1 With Little One | New Leah Giberson Work (Sneak Peek)

Boston artist, Leah Giberson has a new collection of paintings in the works for an upcoming show opening his July at Nahcotta in Portsmouth, NH. I asked for a sneak peek:

“With Little One”
12” x 16”
Acrylic over photographic pigment print on panel

I will post more about the show closer to the dates. In the meantime, enjoy her facebook page for pieces as they are added. Her work is always a fave (and so summery)!

1 Faves from ICFF

Handmade Console from Volk Furniture via Apartment Therapy ((Image: Nancy Mitchell)_

IKEA Stockholm. Green velvet. Via Apartment Therapy

Dining chairs from IKEA's new Stockholm line, available in the US this August. Via AT

Blu Dot Scamp Tables. Via Apartment Therapy

Chairs made from old refrigerators. Dirk Vander Kooij. Via Design Sponge

Sconce by Rosie Li for Roll & Hill via  Design Sponge 

Wood and Corian Lamps from 100xbtr

 
Side tables by Iacoli & McAllister via Design Sponge

Little stool from Fatboy via AT

0 ARCArt{retreat} Camp | Art Camp for Adults

Just got word of a fun creative retreat with some incredible instructors happening this summer that some of you may like to know about! Artstream just announced ARCArt{retreat} Camp featuring instructors like Rachel Blumberg from the Decemberists, Bright Eyes,etc. Lisa Solomon, Mimi Kirchner, Mati McDonough, and more!) It's in an incredible place - an island in a huge freshwater lake on Mayhew Island, Newfound Lake, Bristol, New Hampshire and it runs August 14-18/13. A little snippet from their press release:

ARC a place to play, a quiet place to learn, a setting to be refreshed in and a time to reconnect to yourself. Whether you are a seasoned arts person or have never picked up a paintbrush, your creative self will blossom here! 

artstream's belief that we are born creative drives our interest in hosting this island retreat designed to open up and nurture the creative side of you..  The daily schedule has a diverse offering of creative workshops taught by top-notch teachers: Rachel Blumberg, Mati McDonough, Lisa Solomon, Mimi Kirchner, Jess Greene, Monica Pasquale and director Susan Schwake. They will be your guides for the stay. Evenings will bring a variety of programming and there are times during the day to relax, hike, swim or canoe around the island too.

Sounds lovely! For more info visit artstreamstudios.com/arc

3 Special Recipe | Nanaimo Bar Cupcake from Butter Baked Goods

Photo by Janis Nicolay

Today I'm excited to share a very special recipe that came about as Andrea Mazandi of west elm and I were corresponding and planning the upcoming Etsy Pop-Up Shop at west elm event this coming Saturday here in Vancouver.  Andrea having heard of our famous nanaimo bars here in Canada was keen on including something similar for the event and I being a fan of cupcakes joked "a nanaimo bar cupcake"!  Andrea contacted Butter Baked Goods and well, the rest is history! So today, Rosie of Butter Baked Goods was kind enough to share the recipe with us - which I can hardly wait to taste (they sound amazing)!   Fun fact: Butter Baked Goods, a very popular bakery here in Vancouver has a new cookbook coming out soon which should be not only super-delicious, but beautiful as well, as it's photographed by local interior and food photographer, Janis Nicolay (a contributor here at Poppytalk and one of our Etsy Pop-Up Shop vendors)!  So now to the recipe!

Nanaimo Bar Cupcakes

1 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup dark brown sugar
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 ½ cups whole milk
¾ cup sour cream
½ cup coffee, room temperature
2 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 ¼ cup dark cocoa
1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup unsweetened coconut
¾ cup walnuts, toasted and chopped

16 Free Download: Botanical Prints

Speaking of botanical prints, this weekend I made us some wall art for our kitchen as we were all getting tired of staring at blank walls and longed for a little more coziness inside! I've been admiring vintage botanical prints for some time and found some really pretty ones that I thought might work - nice for the summer?  I fixed them up a bit in photoshop and created pdf's to print out (thinking to share with you also if you so wish)!  These are all 8.5" x 11" making it easy for any printer.  I just taped mine up temporarily with gold striped washi tape till I can pick up some frames (probably white - like the RIBBA's from IKEA that I photoshopped the images into below). I'm thinking of also trying to make some poster sized ones with some of these as well - hope to share those with you soon too!  (Wouldn't these also make really pretty wrapping papers)?  Links to downloads below.

Download:

Fig. 1 | Fig. 2 | Fig. 3 | Fig. 4 | Fig. 5 | Fig. 6.

Images courtesy of Biodiversity Heritage Library.