Weekend Inspiration
GET IN YOUR STUDIO AND MAKE STUFF!!!!!!
Here is a little creative and cleaver clip on one man's artistic process, layered with his own beautifully explanation of recognizing inspiration on a daily.
Pineapples Now Available In Pine & Redwood!
hand carved wooden Pineapples
"Symbolism of welcome and hospitality surrounds pineapples around the world, thanks to its adventure on the high seas. During colonial days pineapples were procured and gifted as a symbolic gesture of welcome and honor. Also, sailors who returned home from sea would place a pineapple on their doorstep or lamp post to let everyone know they had returned safely."
Check out the different types of wood that are now available with our hand crafted pineapples as well as how to properly water your air plant!
Our Thoughts:
We are revitalizing this beautiful sentiment through hand to heart wood-carved pineapples that can be given as gifts to those you respect, who you'd like to wish safe travels, or as a good-luck charm to anyone entering a new venture in their life. What better gift than this wood-carved planters that represents such a rich colonial history throughout the Caribbean, New World and Europe? These earth friendly sculptures are crafted out of salvaged wood and fitted with a drought resistant air plants. The wood is finally sanded and sealed with a wax finish.
Taking Care of your air plant:
If you are growing them indoors and the air is dry, you will need (at minimum) to submerge the plant in water for 2-3 hours about every two weeks. Otherwise, in a shaded house or unheated home, you can use a soaking mist once or twice a week in summer, once a month in cooler weather. It is really important that you fully shake out all water after soaking to prevent plant rot. If you prefer misting, you will want to remove air plant from wooden base and place on a paper towel. With a mist spay bottle, spay each plant at a minimum of 5 times and a max of 8 times. Leave on paper towel for 30min, give one last shake and place back in wooden base. Use same watering schedule above.
LA TIMBER builds an Island
First look at our build-out for Hughes State sales new location in the Arts District DTLA. Check out there grand opening on the 23rd, 24th, & 25th.
Winston Rylee Q&A with the Spring Arts Collective.
-Sneak Peek-
Featured Artist -- Winston Rylee
Winston Rylee began his love affair with the sea at the age of 5 when his family relocated to Southern California. His passion for all things nautical is what drives much of his work today -- some of it featured here -- ships, deep-sea creatures and salty sea dogs captaining their ships. We caught up with Winston in his working studio in Pasadena, California for a quick Q&A session to find out what drives his creations.
Q: Why did you choose the ocean as inspiration for your work?
A: My grandfather was a pilot, sailor, and woodsman. He instilled within his own children the need for adventure in "the natural world." Mountains, lakes, rivers, and the big blue have always been apart of my internal landscape because of the family I was raised in. After moving from Arizona to Southern California at age 5, I absolutely fell in love with the ocean.
full Q&A ==>
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Pyro's and Jelly Jelly's
2100° / 451° is a short film capturing how Etsuko Ichikawa creates her signature series "Glass Pyrograph", drawings made from the fire and smoke of hot, molten glass, in the glass studio.
The title of the film refers to Ichikawa's working temperature with molten glass; 2100 degrees Fahrenheit, and the autoignition point of paper; 451 degrees Fahrenheit.
Featured Artist: Etsuko Ichikawa
Directed by Alistair Banks Griffin
Music by Saunder Jurriaans & Daniel Bensi
Produced by the Anthropologist
2011
4 min 15 sec
Filmed at Wheaton Arts in Millville, NJ
www.etsukoichikawa.com
Fold Gallery Presents
Group show at Fold Gallery in DTLA. The show features wonderful up-cycled artist of an assorted verity.
Up Coming Venice Show
Patrick Haemmerlein (Cover Art) will also have a couple decks at the show.
I am so delighted to be apart of such a wonderful cause. There will be quite the mélange of really killer surf/skateboard art & design. Check below on the early stages of the fish-stick skate deck I am building and illustrating via pyrographics. Hope you can make it!
Early on sneak-peek
The Beauty of the Process
I am not only in-love with a finished piece of art but also the process in which it was made, the place & tools it was made with, and the humans that puzzle all these facets together. Here is a beautiful portrait of the process.
New Shop!
Progression
Jenarate Designs & Winston Rylee Design will be combining forces in a new work shop located at La Loma Landscaping.
New Work Shop at La Loma Development
We are extremely excited to see what these three creative forces can do once all sharing the same campus.
Related links;
Check out what La Loma's no-for-prophet The Shed has in-store for there next event; guest speakers discuss water conservation and native garden ideas at previous event.
Also check out this cute video of Jena speaking about a movie she will be featured in as a lead artist at burning man.
I Spy With My Little Eye
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If you are ever driving West on Broadway Street in Santa Monica, you should be on the lookout for this Mural. It is located on the south-side of the street. If you hit Lincoln Ave, you've just missed it!
Mural done for bodega wine bar in Santa Monica. New section coming soon!
Welcome to Winston Rylee Design!
Come on in. The water is fine.
Welcome to my new blog which just-so-happens to be attached to my new website. Come explore, venture and stay awhile. I will be updating you with all that is happening in my design, art, and collaborative world. These posts will be available every Sunday afternoon. Also, I will be posting sites, videos, and songs every Thursday that inspire and drive me to interact with my left-side.
Its Thursday and this is one of those videos;
So welcome, and thanks for stopping by!