Inside the Designer’s Studio: Tiffany Threadgould of TerraCycle
This month we have the pleasure of hosting our fourth design event, How To Make It: Implementing Green Practices in Your Designs, at which Tiffany Threadgould will speak on our panel. Tiffany is the...
View ArticleA Humongous Pinterest Collection of Candy Art
One of the heartbreaks of adult life is not being able to go trick-or-treating. Sure, you can go door to door on Halloween night, but only with children, and you have to let them have all the candy....
View ArticleA Windfall of Autumn Art on Pinterest
Due to an injury, I wasn’t able to go on a leaf-peeping trip this year, and I consoled myself by collecting autumnal art on Pinterest. It wasn’t the same, of course, but I found it hard to be unhappy...
View ArticleUncommon Gifts for the Book Lover
The smell of ink and paper excites them. They don’t consider a tote bag quite full unless there’s a paperback or an e-reader inside. To them, life is a series of stories. Some call them the literati,...
View ArticleUncommon Gifts for the Smitten Couple
When they look at each other, they still get butterflies. And when you look at them, you know they’re in it for the long haul. You catch them holding hands and stealing kisses. They finish each other’s...
View ArticleFood Art to be Thankful For
I’m thankful for art, I’m thankful for food, and I’m thankful that Jan Davidszoon de Heem painted this mind-blowingly gorgeous painting, “Festoon of Fruit and Flowers,” in about 1660. That’s 352 years...
View ArticleUncommon Gifts for the Pinterest Addict
She knows her way around the craft store and will try any slow cooker recipe at least once. She’s quick to reuse scraps of fabric, empty mason jars, and even old cardboard boxes. She’s got a new quote...
View ArticleInside the Designer’s Studio with Audrey Heller
I remember the sample meeting (where each week our buyers present uncommon products they’re considering for our line-up) when Audrey Heller’s fantastical photographs were first introduced. The team...
View ArticleNatural Beauty: Nancy Nelson’s Forest-Inspired Jewelry
Take one look at Nancy Nelson’s jewelry and it’s obvious that she’s deeply inspired by nature. The organic shapes, earthy feel, and, in some cases, the actual natural elements used—such as the raw...
View ArticleA Year’s Worth of Winning Designs
Happy New Year! We’re excited to see what 2013 will bring, and we have big plans for the next 12 months. We’re planning more sneak peeks Inside the Artist’s Studio, interviews with designers from...
View ArticleCall for Entries: Garden Decor Design Challenge
We couldn’t wait to get this year’s design challenge calendar underway and are excited to announce the call for entries for the Garden Decor Design Challenge from now until January 31. This call is a...
View ArticleMidwinter Art Break
The holidays are over, and winter stretches ahead. Sometimes it’s stunningly beautiful. Sometimes it can be bleak. Sometimes, just boring. Fortunately, painters, sculptors, carvers, collagists,...
View ArticleValentine’s Day Quotes
Love has a beautiful way of creeping up on us each February. Whether your first love is a significant other, a pet, a parent or your art, here are some quotes to keep the passion ignited!
View ArticleInside the Artist’s Studio with Adrienne Vita
align="center"> Through her exuberant illustrations, Adrienne Vita celebrates life, family, and friendship. “Coexisting” reminds us that, like giant polar bears and tiny birds, we all share the same...
View ArticleCall for Entries: Art Contest
From now until the end of March, we are hosting a call for entries for our Art Contest. This is a call for all original, 2 dimensional art work that UncommonGoods will print, frame and sell on our site...
View ArticleDonna Rollins’ Handmade Mugs with a Healing Touch
“I’ve had an attraction to collecting stones for what seems like eternity,” says Donna Rollins, the artist behind Healing Stone Mugs and Birth Stone Mugs. Her creative cups incorporate layers of...
View ArticleArt Contest – The Fun Will Never End
The call for entries for the 2013 Art Contest ended on Sunday night with close to 200 amazing submissions. We were blown away with the response and the caliber of work that was entered, so we went back...
View ArticleUncommon Personalities: Meet Katie Giannone
align="center">Katie Giannone, UncommonGoods Associate Buyer – Home Décor, Seasonal, Desktop, Art My hometown is… Wilton, CT; a smallish, ruralish town about an hour outside of NYC. My favorite...
View ArticleCall for Entries: Glass Art Design Challenge
Our buyers are looking for the next best-selling glass design in the Glass Art Design Challenge! Enter your designs that feature glass as a main material for a chance to win $500 and a chance to see it...
View ArticleArt Crush: Kate Lewis
Hello there! I’m so excited to be guest posting on The Goods. On artsocial I talk a lot about my art crushes. Well, let me tell you, the Uncommon Artist Gallery has some seriously crush-worthy artists....
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