Bloesem

Sleepyheads

Have you seen the new Sleepyhead pillows by Christopher David Ryan yet? Sleepyheads are the creation of graphic artist Christopher David Ryan. No stranger to daydreaming himself, Christopher began to find inspiration in the very act of doing so. He began to take notice of the daydreamers that surrounded him on a daily basis... on the train, in cafes and on the sidewalks.

The result, a book, pillows, and beautiful prints and all available right here.

Jesse

Jesse I just wanted to let you know how happy I'm with the beautiful block printed cotton tape you have sent to me...it's even more pretty in real, I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to do with...(open for suggestions though...)but for now it lays next to my computer and I'm enjoying the view! Thanks!

ThreePotatoFour

Janet and Stu from ThreePotatoFour always exactly know how to choose the best vintage tableware!  Who is going to be the lucky owner of one of these?? They are certainly on my wishlist...and available right here and here.

Debi van Zyl

These are the words from a true artist...'I'm on a mission to make beautiful things :: I am inspired by raw materials and quiet, thoughtful design'...and these words are from Debi van Zyl from Los Angeles. I  visited her etsy shop today and  was very impressed with this beautiful mobile, and her cards, gift tags and soft toys are very nice too!

How about Orange

Congratulations to Jessica Jones from HowAboutOrange on her first-ever collection of fabric designs! They are hot off the press and called Modern Flora; Sprig, Herb, Peapod, and Leaflet.Very nice Jeaasica, like the bright colors! The fabrics are created for J. Caroline Creative and available right here..

New blog in town

{artwork by Henrietta Harris, towel from ThirdDrawerDown, hooks by Phil Cuttance and pillows by Nell}
Last month Julia Atkinson from New Zealand started her new design blog and I was very happy seeing so many new designs from downunder! The whole idea of Julia's new blog is o share and help get word out of all the wicked,creative talent that she keeps stumbling across in Australasia! And of course I love to encourage that and I wish Julia and Studio Home Creative lot's of luck and please keep sending the emerging talents from Downunder!

Tableaux Cloths

Mark Cutler is an Interior Designer in Los Angeles and often works for the biggest stars in Hollywood. Whilst normally working with the designs of others to decorate houses, he recenlty designed his own series of tables, called "Tableaux Cloths". He designed them to fill a need for low cost, yet stylish covered tables. They are currently available at Colburn Sassaman. You can read more about Mark and his work on his blog.

Tinlark Gallery

{artwork by Brooks Shane Salzwedel}
I received a very nice email from Cris McCall, the director of Hollywood based gallery, Tinlark. Tinlark represents some amazing artists. But Cris particularly wanted to introduce to me the art by Brooks Shane Salzwedel. I wasn't  familiar with it, but I'm glad I'm now. Still I hope to see this beautiful work in real one day. Brooks creates graphite drawings on Duralar, then pours on a layer of resin, then repeats that process 2 more times and the result is a deeply layered, thoroughly mesmerizing treasure you see in the images above. 

{hand-painted bottles by Laura Normandin}
Other work that I was familiar with is from Laura Normandin. Laura is Kansas where she grew up listening to old country music and creating. She moved to New York to go to Cooper Union and now lives in Park Slope Brooklyn. She crochets in winter and drinks beer in the summer. and her business is called WrenHandmade, named after an old doberman.

Finally two paintings also available via TinLark Gallery are these two from Ramis Kim and Drew Beckmeyer, Beautiful!! Thanks Cris!

Joel Henriques

Today Bloesem will be all about artwork and paintings. I know how hard it is to find something for your walls that fits with your furniture and will look nice after 20 years...Joel Henriques is an artist who paints modern still lifes and abstracts. He says he has always been fascinated by color, shape and craftsmanship, like textures, technique, and hands-on care that can be seen in art.  I agree with him totally. Here you can find Joel Henriques' whole collection!

Pedlars

Via Kathleen Hill's website I found this fun online shop from the UK, Pedlars, love  the fully reconditioned 'Target' telephone and the numbered teatowels. Have fun browsing through their shop, while I will start working on a wonderful new Special Read about two ceramic artists, which will be shown on Bloesem later this week. Also I will be finishing a special project I'm working on with the people from DaWanda, the cool market place for unique products by independant artists and of course I will be posting on BloesemKids today, right here. Hope to see you back tomorrow!