A twist on "en plein air", the French phrase for painting outdoors, Plein Heir taps into an artistic approach to creating meaningful moments at home through art, storytelling and sustainably crafted goods and accessories for purchase, commission, and license.
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Iterations of this painting can be produced as home accessories such as pillows and linens, and applied to vintage goods as upholstery and veneer.
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Limited run linen pillow, made locally with hidden zipper and sustainable kapok insert
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A vintage office chair re-upholstered in natural flax linen and a print of my Pink Lattice Floral.
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My Good Fortune series takes many forms from small plaques and art installations to elegant home accessories.
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Created to explore my affirmations as positive messages towards my future, I created a series of embroidered pillows meaningful numbers.
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When folded just right these very limited run dinner napkins reveal sweet predictions sparking endlessly exciting conversations.
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Iterations of this painting can be produced as home accessories such as pillows and linens, and applied to vintage goods as upholstery and veneer.
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Limited run linen pillow, made locally with hidden zipper and sustainable kapok insert,
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A vintage nightstand is painted and veneered with a linen print of my Distressed Wallpaper Floral.
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This triptych of 8 x 4 ft panels are painted with stream of consciousness conversations and ethereal moods to represent a spiritual journey throuhgh the past, present, and future. They've been shown in art exhibits and are available for purchase.
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The series starts with Talk To Artie, a conversation with my grandmother and the wisdom she could bring to me today. Be Still describes the process of learning to meditate and embrace the current moment. And That Dream Again explores dreams as affirmations of our desires.
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Each panel is painted with many layers of latex, water, paint pen and colored pencil to achieve the feeling of a dream-state where your mind is able to explore higher wisdom and ideas of life as full circle and full of potential that is available to us at all times.
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Many of my paintings can be incorporated into linen pillows. Sizes, insert materials, and quantities can vary.
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The gift of a written note is more meaningful now than ever. I can print a single image or collection of images for special orders.
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Many of my works can be re-imagined as linens for the home. These dinner napkins can be created from one painting or a collection of images for special orders.
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Iterations of this painting can be produced as home accessories such as pillows and linens, and applied to vintage goods as upholstery and veneer.
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Geo Fire is the name of this painting which is quite different from most of my work, and yet it incorporates a vibrant decorative motif that works beautifully for a range of furnishing and accessory projects.
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Limited run linen pillow, made locally with hidden zipper and sustainable kapok insert
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From my Torn Landscape series, this limited run linen pillow was made locally with hidden zipper and sustainable kapok insert.
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My Torn Landscape series began as paintings on vintage furnishings as a way of revisiting classic domestic themes through a new lens.
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My torn landscapes have been commissioned for walls, wall hangings, and even curtain valances. The motif layers nicely with range of design styles.
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ZigZag Memory is a painting detailing the memory of early visit to the circus with my family and the impressions of my young mind in that setting.
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I've explored this ZigZag motif on furniture, ceiling, and even curtains.
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A truly classic motif dating back to at least Roman times, the cube pattern appears in a number of my art pieces, but first painted in jumbo scale for my entry.
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Commissioned to fill the panels of this staircase in a home designed by Julie Morgan, the first licensed female architect in California, the layered tissue paper pages include excerpts from the years of letter she exchanged with William Randolph Heart.
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Built from the Mum stencil I designed for my Floral Series. I designed and painted this wall as part of a video series I also wrote, art directed, and produced.
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This special floor pattern was commissioned by well-known British interior designer, Rita Konig, as part of Boys School renovation project for a family in Mill Valley, California.
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Calistoga Arch is from my steam of consciousness works exploring a dreamy memory of a special day lounging around the salt water pool at Indian Springs.
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My Color Services can also include art curation and installation like this wall hung salon style with ethereal themed artworks by a wide range of artists.
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Most of my stream of consciousness paintings include personal stories, conversations, and ideas represented as dreams with symbolism and other important details.
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Iterations of this painting can be produced as home accessories such as pillows and linens, and applied to vintage goods as upholstery and veneer.
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Limited run linen pillow, made locally with hidden zipper and sustainable kapok insert.
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Vintage bent wood school chairs are painted and veneered with a linen print of my Pink Distressed Wallpaper Floral.
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Rough Diamond is a departure from my usual materials. Here I used molding paste and auto tape to create a shallow relief of geometric shapes to reveal a blue diamond.
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A vintage accent chair re-upholstered in natural flax linen and a print of my Rough Diamond Relief.
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The gift of a written note is more meaningful now than ever. I can print a single image or collection of images for special orders.
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I painted this bright cube pattern on a vintage artists case and lined it with a print of my marbled paper.
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Painting on vintage artist materials as to the layers of work and stories created by the unknown artist before me.
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A display of paintings and reproductions in a range of iterations for vintage finds and home accessories.
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I designed and created this winged heart stencil for a very special commission of five paintings that were installed in a restaurant owned by iconic musician, Carlos Santana.
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The Winged Heart continues to appear in my work, most often as a symbol of ancestors and loved ones sharing their wisdom and stories with each new generation.
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Most of the Winged Heart paintings include metallics as a symbol of iconic paintings from the Renaissance era. All are painted on salvaged wood to express the wear of time.