Yaeli's Blog

by Yaeli Vogel

A Designer’s Input

I am always intrigued by the nuances of design and how interior decorators create atmospheres. I once asked a designer friend, “How do you do it?!” And she asked me back the same thing! So I guess we are all built (or learn!) to do our thing. But seriously, there are so many choices! There is transitional, modern, rustic, or rustic chic, combined with a bit of french country, contemporary, traditional, eclectic, etc....are you following? So which one are you? Can you pick a style and stick with it? I love them all and if I could, I’d design a home of each, for every one of my moods(please). So…thank G-d for these blessed designers who enrich our homes and make our homes look like an extension of ourselves. I’m in awe of how a good designer can literally capture a person’s personality and dreams and lay it out through color, texture, and furniture choices. In honor of all those awesome designers out there, I asked a few prized designers for their thoughts and input on the art of incorporating ART into their fine homes. To frame or not to frame?Yes! Float the frame at the very least. It’s a great finished look. (Yali Katz) What’s your go to frame color?There is no universal frame color which complements all art pieces; the room tones need to be taken into account. As a general direction, light art pieces stand out with darker frames, and dark art gets even bolder in a lighter frame. If I had to select one color which is the most complementary, it would be a black frame, which consistently makes art seem more vivid.(Susan Strauss Interiors)Does art need to match the decor?I believe that art need not match the décor, but it can if you want. While art is actually a separate component and layer to designing a room, it is one of the most important elements in making a room personal. But above all, the rule is: there are no rules with art—that’s why it’s called art. (Michelle Gerson interiors)Does big art make a room look larger or smaller?It would obviously depend on each room and what elseexists in the room. I think any space can handle any size art if you do it right. For example, if the room is small and you decorate it with a very neutral pallet (and there is a wall in the room that can handle a large piece of art) I would go big and bold all the way and make a statement. For a really large room, even a large piece of art can get lost. Instead, sometimes it's nice to have a gallery wall or a picture light above the art to highlightthe piece. (AlizaGabay )What’s your take on a gallery wall?I love a gallery wall! I think it can be the focal point of a room when done correctly. Usually I would create a gallery wall in a casual space like a Family Room, Den, or even a second floor open hallway. It’s important that the area be more clean and monochromatic in design as opposed tobusy with mixes of many patterns and varying objects. Let the gallery wall shine and be the main focus. To do that,use similar frames with matching color mattings for a cohesivelook and choose a grouping ofartwork that willrun along the same theme. Vary the heights and sizes for a more interesting overall vignette. Be sure to tape out your plan beforehand to be sure it’s balanced! (Esther Ben Hamu)Keep it simple or many paintings throughout the home? Many artworks! Every piece adds personality.(@tkdesigns) How does your client know when the piece is right?When a designer is confident that she has found the perfect piece for her client, her job is now to encourage the client and reassure the clientthatit is the right piece. Hopefully the client hired a particular designer because s/he likesthe designer’s taste and trusts her judgment! (Esti Felder)

by Yaeli Vogel

B'Achdut

If you look closely at the people praying, you'll find that not all of them are in the same type of dress. Yet, they are all there, praying to the same G-d. Our G_d. It is such a beautiful thing to be apart of a nation. A great nation. When all is said and done, we are here for one another, giving all we can to each other. but why do we have to wait for those moments? Lets love, accept, forgive, and pass no judgement now. Let's look inwards, not to see our faults but to see our strengths, and use that to empower ourselves. When we feel good, we can make others feel good as well. That's what these people who are praying, represent. A feel good, accepting, loving happy for one another people.

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Framing Guide

by Yaeli Vogel

What Art Supplies Should You Buy?

I am by no means an art teacher or alike but based off of the many questions I’ve gotten over the past few years I’ve decided to help you out and put together an informative guide for the beginner / dabbler or the experimenter. You’re thinking to yourself, hmm…I’d love to get creative for a couple of hours, but I don’t even know where to begin. How do I start? What do I materials do I buy? There are SO many options! This is overwhelming…and then you put the idea away until it comes up again. Yes, I know…I’ve been there too. But it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. I’m here to help! I’ve put together a selection of products, for your convince, right here on amazon, so that you can browse and shop from the comfort of your own home and have the supplies by your door step in a flash. The art store is so much fun and a wonderful experience, but I would save that for the second or third art supply purchase. The first time I was at the art shop, I was like a little girl in a candy store and couldn’t get enough of it all. With each product passed, I would rationalize why it was super important to add it to my supply collection and just like that, my cart was overflowing with unnecessary goodness. By the time I left the store, I had well exceeded my budget. Art stores are dangerous. Take it from me and save yourself some cash. Once you have created and painted and know what you need, then go to the store with a list and try as hard as you can to stick to it. You must go, its too much fun not to go at least once. Or go with a partner and one of you will guide the other. It does make for a great date! For your first painting experience though, you have the leisure of the beautiful web. It’s amazing, so enjoy! I like to say less is more and especially when it comes to my supplies. The more supplies there are, the more potential for mess, clutter, set up and clean up. When I think about all of that, I already don’t want to begin. So, I eliminate as much stuff as I could. 1. The most important things you will need to have on hand are a cloth to wipe off your brushes and water to clean the brushes or use to thin out some paint as needed. 2. Then you will need a pallet to paint from. The larger the pallet, there easier it will be to get creative and have fun. When the pallet is small there is simply not enough room to mix paints and get messy. This part of the mess is defiantly encouraged and must happen😉 There are two ways to go about the pallet. The first way is to simply create your own! Grab any flat surface that isn’t being used, like the side of a grocery box or alike, and cut it off. The craft color isn’t ideal for a pallet and so you will have to turn the base part, white. You can do that by taking a few pieces of white paper and gluing it on. Then once that’s done, cover the surface with a few plastic Ziploc backs and tape them on. And WALA! There’s your pallet! With zero dollars spent and one that can be used repeatedly by gently replacing the plastic sheets as needed. The second option for a pallet is to purchase it from the store. How profound! You can browse through some options right here on amazon. Great, you have water, a cloth and a pallet, but you still can’t start. You need the real goods. Now you need a canvas or two, some brushes and paints. 3. The beginner dabbler does not need to invest resources into these supplies. There are many options for canvases but a simple one will do the trick. It can be stretched or on a board. A stretched canvas is one that lays onto of wooden bars and a canvas on a board is a canvas pasted onto a cardboard backing. I personally like to use the stretched canvas more. I find the strokes to be more enjoyable as I am painting, but that could be completely physiological, I’m not sure. The stretched canvas can have the edges painted, which opens the option for the finished masterpiece to be left unframed. The canvas board is great for the beginner. Its very thin and can be stored very easily. If you’d like to paint more than once and want to practice, I’d recommend buying a pack or two of canvas boards and just knocking it out. Here is the amazon link to great canvas options: 4. As for brushes, there’s a common myth that the pricer the brush the better it will paint. False! You’re hand does just that and the brush is simply a tool. I've used many, many brushes and the ones that I’ve splurged on didn’t do much of a better job then the others. Regular brushes will do just fine. But don’t go ahead and use your child’s paintbrush from his/her painting set. No no no. Those will not do! Those are very poor and are great for a young child. But any brush from a decent art store or brush pack should work just fine. The amount of brushes that you can use are practically endless! I like to keep the brushes per paint session to about three brushes. A thick one for backgrounds, and medium sized for subjects and a thinner one for details and signing. There can be another that’s in between the medium and thin. I like using flat ended brushes. You can do one flat and one round to experiment and discover what you enjoy more, or which works better for certain strokes that you’re going after. That’s the fun that you will get to have and enjoy. There are lots of ways to use brushes. I don’t like to limit myself to how each one is meant to properly be used. Just have fun with them and use them how you feel is getting you to your best flow. 5. Now, for the most exciting part! PAINT!! The number one question asked. Which company? How much? & What colors? Paints, like everything else artsy, can add up very quickly. The mature artist pays lots for the pigment and quality of the paint per oz with Companies like Golden, Sennelier, & Arteza. There is no need for you to do that. There are acrylic paints that work great that are not an investment. Getting the proper colors can seem endless since it’s a rainbow of colors at the art store. They have made it super easy for the beginner by creating paint sets with the perfect colors that you need to start with. Acrylic paint is the preferred way to begin since its fast drying and allows for more experimentation and mess ups, because then you can paint right on top of it! Here are a few paints sets that I’ve selected for you on amazon. And that’s the rundown! Enjoy your painting goods. Paint your heart out and be well. Ill be waiting for some pics, obviously! Message me on Instagram or send them via email. Happy Painting! Yaeli http://a.co/eZ4tYoM