Butterflies! A perfect reminder that spring will be here soon! We recently stumbled  upon the whimsical line of Beijo Brasil and fell in love with their jewelry line featuring vintage images of butterflies, and a few moths too. You will, too.The Beijo Brasil jewelry line started in 2002 when the designer, Misty Darling, was living in Sao Paulo, Brasil. The line is now relocated to Sonoma, California with inspirations hailing from a huge cache of ephemera and their work with local artists.

Their designs are printed on translucent, lightweight plastic for a fun and flirty feel with just a hint of glamour. A perfect translation of the fluttery, floating butterfly. Adorn yourself!

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Time for a closer look at the artwork Katie Kulper has created for Curves + Lines, our currently running visual art show. Katie is a Portland, Oregon based artist/designer. Her multi-dimensional paper sculptures are a study of the beauty found within seasons of sadness.

Katie has hand-dyed the paper, cutting each piece into the shape of a drop, and from these shapes formed texturally-patterned paper sculptures. The shadow box frames were also constructed from Katie’s hands out of fir with small walnut inlays at each corner.

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We thought it was time for a change – so whoosh, away went the mountain of skiers, and swoosh, up went our newest windows of Circles & Stripes. Stripes on the windows (subtly different colors of blue, most visible from outside the store), strands of circles from the ceiling and big pops of circle power on the floor! We thought these windows would play nicely with the Circles + Lines art show currently upon our walls.

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February kicks off our first art show of the year. “Curves + Lines” features three individual artists using paper as their medium of artistic expression. The show opens with an artist  reception from 6:00pm to 9:00pm on Friday, February 3rd. The show will be on our walls until March 31st.

Julie Everhart, founder of Studio Olivine, is a letterpress artist living in Portland, Oregon who enjoys keeping her hands inky. She’s been drawing since she was old enough to hold a pen and continues to evolve and change her processes every day. Julie prints on wood, linen, and paper, using earth friendly methods and materials whenever possible. For her first collection of letterpress art prints, Julie focuses on the beauty of the ever-evolving process of life. Change is the theme, complete with bends and turns and additions of elements that have shaped the artist and her art into something new, complex, and beautiful. Pieces in this show are printed and pressed on handmade recycled paper, one color at a time with soy inks, and mounted onto bamboo.

Katie Kulper is an Oregonian (born and raised), and Portland based artist/designer. She created multi-dimension paper sculptures for the current show with the notion that in seasons of sadness and brokenness, there is beauty to be found. Similar to a long season of rain and clouds, new growth and clear skies are the result. Katie notes that she’s experienced her fair share of rainy seasons, and each piece in the show represents one of the places where she’s shed and shared tears. The intensely emotional process in her creative thinking and artistic execution offer a beautiful result.

Residing in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, Marnie Karger draws inspiration from the geography and history of the land around her as she reveres a sincere sense of place and home. Her unique artworks are created by carefully cutting and layering chromatically colored paper to represent depth maps of popular lakes, rivers, and coastlines. Each piece for the show is a handmade effort, reflecting attention to and appreciation of the beauty, mystery, and complexity of the contours beneath the surface of the water.

★ Please join us to meet the Portland based artists, Julie and Katie, at the Artist’s Reception on Friday, February 3rd from 6-9pm. The artwork is for purchase through March 31st, and available on our website too!

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We have always, always, always loved Amy’s jewelry  designs, but were even more impressed with this designer’s newest line – and, Amy’s new Venetian Shadow Collection does not disappoint! The shapes and tones and metals mixed in this new collection are based on the Venetian iron work Amy discovered on a trip to Italy last summer. (Remember summer?)

Along the canals of Venice, Amy found beautiful examples of decorative iron work gates, grates, doors, and windows. Inspired by these centuries-old designs her current collection plays with the concepts of light, dark, shape, and form and connects all in pieces that offer perfect palate for winter.

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Coming to us directly from Italy, design capital of the universe, are these super soft, super chunky, handmade baskets that are–believe it or not–made of a Neoprene rubber yarn! Neoprene is a special type of rubber, used extensively, and more often associated with, the outdoor swim & surf, plumbing, car and motorcycle industries. It’s velvety, flexible, smooth, and soft to touch.

These completely cool, rubber baskets crafted from this amazing  “yarn” feel unbelievably soft and silky, in complete contrast with their rugged appearance and intense color. Designed by Rosanna Contadini for Neo, the neoprene yarn is made in Italy where she and her partner then knit it into multiple-sized baskets. Why not corral all your doo-dads in a flexible style?

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The ladies behind Tasi Designs consistently dazzle us with their fine wares. Modern combinations of stones (natural, undyed, high quality) and a sweet mix of oxidized silver and gold vermeil will tempt you to choose a pair of earrings or a beautiful necklace for all your outfits for this brand new year. Of this, we’re quite sure.

Tasi bling walks the line between glamour and edgy, and with their brand new brass jewelry line we predict their fan base will only increase. When you see these pieces up close, you’re destined to become a true fan, too.

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We instantly fell in love with these prints representing groups of botanicals – from fungi to air plants to all sorts of seasonal veggies. The detailed drawings and accompanying little notes give you cool info to make you feel like an immediate expert! So whimsical and colorful, these prints of original drawings would look great in anyone’s home, especially in the home of plant lovers of all persuasions.

The North Caroline duo behind such wonders started drawing together in 2005, and named themselves “Wolfie & the Sneak“. In 2007 they created their now quite famous botanical identification poster and those of us who enjoy such magical greenery have been following their illustration moves ever since. The perfect gift to brighten up the season!

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This amazing 3-D penguin is your new BFF.  (There is a pig, giraffe, or rabbit, too, for the friending, if you’re so inclined.)

d.torso, a Japanese company, creates 3-D objects using computer generated “figurative images…[by dividing] the 3-D data into sliced data and then reconstruct it, using three axes of coordinates”. Kind of mind-blowing, but with sweet, whimsical results – animals that are perfect to entertain a puzzle person during that down time with the family, and as equally perfect to display in your home or office when the animal is complete.

Go on – have some holiday fun with 3-D antics!

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