New Orleans Airbnb Art Installation
I was so excited to be invited to hang my art in a new local New Orleans Airbnb last weekend. Earlier this year, my friend (and super host/person) reached out to me about a new Airbnb she’s getting together. She thought my art would be perfect in the space. It’s a little New Orleans funky 1800’s house in the Bywater neighborhood with giant 15’ ceilings, pristine plaster walls with the original picture rail moulding.
I had never hung from a picture rail before. If you’ve never heard of a picture rail, it’s a thin molding with a small lip on the top to catch a hook. It’s usually installed a couple feet from the ceiling and the hook holds a wire attached to the picture below. It's the best way to hang things on the wall without putting a bunch of holes in your plaster, but it is also tricky to get frames lined up if you’re trying to match height.
I wasn’t sure how long it would take to hang my prints, I brought quite a few pieces to make sure we had enough to fill the space:
I thought four hours would be enough to hang all 13 pieces, but it ended up taking 5 1/2 hours! The Geometric prints are where most of my time went, like I said, getting those lined up were challenging. But we ended up just going with the funky feel, and I think it all worked!
And of course there were flowers, so you know I got lots of photos of those for future drawing sessions. Spring is definitely in the air here in NOLA, and everything is blooming! I’ve never seen amaryllis outside of a pot before, and these red beauties were stealing the spotlight.
I’m looking forward to future installs. If you’re in NOLA and would like your art installed, let me know and we can set something up!
ORIGINAL BLOCKPRINT
“Peonies” is an homage to my love of petals. Ever inspired by these lovely, delicate flowers, and their endless petals.
The image was sketched and hand carved on a single block of linoleum, then hand printed in black, Cranfield ink on delicate mulberry paper. A perfect addition to your home decor, or a gift of flowers that will live forever.
Print will be signed and numbered on front. Limited edition of 50.
Because each piece is a hand printed original piece of artwork, no two prints are alike. Yours will look similar to the one shown, but may vary slightly.
FRAMING
Print size is 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches, paper size 12 x 15 inches.
Frame size is 16 x 21 inches.
If buying unframed, print fits 16 x 20 inch frame with an 11 x 14 inch matte, or mounted with no matte.
I recommend a gold frame, or dark wood such as walnut.
SHIPPING
PLEASE ALLOW 2-4 WEEKS FOR CUSTOM FRAMING
Unframed print will travel via USPS rolled in a protective cello sleeve in a sturdy tube to ensure safe delivery to your door.
Framed prints ship via FedEx Standard Delivery Service. US domestic shipping only. If you would like to ship a framed Peonies print internationally, please contact me for more details.