Artfully Wed: Clementine at the County Fair

Posted: June 16th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Artfully Wed | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

handmade wedding - clementine at the county fair

Well, folks… things on the wedding front are getting pretty serious.  Except “serious” isn’t quite the right word.  It’s gettin’ REAL!  We’re actually starting to make plans for our nuptials and the eagerly anticipated after party blow-out bash (aka reception).  I’ve been having so much fun collecting ideas and inspiration, coming up with color schemes and ridiculous themes (50′s pool party, anyone?), I think I could make “overboard” my middle name.

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Artist I Heart: Maria Lamar

Posted: February 25th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Artist I Heart | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

art by Maria Lamar

Maria Lamar is in the business of making magic.  I’m in love with the colors, the smudged graphite, the peculiar figures in her work.  I wonder what goes through her head as she creates each piece.  Does she just sit down to a blank piece of paper and then, voila, a seed of inspiration bursts forth, travels down her arm and jumps onto that unsuspecting piece of paper, creating an image that is both eerie and delightfully fun at the same time?  I think… yes.

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art by Maria Lamar

art by Maria Lamar

art by Maria Lamar

art by Maria Lamar