October 30th, 2009

Abraham Palatnik: Acrylic Cat

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I’d like to introduce one of my favorite cat items that I own. This delightful acrylic cat is sculptured by Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik. He created many animals with this interesting technique where he has pattern embedded inside the acrylic form making it visible from both sides. The one I have (pictured above) is surprisingly tiny (only 4 inches tall)!!

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His pieces have become extremely popular in the past few years as interior decorators such as Jonathan Adler showcase his resin sculptures in the homes they design. I especially love this beautiful abstract patterns with funny faces.

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October 29th, 2009

Cliff May Rancho: Open House

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This Cliff May rancho is going to have an open house this Sunday (November 1, 1-4pm). The house features 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms in 1,361 square feet of living space. It is located on 7215 Premium St. Long Beach.

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The house was built in 1953 and is now on the market for 595,000. I’m personally not crazy for the bonsai painting on the wall, but the house has a big potential to be a great MCM home.

more info: socal modern

October 28th, 2009

Charley Harper: An illustrated life

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A good friend of mine suggested me to post Charley Harper. Luckily enough I own this amazing book which has chronicles of his artwork. Charley Harper was most known for his highly stylized rendition of animals. His work was spread across the medium of illustrations, prints, and posters. The book above is called “Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life”. Each page of this book is so amazing, you can almost cut them out and actually frame them. Thanks for the idea Angela!

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When this book was published, Charley Harper and Todd Oldham were scheduled to visit my school for a lecture. Charley Harper unfortunately passed away briefly before the scheduled date. Todd Oldham still made it with many copies of books signed by Charley Harper. I regret not getting a signed copy of the book.

You can still buy it from here: Amazon

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