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It was a couple of days after Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse... Actually, that's not true, Rarified has now re-opened for business and the framers are busy and bustling round the house.We hope you all have a fabulous and safe New Year!Here is the Rarified window at present. The David Bromley image is 'Boy in Interior' by Third Drawer Down, limited edition t-towels, featuring images by new and established artists. I love David Bromley's work, in my mind he is an artist that is truly living his authentic creative life. He also has three funky interiors shops called 'A Day on Earth'. This image is an affordable way to purchase his work, whilst you build up to owning an original painting!At Rarified we love creative businesses that seamlessly marry creativity with business savvy and style. Third Drawer Down is another Australian creative business idea that I particularly admire. Check it out here.And whilst I'm doing the plugs, I must extend a big thank you to Absolutely Beautiful Things, for leading by example and inspiring us at Rarified to start this blog!See you in 2008!
Rarified currently has this Audrey Hepburn 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' print in stock, both framed and unframed. Or you can order a huge range of other movie posters via our weblink. The Rarified team would love to order it in for you, if you are not comfortable ordering online.
Movie posters are perfect for decorating your home movie theatre.
My favourite film of 2007 was 'As it is in Heaven' a truly beautiful and powerful film! I loved it so much, I saw it twice.
This has proved to be a favourite for men of all ages; from 5-50 years old! This Tintin 'Blue Lotus' print by Herge is currently framed and for sale for $295. Here is a detail of this fun print.The Rarified team loves this one, for the fantastic illustration, for the brilliant use of strong colour and for the sense of adventure contained within this high quality print.If someone you know loves Tintin, or you'd like to escape to a 'clear lined world full of adventure' (thank you Steven Harrison), Rarified stocks a range of other Tintin prints and postcards.Drop in and ask to see the range!
There are some lovely new pieces on the Rarified Gallery walls. Pictured here is one of a series of three prints by Druvert, called 'Les Bols', published by Nouvelles Images.This is one of a set of two that Rarified has framed in a matt brushed silver frame, with a soft grey/blue and white matt. Matching the outer matt colour to the neutral blue grey background in these prints allows the stronger blues and pinks in the image to really stand out. This is a very pretty and feminine image and will go quickly, so call Rarified if you would like us to hold it for you.
This is a pencil sketch of a very sweet dog called Morgen, who sadly died recently. She was a very smart kelpie dog and lived a long life! She is much missed.
Cass Rhemrev, who is a talented illustrator and Rarified team member, drew this portrait from photograph for a special client of ours. We then floated the image onto a deep grey/brown matt and framed it in a deep box frame- in natural maple. It looked fantastic and is now a permanent and beautiful tribute to a great dog.
How many photographs of special family members do you have that could be turned into one-off original sketches?
Think about what a priceless gift this could make! Email Rarified for more information.
The job of the week was framing these gorgeous hats from Vietnam for a fantastic client of ours!
This piece looked stunning when finished, the Rarified team hand sewed the hats onto a lovely soft peach matt and the whole piece went into a deep chocolate brown box frame, lined with soft brick red spacers.
This makes a lovely way to present memorabilia from travels, or anything three dimensional. The best thing about this piece is the way seemingly discordant colours sing when put together as a whole!
This is a section of an image for sale at Rarified called 'The Red Sweater'. It's by the artist Shelli Dorf, who goes under the studio name 'Dazeychic' on etsy.com. We have it framed in a double white matt with a matt silver brushed fame, selling for $195.00. This is a great gift for all the cat lovers out there, it's a seriously cute and curious image.
Have you come across etsy yet? It's a fabulous website full of artworks and hand made pieces from across the globe. Rarified recommends that you check it out!
The Rarified Team are loving this print. We all want it for ourselves! It's such a gorgeous, delicate print by Barrett called 'Gilded Songbird'. This is one from a set of four. And who says 'blue and green should never be seen'? At Rarified we happily challenge colour rules and have matted it with soft green and acqua blue, for a very pretty and fresh look. The frame is a burnished gold bamboo look frame and the piece is retailing for $185.00.
These funky cushions are made by local designer Donna Aylen. Donna sources retro fabric for a very cool collection of hand made cushions. They retail for $60.00 each
Welcome to The Rarified Blog. Stay tuned over the coming weeks as we add more information about what Rarified stands for and show you pictures of the beautiful art works we see in the store.
It was a couple of days after Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse... Actually, that's not true, Rarified has now re-opened for business and the framers are busy and bustling round the house.
