New Site: VISITVISIT.US !!

As my studio tour series has grown, I felt it deserved to have its own home on the internet. I was also beginning to think about expanding my visits to other spaces that are not specifically artist studios. I wanted to do more homes and maybe some gardens, and shops as well. Anticipating the increasing number of galleries from both my regular work and the studio visits, I didn't want to have all the pictures buried on my portfolio site.

So for the past month or so, I'm happy to announce that the new site is up, renaming my series Visit Visit! A simple site, with the same layout and navigation as my portfolio site. The series will remain a blog series, with the new site acting as a repository for the images and each gallery will point back to the original post. It will be an easy way for you to go back and view all the visits I've done without having to search through this blog. 

I'm really excited about Visit Visit's new home, and I look forward to making more work to put on it. 

Do you have a studio I might be interested in shooting? Send me an email! I am currently in Michigan (right in the middle) so I am probably able to visit your space if you are located here. But I do travel, so if you reach out, I can keep you in mind if I am ever in your town. I have done Chicago, Brooklyn, Toronto and will have visits in Minneapolis and LA going online soon!

Click to go to site. Hope you like it :)

GIVEAWAY: Geometric Necklace in Black by Shikama Jewelry!

GIVEAWAY CLOSED -- Congratulations to our winner Kimberly Ronning !

Black Geometric Necklace by Shikama Jewelry

Do you know about Shikama Jewelry? 

Based out of Chicago, Sarah Shikama  has this incredible ability to play with androgyny, soft and severe, color and scale.  And what I love most about her work is that though it may sometimes reference other cultures, her pieces are completely modern, seemingly independent from history, and entirely its own futuristic vision. 

Diagonal L-R: Arc Brass Necklace, Black Marble Wooden Disc Necklace, Marble Bangles, Pink Wooden Disc Necklace. Lower left: Marble Luna Necklace. Upper Right: Metallic Purple Copper Triangle Necklace.

Today we are giving away a Black Geometric Necklace (worth $70!) by Shikama Jewelry to one lucky winner!

TO ENTER:

1. Visit Shikama Jewelry and tell us what your favorite pieces are in a comment as well as a way to contact you.

2. Extra entries for liking Shikama Jewelry on facebook / twitter / tumblr and Debbie Carlos on facebook! Please let us know in the comments section!

THE DRAWING:

Giveaway will run today August 7th to August 15th 12 a.m. EST. Winner will be chosen at random and this post will be updated with the winner on August 16th!

SUPER BONUS!

Get 30% off your purchase in Sarah's shop this week with code: SOLSTICE84

Sarah's Studio

All pictures courtesy of Shikama Jewelry

New Guest Artist Poster: Scout and Catalogue "A Study in Marbling"

I'm so excited to tell you about our new limited edition guest artist poster by Scout & Catalogue! Available in black and white and on pink paper -- now available in the shop .

I have been a huge fan of Breanna's wildly popular line of accessories for some years now. She emailed me back in 2010, we traded some posters for one of her leather totes (which unfortunately was taken during the mugging of 2012) and have been following her every internet move since. Everything she makes is exquisite, and you can see the high level of thoughtfulness, consideration and craft in her pieces. 

Nomad scarf,  Tonola Pequeña pouch,  Yelapa Leather tote

I had been playing around with the idea of asking her to create something for the shop for some time. But when I saw her new pieces, specifically the marble dye on a lightly peach hued leather, the idea totally clicked in my head. A marble pattern on pink paper! I wrote her, she was into it and here we are.

Sierra Phone Sleeve

The poster features an enlargement of Breanna's marble dying technique on leather. I love how rich and visual this poster is. There is so much to look at, your eyes follow the path of the dye, the pattern is punctuated by organic bubble forms. You can also get a sense of the leather grain that the dye lies on, adding to the overall textural quality. What a great piece to add to your space.

"A Study in Marbling" by Scout & Catalogue

Click here to view and order

3 LA Ladies

Its  been a little over a week and LA, LA people and LA food was all incredible. I had the chance to meet up with three very talented ladies to shoot them and their spaces. I came out with some really great pictures so I wanted to share this little sneak preview. Look out for their home and studio tours in the following months!

California Bound!

Above is a picture I took during a drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco one summer 8 years ago (crazy!). 

Tomorrow DH and I fly from Detroit to LA for a week of Californiany-ness and we are so excited to soak up the sun through our skin, the sights through our eyes and the eats through our mouths! I've also got some fun shoots and sweet hang outs with both old and new friends planned.  

If any of you LA friends know of any good things to do/eat/see, it would be much appreciated. I want to do it all.

'til later!

DHC

Hanabi: New Summer Poster

Fireworks and smoke on a summer's night sky,
gently illuminating the sillhouettes of revelers. 

Tip! Pair with the Perfect Twist poster for your perfect summer story on your wall !

Click over to view the listing and to purchase

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P.S. Don't forget to enter Honey Kennedy's giveaway for a chance to win $100 to my shop! Giveaway has been extended until Friday. 

P.P.S. Don't forget to get 20% off entire purchase with code JUNIPER

Studio Tour: Falconwright

This month's Studio Tour is all about Falconwright!  -- Makers/Designers of some of the cutest pouches, clutches, bags with cool colors and fun patterns. For me their stuff totally hits all the sweet spots. I'm not joking when I say about 70% of my birthday and Christmas gift lists comprise of Falconwright accessories and one hopes they haven't all sold out gift time comes by.

I reached out to Sandi and Danielle over the holidays last year knowing I would be visiting Toronto and they were totally game. I arrived on a snowy day and they greeted me with donuts and coffee. In fact, they introduced me to what is now one of my favorite coffees ever! (Sam James!) We chatted about how they met and how they came to work together -- Sandi is an illustrator and designer and Danielle designs jewelry .

Their space is one large room with a small kitchen area and a restroom, which may be a weird thing to mention but I feel its a luxury when it comes to studio spaces. Big windows along an entire wall giving the most beautiful winter light, and a large reclaimed wood table in the middle, it really feels like a cozy home away from home.   Seeing all those Falconwright products, the stuff I only got to see online until then, was really really cool. Their party couch also got lots of attention :)

This is definitely one of the top tours that I've had the pleasure of shooting. Please enjoy.





See the entire photo series on my site or on Flickr