Artist, Fine Art Specialist, busy mom and home decorating diva Kim Counts drops by once a week to share art facts, decor tips and more.
I don't know about you, but I've been glued to the Olympics events on TV these past few days. The athletes are so impressive, and I just love all the fascinating little vignettes on Beijing and China. I've sure seen a lot of this landmark recently:
Chinese landscape photography like this and other types of Asian Art are, and have been, extremely popular trends in the design world for some time now. I'm sure you've seen many Zen candles, rice paper lanterns, Chinese calligraphy and rich silk brocade cushions in all your favorite home accent stores. Some of those motifs have certainly made their way into my own home! These days, though, my favorite Asian-inspired accents these days seem to have a bit of a retro or nostalgic feel to them, like this beautiful piece:
If you're a fan of Asian Art, you should really have a look at our Global Art collection sometime! There's all sorts of wonderful, lush, exotic stuff in there -- from Chinese Art to Japanese Art, African Art and other goodies. If you're already a fan of Chinese Art in particular, and Asian Art in general, you might be surprised what other treasures you find! Here's a pretty link to the collection:
Until next week!
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