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It's Friday, who wants to read with a holiday weekend here? So I'll make this post image heavy and text light, how's that sound? Eye candy here we come! But of course, I have to give you a little intro so here goes...
Littlest Flower: King of Castle $10 I could go on and on about affordable art (mostly prints) maybe even devote an entire blog to it (or book) because I'd never run out of content. It's a sickness, my design crack. If I showed you the plastic bin in my work studio filled with prints I've purchased over the years from artists I follow, you'd call me a total junkie. I need prints because I have to live around things that visually stimulate me. And when I have children, I will follow my own advice here and decorate their rooms with lovely art prints at least until they are old enough to tell me that the giraffes have to go because the Transformers or babes in bikinis are going up. While I can control what's on the walls, I'll no doubt be shopping at some of these fine stores below. Then again, I've already shopped at many of these stores so I'm living proof that some of these aren't just for the tots. If you click around the links below, you will no doubt find more grown up friendly designs by the many artists featured here. So enough talking, let's look at some art!
Binth: Numbers Poster, $55.
Full views of work not shown above, you'll need to click on these links to see entire images. GUIDE: 1. Tootsweet Shop: Barometz print $50, 2.Sarah Jane Studios: Summer Tea Party $24, 3. Shirae: Hoola $18, 4. MikieP: Girl Power $20, 5. Lab Partners: Birds and Squirrel Field trip $20, 6. Blanca Helga: Animal Tower $3, 7 & 8.Kiki and Polly: Hippity Hop to Bed $20 and Pink Fabric Eared Bunny $20.
Paul Chung: 123 Bird Series $15 (each print shown grouped in 3 framed above), and A Sitting Boy $18, also by Paul Chung. He's pretty amazing, by the way.
San Fran 67: Freddy $70. This artist makes the most intricate paper cutouts and frames them, what gorgeous displays for any kids' room.
Molly Jey is another great artist doing work that is very beautiful by cutting paper to form beautiful storybook-like three dimensional scenes. Shown here is Mystical Forest, $120.
GUIDE: 1.Sasha Loots: Meg and Pelly $40, 2. Axel Honey: The Trip $20, 3. Sammy Dog Productions: Fish $15, 4. Bumble Belly Designs: Trains and Planes $56, 5. Joseph Blake: I'll Be $26, 6. Paula Birdy: Alpha-birdy $35, 7. Aja Vu: Monsieur Poo Arctic Explorer $20, 8. JMC Designs: The Dance $50, 9. Tamba Toys: Can You See Me $14, and 10. Nuria73: My Secret Garden Rouge $40.
e.soule: The Little Zoo series, $70 each.
GUIDE: Charlie Motel: Somebody Loves You $20, Creative Thursday: Peep Peep $35, Seaspray Blue: The CountUp $17, Margin: Laurence $20, JRitter Designs: ABC Illustration Girls $20, Wren and Chickadee: Paper Doll $18, Fox in the Woods: Forest and Fields $20, Corid: Miss Britta and Her Goose Goes to Market $18, Geninne's Art Store: Craft Bird $30, Calobee Doodles: Alphabet Soup $32.
Sandy Mac and her PEZ dispensers are fun, especially if you love a little retro!
GUIDE: 1.Witty Workshop: Alice's Flower $25, 2. Monster Gallery: Godzilla $4.50, 3. Goobeetsa: Ice Cream Monster $15, 4. Paint and Ink: Kingdom of Imagination $7, 5.Ubiki: Forest $25, 6. Cathy Nichols: Santuary $28, 7. Ink and Wit: Sour Grapes $35,8. Plants and Animals: Owl Tree $12, 9. Yumi Yumi: These Are For You $20, and 10. Belle and Boo: Freedom $30
Stephanie DosReis: 178 Ochre Street, $28.
GUIDE: Jenn Ski Art: Bird $25, Anne's Illustration: Mustang $20, Bee's Knees Industries: Robot Love $20, Marmee Craft: Monsieur Hedgehog $16, Shelby Healey: Bathtime $18, Carla Sonheim: Tire Swing Play $18, Claudine Hellmuth: Out Shopping $255 (cute for pregnant mom), Pequenio Craft: Paper Doll $16, Terese Bast: Swing $25, The Black Apple: Wolfbaby Vs Foxbaby $18, Michelle Caplan: Coney Island $25, Matte Art: Weather Vivienne $60.
And of course, you can always frame cards that you like. Sweet Beets has some of the best I've seen for framing for only $5.50.
What about displaying a few of these pretty masks on the wall from Abigail Brown? $9 each. Happy clicking and have a wonderful weekend everyone! Erin the Queen of Organization and I, Holly the Decorating Diva, will see you bright and early on Monday morning! :) (images are all linked to sources above.)
Posted by: Margaret Oomen| March 21, 2008 at 06:25 AM Matte Stephens is included as Matte Art. Thanks for all of the great artists that I might not have found as my time on etsy is limited! Great choices. wonderful feature! Gorgeous choices, almost makes me wish I had children! :-) I love when people share Etsy artists I haven't seen yet. annejulie is another wonderful children's artist - http://annejulie.etsy.com - though some of her work is meant more for adults Sorry, I apologize now I see the picture of weather Vivianne by Matte Stephens. I wrote my comment before sunrise and I guess I missed that one. Margaret - How exciting that she requests originals and understands their value. You have a special little girl there. :) I own work from Ashley and have featured the ladies you've mentioned before either on decor8 or for Domino so I agree with you, terrific artists. I tried hard to remember and include as many as I could but I had to stop at 60. I'll make a note to include them in future. Matte is included in the round up above maybe you missed him. Have a great weekend everyone! love your picks as usual, holly! These are wonderful selections!! Holly: So many new temptations...I knew it would be dangerous clicking over to this post...my wish list has just grown exponentially. :) Fabulous post! ~suzanne Oh some of my favorite fellow etsians! I think my art could have fit in swimmingly on that list :) have a peek at www.lindsayart.etsy.com What a sweet array of art! Thank you so much! wow...I love your collection! I am flattered to be a part of it! THank you for introducing me to some great artists....a lot of new ones here I am so excited to see! I'm happy to see that you all have enjoyed this round up. When I hit 60 artists I thought that perhaps it was time to stop because I didn't want to overwhelm readers! Now seeing that you all liked it, I'll have to do another round up in the future showing my favorite art or what I own in my home and how I display. Also if ANYONE has art that they've purchased from sites like Etsy or Dawanda, please send me photos of how you're displaying your art as I'd like to use this as a future post. You can email me at hollybecker AT gmail DOT com. Wow -- this is a gorgeous round-up of children's art, and I am thrilled to be included! And, as I am expecting a baby boy in July, I'm even more thrilled to find so many wonderful artists here to decorate our new nursery!! When I finally get my collection together, I will certainly e-mail the display to you, too, Holly! Thanks for the list! I just made a purchase (etsy is dangerous and FUN). Tracey you're not kidding, it's very dangerous. Just this weekend, I splurged on some jewelry from an etsy seller in London but something about buying handmade directly from the artist makes me feel less guilty. :) It's brilliant to see these wonderful artists being showcased. These prints are great. However, I've really been looking for larger format prints. I realize this is way more difficult for artists to print, but would love to hear info about finding poster size prints. All I know about are mainstream posters, or canvas fine art. Is there any middle ground? jukejointjumpin.etsy.com Lots of handmade vintage-inspired jewelry, but several framed children's art, as well as some decoupaged suitcases and boxes (done with re-purposed children's books). Amy you ask a good question. Yes there are larger format prints available on etsy and elsewhere. I can think of a few artists off the top of my head who I either own work from or who are just really good and make larger - nearly poster sized, prints. Strawberry Luna http://www.strawberryluna.etsy.com Steven Harrington http://www.stevenharrington.com Samantha Hahn http://www.samanthahahn.com/ Marisa Haedike (just a few but she may do more if you ask her) http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5071031§ion_id=5156675 Julia Rothman http://juliarothman.com/ Alicia Bock Photography http://www.aliciabock.com/ Even gig posters are fun colorful options: http://www.gigposters.com/ And just a side tip. If you find an artist on etsy that you really like, ask them if they can make their work available to you in a larger format. Many that can, will! Best,
So happy to see you feature Pez prints by Sandy Mac...original Pez paintings by Sandra MacDonald, I own one and my children and I love the whimsy!! The artists featured are all terrific, even if you don't have kids! Thank you so much Holly for including me on this incredible list! There are so many fun artist here. Wow, wow, wow! It is an honor to have my Kingdom of Imagination map included in such a terrific list. Many, many thanks. Enjoyed viewing the pieces you choose. I love fresh looking art. I try to capture that same spirit in my own pieces! It is a gift to last a lifetime - a signed piece of original art designed especially for your little one. Painted on 16 x 20 canvas, these fairytale paintings feature princesses dancing in fields of flowers and brave princes astride dragons, deep sea divers, athletes, etc. Paintings are designed specifically for your little one and are personalized with a magic wand ,crown complete with birthstone and child’s name with caption. Each painting is signed and dated by the artist. |
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My youngest daughter collects art on etsy and you have left out four of her favorite artists. They are ashley goldberg, matte stephens , lisa congdon and elsita mora. And although all these artists make and sell very affordable prints she likes to ask for original works of art for special occasions like her birthday or christmas. She is awaiting her original commissioned matte stephens piece which was a very special birthday gift. It is never too young to start to collect art and who knows she might have a very valuable collection when she is older. I bought my first original painting when I was a teenager with money from my first part time job. It still hangs in my home and I will always treasure it.