Trend: Citrus Themes

Spring’s officially arrived! Unlike years past, we’re seeing more than just flowers. Everyone in fashion knows that florals signify Spring’s seasonal shift- it’s something we anticipate every year. On this go-around though, we’re seeing more motifs…

Citrus bunches, seen from above, are making their mark and becoming a trend. They’re filling high-end boutiques and populating our Pinterest feeds. They’re loose and multidimensional and flat and layered. Helen Dealtry and Yao Cheng have beautiful watercolor versions that are organic and painterly. Jorey Hurley’s three-color version feels a bit more poppy. Enjoy and have a look…and if you’re in the market to purchase, Dealtry’s print can be found at Loeffler Randall.

May 7, 2014 | By: Shayna Kulik

Tuesday's Gallery Picks

Using shape and pattern to contemplate the intricacies of life in this week’s gallery picks.

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1.Correspondence is an on going drawing project between friends Kristen Palazzo and Karin Schaefer at Layla
2. Bryan Ida’s new series of paintings uses round and rectangular shaped panels to explore the intricacy, diversity, complexity, and beauty of the cities we live in. Cities are built in layers, and when you peel away layer by layer truths are revealed at George Billis Gallery
3. In Francie Hester’s work, “time is marked and measured; and time is unbound, fluid, infinite” Susan Eley Fine Art
4. Utilizing news media images, Sanaz Mazinani challenges the relationship between perception and representation, exploring concepts such as censorship, scale, and the body as a site of action or violence at Taymour Grahne Gallery
5. Finding inspiration from the physical and metaphysical qualities of water, Cathy Choi paints with pigmented resin, pouring thin veils of color in works such as S1401, or pooling color using a sculpted ledge in the paintings B1403 and B1404 at Margaret Thatcher Projects
6. Fred Tomaselli presents 8 new paintings and over 30 works from his ongoing New York Times collage series at James Cohan Gallery

May 6, 2014 | By: Shayna Kulik

Brushstrokes for Your Library

Kyle Webster is a mastermind with brushstrokes. His ability to illustrate and story tell within Adobe’s perimeters is unparalleled and one of the reasons his regular clients include The New Yorker and The New York Times. In addition to creating, he’s dipped his toe into the world of instruction and has started selling his infamous strokes. They’re extremely reasonable and life-like in presentation. Click here to explore, purchase and watch a tutorial.

May 6, 2014 | By: Shayna Kulik

Friday Quick Links!

1. Headwraps with interior & upholstery fabrics via Honestly WTF
2. Some seriously adorable vases via Oh Joy!
3. Feel summery all of the time with this print via Exhibition A
4. Alex Katz’s work spans from the late 40s to the present day via Miss Moss
5. Adam Lister’s depictions of famous artworks and character via Yatzer
6. Euginia Pardue‘s lovely white paintings via Art is a Way
7. A day in the life of Maryanne Moodie via design*sponge
8. DIY a hanging jute basket via Poppytalk
9. Luke Hayne’s quilts are made entirely of old clothing via design-milk
10. A fan of these punchy marbled wooden bowls via Design Crush
11. Miranda Skoczek’s colorful Antiquities to Psychedelia via The Design Files
12. Butterflies that have both male and female wings via Colossal

Contributed by Emily Gup

May 2, 2014 | By: Shayna Kulik

Janine Rewell x Minna Parikka

Today’s feature is what collaborative dreams are made of. If you haven’t yet watched the video, please go do that now:

Two incredible artists, Janine Rewell and Minna Parikka recently joined forces to create a campaign including body paint, shoes, graphic patterns and naked models. The result are show-stopping.

May 2, 2014 | By: Shayna Kulik

Vintage Inspiration from Rilla

A few weeks ago, I was in San Francisco for a wedding. Since I’m always trying to pack in as much as I can, I caught up with several friends in between festivities. One of them was Courtney Cummins. She filled me on on her latest endeavor which has been really fun to watch from the sidelines- a new online shop called RILLA, which carries new and vintage pieces, all through a print and patterned lens.

Cummins has a magnificent eye- she merges new and old seamlessly. All designers know that vintage is an inspiring pot of gold, and whether you’re looking to reinterpret or summon a specific era, motifs and color-ways speak to varied points in time. I just purchased two tops (the one above being one of them) and encourage you to peruse as well- if you’re itching for spring to get started, this might be a nice place to jumpstart your wardrobe shift.

May 1, 2014 | By: Shayna Kulik