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Gray Star Design is Up!

07 Wednesday Nov 2012

Posted by melissaoconnor in Art & Design, Featured Artists, Shop Gray Star Design

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art, bridal showers, decor, design, event design, gray star design, interior design, organize, parties, snapshot sessions, weddings

I wanted to take a minute to let all of you know my new website is finally done. I recently launched it this week and am very excited for this new venture. You can all now visit me on Gray Star Design! Woohoo!

Gray Star Design is Up!

I am now offering plenty of services that include interior design, event design and of course access to my custom designed items for sale. My Snapshot Sessions are an easy way for me to help people who don’t live local but still give them the tools and information they need to create something beautiful. I am also offering my organizational services for those who need a little help getting their life in order. I am passionate about all of these things and cannot wait to work with new clients.

One of my main focuses for the business is to make my services available to everyone and that means they must be affordable. I take pride in my belief that you don’t need lots of money to have a beautiful home or throw an amazing event. I plan to prove this with Gray Star Design. I can guarantee my rates are less expensive than others in the field and that doesn’t mean you get less. It just means you hired a designer who truly cares about making people happy and doing what she loves.

So feel free to visit my site and take a look around. There is surely plenty to see and read. Like the many resources I include that are awesome shops and artists. And don’t forget to check out my team of experts who are the most talented people I know. They are all great to work with and are highly skilled and creative.

I hope you all enjoy what I have created! To keep up with what I am doing you can sign up for my newsletter and get updates and news. Until next time…

Shop of the Month: Dear Ida

04 Sunday Nov 2012

Posted by melissaoconnor in Art & Design, Featured Artists, Shop of the Month, Shopping

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Dear Ida, drawing, fine arts, greeting cards, holiday, holiday cards, illustration, lisa Mundorff

So I recieved an email from Brian who is a member of the Dear Ida team and husband of the very talented Lisa Mundorff, illustrator extraordinaire. He shared some info on their company and said hello. I thought that was cool to send a little message my way. As I looked through their website I had to feature them and spread the word.

Dear Ida

I know custom cards are everywhere but Dear Ida is different. Brian and Lisa started the business after years of getting rave reviews from their illustrated holiday cards. Family and friends just couldn’t get enough of the Lisa’s illustrations of their kids. So the lightbulb went off and Dear Ida was born. Add Anna and Andy to the equation and you got a unique team of creatives who are “cutting through the clutter of cookie cutter greetings.”

Dear Ida

Now anyone can visit their website and browse through their gallery of unique designs and be able to send a fun, quirky, custom card to their loved ones. How cool is it to have your family custom drawn and presented in Lisa’s illustrations? So cool! You just choose a background and send pictures of your family or whoever you want drawn and within 2 weeks you could have holiday cards pretty enough to frame. Here are some of my faves.

Dear Ida

Dear Ida

Dear Ida

Dear Ida

Dear Ida

Mae Chevrette

09 Thursday Aug 2012

Posted by melissaoconnor in Featured Artists

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animals, art, birds, blue, design, flowers, Inspiration, Mae Chevrette, mixed media, ocean, painting, photography, pink, sea, sky, sunshine

I read about Mae Chevrette in Oprah Magazine and I have to say what an incredible artist she is. Only 25 years old, her travels have brought her tons of inspiration and with her painting and mixed media skills she creates works of art that are unique and beautiful. She went from working as a research technician to being a successful artist in no time. Starting with her Etsy shop she slowly put more time into her art and finally quitted her day job.

Mae Chevrette

I have always been a fan of mixed media art. I’ve created a lot of my own throughout the years so I can truly appreciate the creativity that goes into this medium. I love how Mae uses objects she finds on her travels and makes them come alive in her paintings. Although there are many elements to her work, she brings them all together as if she’s mending a collection of thoughts. Streaming personal memories while inspiring others. What else could you ask for?

Here are a few of her pieces that I adore. You can view her work on her website as well as purchase it at her Etsy shop. Check out her Etsy interview in 2011 and keep tabs by reading her blog.

Mae Chevrette

Mae Chevrette

Mae Chevrette

Mae Chevrette

Mae Chevrette

Mae Chevrette

Artists Who Inspire

29 Wednesday Feb 2012

Posted by melissaoconnor in Art & Design, Featured Artists

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art, artists, baizley, banksy, barnet newman, basquiat, design, durer, illustration, jasper johns, jeff soto, jeremy fish, painting, plympton, pollock, sendak

Being an artist, its no surprise I look to art and other artists for inspiration. Learning about so many in school was a big bonus for me. Unlike many, I actually loved art history and got excited when a new paper was assigned. Looking into the lives of other creative people is awesome.

I have many favorite artists but here are a few I would like to share. Hopefully, their work inspires you to do create something beautiful. Check out my Pinterest board to see more work from these artists and more.

Albrecht Dürer
Artists Who Inspire - Albrecht Dürer

Artists Who Inspire - Albrecht Dürer

Leonardo da Vinci
Artists Who Inspire - Leonardo da Vinci

Artists Who Inspire - Leonardo da Vinci

Jeff Soto
Artists Who Inspire - Jeff Soto

Artists Who Inspire - Jeff Soto

Banksy
Artists Who Inspire - Banksy

Artists Who Inspire - Banksy

Jeremy Fish
Artists Who Inspire - Jeremy Fish

Artists Who Inspire - Jeremy Fish

John Dyer Baizley
Artists Who Inspire - John Dyer Baizley

Artists Who Inspire - John Dyer Baizley

Maurice Sendak
Artists Who Inspire - Maurice Sendak

Artists Who Inspire - Maurice Sendak

Bill Plympton
Artists Who Inspire - Bill Plympton

Basquiat
Artists Who Inspire - Basquiat

Jasper Johns
Artists Who Inspire - Jasper Johns

Artists Who Inspire - Jasper Johns

Barnett Newman
Artists Who Inspire - Barnett Newman

Artists Who Inspire - Barnett Newman

H.R. Giger
Artists Who Inspire - HR Giger

Pollack
Artists Who Inspire - Pollock

Pinterest - Artists Who Inspire

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