I ran into this company at a Children's Trunk Show I attended and was really attracted to the beautiful and colourful prints and canvasses that were available. Especially for boys. So often with boys everything is so "typical boy" - primary colours, overly cartoon and the look usually compromises the goal of any sort of artistic or coordinated feel in their rooms. Check these out:
If they like construction vehicles, at least these ones are attractive :) |
Meet Helen, owner and founder of Meringue Inc. After the birth of her second child, Helen left chapters.indigo.ca to take on her most challenging role yet: Stay-at-Home Mum. Upon an overwhelming need for a creative outlet she carved out a studio for herself in the basement of her small Upper Beaches home. A cozy little corner next to the furnace. Then she made a trip to Ikea, bought a sexy new iMac, painted the den sangria red and deemed it her office. No-one multi-tasks better than a Stay-at-Home Mum.
At the ooey-gooey, sweet and fluffy core of Meringue Inc. rests the belief that art for children doesn’t need to be all about yellow duckies. It can be cool, visually challenging and as complex and sophisticated as children are today. We have faith that filling the world with beautiful, inspiring things can only make it a better, more friendly place to be.
Helen has generously agreed to provide C&CS readers with a 15 % off discount (use Coupon Code cc15 at checkout) as well as giveaway a $50 gift certificate to one lucky reader.
To qualify for the giveaway, you must:
-be a follower or email subscriber of this blog AND
-visit Meringue Inc. and then come back to C&CS and leave a comment here letting us know what your favourite print is
*Contest closes Sunday at noon. Good Luck and Happy Month of June!
Love that this artwork can grow with your child - babyish. One of my favourites is Poppies Painterly II.
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ReplyDeleteI like 'Surf'... and that I probably walk by this woman's house every day going to the beach and don't know it!
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ReplyDeleteI know sometimes it is confusing/hard to leave a comment if you don't have a gmail email ... if you do so anonymously, please just provide me your name or some way of contacting you or contact me (cashmereandcarrots@gmail.com) this way I can be sure to enter you in the draw and have a way of contacting you :) Thanks for visiting and good luck.
What fun artwork! I'm loving the truck series! Of course I follow your lovely blog!
ReplyDeleteSo sad I did not get the chance to visit all of the other vendors at the Children's Trunk Show...love all of the artwork on Meringue's site. If I HAD to pick a fav then the Trucks or there is something about the 'Gate' that draws me in!
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