Modern Decor For the Stylish, Amateur Art Collector

Collecting art can get expensive and take up a lot of space, but everyone can find affordable, high quality art and decor if you look in the right places. Whether framed, larger than life, or DIY, you can create a space that represents you, and on a budget! I live in less than 400 square feet with pretty limited wall space as it is, but it’s hard for me to live anywhere without art. So despite getting rid of most of my possessions, at least 1/4 of what I own is still art and decor – and I will try…

Handmade Graphics for crafty street art lovers

I found this book on a weekend trip to Borders books this last weekend; Handmade Graphics: Tools & Techniques Beyond the Mouse. Its pretty much exactly what I’ve been looking for for years. A guide book and show of unconventional street inspired art and artists. It has tutorials on how to paint a mural on a wall with spray paint, paint your own custom shoes, bind a book or sew a monster and tons more. I jumped right in a made a monster. (Since its my first, I don’t exactly love it, but its not a horrible start.) Handmade Graphics…