Recap: Snowflakes + Candy Canes @ 323East

323 East‘s opened their holiday show, Snowflakes + Candy Canes on December 3rd. What is unique about this show is that each piece is priced at $250 or lower (with most pieces being much lower) and the ability of the collector to take home a piece as soon as it is purchased. 323 East did an excellent job curating the show, with standout work by Charmaine Olivia, Kelly Louise Judd, and Megan Frauenhoffer.

Other artists include: Dan Armand, Miss April, Audrey Pongracz, Tim Gralewski, Sheri Debow, Jacqui Gallant, Dennis Jacobs, Maria Finna, DeEtta Harris, Himamshu Sharma, Christen Spencer, Nicole Cummings, Grant Gilliand, Marsha Spaniel, Talking Squid, Christine Benjamin, Matt Eaton, Brian Rubenacker, Robin Dunivant, Cedric Tai, Peter DeAngelo, Mike Han, and Robert Keith.

Charmaine Olivia

See more pictures from the show behind the cut.

Starred #35

Theme for this week: golden, hazy, end-of-summer days.

Gold paint + linseed oil, from a Charmaine Olivia process blog post (slightly NSFW)

Would you believe me if I told you this is from a HS senior’s photoshoot? (via Studio 6.23)

Rough diamond ring by Tanja Ufer (via Design for Mankind)

Matthew Lyons (via FFFFOUND!)

Erik Anthony Hamline (via OK Great)

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Starred #31

After a long break with no time for my beloved Google Reader, I’ve finally been able to catch up a bit this week. So without further ado, here are this week’s favorites!

Earth Day drawing by Charmaine Olivia

Bike screenprint by Matt Taylor (via We Heart Prints)

Oregon print by Amy Ruppel (via Unruly Things)

Al Kaline and Mayor Jerome Cavanagh on Opening Day, 1963 (via The Night Train)
Love the hairstyles and cat eye glasses in the crowd.

Kill Taupe‘s art spotted in a Seattle Art-O-Mat (via Habit of Art)

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Highlights From Glass, Cinder + Thorns

Glass, Cinder + Thorns was one of the best art shows I’ve ever seen in Detroit. April Segedi did an amazing job curating it. Some of our favorites:

Edith Lebeau

Charmaine Olivia

Rudy Fig

Sandi Calistro

Megan Frau

Kelly Vivanco

Part of Jessica Dalva's diorama

Close up of Miss April's sculpture

Fan us on Facebook to see pictures of almost every piece in the show. Glass, Cinder + Thorns will be up until April 15th, and we highly recommend checking it out in person.  Thanks to 323East for letting us preview the show and get some great photos.