a life of design
How perfect is it that our egg dyeing party fell on the first day of spring!? The symbolism of eggs (new life, fertility) is so appropriate for the official beginning of spring. My toddlers LOVE to dye eggs. This year, our toddlers scribbled the eggs with a white crayon and then we helped them dip them into natural dyes (annatto, red cabbage & radish). The eggs
After purchasing two transitionally patterned table runners by Nate Berkus, I decided to challenge myself by using them for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. I wanted to demonstrate that main tablescape elements can be reused and reused again to make completely different designs, something I do often. Saving storage space is a major benefit! I considered using the table runners in very irregular ways such as wall hangings or
For my first design as a lifestyle artist, I wanted to start with a self-referential project. A fun self-portrait of a lifestyle artist’s work, a glimpse behind the scenes. A self-referential work of art is a conscious effort by the artist to show their creative process (Self-Referential, Collins Dictionary). It brings you into a different world, the artist’s world, and encourages you to abstractly view the art and to
I have a new way of thinking about my projects and I am beyond ecstatic! I was recently contemplating a sort-of art contest online. I kept staring at the word artist. I felt like artist defined me, but knew what I was doing did not fit the classic idea of an artist’s work….. BAM! I AM an artist, a lifestyle artist! Everything aligned perfectly into place with satisfying clicks and
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