Maddy

took this shot of Maddy last year... still one of my favorites.

Print & Pattern

Loving the play of print and pattern thats popping up everywhere. From fashion, to fine art, home decor and graphic design, bold shapes and colors in repeat have set my heart a flutter!

I wear a dress everyday, so when I saw this dress by Secret Squirrel and lusted after it instantly!

Love the combination of jade green, coco brown and the sort of foresty olive green that it creates in this graphic by Jelle Martens. Im so drawn to geometric shapes layered over natural images, organic playing against hard edge lines... like this stag made by Maxime Quoilin. 

And you can bring this pattern phenomenon home too... buy artwork from aaron moran, great graphic prints from Eloise Renouf, check out this awesome iphone case by Dawn Gardner, these cool pillows by barkdecor on etsy or these adorable shoes. 

Send Me Your Picture and...

I'll make a painting...

So every Wednesday night I do a quick painting at drop in and I am running out of inspiration...
So, send me a pic of you and I might use your beautiful face as the inspiration for my next piece.

Details...

Images I Love:
forlorn, victimized, sad, serious, melancholy
red hair
freckles
two front teeth slightly showing
bruises
just your face, maybe your hand too

Ideally:
No pictures of you smiling
No pets
Large color images only please
email me at courtneycerruti@gmail.com

If I do paint your image, likely chance it wont look exactly like you and you may look a bit rough around the edges... FYI

Hope you'll submit something :)
If you need some guidance as to what I like to paint check out recent paintings, and my painting ref board!

Weekend Shots

Best Surprise Package Ever!!!

I received the best surprise package in the mail today!!! The most adorable apron ever, made by my friend Shannon (who stil has no blog or etsy despite my nagging)!!!!!

more midnight sketching

 more midnight sketching...

Recent Finds

Among Alameda, SCRAP and Center for Creative Reuse, I've stumbled upon quite a few treasures...

Check out the ads from these vintages mags on my flickr page. 

I love this oil painting... slowly growing my collection

Ribbons, velvet, and antique whites..

A girl can never have too many vintage tea cups.

athough these are new, I love the simple blue and white.

Makes Me Feel...

William Hundley... things he does in his garage

Makes me feel like I should be doing more in my garage!

A Valentine for You

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

Sailor Valentines at Saffron & Genevieve

The Sailor Seashell Valentine Workshop at Saffron & Genevieve was amazing! Check out all the work on the facebook album!

Midnight Crafting

                   

Rag doll made of vintage linens... possibly a workshop in the making!

Today

a walk through the flatlands....

 

Google Doodle

Google has featured some awesome doodles recently. Todays Edison inspired doodle is is no exception.

Check out google's doodle archive to see their doodles from around the world!