Updates from Lauren Odell Usher

A house is a house is a house or is it?

I have been working for quite a while with a wonderful woman and friend to get all of the houses she has ever lived in drawn and framed for her. We started with her current abode and have moved onto new states and new homes. Some are apartments, others are part of a duplex. All have a unique character to them and they felt like home while she was there.

The two newest editions to this custom collection are homes in Sausalito, California.

I have been having a great deal of fun with this project! I love custom work because you are never bored. A client always comes up with something you would never think of on your own. The next drawing involves somewhat of a collage. She spent time living in two apartment buildings in New York and we decided to draw them together on one piece of paper. Look for that in the coming weeks.

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11
Mar 10

Show me your stuff.

Ok. I need some help with a new art work I would like to create. All I need is an image of your living room.

Here are details if you are interested:

1. Take a photo of your living room at the highest quality your camera allows. You can take it however you want. The more of your living room you can fit into one image the better.

2. Pick your favorite photo and send it to me at lauren (at) laurenusher.com

If you cannot send a digital image and still want to participate, email me. I will send you my address so you can send me a paper print.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Can’t wait and thanks for volunteering!

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09
Mar 10

Perhaps it’s time to say good-bye.

I haven’t been able to work up the nerve to toss these lovelys into the compost bin. They are slowly disappearing on their own. A different picture everyday.

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25
Feb 10

Death in my living room.

The pink and yellow tulips of last week are slowly crinkling to nothingness. They are at the point where they are changing by the hour. A sadness is starting to seep over the room, but I don’t want to let them go yet.

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25
Feb 10

Leftovers

This morning as I stumbled around the kitchen trying to put a cup of coffee together I noticed the beauty that the crumbs of broccoli can sometimes leave behind.

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22
Feb 10

Randomness can be frustrating.

This is what happens when I find a tick on my sweet Neko.

I am not a fan of the heebeegeebees.

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19
Feb 10

These shoes are too clean.

A clear sign that I haven’t done enough running lately.

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18
Feb 10

My Favorite Day.

I have been reminiscing and daydreaming lately about my wedding day. One of my best friends recently got engaged and my brother is getting married in a little over a week. My friend Mark was so right when he said attending a wedding will never be the same after I was married. And my college roommate Katrina was right when she told me she would love to relive the day over and over again, but since you can’t, take it all in the best you can.

I am happy I decided to go with Lavender for my wedding bouquet. Not only is it pretty much everlasting (great symbolism for a wedding) but I have a smell memory now. Every time I catch a whiff of lavender I think of inhaling it while I wept happy tears as I walked down the aisle to meet my very-soon-to-be-husband.

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17
Feb 10

Changes in the Environment.

So, yesterday I came home to a bouquet of pink and yellow tulips. I was told they were for “Just being me.” Sweetheart.

Adding an object, especially one of vibrant color causes a great deal of shifting in space, light, and mood.

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16
Feb 10

White walls.

I think this might be my favorite spot to watch the sun slowly seep away from the walls.

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