i’m a big fan of brooklyn artist lindsey adelman. she just dropped off a little comissioned piece she did for me and i’m beyond thrilled with it. her use of color is always spot on in my book. you can catch more of lindsey’s work at art (212) this weekend, manhattan’s fall contemporary art fair (booth 306). looks like a fantastic show. enjoy! [thanks, lindsey]

like last friday i wanted to start today’s posts with my friday flickr favorites.

today is my last day posting on the d*s guestblog … it has been lots of fun! many thanks to grace for allowing me to crash on her blog for 2 weeks and thanks to you for checking out the art. today i’ll post a few quick photo links & a few art links and then be off!
cheers all, mav

my friday flickr favorites:
~ beer and water
~ untitled
~ hiking {shown in this post; by maditi from germany}
~ i love film
~ plants in window

i wrote about britain’s yoyo ceramics back in 2004 when i was just starting, when the trend of “disposable” ceramics was so hot. it’s still popular these days but i’m happy to see yoyo adding some non-dispoable pieces to their collection. these fruit pieces are a playful way to add some color to the table- and of course there’s a new faux-plastic piece for good measure. click here for more information and purchase information on yoyo ceramics.

[whoops, a little confusion on my part from this email, changes are made] the brian yates showroom exhibited at 100% design last weekend and after a quick click through the site i was really taken with these wall coverings. sophisticated and modern, the patterns offered fit a number of styles- including more traditional homes. click here for more info and to contact the brian yates showroom for ordering. enjoy!

lately i’ve been trying to think of ways to use wall decals that would push the medium in different directions. it’s not quite groundbreaking, but blik has some new photos of their decals being used on sliding glass doors and refrigerators. i like the idea of decals on appliances. applied well you could have yourself a flocked microwave if you can’t get enough of that baroque look. click here for more info.

i’ve gotten a lot of requests for great bird cards lately so i thought i’d add this cute block print version for kicks. hand-block printed by pink bathtub (reminds me of clare nicolson’s work), this little guy is available at the art stream studios shop for $3.50. and if you need some more pink bathtub in your life, check out these great jfk sets at their etsy shop, very cool. enjoy!

standard motion, out of brooklyn, has some cool art for sale on their website if you click on “shop”. they sell their limited edition prints for $20 + shipping. these prints are 12 x 18″ and each is signed & numbered. featured in this post is the falling in fishkill print. check them all out by clicking on “shop” right here.