One of my favorite patterns... again

I've used this pattern once already to decorate two cobalt-blue wine bottles [see here: Cobalt-blue wine] and I had some of this pattern left for later, so I used it for a garden teapot. This teapot was red and old hence it needed a proper renewal:

Blue art-nouveau box

This is the time for a proper painted tea-box for my own kitchen. The top - like my previous ones - is conpletely painted with acrylics. Sides of this box are made with decoupage technique. I was inspired by one of Alphonse Mucha's litograph and by bouqiniste's self-portrait she painted using ink pastel and color pencil. I sketched it on the box and painted it by myself changing color pallete to blue. I used more vivid acrylics for the head and jewelry-piece...

My husband's exhibition

In past weekend my husband - Jorund (Jurriaan) de Jongh Jorgensen - was presenting his black and white photography during an official city exhibition. It was a multimedia presentation on LCD screen with slideshow, very widely appreciated by visitors. It also opened few new connections to great people interrested in classic artistic black and white photography. Jor also got a great acclaim from the City Hall and a proposal of buying his photos for a new edition of city postcards :)

I've designed his exhibition-poster, which looks like this:

design © Kinga de Jongh / artarsenic.blogspot.com
photography in the background  © J. de Jongh Jorgensen

If you want to explore his portfolio, you can find it currently on 500px.com, here: Jurriaan de Jongh Photography