Austin Modern Home Tour 2011

Going to a modern home tour is kind of a double edged sword. Amazing eye candy and inspiration - but in the same breath - crushing because the houses are so rad it makes me, um, strongly dislike my house and green with house envy! But they have sh** like everyone else. I know because I stepped in it.

I really appreciated how the tour covered a gamut of house styles. All modern, but within the idea of modern, there was a full range. Here's a few we checked out.

Had a teen girl crush on the 9th St. house. An amazing mesh of modern and natural.

Open, sunny, and airy.

The division between interior and exterior living is seamless.

The Mary St. house had mad personality. A really fun house, from the building to the decor. I wish I had a picture of the front door, cuz it was fabulous. Of all the homes we saw, this one felt the most "Austin."

I was really pumped to check out this one. As I loved how they managed to give the exterior a modern, but still very mid-century look.

However, the interior was a let down. It was nice, but felt way to track home-ish. Did have some good accents and rad art though ...

While not on the tour, we did come across this house. Face it ... this house is ridiculous!

And then came the mac daddy. The most tricked out amazingly perfect thing I've ever seen. Everything about it kicked ass. Perfect ... drool worthy ... the biggest house crush a person could have.

Beautifully open, endless window walls, perfect location. Seriously, the whole package.

Meeeeoooowww.


Thanks to Scott & Tom for photos.

The Motherload of New Collage Art

We are so excited about our new batch of art. Not to toot our own horn, but really, we love love LOVE every piece and think they're all kickass! Been cuttin' and trickin' it all out for weeks. All available on Etsy.

"Miss Divine Peacock" did it in the study with the knife. Now she's swimming with the fishies.

"Mad Men Vampires" Hot women lusting for blood. Each a different 'fashion' of vampire.

"Jailbait" was beginning to show her age, so we gave her a bit of an ... overhaul, a little nip and tuck ...

"Torrid Latin Love" ... his manly urges got him in trouble. Now, he must beg for forgiveness.

"Legwarmer Warrior II" These fierce 1980's ladies don't play. You touch their legwarmers and they'll cut ya.
"Hot Pants" ... the perfect background to accentuate a hot ass, agreed?

The Kids are Alright

Because of the plexi biz, our girls get dragged around a lot - which they don't like. They also don't like that we won't share our art supplies (like hot pink duct tape) and think it's perfectly okay to cut up their favorite books.

One of my girls had to go with me to meet a client. She wasn't happy. I bribed her with gum. That got her in the car. At the stop, she found my camera and asked if she could take pictures, which I happily agreed too. She was SO EXCITED to show me her pics.


Typical little people pictures. But the next shot made me laugh out loud.Wow. I really wasn't paying attention.
At all.
She explained she was trying to show that the cat was alive. I guess she's creative like her momma.

Meet Traci Hutson

It all started with our annual visit to Blue Genie. We always get overwhelmed, so Wendy and I met up to confirm what was fabulous and we couldn't live without. It was instant love when we saw the ceramic work of Traci Hutson.

This was a Christmas gift from my family. (Wendy clued the hubby in because, well, that's what good friends do!)
Then Wendy got smart and went back for more. This is hers.
And this.
And these!

Traci has this way out there style that pulls together random shapes and things (like body parts) into really rad amazing pieces, topped with spot on colors and finishes. Girl got it going on! Check out her website for more of her work and where you can get yours. Seriously, she's like the mad Frankenstein scientist of ceramics.

The Kingdom of Unfinished Projects

Don't worry ladies, we're both not THAT perfect. While Wendy and I both share the passion to create things, my projects usually fizzle out. As evidence by my front porch.

I too have an awesome planter that I found at a garage sale. Circa 1960's and matches perfect with my house.

Here's my stick that I have grand plans to paint gold - one day- to add some bling. It's only been sitting there for a few years.

My daughter thought she'd add to my vision.

These are not clean lines, modern or kitsch, but ALWAYS at my front door.

So is Buda.

And my rocks only represent a hole I covered up. I did have a fountain but the pump broke after a few months. I dug it up, couldn't get the pump to work, had it uncovered for two more months before I decided I didn't want to buy a new pump and filled it back in. The end.

The Kigdom of Kitsch

When I moved to Austin some 3 1/2 years or so ago ... some things had to change. The reason ... moving into a smaller house. The result ... less space for the knick-knacks and such. 4 people in a small house is a recipe for clutter just with the day to day things of living. Simply put ... girl, get rid of some stuff. I did, but my need for the kitschy clutter just wouldn't die. Thus was born, the Front Porch of Kitsch ... the place where all things non relevant to living, but necessary, end up. First, I ripped all the plants out of the front planter and installed homemade mushrooms and such. Then came another mushroom, some painted driftwood, and the loveliest of lovely pink flowers. I got this super rad planter ... and tricked it out. Then added lots of fun mini-planters. And finished off the last "inch" of the porch with this fake palm that was my grandmothers. It was always next to her rocker in her living room ... now it's right next to my glider.

Coming on loud in 2011

Cutting, collaging, changing, modifying, screwing, drilling.
Ridiculously fabulous ModPlexi designs coming your way. Reinterpreting the past one piece of plexi at a time.