Artist: Howard Pierce

I've passed over getting these quail at least three times, but I've decided not to do so a fourth! The artist, ceramicist Howard Pierce, created too fine of figurines to ignore. The shapes, the glazing, the stylization -- these (and others of his) little pieces deserve to have something else in the house make place for them. I can certainly see why they're highly collectible!

Etsy: Three Sisters Ink

Normally, I'm not such a fan of purple -- or pink, for that matter. Especially in the United States, women get overexposed to these colors, and I, for one, am usually fatigued and annoyed to see them used for anything female-related. I'm generally on the look-out for redeeming uses of these colors, and the print below, "Arrival" by Etsy sellers threesistersink, is a stellar example of one. Relief and joy at purple!

In Progress

It will be a while before these are done, proofed, tweaked, and printed, but they're in the works!

Artist: Eleanor Grosch

I'm far from the only artist inspired by Charley Harper. Eleanor Grosch, of pushmepullyou design is, too, and her work is delightful in its own right!



Grain Edit did an interesting interview with her last year, that gave a peek into some of her work process.

Blog Mention

I was thrilled to see one of my Ornament prints show up in the lovely design blog Paper n Stitch, and in the company of some very attractive home decor accessories and furniture!


The blog's author is an artist herself, and has an Etsy shop selling vintage goods. She has some vibrant collage "paper quilts" up online, as well as paintings. The collage below is especially exciting to me: the colors are vibrant, and I love the use of pattern and different materials -- especially that yellow thread.

Artist: Charley Harper

It still amazes me that I'd never heard of Charley Harper or seen any of his work until a year and a half ago, when my sister-in-law told me the first draft of my squirrel print reminded her of his work. Since then, I've seen reference after reference to him, from the mentions on blogs I follow to items sold at Old Navy!

If you've never taken a look at his work, get ready for the joy of discovering it for the first time! I'm enjoying looking through his work all over again, myself. Here's one of my favorites:

Things that make me go ooh!

Some people are born bloggers. Me, I debate what to put up here, and end up not posting! I've decided to just go ahead and post things that are only indirectly related to my ododo work, like things that make me go ooh: other artists, items that make my little design heart flutter, and that kind of thing.

So, to start that off, here's a picture of a chair generously donated to me for free by a friend of mine! It's mid-century, and still in very decent condition. good things can come from selflessly admiring someone else's furniture, when they decide to get rid of it because it was never quite their taste to begin with! That was my lucky situation, and I decided to make room for the chair in my house, one way or another.



Such good lines! If they still make furniture look this nice, for any kind of decent price, I sure haven't seen it. I just have to clean the upholstery (reupholstering it is more than I'm willing to risk trying, right now) and maybe give the wood a light coat of oil. Maybe when I do, I'll check underneath the seat and see if there's a name attached to this piece of elegance.