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Red, White, and Blue, Handbag of the Day

Filed under: Handbags

Happy Fourth of July! What better way to accent your outfit and show off your patriotic spirit this Independence Day than with a stylish new handbag. Designed by Julie Feldman and described as an "Americana tootsie roll handbag" (now I'm craving candy) this classic and simple bag is made of distressed leather with two rolled leather handles and zip closure at the top. I love the earthy and worn looking stars and stripes because they're so much less obnoxious than the brightly colored versions, and make the bag that much easier keep using all summer. $490

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A Hummer Made of Candy

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Wheels

Artist Heidi Heiss must be even more upset by the discontinuation of the Hummer H1 than we are - just kidding. She made this candy-coated Hummer as a tribute to "the soldiers who gave candies to children during the war." It is a life sized HumVee that is made of gumballs, steel and wire mesh. This one was on display at the MOCA Tucson in Arizona, but it's easy to imagine it ending up in the car collection of someone who really wants something different.

There's another picture, for perspective, after the jump.

[via OMG Blog]

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Tags: american, art, artist, german, heidi heiss, hummer, liberty

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Kazaan Viveiros paintings

by Anne Metz (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor

Many in the San Francisco art community were saddened to hear that Steel Gallery -- owned and operated by novelist Danielle Steel -- is closing its doors this month.

Take heart, art buffs: despite the bad news, one of Steel Gallery's favorite painters, Kazaan Viveiros, is still alive and kicking.

A favorite of ARTnews and the SF Weekly, Viveiros's eerie works are equal parts hyper-realist images and abstract color planes. In other words, they're both traditional and edgy. And while I'm not sure if Condoleeza Rice is a Kazaan Viveiros fan, the Portugese-American's paintings do grace the walls of the State Department.

Though painting prices are not disclosed on Viveiros's website, I'm sure Steel Gallery can quote you a price. Better hurry up and give them a call, though.

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