Four Great Things

Beautiful prints! and it is great to see you feature young and aspiring artists featured here. It really does help make art more accessible. People still so often see art as an elite, intellectual item that is not affordable nor something to brighten up or personalise your home, which of course it doesn’t have to be. As an artist, I work in different fields, from curatorial work to gallery work and also a webshop with fine art prints. One of my aims certainly is to make art more accessible, make people feel like it’s for them too, help take the reputation of elitism away from it without compromising on quality and integrity.

What size ikea frame did you use for these prints?

Gosh, that last link is to some of the last, “heartbreakingly beautiful” words of dying children. Appreciate the love with which it was shared but it was a little jarring for it to be presented as one of “four fun things.” Felt like this post was more three fun things and one profound thing.

I grew up in Italian family where we all talked quickly, loud, a lot and at the same time. My husband’s family are quiet, soft-spoken, slow speaking farm folk. Holy cow! I am afraid I haven’t changed much — I try to be a good listener but it is hard. I really want people to just spit it out :).

Beautiful prints! I’m always surprised that you don’t do more posts about affordable original art. I’m concentrating this year on building my art collection. I’m excited about each new addition and so is my son (he’s 4). This is work he’ll grow up with and he’ll have the ones he loves in his home too someday. The surfaces are different and interesting, I just don’t always feel that way about prints. I know it is a personal choice, but I would love to see you post about originals. Disclaimer: I’m a painter (and I have affordable originals). For any artists that read your blog – I’m doing a trading project this year – anyone want to trade artwork?
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The terminally ill kids are incredible. It really is amazing to see what holds true value. May we all spend more time hugging, laughing, reading, enjoying the beach, and playing with our pets.

Don’t mind me, crying at my desk, while reading that twitter thread. Kids are so wise!

Oh wow, that last one just burrows right to the center of your heart doesn’t it? It reminds me of one evening when I was driving home from a long day with my 3 year old in the back seat. He was silently looking out the window and in the quiet car my mind was racing a mile a minute with the worries of today and task lists of tomorrow. Suddenly he shrieked out with delight, laughing and cheering with his arms raised above his head. Scared the crap out of me at first! After a minute I realized we’d just gone through a tunnel on the freeway and he thought it was the most thrilling thing that had ever happened to us. I spent the rest of the evening with gratitude in my heart for that little guy and his precious reminder to find joy in life – it’s the little things that really matter. That was many years ago now and I still think of the moment often – reminding myself to look up once and a while to make sure I’m noticing and feeling my loved ones and all the good there is around us. Freeway tunnels, ice cream cones, hugs and all the rest.
Thanks for this today. <3

That art is beautiful! Thanks for all the affordable art over the years.