Thank You Monday... Kick Up those Heels!

Happy Monday! I'm kicking up my heels in Yippee!

Plus I love these two tone stacked pumps!

A Very BIG THANK YOU to all of you uber Palatially Stylish bodies out there who helped 'kick' Palatial Living over the 200, 000 visitor mark! I tuned in last night ans saw the milestone 'tick over'!

Withou you I would not still be here, seeing your kind comments and visitor 'drop bys' without bouncing out too qucikly! I am so glad you're still enjying my posts on what I see as 'Palatial Living - Grand or Cosy - All Things For Stylish Living' even in some of my stretched absences when family, work and life in general sometimes take over - whenevr I come back to sharing what inspires me through my interior, fashion and garden styles, art, colour themes, product choices, new finds and just what I love - I feel alive again!

So thank you for helping me stay inspirationally & creatively alive!

Stay Palatialliy Stylish!
Love,

images via hoodothatvoodoo, her roaring twenties, tumblr, justanothermasterpiece, crush cul de sac, everly true

A Spot oF Colour...

I've been consistently and constantly inspired by flashes of colour through my fashion accessory , lifestyle and interior styling & colouring work... this is a little snapshot of some of my mood images. Why not inject a spot oF colour into your daily life now!

Enjoy,

images via bloglovin, luliewallace, tumblr, prettystuff, dustjacket attic, ciarabird, crus cul de sac, promo, nacho label.

Bright Happy Colour, Pattern & Print...

I fell in love with these brightly coloured, patterned & printed images... I am feeling so inspired by all things Suzani - the reduced colour, the rhythm of the pattern & how I could use it through my living spaces. Hmmmm where do I begin! How uber cute are these geopuzzles - print poster form or in puzzle form!Oh and love love love the idea of painting inside the bookshelves walls and hanging favourite art pieces or prints from book shelve beading.

What colours, prints or patterns are inspiring you right now?

images via kate lewis painting, geopuzzles, paterson maker, pretty stuff, ma belle vie.

Opening Night... Jodee Knowles is a Friend of Leon.

- Friends of Leon Gallery Window -
by exhibiting artist Jodee Knowles

Are you going to  Friends of Leon Gallery for Jodee Knowles Opening Night 17th March 2011 6-8pm?

Perth Artist Jodee Knowles will showcase her latest works at Friends of Leon Gallery in Surry Hills Sydney. Knowles is one of the hottest emerging artists in Australia today having exhibited all over the world. This is Jodee's second show, 'Independent of Time', at Friends of Leon Gallery, and gallery owner & curator [and also artist] Leon Krasenstein couldn't be more pleased with Knowles second coming - so to speak!

Here's a smidgen of her stunning, surreal pieces... be quick as many of them have been sold already! The exhibition opening is this evening from 6-8pm at the Friends of Leon Gallery located in Sydney's inner city suburb at 82 Marlborough Street Surry Hills 2010. Look out for Jodee's work on Leon's Gallery windows - he always requests exhibiting artists to paint the front & side gallery windows making a real opening statement!

You Have Come to Mean to Me as
Little as Everyone Else. SOLD

Chole

Independent of Time . SOLD

If you're unable to make it this evening the Friends of Leon Gallery is open for public view on  Thursday 11-6pm, Friday 11-6pm and Saturday 11-2pm; or for another time & appointment with Leon please contact him on + 61 2 403 248 978.

Hope you can make it!

Enjoy,

all images courtesy of my friend, Leon - Friends of Leon Gallery

Instant Art in Fabric Framing...

If you're like me you have probably a few piles of favourite fabrics in a cupboard, box or sewing room somewhere. Ever thought about all that gorgeous fabric, or tablecloth, that might be - one of these two things...

a} much too nice to cut up [It feels so awful to cut up something so pretty even for a lovely cushion!] OR

b} just didn't know what to make out of it because you might not have had enough to keep going...so it continue to sit there?

Here's a thought - so why not think about framing it?  It's  a quick and inexpensive project that I love, it can bring instant colour, a custom look to your decor, and can be a great update to any room in your home! And depending on your fabric's look - can be for a living/ dining space,  a master bedroom, home-office or a child's room... the possibilities are endless!

Creating Simple Fabric Artwork

In its most simple form, you can just cut a piece of fabric to fit a frame, stretch and affix it to a cardboard backing, and place it in a mat and frame to create instant artwork. In order to choose the perfect spot to cut the fabric, use the clear glass from the frame itself as a guide. Slide the glass around the fabric until you find an area of the pattern that fits perfectly in the frame, then trace around the glass and make a marking on the fabric. Add a half inch [a couple of centimetres] to all edges to allow for affixing to a cardboard backing board, then cut out, mount and frame.

Alternatively you could also stretch the fabric over an inexpensive canvas - purchased from your local art&craft or variety store, and securing each side as you stretch the fabric over the canvas with a heavy duty staple gun. Make sure you check if your fabric has a directional print and you hang it accordingly - or it could be upside down!

This is something that you could try this weekend  for an instant wow!

Enjoy,

Miguel Flores-Vianna

images via canadian house and home, hub pages, elle decor via little green notebook, down & out chic - southern flourish, anne becker

On Show...Beauitful Botanical Artwork.

There's several fantastic exhibitions coming up that you might want to check out...here's one I'd love to see. These botanical art works by Jenny Phillips are devine and highly collectible. Read on... Enjoy x

Jenny Phillips | Magnolia grandiflora with seedpod 2004 watercolour on paper | Collection of the artist



Beautiful Botanical Artwork, the works of renowned Melbourne [Victoria] botanical artists, Jenny Phillips will be on show November 12 at the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Dunns Rd, Morington, Victoria.

A bit about Jenny  & the exhibition - running 12 November 2010 - 6 February 2011 | Jenny Phillips: The hidden meaning of plants .

'An MPRG exhibition - Jenny Phillips, deservedly, has an international reputation as an important botanical artist. As founder, director and teacher at The Botanical Art School in Melbourne she has also been largely responsible for the contemporary renaissance of botanical art, both here and abroad.

The life of Jenny Phillips has been consumed by a passion for hunting down and painting plants and flowers. This exhibition, the first major retrospective of her work, examines the way in which Jenny Phillips' botanical art goes beyond scientific observation, where plants are used as a motif to demonstrate artistic skills and scientific knowledge, to one where plants are invested with symbolic meaning to express the artist’s emotional states and relationships with family and friends.

Featuring rarely seen watercolours and drawings sourced from private collections throughout Australia, the exhibition includes works from her well-known Magnolia, Strelitzia and Waterlily series along with examples of Australian natives, exotics and fruit and vegetable studies.' 

Magnolia Grandiflora

Flaming Tulip

Rococo Tulip

Protea

Pineapple

For more info on Jenny Phillips visit her Web site HERE or visit an  great article written in 2008 in the SMH [Sydney Morning Herald HERE] in an interview with the artist discussing her work.

images via Jenny Phillips & Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery

Graphic Prints - Helen Dardik

I have just found a wonderful website, One Lucky Helen with original artwork, graphics and illustrations by Helen Dardik and had to share it with you. It was almost impossible to choose just a few images to show you and in fact I could've put the whole lot up!

Thanks the blog site dear ada.pattern love for your inspiration on Helen, and your lovely blog.

Print Art: SweetAnnieJeanne

Today I love.... Annie Jeanne's Line Prints I found on Esty. They are so fresh, clean and simply gorgeous. I can see them framed, as beautiful lam shades and as well placed scatter cushions - works of art!

Be sure to visit Annie Jeanne's blog SnowFlakesJourney.

All images from SweetAnnieJeanne & Esty