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Posts tagged “artwork”

Heather Smith Jones' Wallpaper Pinhole Project

The word stunning doesn't even begin to describe artist Heather Smith Jones' Wallpaper Pinhole Project. Inspired by the history of making wallpaper, she spent over a year envisioning and planning a ...

Nick Wroblewski Prints

We first saw artist Nick Wroblewski's work at both the Sausalito and Mill Valley art festivals last fall. We were immediately drawn to his booth because we love woodcuts, but we stayed because his pri...

Bird Feet from Rare Device

Sometimes the things we want aren't particularly useful and don't make much sense. Take these bird feet, for example. We can't really think anything to do with them except put them on our mantle and s...

Harrington Bros Inc Moving & Storage

Harrington Bros Inc Moving & Storage... we've never actually used them for moving or storage, only for their 35,000+ sq. ft. warehouse space that seems to always be jam packed with used furniture and ...

Etsy Scavenger: City

Irene Suchocki: Batman in Paris ($17) see these below the jump...

New Work by Aurora Crispin and Uncle Grandma

Aurora Crispin and Uncle Grandma installed their latest work at the Curiosity Shoppe in the Mission. This is truly one of the most fun and entertaining shows we have ever seen! The show runs through...

Little Otsu

Because of our handy PDA's, we often forget about traditional planners. Recently a friend (who doesn't even so much as own a cellphone) of ours had a birthday and we thought we'd get her a new planne...

49-Mile Scenic Drive Art by Annie Galvin

Anyone who has driven around San Francisco has probably grown accustomed to seeing the little blue and white signs which read "49-Mile Scenic Drive"......

Etsy Scavenger: Ocean

awaywithwords: White Noise ($14) see these below the jump...

Sliding Display Shelf from VivaTerra

Now here's something a little different: a display shelf, with picture frames hanging from the bottom of it. We like framed wall art, and we like collections on shelves — we even like framed art l...

SF Good Questions: How Can I Make Artwork Like CB2's?

AT:SF, Hi! As I was going through my CB2 catalog this month some pictures caught my eye. They aren't selling the actual pictures, only the frames. I am assuming they just converted some pictures in ph...

Look!: Art on the Cheap

We went to Alameda a few months back and got this from some enterprising fellow. He had found a cool book of old "Audubon-style" prints of birds and fish and was selling the pages for $3 a pop. We don...

Look!: Wall Art Made With Electrical Tape

Over the weekend we visited a friend in the Mission. Our friend is an artist, and is always trying new, "unconventional" ways to decorate his apartment. Case in point: His Woody Allen black electri...

New Art at 20x200

We covered 20x200 here before, but for those not in the know it's a great website where each week they put up two pieces of art (usually one photograph and a work on paper) for sale in three different...

Etsy Scavenger: Circus

SuspectShoppe: Before You Go ($30) see these below the jump...

Laura Normandin Wool Felt Trivets at Rose and Radish

We saw these pieces the last time we were in San Francisco's Rose and Radish, and so can tell you that they are even more amazing in person than they are on screen. Normandin hand cuts traditional c...

Serene Camping Postcards

It's true...we have a sweet spot for redwoods. And camping. And notecards. And all of those things together....

Jeana Sohn at Giant Robot

We're big fans of Jeana Sohn's artwork and harbor a massive crush on her hand-painted eggs. We're thrilled to see that they'll be making their way up to our neck of the woods for a group show at Gia...

Tree Poster at Little Paper Planes

We're just getting around to finally decorating our walls. It's been a long, long journey but we're so pleased to be showcasing some lovely prints in our home. This is the latest beauty we picked up...

Picture Ledges
Western Interiors & Design

Sometimes you just have to go for the easy solution. Browsing back issues of Western Interiors & Design online earlier, we came upon this page of picture ledges (jump below for close-ups), and we rea...

Open Studio: Derik's Clay Candyland

A friend of ours recently moved his ceramic studio from San Francisco over to Berkeley. He has a tiny little space that he's gussied up to fit his needs and done a bang-up job of organizing the good...

New Plates from Lisa Neimeth

Remember this lovely house tour? Lisa was kind enough to send us photos of her new "Diner" plate series, reminiscent of that classic oval, heavy-duty diner plate you've eaten off of in your favorite...

Tom McKinley at the John Berggruen Gallery

We trekked down to Union Square last week for the monthly First Thursday gallery openings taking place in the area. The work of Tom McKinley immediately struck us for his incorporation of famous desig...

Look!: Fruits Calendar 2

Whilst catching up on our weekend AT reading, we noticed this tasty print over on our sister site, The Kitchn....

Etsy Scavenger: Landscapes

meg werner photography: on a Saturday walk 5x7 print ($10) see these below the jump...

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