our friend, samuel is an amazing creative genius. period, end of story. he finds disgarded decorative objects (i.e. chotchkes) and gives them a new and better (more glamorous!) life by painting them vibrant colors- he even uses repurposed house paint! he layers and layers the paint until the little abandoned pieces look like brand spanking new pieces of art! check out his website! http://15minutesrocks.com.
over the fourth of july, samuel and some of his friends shared a tent at a festival on colfax, and i walked over to check it all out. such cool stuff! i got excited, so my mom had to keep me on a pretty tight leash (i'm a puppy, what can i say?!), but i still managed to have fun. my favorite thing of samuel's was the green kitty piggy bank. sooooo cute! it didn't even try to run away from me when i started barking! there was also a pink bull and a couple of birds i would have liked to chase... samuel also has his repurposed star trek jewelry over at fabric lab. he's totally geek chic! because i'm a rescue dog, i could be considered "repurposed", right? so i give samuel all four paws up! i love him!
when he's not working on his own projects, samuel is the manager of our friend, jennifer's, incredible dog-friendly design store - composition. when she lived here, her dog, abby, was the shop dog! my mom has a bunch of fun, unique jewelry and bags from there; she's been a big fan for years. it's in belmar now, so i haven't been there yet, but, of course, i give it two paws up!
next time you're looking for a unique and artistic gift, don't forget about samuel! between 15minutes and composition, you're gonna find something purrrrrfect!
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