Ceramic Castles

While we were on the north shore of Cape Cod we stopped by for a visit at Scargo Pottery Studio, a really magical place where potters display their wares in the surrounding forest,

my favorites were the ceramic castles, placed around the property, each just a wonderful combination of turrets and towers,

I also loved getting a peek inside the ceramics studio, where the magic happens,

It looks like the perefect place to dream and create art.

Blue tree

We were in the park the other day, shooting off some stomp rockets, and we discovered this tree. The day was gray and quiet, and the discovery of the blue tree felt serendipitous. I wondered who made it and why, and I thought that it looked pretty cool with all of the browns and yellows in the park's landscape. It reminded me of the artist Andy Goldsworthy's work, do you know it? He is one of my favorite artists, who just happens to be represented here in NYC by the gallery that our next door neighbor runs, one of the cool things about living in New York.
Wishing you many serendipitous finds in the week ahead.
xo

John Darien for Target

John Darien is a fabulous New York decoupage artist who has been making amazing pieces out of antique images for years. Recently, I loved this post over at One Lucky Day, reminding me that the new John Darien line for Target is being released on September 5th! Since that was yesterday, you can count on the fact that I am already planning which pieces I am going to stock up on at such super reasonable prices. I mean really, the trays above are only $12.99 each (can you tell I love the water lilies?), and most of the items are even cheaper than that! Here is another stunner that I have my eye on..

If you are not familiar with his work go right here now and have a little browse around, his website is so inspiring.
Happy Monday! xo

Sand Dancer

Have you all seen this video? This brought a smile to my face today, the artist is a free spirit called "sand dancer". His work reminds me a bit of the Buddhist monks who create intricate sand mandalas that they brush away when finished.

Art Exchange

A few weeks ago I participated in an art exchange. I was excited to see what would come of it, as the idea of passing art out into the world to someone that I didn't know felt like a serendipitous act to me.

Today I received a thank you from the woman that I sent a print to, saying that she loved the art exchange so much that she wanted to send a "Thank You"...which turned out to be her own art response to my print!!! I loved it!

I had sent her a print of my painting Leap, she had photocopied the print and right on top she had written the amazing quote that you see above. The quote was so appropriate to the theme of the painting it is as if she read my mind as I was painting it. Talk about serendipity.

So, can I tell you how intrigued I was...I immediately googled Mary Anne Radmacher and found her inspirational website of beautiful art and quotes of her original writing. She has a line of greeting cards, posters, books and so much more. In fact, her work looks so familiar to me I swear I had a card by her on my wall in college.

I loved everything about this encounter. In her package she also included a piece of her original art with another of her fabulous quotes, this one about Leaves and Feathers:

Both of these pieces are going right into my studio, for inspiration and reflection, I know that they are pieces that will help me when I am in stuck places, I just know it!
Huge Thank You's Mary Anne!