So.. You like pretty art?

"What's that? You'd like to start an art collection??"

You may have heard me talk about Kiah before, but let's go over a few things again..

Homegirl is an AMAZING artist..

Whose work has been printed in national publications.

You can find her work in homes across the county..

And soon somewhere in the background of the Untitled Terrance Malick Project, featuring Ryan Gossling, Christian Bale, Natalie Portman and other famous lovely people.

Now let's learn a little more..

Why am I telling you all of this? 
Because now you can easily purchase a piece of Art by Kiah in her newly launched Etsy shop!! You can snag a print (one of the ladies that Ryan & Natalie probably fought over because they wanted them for their own homes)  for only $45 or an original framed ink drawing for $160.. check out the store and see for yourself! 

And if you haven't already..
'Like" the Art by Kiah page 
Check out her new website
Add her Etsy shop as a 'Favorite'

Maybe if we're lucky.. Kiah will agree to a little giveaway soon for Roam & Wander readers! ;)

I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for. ~Georgia O'Keeffe

Wouldn't it be fun to be able to decorate a room in your home based on one beloved piece of art?

One day perhaps I'll have the chance, when we're building a home and starting from scratch.. but until then I can dream & rearrange a room until I'm content, thanks to the magic of photoshop!

iron mirror :: anthropologie

painting :: art by kiah

couch :: pottery barn

curtains :: anthropologie

cattails & grass :: pier one

chair :: anthropologie

puppy :: bearded collie

rug :: west elm

coffee table :: west elm

vase :: anthropologie

candle holder :: arteriors

yellow pillow :: room & board

red dots pillow :: west elm

& pillow :: zinc door

coffee table book :: 100 years of fashion

side table :: anthropologie

lamp :: cb2

What a strange power there is in clothing. ~Isaac Bashevis Singer

I will never get tired of showing off my dear cousin's work! 

All three pieces courtesy of Art by Kiah

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Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. ~Pablo Picasso

for the past few weeks now i've been obsessing over watercolor paintings and wanting to try a few on my own. now, i honestly can't remember the last time i played with watercolors.. 3rd grade perhaps? so it's safe to say that i have no fancy techniques or unique brush strokes to add to any sort of creation. today 

i finally bought a watercolor set.. which led to the purchase of more brushes, and watercolor pencils, and pastels, and fancy paper... i really don't know when to stop. 

so after an hour of sketching, mixing, painting and smearing..

 i share with you my final result!

i don't love it.. at all. 

but hey, there's a first time for everything and practice makes perfect, right?

i hope everyone had a lovely weekend.. 

mine was filled with many hours of work and very few hours of play. 

and now, time for monday.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures. ~Henry Ward Beecher

Motivate. Inspire. Create. 

three things you should always move towards

Art by Kiah 

joined the twitter world and revamped the blog

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congrats and welcome

Man's heart away from nature becomes hard. ~Standing Bear

One of my best friends (and her hubby) will be closing on their first real home this Friday. 

With her new blank canvas she's already starting to panic on how to decorate each room.

While wall decorations will be one of the last things she hangs - I remembered a while back trying to help her create a room for her man, without all of the dark "manly" colors and slick wood finishes. I suggested a lighter green on the walls, a cream colored cow hide rug, a big bulky bookshelf covered with more colorful objects - and as I came across this piece in Etsy.. I think it would be a perfect touch!

 This piece of art screams nature however, with the rustic vintage feel of the wood and the perfectly coiled metals that create a tree - the hard image is softened into the perfect married piece. 

find here on etsy ($175)

Search through the offerings of etsy and let the pieces inspire you. It's easy to see a big empty room and get overwhelmed... take it one piece at a time, the colors will fall together and in no time you will have created the perfect room!

Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets. ~Baltasar Gracian

I came across these amazing pieces and cannot get over them. 

 she hit pause studio