Home Goods: August 2024
Home goods that recently caught my eye.
Are these things autumn-themed? No, no they aren’t. Are they themed at all? Also no.
They’re just the things I’ve recently liked, and August is a great time for talking about them. Why? Because it’s August now.
Camel and frog vessel
Look at this lil guy! It’s begging to hold a spray of wildflowers you “borrowed” from your neighbors’ yard.
Each piece by artist Claudia Rankin is made one-of-a-kind in England.
Oversized Paperclip
So unnecessary. Borderline inconvenient.
I need one.
The 9-inch bookmark comes from the fourth-generation Viennese design workshop Carl Auböck.
Bon Appetit Towel
What is special about this kitchen towel? Almost nothing. But I like it.
Feels like a flour sack kitchen towel got an upgrade and that’s about as good as it gets, in my opinion.
It’s 100% linen and made in a 100-year-old mill in Armentieres (a French commune!)
Fire Clay Planter
Cairo Stone and Brass make beautiful home wares, but this planter caught my eye in particular. The hand-painted leaves add the level of interest I’m looking for after enduring years of millennial minimalism.
Very Dirty Martini Towel
More towels? Yeah, bite me.
Ofelia Botella designed this collection for Love & Honor. Each item is made in Lithuania with European stonewashed linen.
Art: July 2024
Art that I found interesting in July.
Art I discovered in July.
Ellen Rutt
Ellen Rutt
Large-scale, textiles, balanced abstraction, and harmonious colors. Artist Ellen Rutt hit all the sweet spots with this exhibition.
RACHEL HAYES
Imagine the immersive experience of being surrounded by these textile instillations by Rachel Hayes.
The movement, scale, colors, I die!
Kate Boxer
Some things said about Kate Boxer’s work by Bruno Wolheim:
”idiosyncratic and deeply felt”
”Howard Hawks meets high camp, High Sierra and Frank O’Hara. High fun meets high seriousness.”
”[her animal images have an]engaging eccentricity [that comes] from a fierce understanding of their innate spirit.”
Can you imagine having such delightful descriptors given to your creations?! A dream! An ‘idiosyncratic and deeply felt’ dream!
Lara Voce
Based on my basic art history knowledge, Laura Voce’s work feels like a combo of Paul Gauguin and Kazimir Malevich. She paints from her memory which draws even more connection to Gauguin.
I’ve never been aesthetically drawn to Gauguin’s work, but Voce’s take on the process results in pieces I’d love to have hanging on my walls!
Ilhwa Kim
The gasp that I let out when I first saw a piece by Ilhwa Kim… my gosh! I love them from a distance, and I love them up close. Her color palettes, variety of depth, and meticulous process all draw me in.
These are the kind of pieces that would have me standing in one spot for 30 minutes in the gallery. You know the ones. You know that feeling.