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Heart Art // Mad Dream Design Summer Line: Wild Hearts

Happy August! (my favorite month of the year...)

Summer....

I am thinking salty curls, natural beauty, the beach and backyard barbeques.

Our Summer line is an extension of our Spring 2013 line: Tribe Vibes. Tribes Vibes was nature inspired with clean lines, and a cultural outlook on minimal design. I love that, and I still wanted that to ring true in my designs, with a twist.

Mad Dream Design Falcon drop earrings (Spring 2013)

In addition to the earrings from our Spring line we have added all new necklaces and dangle earrings + a few new designs. The one thing you will see throughout Wild Hearts are shells! For me Summer is lived at the beach and I am constantly inspired by the ocean, so shells fit the bill just right. Plus, they look amazing against the copper.

Mad Dream Design Falcon Necklace with Puka Shell (Summer 2013)

Our Summer 2013 line, Wild Hearts is all about getting outside, in nature and living as wild and free as your heart will let you. As they say, wild hearts can't be broken.

All of our new designs will in the shop by the end of day today, and I couldn't be more excited to share them with you!

Shop now, if you'd like!

Here is the look I was going for while creating Wild Hearts...

I am super excited to be celebrating a few milestones along with the release of our Summer line, so I am having a giveaway on the blog tomorrow! I will be giving away a pair of copper earrings. Want to participate? Make sure to LIKE us on Facebook.

Enjoy! xo,

Hear Art // Featured: Erin Case

I found Artist Erin Case last month online, and I cant get enough of her collages.

They are beautiful.

The surrealism in her work is hard to miss and I love the juxtaposition of nature almost taking over the human body. Interesting in color and layout, these collages evoke emotions, rarely showing the human face. A lot of her digital collages are of women with gorgeous big hair, and their bodies are turned into natural landscapes like the ocean or the Grand Canyon.

Here are a few of my favorites. Most of these are from her "Haircut" series.

Photos courtesy of Erin Case.

You can find out more about Erin here:
http://erincase.weebly.com/

And, you can buy her art here:
http://society6.com/ErinCase

What do you feel when you see her colleges?
I love the emotion they portray, even without the face.

Enjoy!

Heart Art // Finding Your Essence with Kathryn Hunter

Our latest interview is with Kathryn Hunter of Essential Glimmer!

I love the idea behind her business...finding and living your essence. The essence for July is Joy..."how do you share your joy?" Enjoy the interview and then go on over and check our her selection of wonderful Joy inspired pendents.

Name: Kathryn Hunter

Medium: Fine jewelry

Essential Glimmer

www.essentialglimmer.com

How did you get started in Jewelry design?

I was born into it. My father's been a jeweler since the mid '70s and I designed my first ring when I was twelve.

What is your business all about?

All women deserve the opportunity to develop into the people they want to be, and be appreciated for it. That declaration of self is why I created Essential Glimmer. We are a jewelry line dedicated to the declaration of your truest self.

We're an online only company, though you can also find us at:

facebook.com/essentialglimmer

pinterest.com/gimmeglimmer

twitter.com/gimmeglimmer

instagram.com/essentialglimmer

Your biggest accomplishment with your art/design?

Taking the idea of Essential Glimmer and bringing it to reality.

Where do you see yourself in 1 year.....in 10 years?

In both cases, growing the idea of living your essential life.

Where do you draw your inspirations for your jewelry from?

The fans. They're the ones who choose each month's Essence, and in doing so, lead the way.

What projects, collaborations are you working on right now?

I have a membership plan in the works that will go to support a charitable organization, but we're keeping it under wraps until the details are finalized.

Hobbies?

Aerial Silks, Cooking, and Curling up on the Couch with a Book and a Cup of Tea - that's a hobby, right? (Maddie: Yes, I think so!)

Fave artists, designers?

Dale Chihuly, Brandon Jacob Hudson, and Adam O'Day.

Anything catching your eye for summer?

Simple lines and bold patterns.

Food for thought...want to add anything?

When you know your Essence, your reason for everything you do, everything else falls into place. If you don't know yours yet, I've got a short ebook which can help you figure it out.

http://www.essentialglimmer.com/essential-glimmer-discount-list

All photos courtesy of Kathryn Hunter.

Thank you for sharing, Kathryn! xo,

Heart Art // Neofolk Romantique with Sharon Knight

I am so excited to share my first artist interview!
Heart Art is all about loving art, loving to create and people who are making and creating amazing things.

It is my pleasure to introduce Sharon Knight. Sharon and I have only known each other a few short months, but I am so glad to have been grouped with her into our little mastermind group that meets once a month. We get to share our goals and what we are working on...I love Sharon's free spirit. Her current album, Neofolk Romantique, is due to release this month, so enjoy getting to know Sharon and then go check out her site!

Name: Sharon Knight

Art Medium/Niche: Musician, artist, and collector of strange things.

Website:
www.sharonknight.net
www.sharonknight.etsy.com

How did you get started in music/Neofolk Romantique?
I have been a musician forever, although I only decided to go for it as a full time career 4 years ago. I starting out learning traditional Celtic songs, and have gone on to write my own, based in mythology, faerytale, and story. I love fantastical characters. My music is folk-based, and very infused with romance and whimsy. It's not really strictly traditional any more so we (my husband and I) made up our own name that describes the feel of the music better. I have recently created an Etsy store that features all things Neofolk Romantique as well, for those who might want to bring the quirky, enchanted feel of our songs more fully into their lives.

Where can we hear some of your music? Where can we see you play?
Visit my website! For music players and store:
http://www.sharonknight.net/music.html
We tour every summer, and our tour dates are lining up on our site, right here: http://www.sharonknight.net/tour.html
Highlights for me are the Faerierworlds Festival and the Virginia Highlands Celtic Festival.

Your biggest accomplishment with your art?
I am pretty proud of my current album, due for release in July 2013, and which, coincidentally is called "Neofolk Romantique". I am also pleased to be playing main stage at some major festivals, this is a new development, and one that I am very pleased about!

Where do you see yourself in 1 year.....in 10 years?
I am working on building inroads into the European music market, so with persistence and luck I plan to be touring over there next summer. In 10 years I want to be a headlining artist at major festivals all over the world. In 10 years I will no doubt be ready to ease up on touring so I am putting the the artistic wing of Neofolk Romantique together now, in the form of an Etsy store. I plan for this to grow into a full-on boutique over time.

Where do you draw your inspirations for your music from?
Nature, myth and legend, fantasy, romance. Amazing people in history or in my life. Stories that sweep me off my feet.

What projects, collaborations are you working on right now?
I am finishing up my next album with my husband Winter. He is my main collaborator and a fantastic musician He has recently completed recording studio tracks for Blondie's latest album! OVer the years we have developed such an outstanding rapport, we practically read each others' minds in the studio, it is such a great working relationship, I can't imagine doing this without him.

What are you hobbies?
Hiking in the woods, Creating all sorts of art. Being in nature. I used to belly dance a lot, but I don't have a lot of time for hobbies these days, I must say!

Fave musicians?
Loreena McKennit, Faun, Azam Ali, lots of Finnish metal. Sj Tucker. Wendy Rule. Heather Dale. I could go on and on....

Anything catching your eye for summer?
Faerieworlds! It is a large outdoor festival dedicated to Faerielore...wonderful costumes and enchanting music all weekend. Spectacular light show at night! I am so looking forward to playing their main stage again this year!

All photos courtesy of sharonknight.net.

xo,

Heart Art // "We the People" Art

Happy Memorial Day!

The Tarnished series by Saber

All Photos from Saberone.com

Saber has long been known for his graffiti work in Los Angeles, CA. He become legend when he painted the largest graffiti piece ever on a cement bank in the LA River. He more recently has begun to exhibit his fine art and created some major controversy with the Tarnished series (above) and has been featured in major exhibitions at Street Cred (Pasadena Museum of Art), Art of the Street (MoCA) and at Opera Gallery (New York).

Controversy over the Tarnished series stems from a misinterpretation of the work, in that critics felt like the graffiti was defiling the American Flag. Saber has quite a different take on it and finds it to be more empowering then disgraceful. I could not help but to be reminded of Jasper Johns' paintings of the American flag when I first saw this series from Saber. On Saber's blog I found this quote that I think sums it up nicely: "Like Jasper Johns before him, Saber seems to have grasped the endless diversity of meaning that can be found in the symbol of our nation." Embracing the "we the people" movement, rather than a lash out toward America as a whole.

What do you think of Saber's work? And the integration of graffiti into fine art? I personally love the juxtaposition it creates. Graffiti is art and I find it far more interesting when displayed in a fine art medium. Let me know what you think in the comments below!

Enjoy!

Heart Art // Mad Dream Design

In the last post of this series I introduced my Spring 2013 Collection, Tribe Vibes.
Check um' out on Etsy!

I am a big believer in protecting our earth, preserving species, experiencing nature as it is meant to be seen - out in the wild. Animals and the ocean are a huge part of my life. I have 3 cats, 1 dog and a bird + all the animal friends I get to see on the water while I am paddling. The ocean is what makes our world so special and it is full of amazing creatures...many we have not even found yet. My work will always be inspired by nature, whether it is animals, plants, cultures, the ocean, the desert or sky. So I knew when I started my shop that I wanted to donate proceeds to non-profit organizations that are helping our oceans, deserts, plants and animals. My Spring Collection is donating 5% of each purchase to these six organizations.

Meet the Organizations

Falcon Ridge

The Marine Mammal Center

Blue Voice

Barks of Love
Enter to win a pair of Bolt drop earrings here!

A Gift for Animals

BLES

Stop by the shop and say hello! Or go check out some of these amazing organizations to learn more about what they are doing for our planet!

Enjoy!