Vintage Inspiration

Visiting Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens in Coral Gables always gives me inspiration for photographing the items in my shop.  I wish I could take all of my shop pictures there!  

Here are a few photos from one of my many visits to Fairchild:

The Dale Chihuly exhibit is amazing! 

Fairchild has some of the most beautiful plants in the world.  I love the vibrant colors of these flowers!  

This is not actually a painting, it's a Rainbow Eucalyptus tree!  Isn't it exquisite?  

Thank you for visiting Fairchild with me!  More picture to come soon.............

Mid Century Etsy

Here are some of my favorite Mid Century items on Etsy.com ..................


I love this awesome mod lamp by Never Too Old on Etsy.  Dave, the shop owner, is one of the nicest Etsy sellers!  He truly loves vintage and his passion shows in his amazing shop!

go go vintage  has the most beautiful vintage clothing!  The pictures in their shop are very creative and unique!  They should be called personal vintage stylists, instead of Etsy shop owners, because their pictures really help you imagine how you can wear their beautiful clothes.

Mid Century FLA  specializes in offering the most unique and beautiful mid century items.  Margaret, the shop owner is one of the kindest store owners you will meet on Etsy!  She is very knowledgeable about the items she sells.  Her passion for design really shines through in her incredible shop photos.  

This C Jere style sculpture is one of my favorite items in here shop:

Vintage Euro Design is an awesome Etsy shop based in the Netherlands.  This shop offers the coolest vintage items!  

This bright orange typewriter is one of my favorite items in this shop:

6010 is an Etsy shop based in England <3.  The photos in their shop look like works of art!  The offer cool and colorful items at amazing prices!  I LOVE this shop!  

These Harlekin coffee cups are so beautiful and colorful:

Richard Foye's Raku Pottery

I recently purchased a beautiful copper raku pottery pot from the 1970s.  The pot turned about to be the work of amazing artist, Richard Foye.  Richard Foye actually confirmed this himself!  He is very, very nice!  For those who are not familiar Ricard Foye's work, Foye makes the most exquisite raku pottery pots featuring the most stunning colors!

Here is my piece of Richard Foye raku pottery:

Foye confirmed this was his pottery by the stamp on the bottom which he made from a silver maltese cross some forty years ago, long since lost. 

Here is another example of Foye's exceptional work:

If you would like to read more about Richard Foye, please check out the Rock River Artists Website