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Venetian Carnival Miniature

From 1750 on Ivory, found on Ruby Lane.

Who Could Resist Cheeks Like These???

'The Doll' by Victorian painter Emily Farmer, available at Ruby Lane.

Lovely...

Some day I would love to paint like this...

Available on Ruby Lane

Music Party

Arthur Hughes, 1864 - via ArtMagick

Paintings that Sing...

These paintings by Irene Belknap make me happy!

Philadelphia Interior Creativity!

Made On North American, created this wonderfully innovative and creative 'Drawing Room' designer room, to benefit the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals .  I love the Black and White theme, those Amazing Floor Stencils, and the truly original furniture 'combinations'!  To see more and revel in the details click HERE!

Link via Design Philadelphia Flickr.

Pretty Skin...

 

I love looking at them, but doubt I have the courage to have one...  Images via Google.

Les Carnets de Miss Clara

My favorite French blogger and dear friend Florizel tells me that the beloved Miss Clara has started a BLOG!  Now we can indulge ourselves in the magic that Miss Clara creates on a regular basis!  ENJOY!!!

Waxing Poetic...

'silk flowers, wax cast statuary, taxidermy animals, taxidermy birds, thread, silk/rayon velvet, felt, tree branches, tree bark, driftwood, specially formulated wax, pearl-headed hat pins, black spray paint, pigment, plywood, wood, metal hardware, chicken wire fencing, wire, and cable' 

Part gothic, part romantic and completely original, the materials list above reads like modern poetry! New York artist PETAH COYNE currently has an exhibit called VERMILION FOG at the Galerie Lelong in NYC.  Her 'girls' as she affectionately refers to her sculptures, remind me of enchanted forests gone wild, baroque brides caught in a windstorm and ancient castle chandeliers that have collected memories and debris of time... 

Link via Abigail Doan

(images via Flickr, and Galerie Lelong)

 

Organic Clothes...

Organic takes on a new meaning in these clothing 'sculptures' by Nancy Youdelman.  (Images via Eight Modern)

Mourning Hairwork Designs in honor of 'Day Of The Dead'

For 'Day of the Dead' I have found these amazing images of Hairwork Mourning Jewelry from the NY Public Library Digital Gallery.  I have always been amazed at how intricate the Victorians could weave human hair!   (link via Fed by Birds)  

Beauty in Grenada

Jason deCaires Taylor creates unique and stunningly beautiful Underwater Sculptures.  Highlighting ecological processes his art creates artificial reefs located near the island of Grenada.  Understanding and protecting the natural world has become Jason's plea with these eerie and truly evocative sculptures.  

 artist’s interventions promote hope and recovery, and underline our need to understand and protect the natural world.

Polaroid Fairy Tales...

There is something otherworldly and moody about good polaroid photography. Sarah Moon is truly an “Impressionist photographer” of the highest caliber! Her photos invite us to look within ourselves and discover what she shows us... a phantasmagoric vision of the world that makes me think of fairy tales...! (suggested via Dans le grenier de ma vie...)

evidence of fairies...

While browsing Flickr I found these wonderful photos by Kate Phillips. I especially love her 'evidence of fairies' series with a tiny skull, crown and baby dragon! She has a wonderful sensitivity to small things that is endearing... Be sure and see her other wonderful work, including encaustic paintings and essence vessels HERE!

and one for EARTH DAY

LINK

tea and oranges...

I adore this pastel by Maria Pace-Wynters!

Tangle Weed

Etching by Pamela DiMauro.

Sweet Saturday Lilacs...

Off to teach 'Fairy Coaches' today at the CASTLE! (Girl with Lilac by Sophie Anderson)

Collars and Gowns

I love the work of Karen Halt, and actually did a post on her earlier HERE. She not only creates lovely textile pieces that are painted and then coated with beeswax, but then paints her art in new settings... I am particularly drawn to her 'Collars with Torso's'. Three dimensional little paintings that have a figural base. And the colors and illustrations of her 'Gown by da Vinci' positively sing!!!

Insect Ball!

(By Paula Rego)