ARTmonday: Debbie Krim’s Fusion Foto Blocs

Last year I finally made it to SoWa First Fridays at 450 Harrison in Boston. I went with a friend to see the work of of her friend, Fernando DeOliveira (more on him another Monday), but of course visited lots of studios. We wound up spending a bunch of time at Debbie Krim’s, playing around with her Fusion Foto Blocs.

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Krim photographs elements in nature, often very close up, like flowers, rocks, water, as well as some architectural features, food, and other objects, in black and white and brilliant color. She mounts the prints on 4-inch square blocks (some sort of white laminate/MDF). The images are fun to mix and match, to create larger works of art. The studio is set up as a customer-friendly work room, with blank white walls that you can hang the blocks on in groupings to your liking. I think were were there for over an hour playing curator.

And the prices are very reasonable (about $25/each last year). I purchased a black and white peony that I have on my bedroom bookshelf, black and white eggs that are perched on a shelf in my kitchen, and three ocean vistas, which are lined up on a ledge one next to the other, at my house on the Cape. There is a pre-drilled hole in the back so you can easily hang them on a nail, but I like that they can stand up on their own.

Here are some examples of her work:

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Beauty Break: Brad Duncan and The Body Deli

One of the perks about being a writer is getting to experience the stuff you have to write about. I just spent two weeks profiling wedding services and beauty treatments for Improper Bostonian’s “Best Of”issue which comes out this summer. Thankfully, I didn’t have to attend a bunch of weddings to evaluate flowers, dresses and photography, I did get to try out a bunch of facials and massages. One of my favorites was The Body Deli Blueberry Fusion Facial ($130) from Brad Duncan Skin Care in the South End. If you can’t make it over to see Brad (but you really should try!), you can order the Blueberry Fusion Scrub ($36) online. It’s made from raw organic ingredients, smells delicious, and refreshes your skin, gently. (P.S – For a 15% discount off $50 or more, check out The Body Deli on Store Adore.)

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Get the Look: Daybeds

I’m actually not a pillow addict, but I know a lot of you are. A few of you have admitted it to me, in writing, so don’t deny it now. If there ever was an excuse to pile on the pillows, a daybed is it. Pick your style, there are tons to choose from . . . And thank me anytime for supporting your obsession!

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Shopping Guide

Box Sofa Compact, $6,445 at Hive Modern
American Modern Day Bed, $2,100 at DWR
Porto Daybed, $499 at Crate & Barrel
Twilight Sleep Sofa, $1680 at DWR
Neoclassical Style Daybed by Baker
Egyptian Style Daybed from Michael Contessa at 1st Dibs
George Daybed by Gus Modern, $1,650 at 2Modern
Chateau, $500 at Boston Interiors
Ondo, $4,816 at Hive Modern
Isabella Left Corner Daybed, $1,393 at Ballard Designs
Klaussner Logan, $850 at Daybeds.com
Cast Iron French Napoleon III, $1,900 from Jean-Marc Fray at 1st Dibs
Cyrilla Daybed by PURE by Ami McKay, $2,800 at Green with Glamour
Painted Caned Daybed, $995 from Kenny Ball at 1st Dibs
Normann Copenhaggen Camping Daybed
Cambridge Daybed, $279 at J.C. Penney
Aspire, $3,564 at Posh Living
Marston, $2,280 at Restoration Hardware
Daybed by Innovation, $1,080 at Spacify
White Barcelona Daybed, $7,563 at Hive Modern
DucDuc Campaign, $2,645 at 2Modern
Lubi Daybed, $799 at CB2
Baker Upholstered Daybed from The Barbara Barry Collection
Walnut and Brass Daybed by McGuire, $7,200
Harcourt Cleopatra Lounge, $5,500 at Hive Modern
Circle Cutout Daybed, $429 at West Elm
Ellie Lounge, $550 at Boston Interiors
Meldal, $100 at IKEA
Case Study, $1,690 at Velocity Art & Design
Clifton Lounge by Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams at Ruby Living
Hanna Daybed by Oly Studio
Royal Modern at Furniture Home Design
Vladimir Kagan Lucite & Walnut at Space Modern
Barbados Dabybed, $575 at Metrosleek.com
Martha Stewart with Bernhardt Putnam, $1,599 at Macy*s
Atwood, $2,040 at Restoration Hardware
Louvre by Todd Hase at Decorati

 

 

ARTmonday: Anne Beresford

Entwined at Judi Rotenberginstallation from Entwined at Judi Rotenberg Gallery, Boston, 2006

A few years ago, I fell in love with a painting by Anne Beresford at the Judi Rotenberg Gallery in Boston. It was very pale, all ivory and robin’s egg blue, with gray and black architectural-like drawings on the canvas. It reminded me of sculpture in Paris, somehow. I didn’t have the funds to buy it at the time, though I had the gallery call it back in last year to consider it for our house on the Cape (which, by the way, is still devoid of all art). I brought my husband to see it and we decided, unfortunately, that its soft renderings would be lost in the space. I can’t find an image of that particular painting online (I’m sure somebody bought it by now), but I can at least show you these . . .

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Homeward Bound 2
ink, acrylic & oil on paper on canvas
2005

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RisingWorldofWatersRising World of Waters
ink, acrylic & oil with collage on canvas
2006

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UproseUprose (Hommage a Van Gogh)
ink, acrylic & oil with collage on canvas
2006

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OfAFeatherOf a Feather
ink, acrylic & oil with collage on canvas
2004

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After Auden

After Auden
ink, acrylic & oil with collage on canvas
2001-4

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TempestTempest, (from The Exeunt Series)
ink, oil, engraved aluminum

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Very Small Things
mixed media
2007
Artwork courtesy of Judi Rotenberg Gallery

Contest: Are You a Beautiful Stranger?

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As most of you know by now, I write for lots of publications in Boston. I’m also the editor of Store Adore, an amazing website based in NYC, founded by my now dear friend Meredith Barnett (thank you Craig’s List!) and her fabulous childhood friend Cristina Miller, two totally groovy girls who also happen to be HBS alum smart pants. If you’re addicted to boutiques, definitely check out the site – we profile the best (mostly independent) boutiques across the country, as well as the hippest e-boutiques for fashion, beauty and home design. (There’s lots of discounts to be had too, but that’s another post.

Store Adore is doing a promotion with Beautiful Stranger.TV, a site/new media show that scours the streets in search of impossibly stylish real people. Now’s your chance to become a Beautiful Stranger. C’mon, you’ve got it, flaunt it! Take a head-to-toe snapshot of your stylish self, throw together a quickie profile. Then, click here to enter the Store Adore and Beautiful Stranger.TV Glamorous Giveaway Contest.

The contest starts today and ends June 18th, so send your snapshots right away. A panel of über-glam judges will select the next Beautiful Stranger. Said Beautiful Stranger will win Glamorous Giveaways, including beauty products, jewelry, a cute summer dress, a journal, a home decor item, cookies and fruit. The lucky winner will also be featured in both the Store Adore and Beautiful Stranger.TV newsletters. (Oh, the glory.)

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