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12 12, 2017

Local Art: The Art Vending Machine Built on Trust

By Lili|December 12th, 2017|Categories: Art, Local|Tags: 2017, art, art vending machine, Blue, Blue Chipped, Colorado, Denver, Jonathan Saiz, North America, painting, Understudy, USA|0 Comments

In a world where we can have almost anything on demand, Fine Art is something still out of reach for many people. That is why I've been fascinated by so-called "Art Vending Machines", but had yet to see one in person. So when I heard about Blue Chipped an exhibit at Understudy in Downtown Denver, I had to check it out. I’m sitting inside this blue kiosk downtown from 4-8 pm TODAY 💙serving up mini $20 paintings and 1 trillion calories of free blue candy and hot teas... you should come say hi to me through the kiosk windows! 💙💙🍭💙💙🍵💙💙🍭💙💙🍵💙💙🍭 A

16 09, 2017

Souvenir Saturday: Fall in Boston

By Lili|September 16th, 2017|Categories: Souvenirs, Travel|Tags: 2014, art, Boston, fall, Haunted in Boston, leaves, Massachusetts, North America, painting, USA|0 Comments

I got this beautiful watercolor at Paul Rever Mall, part of the freedom trail and just outside of the Old North Church where Paul Rever hanged his two lanterns in warning. This park was full of crunchy fall leaves that I enjoyed jumping on, so I was happy to see this artist selling this painting to remind me of being in Boston in the fall. Souvenir Saturday is an every-other week series on the items that represent travel memories.

15 08, 2017

June 2017 Recap

By Lili|August 15th, 2017|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2017, All Over the Place: Adventures in Travel True Love and Petty Theft, art, Beach Hopping 2017, Book, Central America, Costa Rica, Death in Paradise, Denver, Doctor Who, Geraldine, hangover, House of Cards, humidity, kayak, Latin America, North America, Orange is the New Black, Paint Ball, painting, Panama, Panama City, Rick and Morty, sick, snorkel, snorkeling, The Everywhereist, USA, white water rafting|0 Comments

June was a busy month! First there were epic paintball battles! And then it was ladies' paint night with the girls! And then it was my trip to Panama.... Travel Panama has been on my wishlist for a while, as I heard they had great beaches and good snorkeling! I decided on a longer trip that also went to parts of Costa Rica I hadn't been to before. This was the first time I tried not to have everything planned and instead go with the flow! Highlights Going clubbing for the first time! Relaxing views like this one! And it

5 08, 2017

Souvenir Saturday: Resplendent Quetzal

By Lili|August 5th, 2017|Categories: Souvenirs, Travel|Tags: 2013, art, Central America, Flores, Guatemala, Mayan Encounter 2013, painting, Resplendent Quetzal|0 Comments

While exploring the small island of Flores, Guatemala I spied this large wooden painting featuring Guatemala's state bird, the Resplendent Quetzal. As I had a smaller wooden painting from Costa Rica, I thought this would be a good addition to my collection! Souvenir Saturday is an every-other week series on the items that represent travel memories.

4 03, 2017

Souvenir Saturday: Waterfall Wood Art

By Lili|March 4th, 2017|Categories: Souvenirs, Travel|Tags: 2012, art, Central America, Costa Rica, Costa Rica Adventure 2012, Montezuma, painting, rope swing, waterfall, zip line|0 Comments

The day after I injured myself while zip lining, I decided to hang around Montezuma while the rest of the group went on a road trip trying to find great beaches to hang out at. As I still had a minor concussion, I mostly just walked the small main street and shopped a bit. One store I went into was sort of a depressing tourist market, that sold stuff like sun glasses, swimsuits, and sunscreen. I was about to discount it when I saw this on the wall. I had to laugh, this depicted the rope swing at the waterfalls

4 02, 2017

Souvenir Saturday: Mini Painting of Antigua

By Lili|February 4th, 2017|Categories: Souvenirs, Travel|Tags: 2013, Antigua, Central America, Guatemala, Mayan Encounter 2013, painting|0 Comments

This is a miniature painting on an easel that shows Antigua's streets with the volcano lit up in the background by the moon. I really wanted a small painting like this to sit at my desk at work. And although this was a common souvenir it took me ages to track down. The problem was that either the work would be very poorly done or the prices would be outrageous. For example one store told me a small painting like this would be $80 USD. This was in a store that only sold various sizes of touristy paintings. I was the

9 01, 2016

Souvenir Saturday: Moon Art

By Lili|January 9th, 2016|Categories: Souvenirs, Travel|Tags: art, canvas, moon, North America, North Pacific Coast 2012, Oregon, painting, Portland, Portland Saturday Market, USA|0 Comments

In 2012 I headed to Seattle & Portland for a short trip. But I was lucky enough to be able to wander through Portland's Saturday Market before I left. One stall had this amazing artist that had a lot of surreal pantings of trees and moons. I could only afford (and carry on) a small piece but was glad of my purchase. Souvenir Saturday is an every-other week series on the items that represent travel memories.