My paintings on Home Design with Kevin Sharkey

As if my feature in Martha Stewart Living wasn't enough, I've also been fortunate enough to have had a cameo on <a href="http://homedesign.marthastewart.com/2011/03/decorating-with-blue.html">Kevin Sharkey's</a> fabulous blog.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuL0bSUrDV6tdvVkzEccoQYQHhVA9apdsydwCuMmkTUjfg6x26TbuBg6S-Ji6nrU2Rzn45lEO0uJN36FhyksJna_VEbY84PjbH8DsG5zDw_5vfCbv3T3YDgb3uHPHWa7misfZ75QyMNUc/s1600/kevin+sharkey+blog+header.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuL0bSUrDV6tdvVkzEccoQYQHhVA9apdsydwCuMmkTUjfg6x26TbuBg6S-Ji6nrU2Rzn45lEO0uJN36FhyksJna_VEbY84PjbH8DsG5zDw_5vfCbv3T3YDgb3uHPHWa7misfZ75QyMNUc/s640/kevin+sharkey+blog+header.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">'<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px;">Kevin Sharkey is Senior Vice President and Executive Editorial Director, Decorating, and Executive Creative Director, Merchandising for MSLO.' </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">In other words, Kevin is a creative genius. In a nutshell. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLdbXu6Pl7mAUv2seKVdLHFQ6x2Zu5kjlcVaienmrPk9YsWu0Wxhyphenhyphen7-PlAZ9E2BsYOXfO5oIG4R4_1nXjgGqZ5nTLkh0Mm8XwdGBb5eiGP-s9C97143bPLCMToT3Vxczyw47bsu-THg8/s1600/blue+and+white+paintings+on+martha+blog.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLdbXu6Pl7mAUv2seKVdLHFQ6x2Zu5kjlcVaienmrPk9YsWu0Wxhyphenhyphen7-PlAZ9E2BsYOXfO5oIG4R4_1nXjgGqZ5nTLkh0Mm8XwdGBb5eiGP-s9C97143bPLCMToT3Vxczyw47bsu-THg8/s640/blue+and+white+paintings+on+martha+blog.png" width="490" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: x-small;">my blue and white <a href="http://driftwoodinteriors.etsy.com/">Chinoiserie paintings</a> as seen in Martha Stewart Living were also shown on Kevin's blog....</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD7s47ieoAxY2nMU1DGq6-uE2w0XqOehBBZ4PamwygJ5i_UgXlrWA87chGML0CDk_zPZCvz2N-QM9ucQCnYtHpftAWe8D1pROVOyNMe636nSYrXEcFypVcNTMMZYB8d8MgiXkwqT7PqIs/s1600/bouquet+in+flow+blue+on+martha.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD7s47ieoAxY2nMU1DGq6-uE2w0XqOehBBZ4PamwygJ5i_UgXlrWA87chGML0CDk_zPZCvz2N-QM9ucQCnYtHpftAWe8D1pROVOyNMe636nSYrXEcFypVcNTMMZYB8d8MgiXkwqT7PqIs/s640/bouquet+in+flow+blue+on+martha.png" width="518" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">...along with my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69099692/bouquet-in-flow-blue-new-fine-art-print">'Bouquet in Flow Blue'</a> as well! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A big thank you must again go to stylist-extraordinaire Scott, who got the party started way back in December. By the way, Scott, along with some other super-stylists, has his very own blog called <a href="http://canvassnyc.blogspot.com/">Canvass</a>. This is what they have to say..."<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;">We are editors, scavengers, stylists, crafters and writers. Together we bring you a canvassing of all things amazing, lovely, cool, chic and inspiring." Couldn't have said it better myself. Here's a taste.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2l6Ns1VoSsyR8qt0A1oTP6YDa_2uZR15MujoGa5_yi0O4LcmSvOveRsZQXoBZI3w3hCLBAAODtJwE8O1LkOtwZgFqzkk2uCpyetcFfLMPD5Z1_IH-WHQERxk78CTAlwsWT58kn4fo6Is/s1600/canvass3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2l6Ns1VoSsyR8qt0A1oTP6YDa_2uZR15MujoGa5_yi0O4LcmSvOveRsZQXoBZI3w3hCLBAAODtJwE8O1LkOtwZgFqzkk2uCpyetcFfLMPD5Z1_IH-WHQERxk78CTAlwsWT58kn4fo6Is/s640/canvass3.png" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1PmUUUt5Aupki5Gk_CnhT-IJiVYh1ZelAx2ZD7qpT_XfNfsC05D2YClo4b1gzJxKHz01AeT6Xn2-LXGXJ5t4v6v4HdgV6IuQYfzwkGPRYC_8tAv4sxyXd5gIvA-B4tQDXzUv1YsWY9w/s1600/canvass2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1PmUUUt5Aupki5Gk_CnhT-IJiVYh1ZelAx2ZD7qpT_XfNfsC05D2YClo4b1gzJxKHz01AeT6Xn2-LXGXJ5t4v6v4HdgV6IuQYfzwkGPRYC_8tAv4sxyXd5gIvA-B4tQDXzUv1YsWY9w/s640/canvass2.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rEv1hDqnsHMtqMOc_KIaN2pGCuy_eTSMz9M1qMYYdK045iFBW7dz5fCC-Myl2VZj42HOiOseapy9SuWLi3IN866nFurdlI0OHr3undot-EYCtF7fPnpRBqUaVUR3H85U9Eg7IVLlba4/s1600/canvass1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rEv1hDqnsHMtqMOc_KIaN2pGCuy_eTSMz9M1qMYYdK045iFBW7dz5fCC-Myl2VZj42HOiOseapy9SuWLi3IN866nFurdlI0OHr3undot-EYCtF7fPnpRBqUaVUR3H85U9Eg7IVLlba4/s640/canvass1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>100% fabulous. Check it out <a href="http://canvassnyc.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br /><br />Well, that's it for me. It's the weekend and I'm going to savour every second of it. And school hols started today as well. Love it!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>

My paintings on Home Design with Kevin Sharkey

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HOME DECOR: Kitchen Envy

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>KITCHEN LOVE</strong></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioUJhvHJGuSBHE-LQZpGf8EFiPl79K53rRl_thyphenhyphenIexqZQxafMyuAaKEmdB4D6PHqHr36ad7qWtWGG0zLDhQfCVoBKJTY38EU5VsJirmByS_eDqxz7M7Tw2zuVFrtGM4UxNFHvam3PJpNZ/s1600/79587118385786389_EV7xL8ft_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioUJhvHJGuSBHE-LQZpGf8EFiPl79K53rRl_thyphenhyphenIexqZQxafMyuAaKEmdB4D6PHqHr36ad7qWtWGG0zLDhQfCVoBKJTY38EU5VsJirmByS_eDqxz7M7Tw2zuVFrtGM4UxNFHvam3PJpNZ/s640/79587118385786389_EV7xL8ft_c.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Blame it on Spring</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />but I am having serious cabinet envy</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> and flooring envy,</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> and faucet envy -</div><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/04/home-decorating-kitchen-envy.html#more">Read more »</a>

HOME DECOR: Kitchen Envy

KITCHEN LOVE Blame it on Spring but I am having serious cabinet envy  and flooring envy,  and faucet envy - Read more »

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Friendship...

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These days I'm not around</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">because <span style="font-size: large;">my best friend is here </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and we are spending some time together,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">which is a rare thing as she has lived and </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">worked in China until now and she is about </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to move to New Zealand!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>In questo giorni non sono in giro,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>perchè <span style="font-size: large;">la mia migliore amica è qui</span></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>e stò trascorrendo del tempo con lei,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>csa rara dato che fino ad ora ha vissuto</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>e lavorato in Cina ed ora ha deciso di </em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>trasferirsi in Nuova Zelanda!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXaB9GZUuJvoZwJIfCkR0HvzX-VRfIAC4eLR6R3HXhc9i38NEapq-W59HUunHmrZUla3CrUo6Ld3AtL6IzmE9y0Xx0aJwuV94cBORutnUL1CJFDCnWPZrignQJ47oFVjC4_qesBao0V3Y/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXaB9GZUuJvoZwJIfCkR0HvzX-VRfIAC4eLR6R3HXhc9i38NEapq-W59HUunHmrZUla3CrUo6Ld3AtL6IzmE9y0Xx0aJwuV94cBORutnUL1CJFDCnWPZrignQJ47oFVjC4_qesBao0V3Y/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://lizadejonge.tumblr.com/">credits</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">We know each other from 21 years,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">we <span style="font-size: large;">have grown together</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Even if we meet just once or</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">two times a year, we have always a lot</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">of things to tell us and it's like</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">we have left each other the day before.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Ci conosciamo da 21 anni,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">siamo cresciute insieme</span>.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Anche se ormai ci vediamo solo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>una o due volte all'anno,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>abbiamo sempre un sacco di cose da</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>raccontarci ed è come se ci fossimo</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>salutate il giorno prima.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAEwmZvTf9Z-JUiJ0IN6LiEOI3lcdmHu8IIhvxrRGil2IfeIgduOSnprR30Ty2pGuUmUuqevKkzn8vnPUMcNbG2Q205b2Lgm-1ij-Px5r78Ih5sUJwieX3eJfiHJwOL3RBYUPXHfPLelU/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAEwmZvTf9Z-JUiJ0IN6LiEOI3lcdmHu8IIhvxrRGil2IfeIgduOSnprR30Ty2pGuUmUuqevKkzn8vnPUMcNbG2Q205b2Lgm-1ij-Px5r78Ih5sUJwieX3eJfiHJwOL3RBYUPXHfPLelU/s640/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://lizadejonge.tumblr.com/">credits</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I <span style="font-size: large;">strongly believe in friendship</span>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">No matter where she is</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">in the world,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">she is always in my heart </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and she is my best friend.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-size: large;">Credo fermamente nell'amicizia</span>.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Non importa in che parte del</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>mondo lei sia,</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>lei è sempre nel mio cuore</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e lei è la mia migliore amica.</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnlcaeLthU-tc16v22HzZ7HKywRu2x3PzgqIAiHHd8G_tFTaN1HzsWUFZftsUZhXzsyXOT6uY7RD0RpGTZH70uF6kifRZ_jUnKngk0Y1CGLE8RjK0HEkIjRnOv_YjNg0f0ZWLWMoyE_I/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnlcaeLthU-tc16v22HzZ7HKywRu2x3PzgqIAiHHd8G_tFTaN1HzsWUFZftsUZhXzsyXOT6uY7RD0RpGTZH70uF6kifRZ_jUnKngk0Y1CGLE8RjK0HEkIjRnOv_YjNg0f0ZWLWMoyE_I/s640/3.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://lizadejonge.tumblr.com/">credits</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I can see us when <span style="font-size: large;">we will be old</span>...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">...drinking tea together </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">and laughing just like now!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Posso vederci quando <span style="font-size: large;">saremo vecchie</span>...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>...berremo il tè insieme</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>e rideremo proprio come facciamo adesso!!!</em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Friendship...

These days I'm not around because my best friend is here and we are spending some time together, which is a rare thing as she has lived ...

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