home decor
pretty things
30 October 2009, 09:45 AM.
I fell in love with these trays and vases when I saw them on Modish and wanted to share them here. They're from Lealand Eve Boutique, and visiting their online store I found even more things to swoon over (including some very cute aprons).
I'm particularly drawn to these bird-themed pieces ... so decorative and fanciful, contemporary with a nod to vintage and antique influences (love the use of vintage-style natural history illustration, and the toile de jouy inspired peacock tray) ... glorious! The vases could be equally at home in a pretty, girly room, or in a more simple contemporary room as a contrasting element (for example the crow vase - the dark grey bird stops it being *too* pretty) - and beautiful enough to not even need flowers.
Objects like these make me want to draw and paint, and remind me to have fun with the subject matter - to not always get too bogged down in reality, but aim to capture the magic of the birds and the natural world. I hope to evoke a feeling and focus on the interesting designs, rather than purely rendering an accurate portrait.
That said ... I'm off to paint!
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