FINALLY!!!!

8) It has taken me far far too long to find some decent art worth hanging. I mean I love my modern house but trying to find artwork that was not your usual cheap foray into digital prints on canvas or other such cheap materials was proving terribly difficult. I finally came across an artist who specialises in outfitting work for modern interiors including minimalist work. She even customizes pieces to suit the interior directly so I'm happy knowing my stuff won't show up in someone else's home. Hope this helps some of you out or gives you ideas.

www.deedee914.com

not a fan.

but, good for deedee, making some cash on something so simple and easy.

i could sell you stuff like that, if you'd like, but without the brand-name.

Yeah a lot of people think it's so easy to do but the funny thing is not everyone is doing it hence why I fell in love with this work. I'm quite happy with the quality of the work I have but I'm sure your skills are best suited elsewhere and not on my walls.

Sometimes simplicity eludes people...or angers them to see it pulled off so flawlessly. Go figure.

Holy Clipart!

Carrie, I'm with you on this one, I like it a lot. I reckon time could turn this kind of stuff into a cliche, but it's not like carpet or tile that you have to tear out.

rather than buy the art, why not just paint a whole wall like that? That would be really easy and cool if you picked the right design. You could change colors, patterns, whatever as it progressed across the wall or carry the motif through the house.

I like it. That said, the fact that she will custom tailor any piece to suit one's interior design kinda reminds me of my Mom buying a painting because it matched the chesterfield, carpet and paint. But it is just a small feeling.... the bigger feeling is still: "I like it."

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Jennifer,

I like your art. But (and you know there had to be a but, and I want to make clear that this isn't aimed directly at you, but you did open the door ) one thing I can't stand is artsy web sites loaded with Flash animation and what have you, where you have to puzzle over a page covered with cryptic hieroglyphs to figure out how to navigate to some actual content, or even to figure out whether or not there is any content at all. (For whatever reason, architectural firms seem to be some of the worst offenders.) I see the Web as an information resource, like a library. And also like a library, there is without question a place for art on the Web, but I don't want it thrust in my face. I want to be given the choice of viewing it, on my own terms.

-Steve

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Like I said, I wasn't aiming my comments directly at you, and I really don't have any problem at all with your web site--it's clear that it's a work in progress. It's just that it reminded me of others that I've visited, where I knew that there was something that might be useful to me in there somewhere, but damned if I could figure out how to get to it. And yes, I made the choice to be here, but if I'm looking for information (and 99% of the time that's the reason I'm surfing the Web), I don't want to have to play someone else's games to access it.

A web site devoted to art is one thing--it makes sense for there to be an artful presentation. And a web site can itself be a work of art. But a web site for, say, a manufacturer of plumbing fixtures is quite a different thing. The manufacturer may think that their products are works of art, but I'm there to find out what they're made of, what their specs are, etc. I don't need a gimmicky sales presentation any more than I need a slick used car salesman.

-Steve

Jenn,

I didn't get to see your art. I assume that's why your posts were deleted? Can you please drop me a note or repost again so I can see it? Thanks.

Carrie

The design of Deedee's stuff reminds me of what we have above the sofa in our living room. It is actually not a painting, but a large piece of vintage 1961 Marimekko fabric that I stretched like a canvas and stapled to canvas boards picked up from the local art supply store.