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This year, I finished 55 books (which averages to a little over one a week) and started many, many others, so I thought it would be fun to round up some of my favorites. I’ll be honest, there were a lot of books I liked this year, and this list could have easily been longer, but I opted instead to focus on the books that I truly loved and that I would unequivocally recommend to anyone.
I’ll admit there’s something super satisfying about seeing new colorful decorative metalwork all stacked up. Yes, I do love seeing them all spread out as well. But the stacks just make such interesting combinations of color and line!
One thing that has me really excited about my new colorful decorative metalwork is that it’s giving me an opportunity to style little vignettes around the house. Like this nightstand with some of my favorite things: dried eucalyptus in a Mod Home Ceramics vase, chunky glass beads I picked up ages ago in a shop in Venice, California, a few lovely books, and of course, a little metal ring dish and one of my favorite new copper bowls.
I teased out a new batch of colorful decorative metalwork in my last post, including a few raised bowls, and I’m excited to share that this new batch is now available in my online store.
Before I went to the cabin last week, I spent a little time in the studio experimenting with a few more forms in my new collection of colorful decorative copper dishes. My favorite has to be this gorgeous little bowl, shown here stacked on top of two colorful trays!
One more set of pictures from my trip to Dwellbox Treehouse Village last week! I couldn’t resist bringing along my Moon Mantra Oracle Deck from Alauna Whelan to style a few pictures with my new colorful copper dishes. And of course, pull a card! This one seemed pretty appropriate!
Last week, my friend Amber and I headed to Dwellbox Treehouse Village in Ohio for a reading retreat. (You can read more about that here.) Of course, I couldn’t resist styling and photographing my new colorful decorative metal dishes in detail in such a gorgeous space!
A couple of months ago, I saw a post on Instagram to the effect of “I really wish I could go on a vacation where we just read books all day and then get together at the end of the day to talk about them.” I sent it to my friend Amber with a “seriously, we should do this” and she responded back with “we should go here” and a link to another IG post of a treehouse-style cabin in the woods.
Which is how, on Monday, I found myself and Amber with a car full of books, snacks, and some of my new decorative dishes on our way to a cabin in the woods in Ohio.
November was another month where I didn’t read as much as I would’ve wanted, but in my defense, I spent a week in NYC (where I bought lots of books but was too busy to do much reading), and then when I got home, I was so inspired I started making a whole new collection!
A few weeks ago, I spent a week in New York City going to museums, eating great food, and just generally absorbing all the art I could. I think it’s safe to say that all of that looking had me feeling inspired because I came home and decided to combine two processes I’ve been in love with the past year – making bowls and powder coating!
The result of this burst of inspiration is my first ever batch of little powder-coated dishes! While they aren’t food safe, they are perfect for holding rings and other jewelry or just as a little decorative accent in your home! And they’re available now in my online store!