A different type of canvas

Last Friday my husband and I had a "date day" and we enjoyed it by attending the Hell City Tattoo Fest. The art was phenomenal, whether it was watching someone sketch in their sketch book, or hand draw a tattoo on someones back before inking it. Shops came from all over the country and even the world, Sweeden and Japan to name a couple. We found a shop in particular that we instantly fell in love with. Truth & triumph tattoo (smartbomb tattoo was also theirs). Not going to the convention to get inked...we ended up getting inked.

Josh Cook is this amazing person who does the most beautiful hand lettering and placed my children's names on me and Matt Clemmer, a very talented artist did bike chains on my husbands wrist, he has gotten tons of comments on them. They were very professional and a great group of guys that were fun to hang out with. They have gained customers for life. Yes, for life meaning I will be getting more ink on my body.

I wonder why the computer takes pictures backward? Funny, but you still can see how beautiful it is.

Modern wallpaper

In New York right now the International Contemporary Furniture Fair is going on. Graham & Brown, has been a company since 1946 that has been revolutionizing wallpaper. Not the wallpaper we see in the houses that have "country" themes to it, but real wallpaper that should honestly be called art. Their blog talks about two new designer wallpaper collections they are introducing. One is Kelly Hoppen and the other is Amy Butler. (her designs are pictured here)

How can I explain to my husband that I need to buy wallpaper that costs $80 a bolt?

http://blog.grahambrown.com/us/

creeptastic dolls

My mother forwarded me a short film a couple of months ago called "alma". Great animation and just beautiful, with a creepy underlay. It reminded me of the 1963 The Twilight Zone episode of the "Living Doll". I remember seeing an episode when I was a child (obviously a rerun) and couldn't even look at my dolls for awhile. Pretty sure I put them in my closet till I was over the trauma of the episode.

Check them both out:
http://almashortfilm.com/

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1927690_1927684_1927643,00.html

Small Can Be Big

So I was wasting time going through the usual websites and I go to CA to find this most wonderous bee art front and center. The illustrator is Johnathan Bartlett whom donated his talent and time to create the poster for smallcanbebig.org.

Check it out:
http://www.commarts.com/exhibit/smallcanbebig-poster.html

Also check out Johnathan Bartlett:
www.seejbdraw.com

And yes, I of course bought the poster. Not only does it have these great bee's in it, the concept is smart and needs no explanation. What a great feeling, feeding my bee addiction and helping out a great charity.