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PAPAYA! on the Today Show

Bobbie Thomas shared her picks for Mother's Day gift ideas this morning on the Bobbie's Buzz segment of the Today Show. Did you catch it? She recommended our Rose Large Accessory Pouch, Big Deal Phone Wallet Wristlet, and our Luggage Tags! Are you doing anything special this Mother's Day weekend? Continue reading

Posted May 10, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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The Papaya design team spent a lovely day hand...

The Papaya design team spent a lovely day hand painting and lettering rustic log rounds at Anahata's cozy studio. A coat of black gesso or acrylic paint to start. Then fill in details with paints, inks or crayon and voila! Sarah used a dremel wood burning tool for details with... Continue reading

Posted May 7, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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Sometimes art is about allowing the materials...

Sometimes art is about allowing the materials themselves to take the lead. Using Calligraphy ink on the finest quality papers, South African artist Elsabe Milandri coaxes her medium to take beautiful form. Simple, beautiful inspiration for your Tuesday! Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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Fashion Photography Meets the Illustrated World

Photography Daniel Castro / Styling Kelly Framel / Makeup Misha Shahzada / Hair Joseph Dimaggio / Set Stylist Stockton Hall / Illustration Katie Rodgers I love seeing inspiring collaborations between different industries and mediums so these photos from the Genlux spread on Katie Rodgers fantastically inspiring blog made me stop... Continue reading

Posted Apr 15, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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PAPAYA! Artisanal Chocolates

One of the biggest and most exciting projects we've ever introduced has finally come to fruit. Our new artisan chocolate tins are a collaboration with master chocolatier, Tom Micklin of Samadhi Chocolates in Seattle, and PAPAYA! Each chocolate piece is hand crafted in small batches and made with the very... Continue reading

Posted Apr 12, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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Anna Willi Highfield creates magic with simple...

Anna Willi Highfield creates magic with simple paper. Using a unique process, Anna layers cotton paper that has been stained, torn and hand sewed. A sprinkle of artistic magic brings these paper sculptures to life! Words fail me .... oh, just one WOW! Continue reading

Posted Apr 11, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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Anahata Painting in Mexico

As many of you know, Anahata Katkin is the artist behind the beautiful body of work at PAPAYA. She also keeps a lovely blog over here and while we try to stay in sync with news, artwork and the like, there are many entries I like to repost here at... Continue reading

Posted Apr 9, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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Brighten your Friday with a peek at Kristy...

Brighten your Friday with a peek at Kristy Gammill's Textile inspired paintings. This large scale painting would look amazing in a an all white room! Bright and beautiful weekend to you all! Continue reading

Posted Apr 5, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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Anahata: New Portfolio Launch!

Check out Anahata's beautiful new portfolio launch. It is filled with luscious paintings, illustrations, incredible home decor photography and detailed information about her artistic path founding PAPAYA!, PAPAYA Living! and her life as an artist, teacher, business person. Continue reading

Posted Apr 4, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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From the PAPAYA! Kitchen: Leftovers au gratin

Today's lunch was inspired by Mindy's Easter leftovers: ham and asparagus. The menu: Potatos au gratin, roasted asparagus and broccolini, salad, sourdough bread, and grapes. Margaret roasted the broccollini and asparagus in a light coating of olive oil and salt, baked at 375 drgrees for 15 minutes, and drizzeled with... Continue reading

Posted Apr 3, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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We've just returned home from our spring break trip to Mexico. We started here in Tulum and it was just as lovely as I had imagined. Powdered beach, go-slow lifestyle and a small town. Traveling solo with my 12-soon-to-be-13-year-old son was a good learning experience as well. I learned my... Continue reading

Posted Apr 2, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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Golden Easter Eggs

I love Easter. It's the start of spring, flowers blooming, that pastel palette I tend to gravitate towards & sweet art & craft projects like these gold foiled eggs. I am especially in love withe bunny ears! You can use gold foil paint, gold foil or metallic gold spray paint...each... Continue reading

Posted Mar 28, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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Tuesday Inspiration: Alexandra Valenti

Tuesday inspiration comes from talented photographer and painter Alexandra Valenti. I love the Patterns and sheer color that play across these images. Bohemian vibe meets classic beauty! This one reminds me of Marilyn Monroe in her last film "The Misfits" Anyone else feeling that? Continue reading

Posted Mar 26, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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Hello Spring, Hello New Painting

It's spring, it's a new quarter, it's a new painting to play with! Anahata just finished this amazing piece and we are loving the pink, aquas & greys, the pattern play with woodland creatures & the soft edges. Please stay tuned for pieces of this on perhaps a pouch? An... Continue reading

Posted Mar 21, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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If there is one area in art that will cause me to turn green with envy, it is a well executed portrait. These portraits by Toronto artist Judith Geher have me "Pantone Color of the Year EMERALD 17-5641". Her Paintings come alive with emotive gesture and feminine color. WOW! I... Continue reading

Posted Mar 19, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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Meet: Margaret. She's the chef extraordinaire for...

Meet: Margaret. She's the chef extraordinaire for the new PAPAYA! kitchen. She'll be cooking up daily healthy and delicious lunches for the staff here at PAPAYA! Today's menu: minestrone soup with slow cooked beef, a garden salad, and Italian bread. A few of us have gotten in the habit of... Continue reading

Posted Mar 18, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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New travel must-haves from PAPAYA!

Before we introduce new products, we like to take them on a "road test" to make sure we're happy with their quality and functionality. This winter, we traveled a lot (Anahata shared photos of Las Vegas and Atlanta on her blog) with PAPAYA! and PAPAYA! Living trade shows so it... Continue reading

Posted Mar 15, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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The Sketchbook Project: 2014

This is a very cool collaborative project hosted by Brooklyn-based Art House Co-op that's been gaining serious momentum over the last several years. In their words, "Like a road trip, but with sketchbooks." Love this!!! It's gained such popularity that submissions and participation have become regional. Check out their digital... Continue reading

Posted Mar 13, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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I Love a painting that leaves a visual space for the viewer to inhabit..... I crawled right into to the seductive blue space of this painting by Emily Ferretti More blues... Check out Emily's other work and palettes on her blogspot Continue reading

Posted Mar 12, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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Take A Tour Of The PAPAYA! Studio

Step inside the world of creative abandon! We've just added two new galleries to our website: a behind the scenes PAPAYA! Studio Tour and a tour of our flagship retail store, PAPAYA! Living. Continue reading

Posted Mar 6, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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Bold graphics by Jennifer Davis

Another sweet surprise when I stumbled onto these bold graphic paintings & illustrations by Minnesota artist Jennifer Davis. I'm not sure what captivated me more--the intriguing animals or punchy color palette or...the combination of doodles and paint drips or....just a darn eclectic mix of imagery that works. Above, is "Scaredy... Continue reading

Posted Feb 28, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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This week on the plane I had a chance to read Julia Chaplins,Gypset Travel. Her second book about Gypset. The first beingGypset Style. I received the book as a gift from my brother for Christmas and hadn't yet had a chance to read it. I did the once over all... Continue reading

Posted Feb 27, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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I could not resist this series of bird portraits...

I could not resist this series of bird portraits by photographer Luke Stephenson Welcome Spring...we are wishing and waiting! Continue reading

Posted Feb 26, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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Just Arrived: Hanging Jewelry and Cosmetic Cases!

Our New Hanging Jewelry, Cosmetic cases are here and ready to keep you beautifully organized on your next journey. Four styles to choose from, Flora, Bouquet, Geisha Beauty and Fireweed. Continue reading

Posted Feb 22, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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Finnish Inspiration: Anna Emilia

We are experiencing Fake February here in the Rogue Valley. Or Faux Spring. Or...sunny and warm on Sunday and snow flurries on Monday, igloo hibernation by Tuesday. But how cute is this one by Finnish illustrator Anna Emilia? She is from Iceland, lives in Finland and although I have never... Continue reading

Posted Feb 18, 2013 at PAPAYA! BLOG

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