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August 3, 2009 · 7:17 pm

ARTmonday: PAAM Members Auction

Every year the Provincetown Art Association and Museum holds a silent auction of member works created on 12×12 boards. The work is exhibited for about six weeks, during which time the bidding is on. The bids start at $125 and increase by $25 increments. This means you can get some good deals on local artwork. Well known artists’ works go for quite a bit, but I was once the lone bidder on a piece I really love. The artists agree to donate 50% of the purchase price to PAAM, though many donate 100% of the proceeds.

We put in our initial bids over the weekend. We are especially interested in the middle piece in the bottom row. My mother-in-law painted it, based on a photo I took last summer of my sons and their cousin on the beach. So if you’re in Ptown, stop by and bid, but not on that one! Here is a sampling; sorry the photos aren’t great.

PAAM Members’ 12 x 12 Silent Auction
July 24, 8 PM to September 12, 4PM

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August 2, 2009 · 7:09 pm

Get the Look: Maps

There are lots of maps for sale online, from huge murals to dainty vintage dandies. You could easily cover your walls in the stuff. Or just opt for a map wallpaper pattern, which is perhaps more pulled together but not nearly as interesting. There are also plenty of map inspired accessories you could scatter about. Here is a sampling of the ones I found…

Row 1: Vintage Paper Pack by Vintology, $16 at Etsy; Map Gift Tags by imade4you , $1.75/set of 12 at Etsy; 10 Little Dutch Towns Book Cutouts by BeppeMartha, $2 at Etsy.

Row 2: Expedition Novelty Map Wallpaper by Ralph Lauren, £107 at Tangletree Interiors; Out To Sea Map Wallpaper by Ralph Lauren, £50 at Tangle Tree Interiors; Collection Great Harbour Wallpaper by Ralph Lauren, £73 at Tangletree Interiors.

Row 3: Grande Bretagne Silk Memento Cushion, £53 at Re-Found Objects; Map Shoes by Jennifer Collier; Seletti World Map Porcelain Dinner Plates, $285/set of 6 at The Conran Shop.

Row 4: KETTY VÄRLD Cushion, $14.99 at IKEA; Neighborhood Pillow at Haptic Lab; Topography Pillow by diffractionFIBER, $35 at Etsy.

Row 5: PEVA London Underground Shower Curtain, $29 at Izola Shower; Ferm Living World Map Decal, $TK at Ferm Living; US Map Chalkboard Decal, $99 at Pottery Barn Teen.

Row 6: The Carpet2 Squared by Seletti; Chart Metalworks Belt Buckle, $155 at Chart Metalworks; Ceramic tile maps at the Wellfleet Flea Market.

Row 7: Children in Paris Collage Cards, $14.25/set of 4 at Etsy; New York Felt Pillow by Love, California. $34 at Etsy; Eiffel Tower Glass Paperweight by Pretty Originals, $9.50 at Etsy.

Row 8: World Map Pillow by Ferm Living, $110 at Ferm Living; Blue Map Metal Serving Tray, $9 at Target; Soft Map Quilt by Haptic Lab at Haptic Lab.

Row 9: Cape Cod and the Islands Subway Map Poster, $20 at Transit Authority Figures.