Kicking Glass

Quartz Cluster Stained Glass

$185 from HalonaGlass on Etsy

Ha·lo·na Glass makes gorgeous stained glassware for hanging in windows and catching the light, or sitting on shelves and catching the eye. Based in Brooklyn, NY, Michelle Levy takes the traditional leaded glass art to new frontiers with modern shapes and fresh colors that customers can customize! And for the animal lovers out there, she even does pet portraits. Her work has already been featured on numerous design blogs, but you can check out her full line of products on www.etsy.com/shop/HalonaGlass

Stretched Simple Arrow Tail

$55 from HalonaGlass on Etsy

Beveled Stained Glass Diamond Planter (plant not included)

$160 from HalonaGlass on Etsy

Bevel Starburst

$75 from HalonaGlass on Etsy

- Cathleen

Go!

This weekend my studiomates and I are participating in GO: a community-curated open studio project. Both Saturday and Sunday, September 8th and 9th, from 11am-7pm, we will fling open our studio doors and show off what we've been working on. Over 1800 artists from all over Brooklyn are participating and hoping for the chance to show in a group exhibition at THE Brooklyn Museum in December. Visitors to the studios must first register at gobrooklynart.org, then they can vote on up to 3 artists that they think should be included in the exhibition. Lucky for them, we've got 3 amazing artists all in one place (studio #407 at 253 36th St, Brooklyn, NY)!!! Here's a link to my artist profile so you can see a little of what I'll be showing (but there will be more for those of you who stop by in person!), and I'll post more after the event. Hope to see you there! 

- Cathleen

Edible Art

Just added to the list of things I want to do/eat before I move away from New York (one day): 

order some edible art from KUROIWA patisserie of Brooklyn, NY. 

Aren't these confections absolutely stunning? Created by owner/chef/pastry sculptress Ayako Kurokawa, her website also features some really gorgeous minimalist cakes, but the 'one of a kind' section is what truly took my breath away. As far as I can tell there is not a brick-and-mortar space that I can visit, unfortunately, but she does have a bigcartel shop where you can buy various tea cakes and commission portrait cookies. You have to go to www.ayakokurokawa.com to see more of what I'm talking about. You must! 

- Cathleen 

[Images found on Pinterest, courtesy of the artist, I think.]