Turning Toward: Etsy

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Friday, March 22, 2013

Inspired: Marisa Redondo

Marisa Redondo creates beautiful organic paintings inspired by the natural beauties of her current surroundings in Northern California. Working with oils and watercolors, she seeks to capture the unique patterns and colors of nature (which she does quite well). I find her choice of colors and the intricacy of detail in her work fascinating. You can find all of Redondo's work in her Etsy store, River Luna. These are a few of my favorites:

All of Marisa Redondo's work can be found in her Etsy shop

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Inspired: Jennifer Booher

Beachcombing No. 63, available on Etsy

Jennifer Booher, a denizen of Bar Harbor, is an art historian turned landscape architect who delves into the intersection of art and science. An avid beachcomber, she gathers and carefully arranges her finds into beautifully ordered photographs. She calls herself "part magpie, part squirrel, part scientist, and part historian" in her drive to collect, document, and research her findings as she transforms castaway flotsam into captivating fine art. Her work can be found in her Etsy shop, Quercus Design, or on her blog of the same name. These are a few of my favorite pieces of hers.

Beachcombing No. 52

Aluminum, Seaweed, Driftwood, Periwinkle

Beachcombing No. 55

All photographs belong to Jennifer Booher and can be purchased in her Etsy shop

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Gift Guide: Wordy

Words are wondrous, wily creatures, waiting to be crafted and spun into winding webs of meaning, whispered in quiet, clouded corners, or cried out across the din... and writing is a beautiful struggle with these elements. These are a few of my favorite selections for those that appreciate the written word, from quotes for the wall to good journals for a jotted thought and pretty notes to be sent with love:

1. Make Bacon Print, $20 2. Louisa May Alcott Print, $18 3. Reading is Cool Print, $20

4. J.R.R. Tolkien Print, $24 5. Abraham Lincoln Print, $25 6. Left My Heart Print, $32

7. Speech Bubble Notebooks, $6 8. 2013 Cities Calendar, $26 9. The Hobbit Moleskine Notebook, $22

10. 2013 Vintage Camera Calendar, $25 11. Floral Leather-bound Notebook, $25 12. 2013 Fortune Cookie Wisdom Calendar, $20

13. Handmade Gingko Notecards, $12 14. Letterpress Notecards, $16 15. Beautiful Postcard, $3

16. Animal Thank You Cards, $18 17. Technicolor Cards, $8 18. Wildflower Thank You Postcards, $10

19. Feliz Navidad, $5 20. Typographic Nativity Card, $4 (or 6 for $10) 21. Brilliant New Year (10), $13

22. Noel Postcard, $10 23. Holiday Critters (10), $14 24. Be Merry, $7

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Gift Guide: Shiny

So sorry for the absence the last few days. Besides being term paper season, it's also cold-and-flu season, and I caught something. Fortunately, though I felt deathly yesterday, whatever-this-is lacks stamina, and I felt well enough today to write seven pages of a term paper. (Almost halfway done!)

Anyways, I'm putting together gift guides for the holiday season! I've tried to include lovely items from a variety of price points. This first one is filled with some of my favorite jewelry finds from Etsy and beyond:

1. Bird Earrings with Turquoise, $11 2. Long leaf earrings, $10 3. Chrysoprase Cluster Earrings, $54

4. Chandelier Earrings in Turquoise and Brass, $24 5. Citrine Seed Pearl Dangle Earrings, $45 6. Mint Green Earrings, $32

7. Knotted Pearl Bracelet, $18 8. Silver Arrow Cuff, $88 9. Coral Leather Bracelet, $21

10. Brass Teardrop Bangle, $32 11. Gold Rose Bracelet, $12 12. Filigree Cuff Bracelet, $35

13. Filigree Pocket Watch Necklace, $30 14. Brass Feather Necklace, $19 15. Knobby White Starfish Necklace, $30

16. Handmade Circles Necklace, $47 17. Gold Leaf Necklace, $32 18. Ombre Geometric Necklace, $30

19. Magnitude Plait Ring, $79 20. Prickly Pear Pad Dangles, $158 21. Gold Mother of Pearl Ring, $72

22. Sticks and Stones Ring Set, $225 23. Ampersand Studs, $64 24. Succulent studs, $88

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Inspired: Emma Leonard

about a girl

Emma Leonard is an illustrator based in Melbourne who draws ethereal and often melancholic pictures of lovely girls using a variety of mediums. I think I love her ink-and-watercolor illustrations best of all. There is something quite delicate and wistful about them. One almost expects a splash of color to whisper off the page on a slight breeze.

hold me

saffron

girl reading

a dream within a dream

All of these prints and illustrations and many more can be found in Emma Leonard's Etsy Shop

(She also has a lovely blog)

All images belong to Emma Leonard

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Inspired: Joy St. Claire

This weekend, I had the chance to spend a few days in Prescott, AZ, and it was beautiful. The weather was cool and crisp, the night skies were clear and bright, and the leaves were just beginning to turn gold and crimson. It was a wonderful taste of fall that we often miss out on down here in the desert; and I spent it with the lovely women of Moxie, which meant we had lots of fun.

Anyways, all of the lovely autumn weather reminded me of Joy St. Claire's gorgeous fine art photography. St. Claire captures all sorts of still life and vignettes of natural landscapes around upper Midwest. Her use of light in her work often conveys a sense of nostalgia and gives her photographs a soft, dreamy aura.

I dreamt of the beach

All of these prints and more can be bought in Joy St. Claire's Etsy Shop.

Check out more of her photography on her website.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Inspired: Louise van Terheijden

I stumbled across these lovely watercolors by Dutch artist Louise van Terheijden today, and I just love the range of colors and simple patterns in her works. She sells these paintings and more in her Etsy shop, (which you should go check out of course).

I think my new goal for the next few months is to learn to use actual watercolors. I love my watercolor pencils dearly, but I'd love to try my hand at something new.

All images belong to Louise van Terheijden

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Inspired: Anna See

Indian Peacock

Anna See is a Nevada-based illustrator and designer who creates beautiful lithographic prints and illustrations of cities, animals, and all sorts of things. She also keeps a great little inspiration blog of lovely things she finds. And all of her prints are for sale on Etsy!

Bike Types

Victorian Houses

Raccoons

See more on Anna's blog or on Etsy!

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Inspired: Sketch Away by Suhita

This week I came across these gorgeous watercolor sketches by Suhita of Sketch Away on Etsy. She creates the most beautiful glimpses of cities around the world. And she has a blog with even more lovely sketches! I'm in awe of her talent. (Go check out her Etsy shop and you'll see what I mean!)