Category Archives: Inspiration

Design*Sponge, Apartment Therapy & ABC Home.

12 Oct ’11
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I’ve been following Design*Sponge and Apartment Therapy for many years. I so LOVE these blogs and can’t get enough of them. So when I heard that Grace Bonney put out a new book and Apartment Therapy was hosting a Meetup… Continue reading →

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Colorful Tights Season (+ zombie art).

6 Oct ’11
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Fall is my absolute favorite season. It is boots with skirts, sweaters, scarves, wool capes, crunchy autumn leaves and crisp October air. It is earth tones and pops of color. I greatly look forward to breaking out the tights again,… Continue reading →

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Shrinky Dinks! (For Grown-Ups).

28 Sep ’11
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Growing up I remember wanting to play with Shrinky Dinks, but my Mother didn’t like the idea of melting plastic anywhere near her bakeware. I would have to sneak off to a friend’s house to enjoy the immediate rush of… Continue reading →

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Finger Painting & Fireworks.

4 Jul ’11

It’s a challenge for someone like me who dreams BIG (but paints small) to step outside the comfort zone of pre-sketching & minuscule 000 gouache brushes to hit paint with the spontaneity of a child. My lovely art bud Laura… Continue reading →

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Martha Graham & Today’s Google Doodle.

11 May ’11
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“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it… Continue reading →

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Hair of the Brooklyn Dog.

3 Oct ’10
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Waking up slightly hung-over (see previous post), I’m usually inclined to eat greasy food, down a couple of mimosas, and head right back to bed. But I made an art commitment to myself today; instead of resorting to the ol’… Continue reading →

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Quotes of the Day.

28 Sep ’10
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These are great…and Kerri Smith is an awesome illustrator! Thanks for the inspiration, Keri! artwork © all rights reserved by Kerri Smith 0 click to like!

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DUMBO Open Studios.

26 Sep ’10
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artwork © 2010 participants of the DUMBO Arts Festival photography © 2010 artsparrow 0 click to like!

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Home Base.

25 Sep ’10
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photos © 2010 artsparrow 0 click to like!

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