I had an amazing time at Art Star Craft Bazaar this past weekend. The weather was wonderful, the people were friendly and my booth neighbors were amazing. So today I bring you one of my personal favorite from the festival, Found Studio.

Found Studio is the work of an amazing artist, Kacey Buchanan Stafford. Her mixed media collage paintings come in a variety of sizes and each one is created on a wood “canvas”  so they are ready to hang as soon as you get it home. I can’t even begin to describe the incredible texture each piece has when you get to see it up close, they are just stunning. Found studio also has some really awesome shirts, brooches, magnets and of course the signature ceramic bacon and eggs. I came home with a set of these beauties and Couldn’t be more excited about hanging them on the wall. If you are in the baltimore area and want to check out the work for yourself they will be at the “Pile of Craft” show on June 26.

I love this instalation by designer Oki Sato (studio nendo). These beautiful ceramic pieces focus on the story of growing furniture. It’s something I have never thought to deeply about, but all furniture pieces evolve from previous works. As the designer states… “A stool grows a backrest, and becomes a chair. When an armrest sprouts from it, it is an armchair. The stool grows sideways, and becomes a bench, or lengthwise and becomes a lounge chair, or even a bed.” I love the simplicity of these building blocks of craftsmanship.

There is just something about the illustration style of apak that always makes me smile. And now they have an adorable mug that could put a smile on your face every morning! I think my personal favorite is the Happy Hermits sculpture. It reminds me a little bit of David the Gnome (which I very much disliked when I was a child) but I think the whimsy just takes me into another land. Definitely check out their full shop for some amazing prints too!

Cut paper works always make me smile, weather they are complex and serious or sleek and humorous. The work of Jared Andrew Schoor falls into both categories. He currently is part of a two man exhibition of work at Gallery Nucleus (which I still wish was in New York) along with Sean Chao. Jared’s work just really made me smile this morning and got me excited about creating this week. I only hope someone really does shoot these clouds with arrows so maybe the sun will come out!

I hope everyone has a safe and happy weekend. We have about 2 feet of snow in Brooklyn and it’s still falling. This morning we took einsetin through the park and as he bounded through the snowbanks it reminded me how snow days felt as a child. That extra special day where you didnt have to go to school and instead made snowmen with the neighbors and trolloped through the woods looking at animal tracks in the white powder. In brooklyn it’s a little diffrent I think this print by Lauren Castillo gets it just right.

An amazing street artist going by ‘Slinkachu’ installed these little hand-painted figurines in strategic locations throughout different cities and then photographed them. He left these miniature installations out to fend for themselves. Do you think you would notice these little guys while you were out for a stroll in the urban landscapes. I probably  would because I tend to look at my feet a lot. Check out the little people blog to see these installations close up and far away, just as you would see them walking by.

If you’ve been dreaming of having one of Audrey’s beauties to hang on your walls you only have to wait until saturday. She is going to release another two art prints with her “time limited edition” method. “Yuuwaku” is a 16″ x 20.5″ giclee, while “Hyakki Yakou” is a 14″ x 23″ giclee.  The unframed prints are priced at $100 each, with a framed option available. The catch is these beauties will only be available Saturday, January 23 from 3pm-4pm (PST.) The edition size will be determined by how many orders are placed. You can only order one piece so choose wisely.

One of the things I am really looking forward to in 2010 is the final season of LOST. So many questions. What’s the deal with the four toed statue? What’s up with Libby? Where the heck is Claire? So little answers. I’m hoping that many of these will be answered in the last season, even though I’m sad to see this show go, I’m ready for closure.

Gallery 1988 in California recently hosted a Lost inspired show, filled to the brim with some amazing pieces. from some very talented artists. For those who were lucky enough to attend the opening of the show Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse were also in attendance. I’ve picked out a few of my favorite pieces and recommend checking out the rest of the show here.

CLOCKWISE TOP: Andrew Hem ”We Have To Go Back” • Lauren Gregg ”Charlie” • Carlos Ramos ”The Swan”
CLOCKWISE BOTTOM: Leontine Greenberg ”Smokey In Disguise”  • Wade Schin ”Locke” • Ken Garduno ”T” • Dan May ”The Polar Bear Conundrum”