Shades of Aqua

I'm not sure what's going on with me 

but I'm obsessed with pairing abstract paintings with lamps.  

Here's another couplette in 

SHADES OF AQUA.

{images via Sally Benedict & Lamps Plus}

GelaSkins Custom iPhone Skins

I've had my iPhone 4 now for almost a year but have yet to settle on a cover.  

I know it's not the biggest decision but none of the covers reflected who I was. 

I know, I'm picky.  

If it's an item that I use multiple times a day, though, it needs to make me happy every time I see it. 

I got SO excited when I stumbled across 

GELASKINS CUSTOM iPHONE SKINS

yesterday.  You can upload images to GelaSkins and have your custom skin sent straight to your door. 

Genius.

I sacrificed a good hour or two of sleep trying to figure out which skin I want to order.

Here's what I've created so far:

I'm leaning towards the first abstract but my heart twitters over the mint colored Cy Tombly.

Which piece of art would you 

use for a phone cover?

{images via GelaSkins}

Artists:

 1. Nicole King Benedict

2. Mark Rothko

3. Cy Tombly

4. Christopher Wool

5. Stina Spadaro

Portland, Oregon: Powell's Books + Portland Art Museum

I hope you all had a merry Christmas!  

I apologize for not posting before leaving on my Christmas vacation to

PORTLAND, OREGON

(well, Kelso, Washington actually),

but life just whizzed by those last few days before I left.

Here's a quick recap of a day trip we took into downtown Portland:

We went to 

Powell's City of Books

...and I decided I want to move in. I could spend a life time perusing their shelves.

This place had not only newly published books

but hard to find VINTAGE books as well. Oh. My. Goodness.

We grabbed a quick bite at Baja Fresh:

(I know it's probably nothing special to a lot of you out there, but for us Utahans, 

it was AWESOME to have good gluten-free, dairy free food. Mmm....)

...then headed to the Portland Art Museum.  We saw some of my favorite artists, like...

Mark Rothko...

 ...& Franz Kline.

Amazing.  

There were also some artist's works that I didn't recognize but were inspiring none-the-less:

... and some pieces that were down-right creepy (in my opinion).

We couldn't tell if this installation was a real person or not. 

Since he looked like a serial killer, I avoided getting too close.

Did I mention there were Franz Klines?

Seriously, I fell in love with Portland.  

I am smitten with all the cafes, shopping, culture, the hustle and bustle, 

and you just can't beat their scenery.

Who knows, maybe the hubby and I will end up there one day?

What did you do for the holidays??

Lovely Layered Art

"It's more interesting to have just a picture of a small detail - then you can dream all the rest around it. Because when you see the whole thing, what is there to imagine?" 

-Dries Van Noten