PAPAYA! BLOG

Love Leelah

I'm loving my Leelah High Five tee this morning--so comfy, great cut, cool design!

Mud Huts

Oh!  Would you look at this.  Can you hear my heart beating faster?  Sarah , oneof our designers, sent me this amazing link today about these Indian Mud Huts shown on Moon to Moon.  And ever since I am dreaming about them!With so many booth projects coming up for PAPAYA! and forLEELAH this really has me inspired.  Last series of booths we did was based on Berber Tribal Tents, looks like I'm circling similar themes.

But then again maybe I'll scrap my house entirely and adopt a gorgeous painted home alltogether.  I can't imagine a more enchanted use of materials.  Do you think this is free hand or stencils? (I'm thinking free hand) I've got to do somethings inspired by these.  They are too gorgeous to ignore.

 

Just Arrived: Phone Wallet Wristlets and Tablet Cases

Just arrived! New Phone Wallet Wristlets and Tablet Cases are now available at PAPAYA!

Phone Wallet Wristlets are designed to help you travel light. Three credit card slots and a pocket for your phone with a convenient wrist strap. Available in six styles. (Phone Wallet Wristlets fit iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4, and 4S)

Tablet cases help keep your tablets safe and secure while transported. They zip closed with two pull tabs and have an inner pocket for your paperwork. Tablet Cases are 8.5 in. wide and 10.5" tall and fit both the iPad and iPad2. Available now in five styles.

Target Practice

A few months ago, Anahata found a great stack of amazing vintage target practice posters. I've been thinking about them, seeing them in our design room, feeling inspired by her painting directly on them...and of course, when we start thinking about things, images tend to pop up and repeat themselves. Visiting Devorah Jacoby's website this morning, these were the first paintings that caught my eye...gorgeous: "Marry Me" (above), "Target 2" and "Target 1" (below).

Below is Ana creating and painting directly onto one of these vintage target practice charts--I love it!

This is a great post and beautiful work in progress....!!! I'm rethinking every vintage poster and chart I see. I love that when an unpredictable image or object sets a new design path. Thanks, Ana!

64 Colors!

Who doesn't love all 64 colors in that Crayola box? And the sharpener attached? That box was the epitome of creative abundance and bliss when I was a kid and apparently still is because when I saw this photo I burst into a huge smile--everything about this makes me happy! Below are more photos and a few instructions from highly creative Megan Duerksen's blog on how to recreate this fun masterpiece.

Crayons are hot-glued to a canvas, using double colors for the good shades and removing black, browns and greys.

Add hairdryer and....instant art for your classroom, office, children's rooms or art space.

LEELAH: underway

Our wonderful new project is underway at PAPAYA!.  Our new brand, LEELAH clothing is an integration of artists, designers and master screen printers.  All working together, under one roof to create the LEELAH perspective.

 With an emphasis on feel and flow, LEELAH clothing is wearable inspiration. Our proof is in the pudding.  Bringing together a team of dynamic creatives for a fresh expression of wearable goods with the same artists you've come to appreciate through PAPAYA!  Made with love and printed by hand in the USA.

 Our first designs are going to be hitting stores across the country starting this week. We are working to get them online just as soon as possible!  We'll keep you posted as we progress."like" us on FB to keep informed.

 

Study in Portraits: Vivienne Strauss

I came across artist Vivienne Strauss recently and was captured by her series of portraits.

I love her color palette, composition and Maira Kalman-inspired look.

Check out  more of her work on her etsy shop here...a whole family of portraits to enjoy.

And a few more lovelies in the line-up....

Whether it's for inspiration, congratulations, celebration or condolences, we have some beautiful glittered cards coming soon.

We're card collectors around here--buying cards, hoarding cards (I mean, keeping them safe for just the right person and time....), sending cards. I love when I see one of our new ones and already know who will receive it. 

Stay tuned for more....small cards coming next!

Sneak Peak into Spring Card Line Up

It's that magical time around here...when designs start coming in from Ana, a few at a time, and before you know it, a collection is born. I love the symmetry of a new family of images and how the palette speaks to the moment of inspiration. 

Love this...

And this....

This season we are full of dreamy blues, greens, greys, and heavenly shades of purple. More to come but wanted to share as we start planing our next launch. xo

PAPAYA Living Sale!!!!

Hi everyone! If you're local to Ashland or visiting southern Oregon in the next couple of weeks, we'd love to see you at our first annual PAPAYA Living sale. Lots of wonderful goodies on sale--bedding, clothing, stationery and more! See you there.