Joy Ride 30×30

Listen to Your Heart 30×30

One Love 30×30

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Carrie's Apartment in Sex and the City

My obsession with blue begins with the transformation Carrie’s apartment makes in the first Sex and the City movie when she paints the entire space BLUE. I had to keep rewinding to take it all in, it’s so luxurious! I love that the whole space is the same colour – this really makes a statement. The colour used is Electric Blue by Benjamin Moore.  The paint chip has been hanging in my front hall for weeks but I have decided yet if it will work…we will see!

These luxury flats first came onto my radar when they were featured on Oprah’s Favourite Things – Tieks. She showed them in Fuchsia which I adored but I went with California Navy to be a bit safer. The turquoise sole is a signature element of Tieks. I can’t wait for spring to get here so I can wear them out…they are so comfy and soft. Love them!

So cute! These are from Joe Fresh…they would be so adorable on my girls I think they might both need a pair. They come in red as well. I’ve resisted them once now but I’m at the grocery store at least twice a week – I’m guaranteed to break down and buy them soon!

Three of my favourite trends are covered off in this one: blue & black, stripes, and chunky infinity scarves! This is Jessica Quirk from What I Wore.  She documents her amazing style one day at a time. I am hooked on seeing what she wears next! Honestly, I secretly want to be her although even if I had her wardrobe and style, I don’t have anywhere to go!

I spied these gorgeous cobalt studs on Etsy in the Botny shop by Dana Holscher. Her shop is the ‘home of hand drawn earrings’ which combines two of my favourite things: art supplies and jewellery!  This pair was coloured with Ultramarine Blue. Lovely!

These are my favourite blues in the studio these days: Cobalt Teal & Anthraquinone Blue. Stay tuned to see what comes out of these wonderful BLUES…

Now enough with the winter blues, bring on SPRING!

xoxo, julie

A huge thank you to Brittany for featuring my work in her awesome blog Gallery 8 after seeing me at the show!

I now have some new favourite Artisans for you to check out:

Tasci Designs

Shernett Swaby 

 Suzanne Ernst

Sue McNenly

The Whimsygal Cardshop 

On the late night drive home from Toronto I was contemplating all the things I had been putting off before the show and what I had to focus on when returning back to the studio. I started to fret about my overgrown to-do list when the PERFECT song came on the radio…Everybody’s Free – To Wear Sunscreen by Baz Luhrmann. I think we all heard this one back in the 90′s but I for one had forgotten about it and the GREAT ADVICE it contains. I love it! Listen to it here, and listen carefully, it definitely made my day!

Click here: Everbody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)

Let me know if it made your day!

julie

The One of a Kind Show is just around the corner! Here’s a peek at a few things I have my eye on IF I can sneak away from my booth long enough to do a little shopping…

Luved – the Owen

Foxy Originals – Shine Necklace

Rock My Soul - Peace Pillow

Flakes Paperie – Screen printed calendar 

And I just might have to take a walk through the sweets section for some Tickelberrys – they have chocolate covered everything!

TickleBerrys

Looking forward to seeing my favourite Artisans and all the new ones this year. The One of a Kind is always sure to deliver inspiration to be more creative…in art, in design, and in life! I’ll be at booth o-20 from Nov 24th to Nov 28th. I hope to see you there!

www.oneofakindshow.com

You will find the latest news on upcoming art events and exhibits, images of my most recent works along with a few of my passions: art, design, fashion, inspiring people, to name a few.

Thanks for reading, talk soon!