Moodboard Monday: Family Room & Art I Need

Susie Pryor - Beach Stroll

Morning y'all! I hope you had a lovely Father's Day weekend! Kip installed a fan and we ate our weight in fried chicken so I would say, overall, it was a successful weekend.  I've written about my favorite artist Susie Pryor in the past (see here).  I love her work, especially when her subjects are little ones.  I saw the above painting the other day, and I decided that I need it.  It reminds me so much of Edward, probably because he's pantsless and in what looks like an oversize t-shirt.  That's Edward's standard uniform at home when I'm too lazy to deal with his wiggles - who needs pants anyway? Also, because Edward is a wanderer, a trait he inherits from his Grandpa as well as his Dad.  He loves to take a stroll by himself (within reason, obviously, since he's one and a half).  Ms. Pryor managed to capture a memory of Edward that I will always have without even knowing him so I'm pretty sure it's meant to be mine.  I don't often want something that badly, so, ahem Kip, save yer pennies please because I want it realbad. 


So with that desperate plea, I give you a moodboard I'm working on for my family room (art I need included).  You can even get a glimpse of the family room in my new house in the corner! I would show you more images of the home, but I feel weird putting someone else's home with all of their stuff out there without them knowing (even though I kind of do that every day). It's still a work in progress, but basically a way to get my ideas out in front of me.

I've always loved the Kelly Wearstler for Schumacher Gordian Weave fabric.  I think it would be a great way to tie in (no pun intended) the black and white striped awnings outside the room.  Our sofas will be more spread out than in the current house so I think I want to slipcover the ottoman that currently functions as our coffee table and place it in front of the fireplace for more seating.  Then I can get some proper tables to use in front of our sofas.   The Suze has a pretty piece of thick beveled glass over two blue and white garden stools and it makes for a lovely low table so I may steal that idea.  Ok y'all, that's all for today! Have a good one!

Summer Children

I originally titled this post I Smell Children, but then I thought that sounded creepy.  Anyway, this morning I woke up to the sound of the neighborhood kids jumping on the trampoline at 8 a.m. suggesting it might be summer despite the lack of summery weather.  I love our neighborhood in the summer because all of the kids come out to play.  It reminds me of a time when I would wake up and my first order of business would be to jump on the trampoline and then hop on my bike to recruit friends to go to the pool, when my biggest concern was avoiding the dreaded boredom.  Now that I have a baby, the kids love to come over and play with him and there's almost always a new one tagging along with each visit.  They say the funniest things - one of them asked my husband why we have a pool when our kid can't even swim - and are so sweet with little Edward.

So in honor of the summer children, here are some more paintings from Susie Pryor, one of my favorite artists (as well as The Suze's). I've blogged about her before here.  As a new mom, I appreciate her ability to capture the sweet innocence of a child lost in play.  I hope to own one someday, a painting that is, I already have a child.

***Prayers for everyone in Joplin, MO.  The news coverage is just devastating.  If you would like to help, please see here.  

Favorite Artist: Susie Pryor

Over the years I have become familiar with the work of Atlanta-based artist Susie Pryor, thanks to The Suze and her unsubtle obsession.  Our family friend has many of her pieces in her Sea Island home over which my mom constantly swoons.  Specializing in slightly abstract children at play (as well as still life and coastal scenes), any mother can look at her work and imagine that child is her own.  She captures the photos I hope to take of my child someday, and at the same time, conjures up the dream-like memories of my own childhood.  I love her use of color as well.  Her paintings would fit right into my home (and The Suze's).

Susie Pryor is also the owner of Pryor Fine Art in Atlanta. You can find more of her work here and here.