about…
There is one moment, in the first few seconds, when you look at a piece of art and know that you love it. It’s the moment when, if you’re an artist yourself, you look at it and feel a rush of uplifting inspiration… and total soul-crushing jealousy all at the same time. It’s when you walk away thinking, “Damn, I wish I thought of that.”
The Jealous Curator:
The Jealous Curator launched in February 2009, as a place for me to show artwork that “made me jealous”… in a bad, toxic way. I literally was getting stopped in my tracks every time I saw work that I loved, but now that “jealousy” has turned magically, wonderfully, and thankfully into inspiration and admiration {what a relief!}. Years later, as I move forward with the site, I’ve realized that where my interests truly lie are, of course with gorgeous contemporary art, but I am also absolutely fascinated with the self-doubt part – the insecurities, inner-critics, and blocks that so many creative people endure. This lead to GIRL CRUSH, a series of workshops that I launched in 2012, all across the USA, and I have a few new projects in the works on this subject – I am so excited to share them with you… stay tuned!
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Bio {and other bits}:
I have a BFA in Visual Arts {painting, printmaking, and art history}, and a post-grad in Design. I’ve worked as a designer and Creative Director for 14 years, but have never stopped loving and creating art. After decades of looking at beautiful contemporary art and thinking “Damn, I wish I thought of that”, I decided to say it out loud, and The Jealous Curator was born. I write daily posts showcasing artwork from around the world, and I’m currently writing two books that will be published by Chronicle Books in 2014. I have curated shows in Washington DC, Vancouver Canada, Chattanooga TN, with an upcoming project in LA. I have also had the pleasure of speaking at Alt Summit for the past three years, and recently gave a guest lecture at the University of Tennessee. I am a contributor to sfgirlbybay and Style by Emily Henderson, and have also written posts for West Elm, Etsy, Design Crush, Yellowtrace, Move Lifestyle, eBay, Escape Into Life, EcoFabulous, and several others.
The Jealous Curator has been featured by Sunset Magazine, Frankie Magazine, The Vancouver Sun, Apartment Therapy, and Glamour Paris.
© The Jealous Curator 2013
Hi,
I came across your blog last week. There is some great stuff on there. I thought I would pass a link on to my website. I am not so big on self promotion but I figured my work might fit with your style. Maybe not.
The Crinoline Flowers are a pretty popular series.
Thanks,
Daryl
hi daryl,
great work! i actually really love your ‘women’ series. keep your eye out for a post next week : )
I absolutely adore this blog
*blush blush*
thanks so much : )
Hi,
I am jealous of your blog and of your wonderful eye for art! I hope you don’t mind if I post about you on my blog about art and a lot of other stuff.
http://www.dearweekend.blogspot.com/
And I know exactly what you mean about getting inspired and jealous at the same time. Ugh!
Elisabeth
Do I mind? Absolutely not… post away!
Thanks so much for the sweet words Elisabeth : )
I love this blog — in fact, sometimes I consider myself the jealous blogger!
I enjoy the concept and execution, not to mention your personal style. If you’re interested I’d love to have a guest post from you on my blog!
Maggie
i’d love to! thanks for asking : )
i’ll send you an email…
hello – love your blog – i would like to mention my friend amanda fullerton – she’s from dartmouth nova scotia canada and makes headpieces (which i wore at my wedding) but also has a beautiful party site on etsy – check her out!
thanks
meghan
http://www.etsy.com/shop/bigDAYpartyshop
http://www.amandafullerton.ca
thanks meghan – i’ll check her out : )
If you are going to be super jealous of any one person, it has to be Su
Blackwell. She is totally amazing!!! http://www.sublackwell.co.uk
wow. there’s tomorrow’s post! thanks barbara : )
I love your blog and your picks! I had to blog about some of your recent ones… thanks for finding all these cool artists!
thank you!
Your blog has become a huge source of inspiration because you seem to find lots of work that makes me jealous too.
I’m a photographer and I make altered books. I’ve had two bodies of work on the go for the last year.
Imaginary Girl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/goddess_spiral/sets/72157622093998329/
Altered Books: http://www.flickr.com/photos/goddess_spiral/sets/72157622315983371/
Keep up the wonderful blogging that you do.
Cheers!
thanks rachael : )
We love this site and feel very jaloux… so we guess it is working!
xoxo!
Lovely curation! What a great space you’ve created here….
(And might I suggest a browse of my work?)
xo,
WHP
http://walterhelenaphotographycatalogue.blogspot.com/
http://walterhelenaphotography.blogspot.com/
will do! thanks : )
Wonderous blog….
Should check some of this kids work…………………..
Wow, there’s so much to be jealous of! Absolutely adore your aesthetic. Thank you!
Thank you!
xo
Can you be jealous of dead artists, too?
http://meansheets.com/2010/07/01/soubie-special/
Absolument!
fancy site!! i love it. i thought you might enjoy some of my work as well…
http://www.rebeccamadams.com
http://www.rebeccamasonadams.blogspot.com
thanks!!
thanks rebecca : )
i’ll go and check out your site right now…
Dear Jealous Curator,
I like your blog in a lot of ways, I really do. You have impeccable taste and your writing is erudite and charming, for the most part. And I understand the “jealous” thing for the hook that it is. But I have to be up-front with you, this is a break-up letter. I won’t be reading your blog anymore. It’s coming off my RSS feed. You see, jealousy is such a negative feeling. It’s such a heavily charged word, pregnant with both failure and an inability to come to terms with one’s own shortcomings. It’s also filled with the potentially evil desire to see the subjects of one’s envy fail as well. It’s a form of evil eye, really, and I’m disturbed by it. I understand that maybe you’re not literally jealous. But the word repeated over and over has become more burdensome every day. So this is goodbye. Thank you for all the colorful and well designed memories. I wish this could have ended differently between us.
–Oren
Dear Oren,
Well, I’m sorry to hear that. Clearly the jealousy that you’re talking about is a very different one than I’m referring to. I once heard someone say that if you keep your jealousy of things/people a secret it can become a toxic poison that eats you alive (which i totally agree with), but the moment you say it out loud it becomes admiration… so that’s why I’m saying it out loud. And honestly, this way of viewing it as been amazing for my own art work. Instead of seeing new work and wishing that my work looked like that, I can truly appreciate it, share it with all of you, and move forward with my own work knowing that every piece of art is different and “jealousy-worthy” to someone.
Thanks for reading as long as you did. Sorry if the word is too much for you.
The Jealous Curator
ps. The jealousy thing isn’t an intended “hook”… it was really how I felt before I started the blog. My own work was being totally crippled and I was tired of it. I wanted to turn the jealousy on it’s head, and somehow make it work for me in a positive way… and now it does. Just wanted you, and anyone else that happens to be reading this, to know.
Great curating. I’m jealous of all the artists that have graced the pages of your blog. I’m bookmarking you and would be delighted if you took a moment to peruse my work for consideration. http://www.joeybates.com or http://www.flickr.com/photos/greenbeatle/
Keep up the great work.
-Joey
thanks joey : )
i’ll go and have a look at your site(s)
thank you!
I just have to say that this is a wonderfull space – love your finds
)
I’m jealous too….great artists.
thank you so much kristina… that made my day : )
Jealous,
I just stumbled upon your blog and have to say I’ve very impressed. Extremely well written. Hope you keep it going. Check out my work and let me know what you think.
Rob
I love the fact that you are not an elitist type of curator and that fine art, design and crafts all come together here with the lines between them blurred. You see only art.
thank you so much marija!
that’s one of the nicest comments i’ve ever received – it totally made my day. xo
I more than love your blog! I just found it, and it’s already in my favorites!
You’ll be part of my daily reading now!
Thank you!
wow! thank you xx
Hi
I don’t know how to email you..
http://vimeo.com/12155835
Bottle
by Kirsten Lepore
via swissmiss
this will work! thanks
ps. there’s an email icon in the top right of my site … looks like a little envelope.
I completely agree with your 2011 note on jealousy. As an artist, your blog is very cathartic for me because I often look at other people’s work and feel inadequate about my own. But just voicing it really does transform my jealousy into admiration, not to mention inspiration and validation. Thank you for what you do here
thanks so much jessica… i really appreciate hearing that! i would never want anyone to come away from this place feeling anything but inspired.
: )
Hi I really like this blog. Just thought I would pass my website along.
Thanks,
Jordan
thanks jordan : )
Love your blog Danielle, Louise from GBH passed it on!
Not sure if this is your style, but my sister’s friend makes these amazing (Icelandic) landscapes from food!
I’m in love….
http://www.eszterburghardt.com/
thanks michelle! that’s so funny… i’ve actually seen those photos before! just a few days ago actually… weird! thanks for passing on the link!
d ; )
Hey there “Jealous Curator”,
What a great blog you have here!! =D
I stopped by after a friend recommended it to me………….so it’s needless to say, I’m damn impressed by your level of taste.
Keep it going ~
*thomas c. chung*
thank you so much thomas… those are some very nice words! : )
Just discovered your blog, love it, am jealous of your eye, and posted a link to you on our facebook site. Keep up the great work! John
I am so truly inspired and jealous–your site delivers all that and more! It goes directly on my menu bar, top billing.
Thanks for sharing.
oh my gosh! such nice words on a wednesday morning!!! thank you so much xo
Hi,
Am posting a couple of urls to my etsy shop where I sell prints of my drawings and my flickr site. I sketch on-site aim to capture the essence of the moment
Etsy: http://www.sketchaway.etsy.com/
Flickr: flickr.com/sketchaway
Hi, I really enjoy the blog and thought you might be interested in seeing some of my collage work. I use vintage books and magazines to creative surreal and absurd landscapes http://www.collageartbyjesse.tumblr.com
Also have started a collaborative collage book project that is being passed from artist to artist http://www.icecreamkingdoms.tumblr.com
best,
Jesse
hi!
not here for self-promotion, just to let you know i’m jealous at the jealous curator!… real cool selection of beautiful and high quality art.
a true bookmark!
my compliments.
Gregor Wintgens, Amsterdam
thanks so much gregor – really.
Hi there! so…..my friend just sort of told me about you and your site is pretty amazing and I love all the things you’ve posted….so many neat artists out there. He’s kind of pushing me to show you my work so…..um….look what I made! (haha)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mollystrohl/
I’ve been following you since a long time… and I must confess I’m jealous of you… your taste, your selection, your background. I really love your job/blog!!!
thanks nella! very sweet words : )
molly – thanks… i’m going to check out your site right now! : )
Olá,adorei o site ,parabéns!
Aproveito para mostrar meu trabalho com esculturas em cewrâmica aqui no Brasil,este é meu site
http://www.rosanabonecas.com
beijos
Hello! Sensational idea of your blog.
Rodrigo Andrian.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodrigoandrian/show/
amazing place.
I’ll back here.
Hello,
I think your blog is very interesting. It definitely gives things a more personal feeling to each post you do. Being “jealous”. Haha…I’m always telling myself “I wish I thought of that” when I see art that moves me.
Anyway, I figured I’d give your blog a shot as well. Take a look and let me know what you think. Thanks!
Pierre
pierrebotardo.com
Hi, from West Wales U.K.
I enjoyed your piece on Marla after just viewing ‘my kid could do that’ for the first time, It is a shame that they never got to the truth of the matter but either way, as long as the child’s right to be a child isn’t invaded again, then who really gives a damn.
Thanks for an entertaining piece, and I hope you have a little time to view my meagre efforts.
Many Thanks
Mark
oops sorry
http://mark-griffiths.blogspot.com/
Other art and stuff
I am also a member of an arts group we set up in Llandeilo called Frank Art.
We are a group of like minded individuals that set a task every 2 weeks to produce a piece of art based on a theme set by each member in turn.
Click on the link to follow… Hope you enjoy..
Mark
http://frankartllandeilo.blogspot.com/
I love the Idea of this website! Please take a look at my work
I am Bay area artist and would love to collaborate with your site. Thanks!!!
www,mjlindo.com!!
I am jealous this is not my Blog! Congratulations for the fantastic work. It’s all very well thought and with a beautiful selection of projects.
I will take my chances to submit a project I ‘ve just uploaded that I call ‘Superheroes’. It tries to establish a humorous conversation between ‘Superheroes’ of modern art & design, with Pop Superheroes like Superman and Lady Gaga. Would be delighted if you wanted to publish it: http://www.behance.net/gallery/SUPERHEROES/1278865
Keep up the great work!
Dimitris
Hey there Jealous Curator,
– I’ve had a quick goosey gander and feel amused and inspired all at the same time! I’m curious to know….where are you based?
I love your blog too
I’m a curator with budding plans to work with the Jealous Gallery very soon. I’ll drop you details of the show if cool? And I’ll revisit your blog again soon!
Thanks for a refreshing 15 mins,
The Countryside Curator x
hi rosie… yes! keep me posted on your show with the jealous gallery… i’m jealous! ; )
Hi
How are you?
I’m a Brazilian girl who likes A LOT to draw and paint many different worlds coming from my imagination.
Maybe you can see some here http://www.shee.com.br
I would love if you could share some of these worlds
Thanks a lot!
I’m really really jealous of the jealous curator! This blog is absolutely fab. As a just starting blogger your blog is a real inspiration.
thank you! ps. your blog looks fantastic!
hi!! your blog is incredible, congrats!!!
great blog!! I thought I would send along my website … just in case.
I specifically wanted you to check out the series “fam farm” and/or “une obsession tranquille”
thanks for your time!!!!!
beautiful drawings jillian!
Hello beautiful blog. shearing minds.here my last colors
http://cargocollective.com/micropunta
http://www.flickr.com/photos/micropunta/
here my videos
http://www.micropunta.it
good trip
monica
I absolutely love the concept “I’m jealous of …” – damn, I wish I thought of that when I started my blog!!! All the best – even though I’m jealous ;0).
Jette
http://jesugulstue.blogspot.com/
http://www.gulstue.com/jesu
your blog is lovely!
Hello there.
Superb blog – wow!
Would you be jealous of these ‘Attention Seekers’?
http://www.miriamoconnor.com/section500256.html
Miriam
jealous?
Radiant Fields, featuring work by Benjamin Edmiston (Brooklyn), Edward Max Fendley (DC) Steven Riddle (Baltimore). Recently opened at NUDASAHNK in Baltimore, May 28th the show runs until June 25th. We all had a great time installing the exhibition and hanging out at the opining enjoying some ice cold Natty Boh. Please check out the opining and Installation photos over at the NUDASANK’S blog. Any support you have to offer would be much appreciated.
Thank,
Steven Riddle.
i’ll go check it out – thanks steven (and congrats on the show!)
Joining in late… I just saw this post now. The title of your blog, and the subheading, are the very reason I was drawn to it (as are many of my artist friends). I know that feeling so well: I love this– and I hate it that I didn’t think of it myself! Just want to say that I have that very feeling about your blog, and I give the url to my painting students. Yours is the art blog I check in with most frequently. Yes, I’m jealous– and proud of it!
thank you amy. really. that means so much coming from you (because, as you know, your beautiful work makes me crazy jealous!)
http://www.thejealouscurator.com/blog/2010/12/07/im-jealous-of-amy-wilson-faville/
Holy smokes, I am in love with your blog. I’ve been following it for nearly a year, and lately can’t wait to check it daily to see what amazing-ness you have discovered. As an art educator, it’s refreshing, and btw… the jealous word is perfectly fine for me. I am happy-jealous about lots of wonderful things. Thanks so much, and good luck with the art making!
allison, i kid you not, that made my day… and probably my whole weekend! thank you so much for your sweet words! xo
http://www.wooloo.org/exhibition/entry/227330
Hi! I absolutely love your site. I love it when I find new blogs that I can bookmark and check when I need inspiration (which is daily). It is awesome that you find art that you love, and are jealous of, and then share it with the world. I thought I would pass on my link in case you are interested.
Thanks!
Jenny
thanks jenny! your work is lovely : )
Join me in being extra jealous of the art by angela singer http://www.angelasinger.com/ (im also jealous of the meaning behind) i try to make something similar but it just looks like it but not it (sobs)
love! thanks for the link debbie!
Hi TJC,
I hope you don’t mind, but I posted about you in my blog http://sb-a.blogspot.com/
I just can’t get over how exactly you described that jealousy feeling of other people’s art/design – basing a blog on jealousy is a very interesting idea and I think it’s really working for you
All the best,
-sb
Love this blog. Love your taste. very inspiring. thank you.
nazrahbar.com
thank you so much naz : )
Thanks for the steady influx of inspiring images – love your blog and FB page!
thank you greg!
Thanks to you I’ve discovered the ceramic work of Michelle Summers which I now completely am inspired by (I skipped jealousy and went straight to the top!).
It’s weird, being an artist and having to deal with all the ups and downs of personal creativity and then see so much great art (thank you internet!) and somehow keep leaping and swimming upstream (happily!). I wouldn’t have it any other way except with periodic retreats, hermitages and down time in the studio with no jealous curators serving up tasty dishes!
Wow! I’m jealous of you. I want to be you.
Glad to have discovered your site. Thanks.
wow right back! thanks so much lauri : )
We’ve just discovered your blog… Wow ! It’s such a unique space filled with all sort of ” worlds ” that definitely make us think about that word ( jealous ) exactly the same way you do. It doesn’t make us fall and think about how small we are, but it gives us wings and makes us want to make more, knowing that it’s possible. Looking at all these artists, so different from one another, creates a powerful feeling that we’d never want to lose.
Great job ! We’ll come back here.
thank you… really, thank you! i’m so glad you understand the “jealous” i’m talking about : )
love!
i don’t know what’s taken me so long to get my butt over here– i adore your guest posts on sfgirlbybay.
finally clicked through today- jeeesh i’ve been missing out! why i am i perpetually late to the party??
thanks for the awesome.
kim
http://www.kimwest.com
http://www.etsy.com/people/aFineColorMess
Your blog is so amazing. It’s always full of such a diverse and interesting assortment of great work. it really is a great surprise every post (and never a disappointment)
We just launched a great project that you may like!
I’ll be producing one thousand porcelain bottles in collaboration with ten illustrators. Here’s our first edition of one hundred bottles with illustrations by Nolan Pelletier: http://rcboisjoli.blogspot.com/2011/09/bottled-project-release-one.html
Thanks for the great blog, amazing!
very cool! thanks so much for the link alexx!
hey!
i’m watching the reasons of your jealousy!
welldone!
So I just this very moment experienced the very feeling of total inspiration and and “crushing jealousy,” when I came across Takashi Iwasaki. Specifically the embroidery work.
http://www.takashiiwasaki.info/index.html
When I found this artist, I blurted out to my husband, “god I can only dream of being this good! It’s just mind boggling.”
He said, “Well, I’m not the best at my job…”
I said,”Well, I think it’s healthy[to be jealous].”
Then I read your bit about the toxicity of jealousy. I couldn’t agree more that jealousy is dealt with best by letting it free and saying it out loud. That’s what being an artist is. At, least to me. Being true about all of your emotions, and letting them free. Even if it isn’t the most appealing thing to do. I thinking admitting jealousy is rather brave.
I look at the work of Takashi Iwasaki, it makes my brain go nuts. This kind of jealousy makes me dream bigger than I could ever dream on my own. I love your blog for that very reason. I stop by everyday. It feeds me so much inspiration. Well, I could ramble on forever about how much this blog means to me…
Really, I just want to say thank you for being jealous!
wow carmen! thank you so much for your very kind words about the blog, and for so openly sharing your reaction to takashi’s work… funny enough i actually have a post about his work in my drafts folder ready to roll later this week! great minds think alike ; )
ps. carmen… love your knit chain necklace! gorgeous work!!!
we would like to promotion our artists to you!
they are so young and love paint so much… Can you have a look at this site : tronganhgallery.webs.com / and tell me how about you feeling?
thanks and best regards,
tronganhartist
thanks! i’ll go check it out : )
I feel like such a sap! I got a little carried away with my post…*blush*
I’m really excited to see the post for Takashi! I stopped by here to see if you had posted anything in the past, and got totally carried away.
Carmen
p.s. I’m so flattered that you like my necklace. Maybe I should make more…
yes! you should!!
Hi TJC!
Your blog is sooooo amazing. And it is exactly how I feel too. It makes me almost sorry I work with textiles (for now)… there is so much to explore… each artist opens doors of perception.. and not only am I jealous too, I wish I could walk those ways and try their mediums. I came back to making textile art after a long hiatus, and seeing your blog and the amazing things that people create makes me certain I’m doing the right thing.
Also, I know you must be super busy, but could you take a look at my ‘art for wear’ label? It’s called Origei. We (my mom and I) make unusual stockings and scarves. I’m new at selling online, and would really appreciate feedback from you. I trust your judgement so!
Thanks a lot,
Niyati
Love your site! Thanks for the inspiration.
thanks so much john!
Hey!
Just came across your blog while doing a project for art class, and found it so interesting! I love that you take a negative emotion and turn it into admiration and positive advertising. It’s just great, because lots people (women especially) are plagued by jealousy in their everyday lives, with the media, and men telling us how to be/what to look like. I just wanted to share an artist with you: http://autumnskyemorrison.com/
She’s really great, and thought you might appreciate her work.
Thanks for blogging (:
peace and love.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate all of your sweet words : )
Thanks for the link… so funny, my brother actually just sent me her portfolio a few weeks ago! Weird.
I just stumbled upon a new artist and popped over to see if you’d featured her yet…and you haven’t! So check out http://www.kristiinalahde.com. What this woman does with found paper blows my mind. I have such a soft spot for art which uses found materials…I guess that’s why I’m drawn to quilting.
Also, I just have to say…I’m jealous of The Jealous Curator.
I stop by every day for a healthy dose of admiration and inspiration. Thanks so much for such a wonderful blog!
wow! amazing work… thank you sheila!!! (and thank you for such lovely words about my blog… you made my day!)
Hi Danielle, just read about you in my favorite mag Sunset. Great blog, very inspiring indeed! Just thought I would you give you one more “jealousy” to share with your friends
http://www.purephoto.com
Cheers
-Ryan
I stumbledd on your site for the very first time and I can totally relate to what you mean!! Yes, so many artworks have caught my breath away and “wished” I could have or should have thought of that before.
It’s not the true green monster jealousy, rather it’s more of an admiration…I love it when works of art makes my heart stop beating for a split second.
Keep up the great work. Don’t pay any attention to “negative attitudes.” Life is too precious to deal with negativity.
thanks nyla xo
What a beautiful space you’ve created! I plan to return often.
Charlene
Hi.
Just to show you my handmade collage, to see if you like them to be featured in your blog.
You can see them here (in Personal Projects): http://www.lacascaraamarga.com
That’s all. Thanks a lot for your time and have a nice day.
thanks jorge… i’ll go have a look right now!
Hi,
I like your blog and was hoping for a mention in case you like my stuff.
http://narasaca.com/
Greatings from Amsterdam.
How exciting to find your website. I saw your article in the November issue of “Sunset” magazine. My husband finally was able to pursue his dream after he retired from Disneyland about 5 years ago. We’ve run out of walls and now have an off-site storage to store all his originals (over 100). Have no idea how to reach art lovers and buyers. Hopefully, you’ll love his art as much as I do!
http://www.noblebakerart.com
Thanks,
Charie Baker, the loving wife & art lover
Love the blog . . sooo inspiring!
thanks ruth : )
http://www.veryfineart.com
taken care of! i’ll email you : )
Love your site. Fan for a long time.
I only wish you were jealous of me.
Great Work!
Ran across an article on you in the November issue of Sunset Magazine, I immediately went to your blog and…I was jealous! What a fabulous idea and it really inspires me to see all these other wonderful artists out there! Please take a look at my website and hopefully oneday I’ll see myself on your blog! Take care.
Roxy.
http://www.roxyheinz.com
Thanks Roxy! : )
Someone sent me this link. I love your sensibility. I am including a link of my candles that carry fables, the scent conjured from a moment in the story (http://www.manifestdestinylin.com).
Keep up the bloggage!
-meike
Hello! We are some independent artists from Brazil and we would like very much to have our work featured in your site, hope you can help us!
Here is our video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QibDFlOfh4g
Melosomo is a combination of sounds and visual manipulation created by Lucas Moreira and Matheus Bazzo, a single scenario of simultaneous feelings and imaginary landscapes.
Thanks!
This is a treasure trove! I love it!
At the risk of sounding tacky, I thought I might introduce you to some of my cousin’s artwork
http://nikkivail.net/
Keep up the good work!
thanks anne! not tacky at all… i’ll go check it out right now! : )
Just wondering if you’d like to see some fashion as Art for a Giveaway and/or Review on your blog?
Ok, one more! Holy Cow!
http://www.joshkeyes.net/paintings.htm
Made my day!
oh yes – love his work!
Sure – if it’s right for my readers! : )
Send me an email about what you’re thinking! contact (at) thejealouscurator (dot) com
Your site is such a great resource for inspiration!
thanks melissa!
ps. i love your waterslides!
I am an Italian contemporary artist, I make collages and acrylics as well, that you can see on my website. I would be honoured if you could be jealous of my artwork, so let me know if you need more information about my activity, more material, for example, to know it better.
Sincerely
Luciano Botta
Love your site and will pass along to others. Take a look at my work and let me know if it can help your mood.
Cheers
Hello!
I’ve been following your blog since I discovered it through art hound and I love the content you post. Keep up the great work.
I was hoping you would have the time to check out my newest illustrations that can be found here: http://victororozcojr.tumblr.com/post/15199600471/feel-my-new-illustrations
Thank you and take care.
beautiful blog. adding it to my list. i am a text based artist and was thrilled to see you appreciate it to. started a new project called the word portrait project. check it out. it might interest you.
keep up the great work.
derrick
http://www.canvasmuralstudio.com
http://www.wordportraitproject.com
I have seen the words “Jealous Curator” around the blogosphere, etc. for a while now, and I am DELIGHTED (and jealous) to finally have seen what you are doing here! I love your blog. I have some “computer time” scheduled today, so I am going to look at and read as much as a can.
Even the comments list here is filled with wonderful links. It’s too much! I’m jealous! Can’t wait to pour over!
I really like what you’re doing on this blog. I’ve just come across it today and will be returning!
I just saw this site and love it. Definitely bookmarking this right now. Thanks for all the hard work you do!
Hey found you through The Hairpin and so happy I did! I wish I made this site. Maaaybe you wish you made these sculptures?
[...] been visiting the Jealous Curator for quite some time now and always find great art to browse and get inspired by. Whether [...]
Really inspiring. The work you pick seems to all be good and interesting because its all work that honestly inspires you, there’s no pretense in the blog. Thanks.
thank you! so much! : )
Just found your blog, via Pinterest – thanks for sucking up hours of my time! Are you a Vancouverite like me? I’m sure you’re always on the prowl for new jealousy fodder, so thought I would post a link to see if you liked my stuff. I’m near enough to stalk!
Just discovered your blog and am so happy I did! You’ve revealed some great artists here & I’m excited to spend too much time looking through your posts.
I am jealous of Mary’s Granddaughter, whom I found randomly. I wonder if you would be, too? Love that I found you also.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/marysgranddaughter
Hi, just came across your blog from a pinterest link. I love it! Thanks a lot—now I’m going to be even less productive at work!
Hi there
My friend has the most amazing project going at the moment called The Abandoned Boudoir.
I think there might be some Australian things you might love on there and the project is seeking funding and housing to go to USA and Europe. Check http://www.theabandonedboudoir.com
or http://www.pozible.com.au/index.php/archive/index/4995/description/0/0
Thanks for your blog – it rocks!
thanks donna – i’ll go check it out! : )
Hi !
Thank you for sharing your tastes, your website is the best place on the internet. I totally relate to your feelings. In art, jalousy is not a negative emotion, it’s only hidden admiration.
Here’s a link I’d like to share with you : http://www.awful-drawings.com . It’s full of hilarious and insightful illustrations.
Take care and keep up the good work.
Isabella.
Dear Jealous,
When I found your blog, I spent a whole day absorbing it until there was no more to consume. You have great taste!
I hope maybe my drawing are to your liking
http://www.flickr.com/photos/76784199@N05/
Thank you,
Carabella
thank you so much carabella! i’m going to check out your portfolio as we speak
Hi
Nice to see your hypothetical curations, I do this myself, the essence of curating , maybe
cheers
iain
What an interesting PhD topic Iain! I’d love to hear where you end up after your studies!
Hi, I just came across your blog and fell in love. Inspiration, admiration and joy that there is so much beauty and talent manifesting itself in this wonderful world, all in one place!
Keep it up!
And thank you
Truly enjoy your perspective and the wide range of innovative mediums, artists, and styles you bring light to. Definitely bookmarked and part of my daily morning internet check.
Your site is glorious! It’s fast becoming my favorite place to check daily. Keep up the excellent work.
oh, thank you so much elaina! ; )
I love and am jealous of your blog and I want you to be jealous of me!
A wonderful, refreshing blog full of incredible artists. Thanks for taking the time to curate it
well thank you for taking the time to visit kendra! : )
I’ve learnt so much about the Arts from your blog than trying to catch up with magazines, newspapers and spreading the word. I understand ‘the jealous’ part completely.
thanks so much luna… what a lovely comment to start my day with! xo
I absolutely love your blog. I find the use of the word jealous interesting. English has always been a language that morphs and evolves and at the same time I admit to feeling a little differently about your choice of words. It is a fabulous choice in that it sparks interest and is the marketer’s prerogative to do so, however, I do feel that one of the strengths of the English language is that it offers such a rich choice of words to use to convey our meaning with stark clarity such that it seems a shame to try to say otherwise. Perhaps far better to understand that the juxtaposition of meaning is meant to startle and I am certainly thrilled to see your result.
Ps. I looked up the definition again myself prior to writing this entry to confirm current usage, and when I look up the definition in the dictionary I don’t see your positive definition. I do see that the definition offered is a feeling of “resentment” or even ” anger” . Admiration is just that admiration.
true enough louise… but when i started ‘the jealous curator’ back in 2009 i did have feelings of resentment and anger, so the name was pretty bang on. as the years have passed i’ve learned a life-changing lesson about morphing that jealousy into admiration (which feels amazing!)… but it’s a little late to change the name ; )
Hi! Thank you for an amazing blog, just absolutely love it! I follow you and girlbybay regularly and is always inspired by you. Just wanted to give you a recommendation of a fine art artist that I think you would like and would suit your blog, I think…and hope!: http://www.jwanyosef.com/worksTotal.html
Love
thank you so much nivin! (for the link and for the very kind words about the blog!) xo
Hey Lovely lady, I adore this site. Now that I have snooped around your space check out mine? http://www.schatzart.com
Thanks for your time and for supporting the arts
Stace
thanks so much stacie! i’ll go have a look : )
I’m still loving this blog a few months after discovery. You feature some really beautiful and inspiring work here.
If you ever have a moment, I have a website at http://www.nicholasbohac.com
Thanks.
thanks nicholas! i’ll go and check it out : )
Wonderful collection of art to ponder. Please have a look at my website and consider my work for inclusion.
Thanks,
Rachel
Wonderful blog! I refer people to it all the time and have a link to it up on my site as well. Thanks for the great work you do!
hi there,
I came across your blog when one of my facebook friend posted your link on her wall, and I’m hooked eversince!
I’m an ex-advertising person as well, I’m a designer at heart and I do freelance now, logos, illustration and I paint and exhibit from time to time..
I can say that I’m jealous (in a good way) of all your posts, you have a great taste in art. and I was wondering if you’d like to have a look at my work, and maybe feature me in your blog!
here is the thing, I’d like to feature the sketches, they are my new babies that I’m so proud of them,
“the sunny girls”
this idea started as a doodle I did when I was on the phone with someone..a girl wearing big shades and lots of lines and flowers coming out of her head..
then we traveled to Greece for summer and on one of the Greek islands I found lots of stones, and wherever I go I hear about artists who come here for summer, then when they see these lovely stones they draw on them, then they leave them behind when they travel back home..
I did the same, I drew on the stones then I left some with friends we met there, and I brought some back home, but also, when I came back home, I have developed this girl, into drawings with pencil & ink on A3 papers, and I can see my self doing so much more on the concept..
please view the artworks in this link
http://www.dripbook.com/lama/book/the-sunny-girls-series/#933256
what do you think?
and if you want you can “like” my page in FB “lama khatib daniel’s art page”
thanx
cheerz
hi lama – thank you so much for sending me your work! what a great idea (leaving drawings on stones). you’re sunny girls are lovely, but they’re not exactly my taste… but lovely none-the-less! have you reached out to any illustration blogs? they look very illustrative to me. good luck with your work!! : )
I’m jealous of the the jealous curator!
the site is brilliant! congrats
fabiana
thank you! (i’m pretty jealous of you too… love your bags!!) : )
hi jealous curator !
I’ve stumbled upon your blog – and i love it! I know how you feel – I’m an artist myself (digital illustration, graphic design & of course painting), when i see a nice piece of art I usually think “I can do better than that” or “this doodle costs how much???!!” – but you know, it’s the idea that counts, and whoever thought of it first – wins.
oh, and I loove Andy Warhol
You might find some interesting art/ideas from my pinterest board http://pinterest.com/giraffesnstuff/art/
and i’m sure you’d enjoy this book
http://www.amazon.com/The-Million-Stuffed-Shark-Contemporary/dp/0230610226
…and if you’re still not tired reading my comment:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/giraffesnstuff
Cheers:)
Yulia
Hello Jealous Curator,
I’ve been browsing thru your blog for about an hour now and I enjoyed the artwork here! My name is Juri Romanov and I am an artist too, and I was wondering if you can take a look at my work.
http://www.artollo.com
I specify in abstract art and kids art and it will be an honor If I have some of my artwork in your blog.
Thank you,
Juri
I think the word jealous is absolutely perfect and not negative in the least. I guess not everyone has a sense of humor.
I am jealous of the Jealous Curator! (am also a big Shaun Kardinal fan…)
thank you so much saylor… and yes, i can seriously not get enough of shaun kardinal!
Love your blog. There is real energy here!
thank you so much ruth! : )
Hi Jealous Curator,
Love you blog.
We are a new blog and would love to be able to feature you and your creative workspace on our site. If you would be interested please just email us at TheCreativeStir@aol.com and we will send you the simple interview questions and a little more about what we are looking for.
Thank so much!
Jillian
Hello Curator,
I admire the aesthetic quality of your blog… you have a innate ability to find interesting and completing work. I have discovered and shared many new artists with friends, colleagues, and students from visiting your blog. Thanks.
thank you so much michael! : )
Hi there! I’ve been following your blog for a while now, and recently I just got a job at an art gallery-cum-retail space, and I was just wondering if you would be ‘jealous’ of the artist’s work
http://www.kumarinahappan.com/gallery.php
congratulations diane! and thanks for the link… i’ll go have a look : )
I’m hooked on Jealous.
I came across your blog a month ago, and love pretty much everything you post! You’ve got a great thing going here. Not only are the works you display inspirational, but YOU are inspiring, and I really dig that.
I’m a design professional myself with a love for painting & collage. I’ve got works you might like, but this is not a plug for myself; I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your site.
Gotta admit, there is one thing I am jealous of: your Girl Crush Tea Parties. What? No Guy Crush Tea Parties? (Ok, that does sound weird.) But seriously, is there any chance males can join the club? If no, you won’t hurt my feelings. I understand the bond and connections girls share when they gather and converse. I just wish you offered a coed event too. I mean, who doesn’t like cupcakes?
ha! that’s a really good idea tom! it kinda just morphed into “girl” crush because so many of my readers are women… they were the ones commenting when I first brought this up way back when. BUT you’re right, the boys are allowed to come too! so far it’s all women that have signed up, and i’ve been a bit curious to see what the dynamic would be if there were a few guys in the mix. everything is full for 2012, but i’ll make a point of doing a few “co-ed” tea parties in 2013 … deal? ; )
love your site and thought you might like to share this with your readers:
I just read this :
Metro Art is announcing new opportunities for artists as part of Phase 2 of the Metro Expo Line.(in Los Angeles)
http://www.metro.net/news/simple_pr/New-Artist-Opportunities-along-the-Metro-Expo-Line/
Just stumbled upon your blog. It’s awesome. And I thought that jealousy was just me, so relieving to see so many people living in such jealous admiration;-) I not only suffer from a similar pang of (jealous) feeling when I see art works, but the problem where I’ll have an idea, and think about it for so long and so deep that the work is often finished before I even begin… I might just live vicariously through others’ work! Lol.
i have that same problem! i ended up forcing myself to do a ‘painting per week’ project for 12 weeks – it really helped! i got a bunch of little 4″ x 4″ canvases and before the week was out, a painting (or collage, or drawing) had to be finished. try it! (and let me know how it goes!)
That’s a great idea! I’ll give it a go and get back to you! (stressed out-the pressure is on! Lol;-)
ha! go for it! and if they’re bad that’s ok… lots of mine were bad, but a couple of them were surprisingly good. they were great idea starters for bigger pieces that i really like. go for it… embrace the suckage! ; )
I’m hoping to go to grad school soon and coming to your blog always gives me that little bit of extra fuel I need to hit the studio after those long days at work. I totallyyyy understand that mix of deep respect, surprise, and jealousy It can be so inspiring, though! Luckily, most of the people I’m “jealous” of are my best buddies and it’s just another way they motivate me to be better.
that’s the best kind of jealousy… the kind that motivates you, and gets you excited to be in the studio! good luck with grad school : )
wow – if i can swear – holy fuck, you have quite an eye – beautiful stuff, over and over again. i’m jealous and a bit depressed. keep up the great work. sigh…
ha! thank you … but don’t be depressed! i wish i made mosaics like you!
http://bachor.com/
Hey Jealous Curator –
Love your site and thought you might want to check out Ibrahim A Ahmed iii’s work… http://www.IbrahimAhmed.com
Also if you get a chance please check out mine http://www.NicoleHelen.com
Thanks! Best of luck in the future.
thanks for the links nicole! best of luck to you too : )
Hi JC,
Check out this artists work. John Zoller
I first fell in love with his Color & Learn series and now I love his Painting Drawing Series.
Cool Blog !
Peace SO
thanks susan : )
Hi,
I really love your blog, thank you for doing it.
maybe you will be jealous of the vanessa palomba’s job:
http://www.vanessapalomba.com/gallery.html
bye
Alessandra
Hello Jealous Curator!
I just recently found your blog and I love it!
I am a recent grad too and I am trying a ‘photo per week’ over the summer to help motivate myself for a new show I am working on.
If you have the chance take a look at http://www.elisewindsor.com
all best,
evlw.
ooh, i love one-a-day projects!!! they’re perfect for getting those creative juices flowing… and your work is fantastic! thanks for the link elise : )
Hello again.
I’m extremely jealous of Sue Benner’s nests and thought you might want to take a peak.
I’d love to buy prints of her quilts or even postcards….
http://www.suebenner.com/Pages/GalleryNests.html
Curious – how do you find all of the wonderful artists that you post about? im a recent art grad – and honestly, i havent been excited about art in a long time – not until i found this blog.
thanks for that!
thanks so much dana – that’s an amazing compliment! i find the artists online, via shows i go to, and honestly… a whole bunch of submissions show up in my inbox every day. i’m really lucky : )
I absolutely love this blog. You have helped me discover new ways of seeing and such a range of creativity!
I invite you to look at my art and photography in hopes that you may wish to showcase my work. I primarily explore visual art with my camera and through mixed media collage paintings.
This link is to my Flickr “Greatest Hits” page.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativityvault/sets/72157630970554540/
My work has been featured in Life Imitating Art Magazine, CrossCurrents Magazine, the Toronto Quarterly, Syncopated Chaos, Sublime Rush, Art Nectar, Touched By Fire, and more. I have recently exhibited at the Pilot Gallery in Toronto, the Toronto Public Library, and the Royal Ontario Museum.
My creative statement as an artist and writer is as follows:
“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery—celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: ‘It’s not where you take things from—it’s where you take them to.’”-Jim Jarmusch
Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from you soon. If you require any further information, do not hesitate to ask. You may enjoy the information about my books and my visual artwork on my website, http://www.ideafountain.ca.
Best,
Lorette C. Luzajic
Hi TJC,
Greetings from sunny Miami.
I like your blog, well done.
I am an artist, check out my new series Painting Drawing.
http://johnzoller.com/section/274979_Painting_Drawing_Series.html
Thanks
John
I bet you hear it all the time, but i am jealous of your curating.
Would love to know what you think of my work! ranges from textiles to stationary to illustration. http://www.jofaulkner.com
All the Best!
Love the site!
Also keen on your review, like many…
My personal work: http://www.johnpusateri.com
Work of Auckland Print Studio (stone lithography in New Zealand): http://www.aucklandprintstudio.com
Regards.
thanks so much john! i’ll go have a look right now! : )
wanted to share a recent project with you…the Elevationists:
http://www.manhattanborn.com/gallery.html
cool! thanks rob : )
I love the concept, of jealouscurator, I love your web site, it is an inspiration for me, Congrats
ale
Would love to know what you think of my work
http://www.alejandra-alarcon.com/
http://caperucitalamasroja.blogspot.mx/
Hello,
I think your site is wonderful, so much love!
I was hoping you would like to take a look at my collages, would love to know what you think…
Thank you,
Anna
Just wanted to make you jealous:
http://joramroukes.blogspot.nl/2009/10/oil-on-canvas-160-x-250-cm-2008-oil-on.html
http://maiastefanaoprea.wordpress.com/2012/08/18/the-jealous-curator/
Thank you for your blog !
I stumbled across your blog through Pinterest and I’m hooked onto it! I just subscribed!
yay! thanks theresa : )
Love your blog… I’m not much of a reader of blogs because there are JUST. SO. MANY of them… but I really appreciate yours, and and glad I’m not the only one who feels that fine line between inspired and jealousy
whoops! butter fingers… sorry for the double *and*!
well, for a lovely comment like that, i’ll totally take a double and! ; ) thanks so much wendy!!
Hello dear the jealous curator!
Your blog is so great!! and your work as a curator too!! Congratulation!!
I would like to know if you could be jealous of me??
here my blog: http://rafareve.blogspot.com
Get nice time!!
Rfa:-)
-.-
Thank you for having such a beautifully curated spot on the web – I’m jealous of you!
What an inspiration. I’ll continue to watch what you share with the rest of us.
-Stasia
You nailed the art jealousy thing perfectly
thanx & I’m jealous of your blog idea
I love art and I love your blog too. Thanks for share your treasures.
I hope you will develop an app for iphone
Good luck!
hilija*
Hi! I posted here about a month ago (I was the jaded art grad). Instead of lamenting the state of art though, I decided to make a blog (yes, I had some inspiration).
Would love if you had the time to check it out -
http://thehesitantphotographer.blog.com/
Thanks so much!
yay! congratulations… stick with it, and it might just change your life (i’m speaking from experience!)
xo
Hi Jealous Curator,
I love your blog!
I am the art director at Studio By The Tracks, a non-profit in Birmingham, AL where we teach art to students who are primarily autistic. From looking over your blog, I think you might find our student work interesting. I hope you will check out our website or *friend* us on the Facebook.
http://www.studiobythetracks.org
Warmly,
Ann
[...] — The Jealous Curator [...]
Just came across your blog a few weeks ago and absolutely love it. As an artist I totally understand the “jealousy” you feel when viewing other artists’ works. As a registrar and curator I also see and appreciate how you present and curate the jealousy. Good job, am now following on twitter and put your blog in my reader!
thanks so much erin! : )
Hello
I love your blog! What are your sources? How do you find all those great artists?!
If you have a moment, please go check my website: http://www.faustinebadrichani.com. I feel you are going to like it
Faustine
Dear Jealous Curator,
you are fabulous curator with very strong style and idea of things you like!
Maybe when you have free minutes you can tell me your opinion about my work.
http://www.agabaranska.com/
I will appreciate it a lot!
Thank you
bests,
Aga
Have enjoyed browsing your finds & love being led to artists who are new to me!
With that being said, I ran across some work that fascinated me to the point that I spent over an hour going through her Flickr photostream. The artist’s name is Fiona Watson, & she has two Flickr accounts – the one that immediately drew me in is under the name “fiona watson art”, link here ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiona-watson-art/
Her main account is under the name “wildgoosechase”, link here ~ http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildgoosechase/
I think you’ll like her work as much as I did
Or maybe you’re already aware of it, but I didn’t find Ms. Watson on a search of this site.
And thanks for introducing me to so many artists I never would’ve found on my own! Keep all the good stuff coming.
Trish W.
thanks so much for your sweet words and the links! i’m going to check them out right now : )
I landed on your blog via Pinterest (Photo with work by Sarah Gee). Love your original tone of voice in the way you present yourself as a curator: a jealous one.
Wonder if this might do the trick: http://www.hansup.be
Everything your see there is created with only 10 basic cubic forms. Possibilities with people.
Check out the prints: http://www.hansup.be/category/prints/
Petra
thanks petra! : )
Hello, I came across your blog couple of weeks ago and I absolutely love it! It is very inspiring. A lot of great work.
I was hoping you would have the time to check out my newest work “Needleprint” that can be found here:
http://www.burcuavsar.com/#a=0&at=0&mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=5
Thank you,
-Buj
Want to get jealous of some Buenos Aires urban art??
Check out the trailer for our documentary on urban art and activism in the streets of this fascinating city!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL0OXgwZw38
I suspect you might be jealous of Perry House.
http://www.thegreatgodpanisdead.com/2012/05/studio-visit-perry-house.html
Can I submit my work to you?
please do!
Here is my website. Take a look. Hope you like my works.
Ciao Ciao
Chiara
I wish you were also jealous of me…
Would love for you to take a look at my work! http://www.amyharrity.com
Thanks!
I just came across this blog yesterday. You seem to have the exact same taste on art as I do. I love love love this blog!
thank you jennifer! : )
It’s quite possible that I fell in love with this blog from the first post I saw. Thank the Tumblr gods I found you. Seriously, I’m jealous I didn’t think of this!
Awesome. I love discovering new artists. Thanks so much! (I totally just added this site to my bookmark bar.)
wow – thank you so much kellyn! xo
hello! i am a fellow blogger and LOVE your site! can you email me back? thanks! – rose
done!
Just love. So much.
Thank you for this blog. It’s a jewel!!
xo!
Hi
Just wanted to say hello from South Africa- I love your blog and wanted to tell you about http://www.itswhatiminto.com you might find it interesting as we cover local art and design as well as interiors and fashion. I also do guest posts on Poppytalk.
Regards
Sara
very cool! thanks sara, i’ve got it bookmarked : )
Hello from England!
Thanks for all you do with your blog – I love seeing the work of the artists you feature and enjoy your writing. I’ve found loads of inspiration from your blog.
I’d also like to share my work with you; I work mainly in photography and mixed media. I love abstraction … and find truly abstract photography challenging and rewarding.
I invite you to visit http://www.NatCoalson.com and would love you hear your thoughts, especially with regard to my abstract work.
Cheers!
Nat
i’ll go check right now! : )
Hi,
Really love the blog and the idea of it,
and I am definitely familiar with that inspiring yet pretty painful jealousy you are talking about!
We are a french collective called A.S.A.P! using pretty much every media we can to do what we do, and I hope you’ll enjoy!
Cheers
Hi! I love your blog so much!
My collaborator Adi and I have been working on a series of motivational PSAs that I think would be rad for the jealous curator and all its readers. We just released the third PSA, Be Cool, this week. But also make sure to check out the first two, Darkness and Loops.
https://vimeo.com/jimmynadi
JIMMYnADI are a creative duo living, dreaming and hustling in Los Angeles. These Motivational Public Service Announcements are made for creative minded people to help keep everyone motivated to keep going, have a clear mind, and to constantly do your best.
We hope you love them.
Thanks!
Jimmy
Hi there! I stumbled across your blog by randomly browsing through tons of other blogs and sites and now – I may be a little bit in love…
You feature such amazing artists and it’s all so very inspiring!
Keep up the good work – I really, really enjoy your little corner of the internet!
thanks so much sandra! : )
hello jealous curator
a perfect name for your blog. and amazing stuff you post. found you via boooooooom (not sure about the number of o’s in there). been hooked ever since.
here’s a link to one of the projects i’ve been working on the side – http://juvenilebuttrockets.tumblr.com/
do check it out please. and let me know what you think.
cheers
hari
As a fellow designer, I COMPLETELY relate to that feeling… there is no other way to describe it; it is both soul-crushing and inspirational. You’ve nailed it, and that is why I love your blog!
thanks katie : )
Hi JC!!
I just discovered your blog and am HOOKED. I also noticed others have been posting links to work they think might entice your eye and satisfy your readers! I’d love to know your thoughts on my Notebook Series. They are large-scale canvases (some as tall as 6 feet) that I paint to look like sketches on looseleaf paper. I show my work here in New Orleans and always have people say, “I wish I had thought of that!!” It’s such a simple concept, and I did not anticipate the universal appeal and effect the paintings evoke from visitors to my shop. I’m thrilled that it inspires a sense of nostalgia and recognition in people of all backgrounds and ages. Please see examples at the link:
http://www.galleryburguieres.com/the-notebook-series.html
Thanks so much!!! I also invented the Wish Dog (www.WishDogandFriends.com). Funny little critters that blow smoke from their mouths while manifesting your wishes.
Thank you for all the work you do to inspire, enrich, and curate!!
Love xoxo
Ally
Hi there Jealous Curator,
Like you I have spent my professional life in commercial design as an Art Director and latterly as a Creative Director. Over the last few years I have been producing my own images.
My work loosely splits in to two streams. Digitally created work and Photography (not always created with a camera and found here http://cargocollective.com/aubreylaret ).
Your blog is fascinating and a regular stop off point for me on my art travels around the web.
Thank you
Aubrey
Hello Jealous Curator,
I love your blog and I would like to subscribe. How do I do it?
(When I press ’subscribe’ this comes up : This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below????). Sorry if I sound silly : ) THank you
BIG FAN…but I, like Anna, can not seem to subscribe and I am not sure why. any help would be appreciated. Thanks so much…..
hm! so weird… ok, i’ll have my programmer look into it! thanks for letting me know!
ok, it works for me… which browser are you both on? maybe that’s where the trouble lies?
Hi Jealous Curator,
I absolutely love your blog! It is so inspiring, and indeed constantly makes me wish I had thought of stuff first:) If you have a moment, please check out my website to see the series I just completed–they seem right up your alley. They’re 6 graphite portraits with embroidery inspired by vintage photos of my female relatives (they are on the ‘current works’ page of the site). Thanks again for the incredible blog!
ooh! very cool. i just pinned “elsa” to my pinboard! : )
Jealousy is a negative emotion? It is also negative to comment negatively on the internet. Your site is great! And I too feel that same “negative emotion” when I see work I love. “Why is that not in my head?” & ” I need to work more” Have a great day, so glad I happened upon you site!
Hi J-C!
I have a friend who has talked about “Angry Artist Syndrome”, which is essentially the same thing as being a “jealous curator”. I’ve never described my feelings as such; perhaps my enthusiasm for all of the amazing art out there crushes any jealousy or anger I may have for not thinking of it first. There is ALWAYS the inspiration that comes from seeing all of this incredible art, and it has made me a better artist. Who knows – maybe someday someone will be “jealous” of my artwork!
Thanks so much for showcasing all of this incredible talent for us! And about your amazing blog – I wish I had thought of it first.
thanks mel! when i started 4 years ago, i really was jealous (not in an angry way, more in a sad way). now however, i’ve learned that there truly is a place for anyone that wants to make art. yes, you’ll come across work that you wish you did… but now that’s fuel to get back into the studio!! : )
i love your blog. its awesome. one of my first stops for inspiration.
I’m an illustrator based in London working in fine line pen on paper. Please take a quick peek at my work and if you like, feel free to post
Happy new year!
Chrysa
x
thanks chrysa – i’ll go check it out : )
Hello,
Since you last posted about my work, I’ve been doing this….Here is an update of my new work… enjoy !
http://www.eszterburghardt.com
Eszter
yes! michelle told me you were up to something new… it looks amazing!
Hi, I love your selection.
Have a look to my photo if you have a bit of time to waste..here is my blog: http://sbalzi.tumblr.com
thanks
I come to your site often and this last time I was searching for Mary Jane Ansell’s work. Nothing came up so I wasn’t sure if you’ve seen her portraits. Super gorgeous and realistic with kind of a dark moody feeling about them.
http://maryjaneansell.co.uk/index.php
wow! gorgeous! thanks for the link lea : )
You are very welcome! I thought she was right up your alley
I just remembered another artist I wanted to name drop. Nora Ann Francis Martin-Hall. She’s a genius. I swear she was a flapper in a past life
good afternoon,
this web site has my work, I prefer art works
http://saliha-yilmaz.tumblr.com/
maybe you will publish your web site? moreover I am express thanks for your this web site…
best regards
saliha
Jealous or not?
ha! thanks eva… i’ll go look at your portfolio : ) thanks for reaching out!
Hi! like your blog! I was having a hard time with the email button on here. Can you send me your email?
I really love your blog and your taste about the art.
I wanna share my website.
check it out when you available
http://www.lvory-lee.com
http://ivorymlee.tumblr.com
Hope you like it♥
hm? weird! it’s contact@thejealouscurator.com : )
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Hello,
Thanks for always keeping us so inspired and hungry to be better at what we do. I love the art you choose to feature, and wanted to tender my website for you to check out, if you’d like.
http://www.stasiab.carbonmade.com
http://www.stasiaburrington.com
I’ve been a fan of yours for a long time and am always looking forward to what you find next! Have a beautiful day -
Stasia
Hello,
I just stopped by your blog “for a minute” and now find I’ve been here all morning! Really nice selection and variety. I’ll tear myself away now but I’ll be checking back regularly.
If you are interested in letterpress, I’d love it if you took a look at my work…
http://www.ficklehillpress.com/
Best,
Sylvia
wow! stasia, and sylvia… lovely work! thanks so much for sending your links!
Congratulations on so many years with this blog! I wish I had known about your blog when I was still at school…it would have helped with all the raging jealousy and those moments when I lacked any bit of inspiration.
Admittedly, I’m still a jealous artist but I’m a happier one too now that I found my little illustration niche. But there’s always room for more jealously of all the amazing artists you post here!
(probably not the art you normally like but I wanted to share anyways: http://www.sketchynotions.com)
I’d love to be featured in your blog or contribute to one of your shows! I am an artist living at WOODEN NICKEL HOUSE in New Hampshire. My work was featured in sunapeenews.com: MAGICAL REALISM: THE ART OF KIM MORROW RUSSELL and I’ve sold at THE AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM IN NYC and I am represented by VESSELS AND JEWELS in New London New Hampshire.
I forgot to post my blog! Here it is: kimberlyrussellart.blogspot.com
thanks kim! i’ll go check it out this afternoon : )
Hi,
I enjoy your posts via facebook and blog.You have a great eye! For what it’s worth you can check out my work at http://www.michaelwaraksa.tumblr.com and http://www.michaelwaraksa.com/section/190666_Recent_Uncomissioned_Work.html
Thanks!
Michael
hi… i just found your great blog and subscribed to you on FB. love your eye and your honesty
looks like you have more than enough on your plate, but if you have time to check out my fabric designs (and/or wool work), i would be most grateful. i’d love to have my work featured on your site or in your book if there is a place for it. many thanks… kim
http://www.repeatssosweet.com
http://www.wildlywoolly.com
Great blog. Great eye. American contemporary painter here.
Best,
Jason
Dear Jealous Curator,
Thank you for providing your readers with thoughtful posts that keep us all informed about the work others are making. Your blog introduces me to “hidden gems” one at a time. The recent Richard Vergez post was outstanding.
I’m excited to share my recent work with you, so when you have a chance, please check out my website. Also, I’m part of a curatorial collaboration in Kansas City, MO called Plug Projects that I think might interest you. Thank you…Caleb
http://www.calebtaylorart.com
http://www.plugprojects.com
thanks so much caleb! (and your work is fantastic!!!)
hi from Bermuda
hi
LOVE YOUR WORK! LOVE YOUR BLOG .
cheers from Saudi Arabia..
you should come check out the cool artist from my part of the world, im sure youll love us!!
oh i’m sure i would! send me some links if you’ve got them! : )
I love your blog! I found you through the great series you do over at SF Girl By Bay. Always an inspiration for ideas of how to hang work up in a space. (I’m a printmaker who’s always rearranging things at home!)
oh thanks so much alyson (and your work is fantastic!)
This is a great blog! You should check out the paintings, drawings, and stitching of Carri Jobe… you’d really like her style…
http://carrijobe.com/
I’m jealous of the jealous curator! Brilliance and wit. Loud applause.
I absolutely love your blog which i just discovered today. Thank you for all of the inspiration and the soul-crushing jealousy.
Your blog is fantastic! I stumbled upon it through Emily Henderson (who I love) and I am so happy to find you! I definitely understand the jealous/love while browsing the artists you have featured. It’s seeing other’s amazing work that pushes me in new directions. I will be a daily reader! Also super interested in The Fig House! I lived in Los Feliz for 5 years and would love to contribute to this amazing project! Find my work on Etsy here…
https://www.etsy.com/shop/MaryGasparArt
and here’s ma blog too;) http://www.marygasparart.com
Thank you and have a brilliant weekend!
Hi,
I’m so happy I came upon this blog! I love your concept and am excited to follow you. You are so approachable and I love that in a person
A friend sent me a link to the Emily Henderson Blog about The Fig House. I think every artist dreams of having a 10,000 sq. ft space to fill with art. What fun!!!
I would love to share my work with you. It is a process I having been developing over the last three years. I am able to do this process on any photo of any size. The Africa Series will be featured soon by Bono’s organization ONE! I am proud of the work and I hope you enjoy.
Blessings to you in all you do and have a great evening!
shannoncunninghamstudio.com
Thought you might like this:
http://abandonedby.shutterfly.com
or
http://jeffersonsarchitecture.shutterfly.com
Hello, I came across your site recently and enjoyed perusing! I wanted to send along my link: http://www.laurabellstudio.com/
Thanks!
thanks laura! your work is so cool!
I just discovered your site through booooooom.com and think it’s brilliant! You’ve obviously struck a chord with the “jealous” thing. As soon as I read the tagline in your banner I was like, “I’M NOT ALONE.” At one time I “retired” from painting for about six months after seeing the work of an artist who’s work I thought was amazing. The thought process was, “If this guy is making stuff like this why should I even bother.” Luckily, the “retirement” ended when I realized I had to draw/paint to survive. After doing it for so long it had become a necessity, like breathing. Cheesy, I know, but it’s true. That was years ago and now I’ve been living off my art since 2004. Anyway…
I wanted to tell you about a project I just launched on Kickstarter. It’s called “The Puzzle Painting” and came about as a response to living off the sales of art to survive. I love painting BIG things, but they are sometimes difficult to sell, so I’ve been painting a lot of smaller pieces for the last couple of years. This “Puzzle Painting” idea fulfills my selfish need/desire to paint BIG, but keeping the work accessible by selling pieces of it. If you have a minute please take a look at it:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jeffclaassen/the-puzzle-painting
Thanks for your time and the awesome blog!
- Jeff
oh, thanks so much jeff! no. you are definitely not alone!!! ; )
your project sounds fantastic – thanks so much for sending me the link!
Hello,
LOVE your blog! and I feel the same way as Daryl!
Thanks and be well,
Natalia
Good morning, dear Ms. Curator!
I’ve set your blog as my homepage so that every morning I wake up to your beauty du jour. It is a lovely way to start the day. Thank you.
Thought you might like this: http://www.kariejanehandmade.com
Thanks again for promoting beauty and spreading the love.
Best,
carolyn.
oh, thanks so much carolyn!!! (and thanks for the link – great stuff!)
Hi
not sure if you have heard of: Australian Artist Rona Green, her work is stunning: http://www.ronagreen.com
Thank you, i really like your blog/website!
Cheers
Jess
hi jess! thanks for rona’s link – it’s great stuff! and thanks for your sweet words about the site : )
hello there,
Thank you so much for being such a wonderful sorce of inspiration on all of my insecure days, which are more frequent then I’d like to admit. I’d just like to pass along a good friend of mine’s work :
Math Monahan (come on, his name is Math!)
http://www.mathmonahan.com/
thanks!
oh thanks abby – and we all have those insecure day… more frequently than any of us would like to admit! and thanks for the link to math’s work (SUCH a cool name!)
FANTASTIC BLOG!! Words can’t describe how inspired I am right now.
oh! thanks so much liz : )
So happy to have discovered a new blog to add to my blog-obsession-list and with a unique outlook. I posted today with one inspired by your blog, and curated my own little mini-list. Thanks for the great posts!
http://paintingsunny.com/2013/05/13/art-that-is-weird-and-cool/
Hello Danielle
I am Ximena Steevens, and with Mauricio Velez are the artist duet known as Abstractus since 2002, when we decided to condense all of our material and conceptual experimentation and research (personal and aesthetic) within a concept, to reflect the truth in ways that help to find freedom from the turbulent world around us. Ours, has been an evolutionary process of shared exploration throughout Europe, North and Latin America.
Our work draws from the use of collective thoughts and interpretations from life’s distinctive array of facets, comprised by emotional crossing motivated by our relationship and distinct aesthetic experiences. (We are husband and wife since 2000).
For us art is more than a form of intellectual entertainment represented in a desired object, but the most advanced form of language that invites our reason and instinct to become a substance that fills the void of a clear reality that is asphyxiating us but we avoid to observe.
“Present human existence as a paradoxical fact is the core of Abstractus work. Trough art, we question the alienation that we all love so much, while unsustainable future is under construction by careless insiders in this impassive chaos.”
Abstractus’ work raises the possibility of an isolated reality in the paradox of objects and the mental properties of subjects that are limited by their own truth full of trickery. Our work is an existential ratification, a palpable object filled with texture, form and color, to be placed explicitly face to face with humanity and its immediate surroundings.
We make use of all types of combinations, mixed techniques, installations and photographs to confront the spectator with a puzzle with each one of our art pieces. Our own mixed technique is based on the combination of materials, photography, photo installation and image manipulation, and right is the mature result of more than ten years of shared study and exploration. Nowadays we can affirm that there are lots of Abstractus’ pieces in many different places in the world, and our CV includes more than 30 exhibitions in New York, Chicago, Montreal, Brussels, and Amsterdam among others.
I’d like to invite you to visit ABSTRACTUS collective website and/or Facebook page.
Hope you find Abstractus’ art interesting.
http://www.abstractusart.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/ABSTRACTUS-SteevensVelez/109570196419
Looking forward hearing from you,
Best Regards
Ximena Steevens
ABSTRACTUS (Steevens & Velez)
i saw that on twitter! thank you so much! : )
Hi Danielle,
I wanted to thank you for what is really a fantastic repository of contemporary artwork. You featured my friend Jillian (Ludwig) Dickson’s fantastic work a little while back (she has gorgeous new drawings!) and I am in the process of contacting one of the commenters above about a possible curatorial project, so you also help to keep artists abreast and in touch with one another.
I would like to share my own work with you. The most recent work is in the top three albums.
amysacksteder.com
Thanks so much and congrats on your forthcoming books!
Amy
thanks amy! i’ll go check out your work – thanks for sending it my way : )
Hello, I discovered your blog through Artsy Forager, Your selection is really fantastic and so surprising! With my partner we thought perhaps you might be interested by our photographic works that take place exclusively underwater.
Here is the link of our website: http://forlane6studio.com/
Hope you enjoy!
Thanks for giving emerging artist the possibility to showcase there work!
Hello again, I would just like to specify our work is composed of ephemeral sculptures and installations of transformed daily objects documented underwater photography. Not really marine life imagery…
Anyway thought it was worth mentionning.
Cheers!
totally got that! ; )
Wonderful curations- I am continually inspired by your blog and the beautiful artwork you feature. So, thank you!
I’m a newbie to the online world of art but here are some of my collages:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.162720913899573.1073741828.162522537252744&type=1&l=66d392302d
Continue to inspire
Hello. I love your blog and use it regularly in teaching the concept of a consistent body of work to my high school AP Studio Art class. The last time I showed the site to them, my students asked if I’d ever been featured. I said no. They said why. I said there are millions artists out there. They said, it’s a blog, just submit your stuff. I said, can I do that? They said, duh. So, here goes nothing. Thanks.
site: http://www.brianharmonart.com/fear
accompanying blog: http://www.thefearofforgetting.blogspot.com/2011_02_01_archive.html
I’ve checked your blog daily for the past two years – it is wonderful, a real treat during the day. I’ve always thought my work would fit in well and wanted to pass along a recent performative/photographic project of mine. The photos are all titled “Make Due and Mend” and feature a hand knit body covering that I knit over the course of a year.
They can be found on my website
http://www.rachellivedalen.com
Thanks!
ha! oh, kids today! ; )
thank you so much for sending the link (love your black and white work!). i’ve bookmarked and plan to look closer later this week. thanks so much brian, and tell your students i say hi! : )
HI WANT A WONDERFUL BLOG ,,, WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MY WORK FEATURED ON IT… I LOVE THAT HOW DID I NOT THINK OF IT FIRST … GREAT JOB!!!!!
PLZ CHECK OUT MY SITE
http://magdalenamarcenaro.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGKKBqj8Eb8
https://www.facebook.com/MariaMagdalenaMarcenaro?ref=hl
Just wanted to submit a link to a series of mine : )
An A to Z of Absent School Girls
http://rebeccachaperon.bigcartel.com/
http://thechaperon.ca/gallery/illustrations-for-abc-book
Thank-you!
I have a serious crush on all of your crushes.
You have an amazing eye.
I’ve learned about so many wonderful artists from your blog.
Thanks so much.
XO
Linda
hi rebecca! gorgeous, and creepy! love it!
thank you so much linda! that made my day : )
My pleasure!
Would you do me the honor of checking out my work?
http://www.lindacolletta.com
I would die & go to heaven for your thoughts and dare I say (if you think it worthy) a feature?!?!? yikes. just throwing that out there.
XO
linda
of course! on my over right now : )
Hi from Spain!
I´m jealous of you, such an amazing blog, congrats.
I love seeing the work of the artists and this blog has been in my favourites since long time ago.
I´m a visual artist Madrid based mainly focused in works with paper and collages.
Please take a quick peek at my work and if you like:
http://www.escueladecebras.com
best,
raúl lázaro
ooh! so good! thanks for the link raul!
Hello!
Your creation are damn WONDERFUL!
I’m from Belgium and I love it!
Is it possible to buy or not?
Thank you and I wish you all the success you deserve
Kind regards,
Justine
hi justine!
i don’t currently sell any of the work on my site, but i am just dipping my toe into the world of art buying, so if you need help getting pointed in the right direction, i can definitely help! : )
Hey! I’m a big fan of your site, I’d love it if you could check out some of my work – http://roxanaparsa.tumblr.com/tagged/film
i’m my way there, right now : )