Furniture at the Bellagio Spa

This piece of furniture at the Bellagio Spa caught my eye, not only because of it's beauty but because it wasn't new and shiny. It was an old piece of furniture that was repurposed and made new. It was covered in really interesting bits and pieces of plates, cups and saucers (mosaic). It even had a few pieces missing. I loved the fact that such a big and glamorous hotel had very unique and eclectic old furniture fused into the decor. As a mixed media artist, I love to look for the contrast between new - old, distressed - smooth, high - low contrast etc...basically anything that captures my attention. I always keep that camera in hand because, remember you can't go back or you have forgotten what it actually looked like or you have forgotten those wonderful little nuances. It's that simple CARRY THE CAMERA!!!  My latest place to go for do it yourself projects is tipnut.com/  You'll love it.

Fabric Creativity for Wall Decor

When we think of art... we tend to think of paintings, drawings, sculpture. Do we really think that much about fabric? Well here is my daughters studio wall that she has created for her studio space. She is a super fantastic fiber arts/sewing artist. It is very fitting for her to think in terms of fabric to decorate with, I absolutely love it! While on a shopping trip to New York she shopped at Mood which she thought was fun with so much to look at. Not sure where she purchased all the fabric for this wall art. If I know my daughter she used remnents, go green girl!!! I love the idea of repurposing or recycling anything and everything we can.