If sheltering-in-place has made you realize that your walls/tables are looking a little blah, now is a great time to give your home a little bit of a spruce up with some delicious art that will perk up your spirit and your blood pressure to your special lady friend below the belt. Especially when everyone is reeling as a result of the coronavirus, having some bright inspiration in your life is the mood boost we all need, and you can give yourself a pat on the back for supporting some wonderful artists.

1. Pansy Ass Ceramics

   I love Pansy Ass. With a bubbly-pop aesthetic, their ceramics are simultaneously lush, with baroque gold detailing and floral motifs that Marie Antoinette would’ve swooned over. I am in love with their mugs and their vases, but they sell everything from key chains and christmas tree decorations to enormous serving platters of men rimming each other, perfect for your first post-COVID brunch.

2. SIND Studio

I absolutely love these simple and yet elegant multi-use basins from Sind Studio, based in Tel Aviv. Taken from Michealangelo’s David, these planters are sure to be not only incredibly useful for storing your fruit, planting some succulents, or tossing your keys into, but make a huge visual statement that is both classical and erotic.

3. Petites Luxures

Petite Luxures is currently on exhibit in San Francisco and while the gallery is closed due to the shelter-in-place, I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I spent a lot of time hanging out in front of the windows salivating. I love the clean style and implied tenderness of each illustration, truly a work of effortless and modern eroticism.

4. Noemiah

This darling creator from Montreal is kicking ass in the world of ceramics and textiles. I absolutely love her clean and bright aesthetic, and her tiny bud vases are sure to bring you a smile every time you see it.

5. Verameat

I first ran into Verameat at a little store in Williamsburg and her work was so captivating that I had to jaywalk to see it…. almost getting hit by a cab in the process. If it had happened, it would’ve been worth it. Her jewelry and clothing is sarcastic and powerful, and bonus points if you follow her instagram for lots of photos of her grouchy cat.

6. Julia Ballenger

I had the pleasure of meeting Julia at the West Coast Craft fair in San Francisco last year, and her ceramics are only outshone by her incredibly friendly and warm personality. I especially love her salt wells, which look like little women taking baths. The salt crystals are such good facsimiles for bubbles that it makes me smile every time I cook.