work of artist  Karen Fields - the energy, the colour, the beautiful stylised imagery.... 

take at look at these lovely examples.

Early Risers

Watching Over the Garden

Fauve Garden

Pink Eiffel

The Pink Boutique

Oh, they are just all SO delicious, don't you think?!

Karen's background is in graphic design and fine art. She is a graduate of Ringling College of Art in the USA and she lives in Orlando, Florida. Her colorful, bold flowers, landscapes, and abstract paintings are collected internationally. 

Karen has a lovely Etsy shop where art prints start at just $18 USD. here's one of the ones available:

She also has a lovely blog - you can visit it here: karenfieldsgallery.blogspot.com

Here's a sneaky peak at Karen's art studio:

Okay, for me now, it's time to go off and make towers and things out of 'Duplo' with Mr.4 !!

Hope you enjoyed this colourful interlude and introduction to Karen Fields.

Take care,

Sally xox