by studiotullia | May 24, 2022 | CURRENT PROMOTIONS, DESIGN TRENDS, LOCAL PORTLAND EVENTS, NEWS FROM THE STUDIO, TRAVEL & INSPIRATION
This was from an exhibit I saw not too long ago at the Portland Art Museum.
And her clothes. So many rich, handmade indigenous textiles from Mexico. Lace, embroidery, bold colors. Such a feast for the eyes.
On my bucket list: Frida and Diego’s house in Mexico City that is now a musuem. Has anyone been? I’d love to know how it was.
The Global Textiles Collection by STUDIO TULLIA.
There are some lovely handmade goods still available from this collection.
Originally it started from a unique collection of textiles from my (step)mother-in-law in Mexico and then my other (step) mother-in-law who had an amazing collection from Panama of Mola textiles.
This was a very popular collection and I have recently revisited my stash to create a revival of this collection. Stay tuned.
by studiotullia | Feb 13, 2016 | DESIGN TRENDS, HOUSE TOUR: Traditional Spanish Style House near Pto. Vallarta, LOCAL PORTLAND EVENTS, PORTLAND PLACES
I was putting this post together and came across an incredible performance of My Funny Valentine by Alice Fredenham on Britain’s Got Talent. It’s beautiful, it’s inspiring and it made me cry (even Simon loved her). Listen Here!
Sitting at my desk, feeling gratitude and melancholy, on this rainy Friday… I could so relate to her fears about succeeding, putting herself out there.
See that lovely lamp on the right there, on my desk? I ran into the talented ~ Shannon Guirl ~ owner of Caravan Pacific, at a “seconds” craft show at ACE Hotel in downtown Portland last weekend.
I scored a white Hawthorne Lamp. I have pine wood office accessories, woven baskets, and a touch of chrome in my office, so this lamp in natural maple and chrome, fits right in! It really is so beautiful and gives off a nice, warm glow.
The Hawthorne Lamp and many others are available here
Here she is at her studio in SE Portland, where I picked up my lamp. Look what she has on the way…
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I’ve been playing around with rose quartz/pale pink/soft lavender velvets for the last month, trying to figure out which ones to put in my Spring Collection. Pindler, Kravet, Schumacher, Gaston & Daniela – they all have wonderful hues. I’ve paired a couple with a Designer’s Guild’s Trasimeno striped velvet/linen and STUDIO TULLIA’s signature ribbon pillows. I borrowed a couple of my daughter’s treasures for this palette. We are getting ready to paint her room and are headed in this direction.
This scheme includes a vintage plate and a favorite stuffy:
and one more:
How nice would this Sullivan Lamp in Peony and Maple be in her room:
Would you look at these feathers? I was walking past the bridal section at the http://millendstore.com/ yesterday and came across these feathers, sold by the inch (for approx. $1.50/inch). I could not get over their color and beauty.
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And, here are a few of hand painted sacred hearts from our recent trip to Mexico, currently adorning my bookshelves.
Never have thought of myself as having a lot of pink, but here it is again, in my office:
Came across this dress in a window last week at Adam Arnold
And lastly, my sweetheart with the twinlets.
Here’s a beautiful heart by Johanna Basford if you need something to print out quick for your sweetheart:
Wishing you all a lovely weekend and Happy Valentine’s Day.
Yours truly,
Suzanne
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by studiotullia | Jul 10, 2012 | LOCAL PORTLAND EVENTS, PORTLAND PLACES
This looks like a fun event featuring vintage and antique goods coming up at Battle Ground, WA. I have heard about this in the past and am going to try to go this year.
Read more about it:
by studiotullia | May 18, 2010 | LOCAL PORTLAND EVENTS, MAGICAL MOMENTS
Love it when our dear friend comes to visit. JoJo has become quite the Auntie for the twins and if one photo could sum up who she is, it would be this one of her feet with new slippers. Of course, I went with the bright yellow and orange ones. Fun. The kids love her. She’s been coming up to Portland from the Bay Area since we moved about 5 years ago and has even come up to take an intensive Portland Flower School course to become a certified florist.
We visited a few venues while she was here that were loaded with flowers: The IRIS FESTIVAL and CYRSTAL SPRINGS GARDEN.
I had always thought the IRIS to be a bit frivolous. I mean how many more purple irises does one need in this world? They seem to grow by the 10’s, 100’s even just in my neighborhood alone. Well, I have been educated. The Iris Festival exposed me to hundreds of irises and I now have an appreciation for this charismatic and prolific bud. Just the names alone: Polished Manners, Again and Again, Spiced Custard, Ever Cool, Let’s Elope…inspire want. These kind of events feel so quintessentially OREGON. The festival runs through the end of May.
To top it off, it was Mother’s Day weekend. You can pick up a unique iris specimen for $15-$25. The real fun is with the cut flowers that are $6 for a dozen. Jo was in her element and gathered up enough irises to make a beautiful arrangement for me, my mother in law and my mother, not to mention a corsage for my mother to wear to church.
by studiotullia | Apr 21, 2010 | LOCAL PORTLAND EVENTS
Went to visit my mother-in-law, Annie, who works at NEW LEAF NURSERY (http://www.newleafgreenhouse.com/) for her dear friend, Ginger. As her website says, it is a boutique nursery and country garden store. Every visit serves to inspire because Ginger started up this phenomenal business by herself and has made it into an impressive empire of greenhouses. Her two daughters are wonderfully smart and artsy having grown up with their industrious and hardworking mom.
Ginger also has a ceramics studio/business on the grounds called INSOMNIA POTTERY where she creates wonderful ceramic wares she sells at fairs and through galleries. The view from her studio is pastoral, rustic, green and a breath of fresh air. Its always fun to visit Granny Annie who knows an infinite amount of stuff about plants, provides wonderful tours as well as helps propagate and grow the plants. 
The kids get to pretend shop,loading up the cashier table and take rides in the plant carts.
This gives you a sense of the place as you enter. Feels nice to catch your breath and feel like you are out in the country. Once off the highway, the ride out there is through rolling farmland and past other nurseries. I will visit again and try to capture the place better once the plants are really thriving and business is buzzing.
by studiotullia | Mar 29, 2010 | LOCAL PORTLAND EVENTS
Here are some pictures to give you a sense of the variety and quantity of tulips available at this farm. A great place to research which bulbs to order as well as a fun outing for you and/or your family. Lots of old-fashioned rides, slides, face painting. The festival started this past weekend and lasts for a month. It is hard to see in these pictures the stunning view of Mount Hood still totally covered in snow this time of year. This is the kind of event you do with your kids that makes you feel good about moving to Oregon.
