Tumblr (3.0; @venacavanyc)http://blog.venacava.com/<p><a href="http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com/2010/08/angels-of-anarchy-women-artists-in.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/6ab8dd1315c6af06ede91b09258832a6/tumblr_inline_mlzxg9oKDY1qz4rgp.jpg"/></a></p> <p>Penny Slinger</p> <p>&#8220;I Hear What You Say&#8221;</p> <p>1973</p> <p><a href="http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com/2010/08/angels-of-anarchy-women-artists-in.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/9a5723370f53f00d33b9e4198f8e2659/tumblr_inline_mlzxiayCJH1qz4rgp.jpg"/></a></p> <p>Eileen Agar</p> <p>&#8220;Angel of Anarchy&#8221;</p> <p>1936-40</p> <p><a href="http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com/2010/08/angels-of-anarchy-women-artists-in.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/71a0e8dd50a7d39812c07ea16dbb9959/tumblr_inline_mlzxjgybJ61qz4rgp.jpg"/></a></p> <p>Eileen Agar</p> <p>&#8220;Precious Stones&#8221;</p> <p>1936</p> <p><a href="http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com/2010/08/angels-of-anarchy-women-artists-in.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/cf0e8e21266b6dc075c7de78da81c6b2/tumblr_inline_mlzxlata3v1qz4rgp.jpg"/></a></p> <p>Claude Cahun</p> <p>&#8220;Self Portrait (kneeling with quilt)&#8221;</p> <p>1928</p> <p><a href="http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com/2010/08/angels-of-anarchy-women-artists-in.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/c18f1d0c327b3020be753e766b6997e8/tumblr_inline_mlzxmufwJG1qz4rgp.jpg"/></a></p> <p>Claude Cahun</p> <p>&#8220;Self-Portrait&#8221;</p> <p>1927</p> <p><a href="http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com/2010/08/angels-of-anarchy-women-artists-in.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/ff6d69a0feafc7e2cb734d90b38da3c4/tumblr_inline_mlzxo97SSn1qz4rgp.jpg"/></a></p> <p>Leonor Fini</p> <p>&#8220;Head of a Woman&#8221;</p> <p>1935</p> <p><a href="http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com/2010/08/angels-of-anarchy-women-artists-in.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/aceadf293c6a2334e0609ec50e036d16/tumblr_inline_mlzxpkddFE1qz4rgp.jpg"/></a></p> <p>Leonor Fini</p> <p>&#8220;Le Bout du Monde (The Ends of the Earth)&#8221;</p> <p>1948</p> <p><a href="http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com/2010/08/angels-of-anarchy-women-artists-in.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/988a75bf6030d2c012fac7ec81591e12/tumblr_inline_mlzxqxo4RO1qz4rgp.jpg"/></a></p> <p>Jane Graverol</p> <p>&#8220;L&#8217;Esprit Saint (The Holy Spirit)&#8221;</p> <p>1965</p> <p><a href="http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com/2010/08/angels-of-anarchy-women-artists-in.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/d037b774e7a13e81e6cd48c9865244b2/tumblr_inline_mlzxskzNmz1qz4rgp.jpg"/></a></p> <p>Penny Slinger</p> <p>&#8220;Read My Lips&#8221;</p> <p>1973</p> <p><a href="http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com/2010/08/angels-of-anarchy-women-artists-in.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/2ec5c56781bf8bd3d1f9fb5f6646787b/tumblr_inline_mlzxted0bs1qz4rgp.jpg"/></a></p> <p>Unknown</p> <p>&#8220;Cast of Lee Miller&#8217;s Torso&#8221;</p> <p>1942</p> <p></p> <p></p>http://blog.venacava.com/post/49179151736http://blog.venacava.com/post/49179151736Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:30:12 -0700mondoblogowomensurrealism<p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/efe54cc3f12c751982f9917b4a0328d2/tumblr_inline_mlm2933ohz1qz4rgp.png"/></p> <p>Don&#8217;t forget extra cord&#8230;..</p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/a6e1e6e3401674da723955beb057663e/tumblr_inline_mlm29ebwKL1qz4rgp.png"/></p> <p></p>http://blog.venacava.com/post/48528461043http://blog.venacava.com/post/48528461043Sun, 21 Apr 2013 08:17:00 -0700VENA CAVA LOVESOBJECTSVINTAGE PHONETELEPHONE<div>We found this guy on the internet making these amazing modernist sand creations. Nothing like showing up all the kids on the beach with your rad</div> <div>deconstructivist architectural style. </div> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/45648531@N00/sets/72157594166672630/" target="_blank"><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/b6bafd67d146b2b6265ad44dd6c3d65a/tumblr_inline_mklrfzW1tu1qz4rgp.png"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/45648531@N00/sets/72157594166672630/" target="_blank"><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/2aa4b112b85f96addf65b3a82edd9393/tumblr_inline_mklrge3TJp1qz4rgp.png"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/45648531@N00/sets/72157594166672630/" target="_blank"><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/7b031c3d00e05827fcf99526d948b820/tumblr_inline_mklrgvrELP1qz4rgp.png"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/45648531@N00/sets/72157594166672630/" target="_blank"><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/637b51a911c6fd36be27e9d19938c189/tumblr_inline_mklrhd2WVZ1qz4rgp.png"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/45648531@N00/sets/72157594166672630/" target="_blank"><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/8de13d45de7088fb0e0ca0b702120d3d/tumblr_inline_mklrhplqP91qz4rgp.png"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/45648531@N00/sets/72157594166672630/" target="_blank"><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/7a1ab562379b8cc8394c6d6b91677eb0/tumblr_inline_mklrikeirQ1qz4rgp.png"/></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/45648531@N00/sets/72157594166672630/" target="_blank"><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/932425d74d3dc0fd29852f3eb097548b/tumblr_inline_mklrj7spwk1qz4rgp.png"/></a></p> <p>Photos via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/45648531@N00/sets/72157594166672630/" target="_blank">My Sandcastles</a> Flickr</p>http://blog.venacava.com/post/48218772014http://blog.venacava.com/post/48218772014Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:08:00 -0700sandcastlesmodernistmodernismsand<p>The bathroom might be the best room in a house. It&#8217;s utilitarian yet sexy.  </p> <p>And its where all of our products live. </p> <p>Terrence Conran&#8217;s bathrooms below are pretty timeless and remind us to take the time to hang a painting or a hammock in our own commode.</p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/fe5b1e6ecd0f0972e3a297938115e934/tumblr_inline_mgzxm1dJZM1qhp2n8.jpg"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/a514c792425331b782a5803e686c1fee/tumblr_inline_mgzxmjHDk81qhp2n8.jpg"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/05414720ecedeaa06336223bedd9893d/tumblr_inline_mgzxmvGbBq1qhp2n8.jpg"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/ee7b3cc07756061512e4ebd0c0d7de3e/tumblr_inline_mgzxncin751qhp2n8.jpg"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/dbb06479a857e4e7e7ec6b60c9714b33/tumblr_inline_mgzxnpFIpp1qhp2n8.jpg"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/5111065e89fc83bc8a429f511adf4e48/tumblr_inline_mgzxo2dQPU1qhp2n8.jpg"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/e3f4200fe7d5b3d881aae155aa19ebc5/tumblr_inline_mgzxovCLCi1qhp2n8.jpg"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/dc0c152e37fd0aebbb858b58cf4031ee/tumblr_inline_mgzxpfJciW1qhp2n8.jpg"/></p> <p>All images via the <span>1978 Edition of </span><a href="http://www.biblio.com/books/27220791.html" target="_blank">The Bed and Bath book</a></p>http://blog.venacava.com/post/47786997736http://blog.venacava.com/post/47786997736Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:08:20 -0700CONRANBATHROOMTERRENCE CONRANAMAZING BATHROOMSBATHROOM INSPIRATIONGLAMELEGANT BATHROOMS<p><a href="http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com/2012/05/margaret-de-patta-jewelry.html" target="_blank"><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/8b3ccdc9aa7023fca62b3234190a5873/tumblr_inline_mkyelqjeAu1qz4rgp.jpg"/></a></p> <p>Margaret De Patta, &#8221;Portrait of Margaret De Patta&#8221;, 1955</p> <div class="separator">Photo: Barbara Cannon Myers</div> <div class="separator"></div> <div class="separator"> <div class="separator">I just got this amazing book</div> <div class="separator"><a href="http://museumca.org/depatta" target="_blank">&#8220;Space-Light-Structure: The Jewelry of Margaret De Patta&#8221;</a></div> <div class="separator">in the mail today from the</div> <div class="separator"><a href="http://museumca.org/" target="_blank">Oakland Museum of California</a>.</div> <div class="separator">As I have said, </div> <div class="separator">I have been thinking about Northern California</div> <div class="separator">a lot lately,</div> <div class="separator">and all the amazing women artists out there,</div> <div class="separator">past and present!</div> <div class="separator">De Patta has always been a favorite of mine,</div> <div class="separator">since almost day one, </div> <div class="separator">when I got the book,</div> <div class="separator"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Craft-Machine-Age-1920-1945-Twentieth-Century/dp/0810919680" target="_blank">&#8220;Craft in the Machine Age&#8221;</a>.</div> <div class="separator">That book kinda started me on this </div> <div class="separator">decorative arts journey.</div> <div class="separator">(Well, </div> <div class="separator"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Machine-Age-America-1918-1941/dp/0810914212" target="_blank">&#8220;The Machine Age in America&#8221;</a> </div> <div class="separator">was really the first&#8230;.)</div> <div class="separator">Despite knowing about her early on,</div> <div class="separator">a piece of hers has always eluded me.</div> <div class="separator">But there is always tomorrow&#8230;.</div> <div class="separator"></div> <div class="separator"><a href="http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com/2012/05/margaret-de-patta-jewelry.html" target="_blank"><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/c0d94fc5f5faba68ee775dc827914714/tumblr_inline_mkyen0GBgP1qz4rgp.jpg"/></a></div> <div class="separator"></div> <div class="separator">Margaret De Patta, Production jewelry, 1947</div> <div class="separator"></div> <div class="separator"> <div class="separator"><a href="http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com/2012/05/margaret-de-patta-jewelry.html" target="_blank"><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/f18848184851a241237b8f4a3c9a1e0c/tumblr_inline_mkyentetx01qz4rgp.jpg"/></a> </div> <div class="separator">Margaret De Patta, &#8221;Ring&#8221;, 1954</div> <div class="separator"></div> <div class="separator"> <div class="separator"><a href="http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com/2012/05/margaret-de-patta-jewelry.html" target="_blank"><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/54dbd26df0507f9e5fccb4c58e2f8a7d/tumblr_inline_mkyeo90srF1qz4rgp.jpg"/></a></div> <div class="separator"></div> <div class="separator">Margaret De Patta, &#8221;Pin&#8221;, 1959</div> <div class="separator"></div> <div class="separator"> <div class="separator"><a href="http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com/2012/05/margaret-de-patta-jewelry.html" target="_blank"><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/a3e25a65c6db5390d9b549f3501eb0f1/tumblr_inline_mkyeoylDx01qz4rgp.jpg"/></a></div> <div class="separator"></div> <div class="separator">Margaret De Patta, Production rings, c. 1947</div> <div class="separator"><a href="http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com/2012/05/margaret-de-patta-jewelry.html" target="_blank"><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/18700aaca845ef08003e6953c0a4219e/tumblr_inline_mkyepekeaf1qz4rgp.jpg"/></a></div> <div class="separator"></div> <div class="separator">Margaret De Patta, &#8221;Installation of Margaret De Patta&#8217;retrospective&#8217; exhibition at Pacific Shop in San Francisco&#8221;, 1950</div> <div class="separator"></div> <div class="separator"> <div class="separator"><a href="http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com/2012/05/margaret-de-patta-jewelry.html" target="_blank"><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/fc6e9eecf817c22e95f7c56bbaa949bd/tumblr_inline_mkyeq3MlUO1qz4rgp.jpg"/></a></div> <div class="separator">Margaret De Patta in her studio, 1939</div> <div class="separator"><a href="http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com/2012/05/margaret-de-patta-jewelry.html" target="_blank"><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/5558a108e31073333c258da07b5420dd/tumblr_inline_mkyeqv02H51qz4rgp.jpg"/></a></div> <div class="separator"></div> <div class="separator"> <div class="separator">Margaret De Patta, &#8221;Pin&#8221;, c. 1947-50</div> <div class="separator"> <div class="separator">This was the pin I was always looking for&#8230;.</div> <div class="separator">Got close a few times,</div> <div class="separator">major stuff by</div> <div class="separator">Sam Kramer, Ed Weiner, but no De Patta&#8230;.</div> </div> <div class="separator">YET!</div> <div class="separator"></div> <div class="separator"><a href="http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com/2012/05/margaret-de-patta-jewelry.html" target="_blank"><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/576dea53501552cbfee487a30f95e6c5/tumblr_inline_mkyerhDjjn1qz4rgp.jpg"/></a></div> <div class="separator"></div> <div class="separator">Margaret De Patta, &#8221;Pin&#8221;, c.1949</div> <div class="separator"></div> <div class="separator"> <div class="separator"><a href="http://mondo-blogo.blogspot.com/2012/05/margaret-de-patta-jewelry.html" target="_blank"><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/60aec9e7523c2f57ada43a63e0104843/tumblr_inline_mkyervoZmk1qz4rgp.jpg"/></a></div> <div class="separator">Margaret De Patta, &#8221;Pendant&#8221;, 1953 <div>Buy this beautiful book</div> <div>about a beautiful and very talented artist</div> <div><a href="http://museumca.org/store" target="_blank">here.</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>http://blog.venacava.com/post/47480322261http://blog.venacava.com/post/47480322261Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:54:48 -0700<img 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