ARTmonday: 12 Artworks from Uncommon Goods

I discovered Brooklyn-based site Uncommon Goods, which launched back in 1999, when I worked for Store Adore. I perused it all the time, especially for environmentally-conscious and handcrafted gift options. For some reason it had fallen off my radar for a while. They emailed me recently. I learned that the company’s lowest paid worker makes 50 percent above minimum wage—as good a reason as any to start shopping the site again—and that they donate to a number of worthy non-profits, including organizations for women, hunger, and the environment. I was also reminded of its selection of selection of cute gifts, including a whole bunch of whole bunch of personalized gifts, like jewelry, pillows, and books. There’s also affordable artwork. I posted a dozen of my favorite artworks from Uncommon Goods below.

rainbow-sarah-nicole-phillips

 Rainbow, Sarah Nicole Phillips, $85-$150

big-orange-chair-kate-lewis

 Big Orange Chair, Kate Lewis $75-$130

slices-of-geneaolgy

Slice of Genealogy (custom artwork), Jen O’Neill, $295

personalized-family-art

Personalized Family Art, Mary and Shelly Klein, $150

challenging-conditions-audrey-heller

Challenging Conditions, Audrey Heller, $140-$200

city-skyline-in-wood

City Skyline Wooden Routing (NYC), $34

you-simply-glow-jessica-swift

You Simply Glow, Jessica Swift, $65-$120

the-animal-alphabet-zoo-kim-smith

The Animal Alphabet Zoo, Kim Smith, $140

happy-elephant-zlatka-paneva

The Happy Elephant, Zlatka Paneva, $68-$150

woven-seacape-elise-wehle

Woven Seacape, Elise Wehle, $75-$135

dogs-denise-fiedler

Dogs (Dalmatian), Denise Fiedler, $125

hiking-with-george-renee-leone

Hiking With George, Renee Leone, $145-$ 230

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