Three Years Old!

Handmade Leather Polaroid Wayfarer Sunglasses

$160 from Nebulagalata on Etsy

Happy 3rd Birthday, Swings and Arrows! 

To commemorate your third year of life, I found a pair of handmade leather sunglasses, fulfilling both the traditional (glass) and modern (leather) anniversary gift requirements.

If you were a three year old person you'd break these in 2 seconds. Good thing you're a blog.

And to all our readers out there, here's to many more years of inspiration together! 

Love, 

Cathleen

Artwork of the Week: Marriage

Marriage by Andrew Wyeth

1993

I picked this painting to post this week before I knew its title and as it turns out this Wednesday happens to mark my 3rd wedding anniversary. The old couple looks so peaceful, lying next to each other tucked in bed. And also very stiff. Like almost TOO rest-in-peaceful, if you know what I mean. 

Things certainly took a turn for the morose there! 

Happy anniversary, honey! 

- Cathleen  

Artwork of the Week: Long Braid

Long Braid by Diem Chau

porcelain plate, silk, thread, 6.25" in diameter

Tomorrow marks the second anniversary of Swings & Arrows! Hurray!! So I thought as our gift to you I'd find an Artwork of the Week to commemorate the occasion that blends the traditional (cotton) with the modern (china), something I think we strive to accomplish here daily. 

Artist Diem Chau embroiders drawings on a fine silk muslin that is stretched like canvas across various serving dishes. The effect is quite ethereal, an image floating just above the surface of a saucer or bowl. My favorite pieces are the ones where the line comes off the canvas, engaging the territory around the work, or when the thread pools in the space beneath the scrim.  

You can see more of Chau's work on her website: www.diemchau.com

- Cathleen 

Happy Anniversary!

Today marks the first anniversary of Swings & Arrows! And since the traditional first anniversary gift is paper, and the modern gift is clocks, what could be a more perfect marriage of the two than a beautiful paper cuckoo clock from hellopetie on Etsy? 

We thought that in honor of our first year in existence we'd also launch a new look for the blog today. Let us know what you think! 

Grace and I want to thank you all so much for making this such a successful first year at Swings & Arrows. We appreciate your readership and feedback more than you'll ever know—so keep coming by for a look-see and keep commenting—and we'll keep working hard to bring you beautiful things to brighten your days. 

Love, 

Cathleen & Grace