artist house
March 12, 2009 | Filed Under antiques, artists, musings | by Sarah Blank | 19 CommentsMy Aunt Diana has the most beautiful antique farmhouse with the prettiest things. The are a household of artists and sailors and I think they combine the two very nicely! The other weekend she hosted the most amazing baby shower for my cousin Deirdre. The event was so beautiful I just had to share…
Nests and delicate little blue and white eggs were the theme. These found treasures were lined up on the white mantle (along with found sea shells, a ship painting overhead, crystal from the chandelier and a little pink bird perched above).
The kitchen has a giant blackboard and we doodled and wrote Deirdre messages.
A side table in the dining room was adorned for spring and baby! This just makes me long for spring!
For favors my Aunt Diana stitched up heart sachets stuffed with lavender and sewn with vintage buttons.
We ate yum carrot cake cupcakes. They were so pretty! And I am just noticing all those pretty antique books behind the cupcakes (I was a bit distracted at the time) on a folksy shelf my uncle crafted.
Just like a natural history museum. I snuck off during the present-opening to oogle over my aunts fantastic nest and egg collection, the best and biggest I’ve ever seen.
And another sweet corner from the house (that has me longing for the colors of spring)
And back on the home front…
Been busy sketching, preparing. Sunday painting clothes include old jeans, cardi’s and vintage aprons.
Wall behind desk (I am a bit obsessive about making tints from my favorite paints and swatching them out on paper for future reference). The painting with the girl and the gypsy cart was recently removed from my sketchbook (ouch!) and will be made into a print very soon. I wish I knew where the picture of the bobbed girl is from, she is a favorite.
Have a blissful, beautiful rest-of-the-week, all!
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