The Victorian Gothic interior is everywhere right now, on our screens with Great Expectations and Penny Dreadful, and increasingly in our own homes. If you feel like grabbing a bit of Goth-glam behind closed doors, follow these style cues to get the look. Gothic style originated in France way back in the 1100s and held […]
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Every year, Martha Stewart does a Halloween issue. Those of us who celebrate Halloween year round can make even more use of her helpful tips than anyone else. So we’re finding useful tips in the Fairy Godmother Martha Stewart Cast a Spell Halloween edition of Martha Stewart Living (also available on Kindle). There are lots […]
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Artist Scott Musgrove is now offering his Walktopus sculpture as a limited edition candle holder. Limited to 32 pieces, 20″ tall and with a price tag of $4000 it’s sure to catch everyone’s eye as it sits upon your dining table. That’s where I’d put mine anyway. I would love to see this in person […]
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If you love the look of unconventional industrial sculptures adorning your living space then you might want to check out the works of Kevin Flint. This California artist creates artworks using various paraphernalia. His creations echo eclectic and modern aesthetics which occasionally intertwine with a pop landscape. Kevin is not only a painter and sculptor, […]
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Going green might invoke images of hipsters in electric cars, but Stephen J. Payne is sure to shatter those with giant lumps of metal. Using reclaimed metal from several salvage yards in the Downtown Los Angeles area, Payne crafts some of the most interesting heavy metal clocks you’ve ever seen. Super-sleek, steel hands and surprisingly, […]
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Lisa Petrucci is a household name among those who love colorful pop surrealist paintings. Her work has been dubbed as a mixture of vintage pinup pop with a touch of kitsch. It’s this overplayed subject transformed and presented with different packaging that makes her work utterly adorable. The petite painter (she’s only 5’0) is an […]
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Playfully mixing cuteness with gore and terror has become the core of Junko Mizuno’s art. Her muses along with its cast of characters often live and prance around in lush colors, fine lines and big eyes; a trait she has acquired from her love of manga, anime and Ozamu Tezuka. Sandwiched in that cute factor, […]
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When asked how she describes her paintings, Angelina Wrona summarizes them as being about “dark, emotional and big eyed girls.” True enough, you’ll get a helping of these in her work. Dissecting and looking over her “Senta-Mental” dolls (what the artist affectionately calls her girl subjects;) it’s easy to feel drained. There’s an intensity to […]
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Of all the unexpected places to find this, the home improvement store Lowes has been publishing a series of Halloween decor suggestions. For the low low price of $50, you can get a bunch of pumpkins and gold and black spray paint to, uhm, decorate the pumpkins of course. What else would anyone use spray […]
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The image of the tree house stirs emotions of one’s childhood. Feelings of a magical place where you could go to escape the everyday world are conjured up in this stunning photograph from Laura McPhee. The massive tree trunk has been carved into a small house complete with ornate front door and step. Columns appear […]
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