When my cousin posted this video of tape artist Sarah DiNardo on facebook, she mentioned that she initially thought the works must be tiny carvings – and based on the preview image, I had to agree. But DiNardo works in masking tape, meticulously rolling the tape onto itself to form a mesmerizing array of shapes […]
Category Archives: Art + Design
Arguably, I could have included all of my photos from Pittsburgh’s Mattress Factory in yesterday’s recap, but I think these deserved a space all their own. We started our tour of the museum at the basement level, and I was immediately drawn to the variety of textures and wall surfaces present before we even got to […]
We’ve been noticing hexagons cropping up all over the place – web design, logos, fashion, wallpaper, furniture, jewelry, fixtures – and we’re not entirely opposed. There’s something exciting about the hex shape, but its symmetry is comforting. (No? Is that just me?) Anywho, here are some of our favorite uses of the hexagon at the moment. […]
As a kid, egg decorating with my great aunt Nita (“Nina” to me) was always a highlight of spring. No ordinary dip-and-dye would do for Nina, the retired art teacher, and me, meticulous art teacher’s daughter that I was. We poked pins into pencil erasers and dipped the pin heads into melted parafin to draw […]
Today has been a little hectic, but who doesn’t love lunch at 3:00? Still, photo booth photos have been edited and uploaded, posters have been shipped and I have a date with Elizabeth to catch up at Design Salon Boston tonight, so all is well.
Artist and architect “Red” Hong Yi has been known for her large portraits constructed with unexpected media: Yao Ming with a basketball and Ai Weiwei in sunflower seeds, among others. This month, though, her focus has been on creativity with food. Sharing a new piece on Instagram every day, Red has been constructing masterpieces with […]
Jack and I have been feeling a bit of wanderlust – with so many nuptials to celebrate as of late, and so many friends who have moved away, it seems like it’s been forever since we dropped ourselves into a city where we know no one, and have no agenda. We love a good party, […]
Spring is coming to Boston – just not yet. In the meantime, amid all this slop and bluster, it’s been high season for un-brellas: you may recall my fascination with abandoned bumpershoots from this post last year. It was a long, safe winter for Boston’s umbrellas, but March came in like a lion and brought widespread destruction. […]
Anyone who has visited our home knows that neons are not really our thing; we’re a black, white and grey with textures and a splash or two of UJC purple kind of household. Still, when I happened upon Diela Maharanie‘s works at RageHaus, I was mesmerized. The sharp angles, the bold colors – I couldn’t […]
I love a good video, and there seem to be quite a few popping up in my google reader feed this week (like this one – how? why?), but I’m especially a sucker for lettering in moving pictures. I follow type designer and calligrapher Seb(astian) Lester on Instagram for his beautifully lettered snark, but the […]