Creative Growth X Anthropologie

"Creative Growth Art Center serves adult artists with developmental, mental and physical disabilities, providing a professional studio environment for artistic development, gallery exhibition and representation and a social atmosphere among peers."

Based in Oakland, CA the Creative Growth Art Center has created some of the most darling pieces of art.  Most of their products are stunning and practical.  Anthropologie seems to agree since they have asked three of their artists (Charles Esseltine, Monica Valentine, and Franna Lusson) to produce a mini-collection of goods to be sold as a collaboration between the two companies.  Be sure to head on over to the website on November 3rd to purchase your own collection!!  (Christmas gifts anyone?)

http://anthropologie.com/

http://creativegrowth.org

(photos & info VIA Angela Tafoya) 

Seven Deadly Sins

PRIDE : "The proud peacock ruffles its royal feathers"

Internationally renowned jewelry designer  Stephen Webster  has done it again.

This time with a set of cocktail rings representing the seven deadly sins; 

Pride, Greed, Envy, Wrath, Lust, Gluttony and Sloth. 
The set was created a couple of years back, but I just came across them the other day!

Their prices range from £15,000 to £98,000 and there are only 7 editions of each ring.  

AKA the chances of me getting one are...... let's say "slim".

These creations are far too beautiful to be considered ordinary dining-room additions.

He managed to build a completely unique look for each one of the sins -- creatively utilizing specific color schemes and symbols in order to represent each sin accurately.

http://stephenwebster.com/

ENVY : "The green eye of envy is all seeing"

GLUTTONY : "In its gaping glory the gargantuan mouth remains unsatisfied"

GREED : "For the love of money is the root of all evil"

LUST : "A desire that burns, inciting desperate hands to grasp gratuitously"

SLOTH : "A plush pink pillow of passivity absorbs wasted talents and gifts"

WRATH : "Red rage is offered in a guise by the hand that provokes the spark"

Guess who's back.

And here I go again with the empty promises 

of posting at least once a week.

But I will this time.

I promise.

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