SIA Inspiration: Clara Peeters

It’s Terri’s turn to host SIA, and here is her pick:

This still life is the work of Clara Peeters, a 17th-century Flemish artist. Terri wanted to focus more on female artists who practiced during a time when it was a male-dominated field (which sadly means almost all art history up to the 20th century), and the choice of a still life is really interesting. There are a lot of colors and details here – if you look closely, you can even see the artist’s reflection on the pewter pot, how insane is that?! Deadline to send your outfit to Terri (meadowtreestyle@gmail.com) is next Tuesday, October 4th, as usual. I can’t wait to see what everybody comes up with!

SIA: Sunspots

Welcome to another week of SIA! This week’s inspiration is “Sunspots” by Swiss artist Cuno Amiet, and while this is a relatively easy piece to interpret, it’s great fun to see how varied all the outfits are. Let’s check them out:

First up is my co-host, Shelbee, who went with a lovely green printed kinomo and even added some lime green flowers in her hair to mimic the sunlight on the grass:

Up next is Sally, who wore her adorable rabbit-printed shirt with green pants:

My other co-host, Terri, had a slightly different interpretation – yes, there were green and white in her outfit, but she also wore a lot of gold accessories for the “sun” part:

Marsha also went with a different shade of green, but the print of her dress is gorgeous:

Suzy said green is her favorite color, and it shows – I love all the different shades of green she had here:

And finally, here’s me:

Big thanks to everyone for participating, and don’t forget to come back next week for a new challenge, hosted by Terri!

SIA Inspiration: Keith Haring

It’s Shelbee’s turn to host SIA, and here is her pick:

As you can see from the very distinct style, this is “Tree of Life” by Keith Haring. It was a homage to Haring’s friend and fellow artist, Maria Bonnier Dahlin, who died in a car accident in 1985 at only 20 years old. I love how colorful and exuberant it is, though I have no idea what I’m going to wear yet. I can’t wait to find out though! Remember to send your outfits to Shelbee (shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com) by next Tuesday, September 6th. Have fun!