artist feature: sally king benedict

Sally King Benedict began her professional career as a painter in Charleston. She has since relocated to Atlanta where her following has dramatically increased since her start in 2007. Working abstractly, Benedict has become known for her vibrant use of color and has been featured in such publications as Lonny, House Beautiful, Garden & Gun, Elle Decor and many others. 

Sally King Benedict - Penmar 

Sally King Benedict - Jaffe

Sally King Benedict - Bondi Face

Sally King Benedict - Print Block

In addition to being an amazing artist, Benedict seems to also have a real knack for interiors. Check out these images of her Atlanta home that were featured in Domino. 

artist feature: harry stooshinoff

Today's artist feature was discovered on the beautifully curated blog - Miss Moss. Harry Stooshinoff is a painter and teacher from Peteroborough, Ontario, Canada. Painting daily, Stooshinoff creates works that are small is size "as an intimate scale encourages maximum intuition, freedom and experimentation" (Paintbox). His extremely affordable work is available at his Etsy shop - Paintbox.

Back Line - original landscape painting on paper - Harry Stooshinoff

Refuge - original landscape drawing on paper - Harry Stooshinoff

Pink House to Move - original urban landscape painting on paper - Harry Stooshinoff

Kestral Place, May 1 - original landscape collage painting on paper - Harry Stooshinoff

Evening Green - original landscape collage painting on paper - harry stooshinoff

September Field - original landscape painting on paper - Harry Stooshinoff

shopping rubylane

I have been using rubylane for a while but it wasn't until I started researching this post, that I really grew to appreciate their huge selection of antique and vintage items. Rubylane was one of the original antique online marketplaces. Started in 1998 by Tom Johnson, a San Francisco tech professional at the time, the site now has over 550,000 items listed for sale. Its search features are not as extensive as Ebay, 1st Dibs or Chairish. Nor are the products photos always the best. But if you have the time to dig, I think you can get rewarded with some great finds at reasonable pricing.

When shopping for antiques online, I tend to gravitate towards items that can be easily shipped i.e. no crazy hundreds of dollars on freight. I think the best way to use rubylane is to have a specific type of antique in mind or to build yourself a library of preferred vendors. I also would suggest searching in Antiques and Vintage Collectibles as things seem to be a little miss categorized. Below are some currently listed items that I have saved in my shopping cart. 

seventeen matching antique cast bronze ice box hinges, 1916, Dayton Manufacturing Co.

These could be re-purposed in a really cool way. Like on a kitchen island...

kitchen by Haynes-Roberts via REMODELISA

I like the pinks in this antique rug and because of its small size, I think it would be perfect in a bathroom. 

1880s Lavar Kerman Persian rug

And, of course, I needed to check out the quilt selection - which is awesome!

antique handmade quilt mint condition circa 1900: tents of armageddon

scrap quilt top 1890s flying geese