Glass blowing 101

Friday night Riley and I trudged through the deep deep snow to go out and learn how to blow glass at One Sixty Glass studio in Williamsburg. Let me tell you, glassblowing is the strangest, most exciting art project I have ever done, and it is nearly impossible to describe. I guess the best thing to compare it to is wheel throwing in pottery...you spin the glass and get it all centered, then open the hole in the center to create your shape. Ok, that is sort of a simplification of the process, but you get the gist right? Oh did I mention that it totally burns your hands and arms? Yeah, that's some hot molten stuff you are working with...
So how do you like our pint glasses that we made??? Pretty attractive eh? The beer sure tastes good out of them though...

Etsy roundup

Today is a WILD day here at work, so I will posting some groovy goods I found over at Etsy it lieu of a real post. Click on through and enjoy the etsyness.
We begin with Rainy Day Prints which has all sorts of goodies...from artwork worthy of framing, to magnets, to bookmarks. Cool stuff.

Metallic Monday

Check out these truly awesome pieces of jewelry and art from Gregmetal. I love the colors in that tile, wouldn't it be beautiful in the sunlight? Be sure to browse the rest of their etsy shop as there are other gorgeous pieces to be had.

One more etsy post...

I couldn't resist posting these lovely bird prints from Bird Nerd. This is some gorgeous stuff, and even the original pieces are very fairly priced.

Affordable art - the reprise

I love these works by St. Louis illustrator Ashley G (hmm, can't seem to find her full name on her Etsy site). Everything is really quite reasonably priced, and I love the new birds print above...$20? Super!

Great escape

I need an escape today, and these prints from Creo Ingero via decor 8 are helping a little...as much as super trippy graphic pattern can.

Dog day afternoon

How about a little doggie art to feed your already overwrought brain this afternoon. The Wurst Gallery has a collection with just about any breed that you can think of on their website and profits from the sale go to an animal hospital in Portland, Oregon. I see some of my favorite illustrators represented here, as well as pieces made in fabric, yarn and even google eyes.

Art on a budget

My favorite style blog Design*Sponge has a great piece today about inexpensive art with a cause. Check out her article and bop on over to pretty:darn:swell to see for yourself. Very cool stuff, and at $20 you can't go wrong!

Worth the calories

Amy Sedaris is a mega-genius.
Owning anything wrought by her hand would be the holy grail for any fan of Amy and her new book "I Like You, Hospitality Under the Influence".
Now all you Amy-philes have a chance to own just such a piece. Over at Fred Flare they are selling four of her one of a kind styrofoam fake cakes. They are all signed by Amy and will surely be a hit at parties. Run, don't walk!

Two words...

talking painting