Tara Bradford over at the Paris Parfait is serving up some lovely photos and posts from her Paris perspective and further travels. A friend sent me her link and I had a field day over there. Have a look-see! Flea Markets, journeys and great photography!
Just a little reminder that Holidays are sneaking in and that you may want to place your orders for those of you wanting to take advantage of my
Bag and Print giveaway only offered through this blog. Click here for the original details...xoxoxo
Remember when I showed you my inspiration board not so long ago? Well our entire staff has played a part int he construction of this years traveling Trade SHow booth that is the manifestation of that inspiration.
Little by little it has been forming in the back of the http://www.papayaart.com/PAPAYA warehouse. A lot of muscle and grit went
into this baby and she was just shipped on her country tour yesterday.
It's all about the behind-the-scenes victories around here and this was such an exciting project for many of us here.
In real life it won't be filled with dust and chords and messy-mess. It will instead have flowers, carpet and good lighting. But we where thrilled with our trashy pre-set up version. Here's a huge shout out to everyone who labored over this beast these past weeks. xoxoxox...
to be feeling productive. These pieces will be ready around February but I love sharing the early previews with you.
("Flower Girl")
So I have my little paintings/ mixed media pieces at a collective show at Bohemia opening tonight here in Ashland, Oregon. I thought I'd share virtually with you here.
Unfortunately my photography skills are bunkaroo...But you can get a glimpse of my little guys.
("Firecracker") I used all antique frames with the exception of the wood slice. (My personal favorite) "Yo Moma"
"
"Snow Hat"
"Little Hope"
If you'd like more information about any of these pieces please contact Bohemia (541-488-5227) for pricing and shipping. These are all under 12 inches and very well priced for the Holiday showing. If you are local the show features loads of wonderful artists sharing small pieces and will be up until the end of Dec. The show opens tonight from 5:30 to 9:30 ish for First Friday Art Walk if you are willing to brave the cold...See you there. Xoxoxox....
I've decided that this year I wanted to do something for my bloggy friends here. It's been a few years of relating online and I felt it time to make a special promotion just for my
loyal peeps. So this Holiday Season I am offering readers a free PAPAYA, Lotus shopping tote (Not to be confused with our new Luxe Totes)
Just for those of you who come and hang out with me on my personal blog. Here's a picture of the Lotus shopper bag which is super sturdy and has canvas straps shown above. Which will come in handy during your one millionth trip to the grocery store this season or for piles of goodies
from the craft fair. (This is also the only way for you to get your hands on one of these bags which are not usually available to the public. Yay!) And I'll send you a free, randomly selected 12 X 16 Art Print
with any Holiday order over $35.00 placed between now and Dec. 31st 2009. (see below for details) That way you get a little something from me when you get a little something for your friends or family. We have a lot of new things this year if you haven't been around the website in a while. My favorite being our new Luxe Totes which are more suited as large purses. And yes they are IN! Sabrina Bags too!
But we also now have the water bottle collection in and new cameo necklaces etc. Plenty to check out!
Also we now have a retail catalogue. If you would like to receive our thick little book then please contacty our office to be sure to get on the mailing list and get one in time for the Holidays if you prefer paper pages to web pages.
The Holiday Giveaway for www.Anahata.typepad.com readers works like this:
You have a fun cruising the PAPAYA site and choosing your Holiday giveables between November 25th & Dec. 31st 2009. When your cart is $35.00 or more you can proceed to check out you will see a promotional code section in the check out process. You just want to enter this code when you get there:
ANAB-H09 (yes this one)
that will ensure that you receive your free, Lotus shopping tote and randomly selected 12 X 16 Art Print with your order. If you are freaked out by online ordering you are welcome to write your order down and call us instead. 1-888-488-0638. Remember this is only for those of you who visit this blog so be sure to tell them that you are from Anahata's Blog and they will make sure you get your gifts. If you are from outside the US then please email or call us so that we can ship your order with reasonable shipping options.
And just a side note that I no longer tend the offices at PAPAYA so if you have any questions or need customer service please contact our super lovely office staff to help you. I'm afraid I'd be the last person you'd want working on your order. Yep- they kicked me out of that department a long time ago because lets face it... I'm terrible on accounting and seem to mess up the flow. Ha! I am decidedly better at art than office systems unfortunately.
Happy shopping and remember to factor in packing and shipping times for your orders so you get your goods on time.
A lot of what I've been working on lately is oddly more concept base. Colors, textures, spaces, moods. Less about making art pieces and more about art spaces or marketing environments. Fun! This image above represents my color palette if I had one right now and my interests for new moods for PAPAYA!
I'm generally all about imports and colors of the East as most of you know. But something about what I've been calling "stuffy, uptight, almost aristocratic interiors with overly gilded things and tarnished oppulence" has caught my eye. Of course being that we are living in an entirely new era these things are just inspirations. This image above makes my heart race and I'm in love with the almost ugly wallpaper that makes this space so beautiful! I've been dreaming up new environments for PAPAYA to play in that has a bit of a grown-up quality. But a humorous one. I think my five kinds of wallpaper may have arrived today and I'm giddy over blacks, plums and chalkboard paint with gold!
Doing art pieces has been my first love. But I'd say I've had a love affair with interiors since I was a child. To me the idea of home and the interest in personal spaces goes hand in hand with an artists perspective.
My home is a mix of West Coast artist originals, folk art and traditional textiles from all over the world and a few of my own pieces. I can't resist modern goodies, foreign relics, and good old bohemian flair. I've tried to limit my palette at times but have since given in to my cornucopia of interests and visual loves.
This is a new home for me. We just moved in last week and I'm enjoying having such a deep, historical house to play with. It feels good to have a sturdy home after my year in Belize. I've transplanted many of my paintings from the island and given them a place within the moody, Northwest bungalow.
4th photo in kitchen- Original Painting by Kelly Tunstall, Small original from Lynne Whipple,)
