An Artful Weekend // Texture + Mountaintops

Happy Friday! I love my job and find it to be very creatively fulfilling, but I also love to step away and do something that is soley my own from time to time. As you well know I have a fascination with the mountains and though I know I may never be able to capture their true beauty,I've started to paint them into my abstract landscapes and golden patterning. So I just wanted to share what I've been working on lately...

 

 

Hope you have an inspired weekend..Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

Curated Collections // Turquoise Adornment

As far as I'm concerned, turquoise goes with absolutely everything and never goes out of style.

 

 

And for a Northwest girl who rarely gets to see the ocean, it can be a great little dose of that coast color...Enjoy!

 

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STYLE INSPO // In Bloom...

Sometimes just one photograph is enough to say it all...

 

 

With Spring being so close I can taste it, I'm loving all of the above...florals, big hats, white lace, and lots and lots of jewelry...and doing it all with a 70's inspired twist; perfection.

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An Artful Weekend // Tobias Tovera

Lately I've been inspired by the layering and transparent qualities of watercolor. Artist Tobias Tovera has a whole body of work exploring these exact properties. His 'diffusion of pigment' series explores tonal hues moving organically in and out of each other. I love the raw and rough edges juxtaposing the soft washes of greens and blues..

Hope you're having an inspired weekend..Enjoy!

Curated Collection // The Feather Headdress

I have a little fascination with feather headdresses. They beautifully combine some of my favorite elements and I love how soft and feminine they are while feeling incredibly strong and powerful...

I've been pinning them like mad, check them out here...Enjoy!!

An Artful Weekend: Lovely Longhorns

Lately I've been incredibly inspired by longhorn skulls as decor. There is something very majestic and mysterious about them and even a little bit creepy. But mixed in with a touch of pattern and color they are absolutely brilliant...

 

cosmic dust / free people / hokkaido A +

 

This is definitely next on my list for a home decor project, happy weekend everyone...Enjoy!!

 

Gift Guide // for the Native at Heart

necklace / sweater / print / ring / laptop bag / iphone case

come.fly.with.me // Free People Aspen Holiday

 

Speaking of the beauty of mountains...one of the biggest perks of my job is Aspen. It is by far the most beautiful airborn view I have ever seen. The terrain just gets more and more stunning as you approach the top and I find myself glued to the airplane window every time I go...

 

 

And since Aspen is the place to be for the Holidays, we had to give it a little extra display love this season. My favorite element was these adorable hand painted vintage skis that our home office sent me to play with, and this is what I came up with...

 

 

Just a few snapshots of the Holiday magic happening in Free People right now...Enjoy!

 

clutch by Osklen Fall 2013

 

 

Curated Collection // Mountains in Color

Because my mountain view is absent on this dreary gray Seattle day, a mini collection of color infused mountainscapes are inspiring me today...

 



 

from top: Lena Smirnova, elydoric, Brion Nuda Rosch, tchmo, Chris Minielly

 

Here's to the boldest of colors in the highest of places...Enjoy!