Art that shapes mood, presence and connection
I visited Hertfortdshire last week for training. I snapped a few photos and turned them into abstract digital art.
The walkway to The Monks Barn at Ashridge House Hertfordshire is what inspired me to experiment with creating some digital art.
My return to and finding new uses for the small drum lampshades have sparked fresh creativity and renewed interest.
Currently the empire and coolie (more correctly conical) style of lampshade is all the rage. This created my dilemma, as fewer people were buying the drum shades, especially in the small sizes that I make. And I had made a lot to experiment and sharpen my practice of adding more decorative elements to them like the metal upholstery studs as I’ve always loved that classic look.
But, this week I set on a spree to rediscover what the styling options were for the plethora of small 15cm drum lampshades that I have in store (not all are in the online shop).
Continue reading “The Drums are not Beaten”This is the new movie going into the shop.
It shows how I make the new shape from start to finish.
I’ve designed the back of my paintings so that proprietors get suggestions for styling as well as a certificate of authenticity and more.
Write about your dream home.
When people think about their dream home, they often think about the broad architecture. They might also dream about the interior space, structure and design. But their imaginings often miss considering the tiny decor details like the composition and likely colours needed in styling their shelves, open storage and library bookcases. Instead those finer details are left to chance. Then what we see at best their shelf display is about arranging things neatly. And at worst the shelf seems to curiously be like an exposed front draw with tens (or 100s) of items drowning in layers of sticky dust.
This post gives a few ideas for styling your shelf. It especially shows you how to use pieces of shelf art to anchor the colour scheme and inspire what items should go on the shelf and how to artfully display them so the scene is an amplification of the art.
Continue reading “Dreamy Shelf Styling”
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