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Art Sale: Trish Grantham

Trish Grantham recently returned from a trip to NYC and was inspired to add more depth and layers to her work. As always, they're all charming! I see a few that scream Valentine's Day...

Art Sale: Trish Grantham

Once again, the talented Trish Grantham is having an online art sale. If only I wasn't recovering from the holidays, I would probably buy a couple myself...

Art Sale: Trish Grantham

Trish Grantham Christmas art sale! There are some really sweet pieces...

Art Sale: Amy Ruppel

Amy Ruppel is having an online art sale today. Jump in quick because she sells out in the blink of an eye.

Art sale: Trish Grantham

Trish Grantham is on a roll. She's having another art sale today and it's a stellar collection of work! Don't hesitate...

Art sale: Trish Grantham

Über talented Trish Grantham is having another online art sale today. Don't miss this one! There are some truly adorable pieces...

Camilla Engman

Thanks to mamasaidshop, I was given the nudge I needed to finally spring for Camilla Engman's set of 4 prints for a mere $45. There's a reason why Camilla is so popular -- just look at these fantastic illustrations! I'm really looking forward to their arrival but now I need to make some space for their debut. The Bean's room? The playroom? hmmm, maybe MY room?

Art sale: Trish Grantham

Sorry I'm a bit behind today, I'm nursing a head cold that I caught over the weekend. Good news though -- Trish Grantham is having an online art sale today. There are some great pieces!!

Amanda Kindregan

A typical Sunday ritual usually consists of getting coffee and taking the girls to the Ballard Farmer's Market. We  cruise up and down the street checking out the local vendors while The Bean repeats her mantra, "Let's go to the toy store, let's go to the toy store...". Once we've bought our supply of fruits and veggies, we'll mosey on over to Clover -- the cutest little toy store in Seattle. It's chock full of unique toys, games and furnishings for kids. The owner makes special trips to Europe to sniff out a nice selection of goods that you won't find anywhere else in Seattle. Through the month of October, Clover is featuring Amanda Kindregan's original paintings and prints. Her style is nostalgic and reminiscent of children's book illustrations of the 1950's. She tends to paint animals and outdoor landscapes; her work is very sweet and whimsical. It definitely reminded me of books that I read as a child.

Art sale: Amy Ruppel

A fantastic artist and all-around nice person, Amy Ruppel, is having an online art sale today. Hurry though because they sell out incredibly fast! Don't worry if you miss out, Amy can usually accommodate commissioned work.

Count the Birdies

Local Seattle artist and BlueBottle gallery owner, Matthew Porter, has recently published his second children's book Count the Birdies, geared to teach children to count and recognize colors. The illustrations are inspired by Japanese woodcuts which include house sparrows perched on white pear blossoms, tiny hummingbirds flitting among pink cherry blossoms and other common birds and flowers. I haven't read it yet but the illustrations look just as lovely as his first book, ABC, which was a Winner of Child Magazine 2006 Best Children's Books and was chosen by the American Association of Booksellers for Children as one of the Best Books for Children in 2006! Both of my girls love this book where Matthew has illustrated animals for each letter -- for instance, "N" is for "Nuthatch" (a bird) and "Q" is for "Quokka" (an Australian marsupial).

If you fancy decorating your child's room with uniquely painted pieces of the Quokka, Vole or Nuthatch, Matthew sells them in limited edition format at BlueBottle gallery.

Trish Grantham

Trish Grantham is having an online art sale today. Unfortunately, at the moment, she's having technical problems but the images should be up by today sometime. Keep checking back...

Chauney Peck

Chauney Peck is a local Seattle artist whose work is very fresh and fascinating -- and perfect for a child's room. She creates plywood cutout pieces and then stains them. Her current work focuses on how global warming is impacting our environment and small villages, particularly in Alaska. I recently visited Chauney's studio and after hearing the inspiration behind "The house that fell into the ocean of Shishmaref" -- I had to have it. Shishmaref is a village in North Alaska that is facing evacuation due to rising temperatures and melting the sea ice along the coast. Apprarently, entire village homes have fallen into the ocean, which is what this piece depicts. When I went to Chauney's studio, I also brought the Bean so she could help me choose a piece of art -- she really liked this one as well, so we took it home. Eventually, I'm going to put it in Bean's room but I need to do some shuffling. So, in the meantime, it hangs in my tiny entry way on a dark brown wall -- which really makes it pop.