The Painted Hand

Organic Fall Shades

In my opinion I think these colors are a good update to traditional Fall colors. Beautiful yellow-toned colors of Ochre and Saffron become interesting when paired together and instead of a typical bright red, there is a muddled tomato color combined with a the dulled blue. I think it is a lovely twist to Fall! I think these colors are also great because they were created with organic paints. I ran across this project in Central Park last year for Earth Day and there were literally hundreds of kid paintings all lined up - it was very inspiring.... Photos by me

Instant Inspiration

My mom has a little Etsy shop where she sells vintage seam binding, collage sheets and even some of her artwork! The above images are 2 of her Instant Inspiration collage packs for only $4.00! I know she's my mom, but I love all of the vintage stuff she's selling and especially how she packages them. The new packs that she has created have such beautiful color combinations as well that I just want to buy them for the palette. So, check it out if you love vintage emphemera like myself or browse her website with all of her artwork at Lisa Cook Studio

Pricked: Extreme Embroidery

I just saw this exhibit today at the Museum of Arts and Design and found it pretty interesting. There were a few standout pieces, especially this artist who sketches live models with her needle and thread, unfortunately I don't remember her name so if anyone saw the exhibit and knows who I'm talking about please let me know. The above work is by Nava Lubelski who uses found dyed textiles and embroiders over them with beautiful colors.

Flower Power

One busy rush hour morning it seemed as if rainbows were streaking by from the hundreds of (typically) yellow cabs flooding the streets. Finally a cab stopped and I noticed bright and bold flowers on the hood and trunk. Later I took a ride in a flowered cab and learned that it was part of a program called "Garden in Transit," one of New York's largest public art projects where children actually painted all of the flowers. Click here to learn more about the program. I think it's amazing every time a city does public art projects...the world can always use a bit more color!

Poiret's Palette

Vibrant patterns of Teal, Gold, Poppy and Pink unite at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's current exhibit, "Poiret, King Of Fashion." This is a must-see for anyone who stops dead in their tracks everytime they see beautiful displays of color and patterns. A color combintation that I am particularily loving right now is the Poppy Red, Kelly Green, Gold and Black from the illustration on the right...something so sophisticated, yet dramatic that makes me want to create a room inspired from the palette...

Graphic Graffiti Art

I love it when I stumble upon amazing graffiti. The colors and shapes are so modern and would make interesting pattern designs for textiles. I think graffiti is such a beautiful art form that should get more recognition...look at these colors!