When I first heard about Boston-based artist Leslie Graff from Design Mom, I instantly fell in love with her work. Tuesday night, while at Pivot Boston (an amazing event that brought together women who want to make or have made a change in their careers that bring them more joy/fulfillment/peace of mind/etc.), I squealed a little when I realized she was a panelist (actually it was more of loud WOOT! followed by a burst of clapping). After hearing her speak about the journey to her "pivot," owning an original Leslie Graff shot to the top of my wish list.
I'm particularly fond of Leslie's Domestic Series, a collection of paintings that features an unidentified woman (turns out they're self-portraits) in fabulous heels running her household and raising her children. While the scenes could be straight out of the 50s or 60s, the clothes are just modern and sexy enough that I feel like Leslie has captured today's working mom and honored her in acrylic.
Learn more about Leslie's background, see her portfolio, and buy her notecards and prints here.
Image credits: Leslie painting from her blog Smart Mama; "Ironing it out" notecard from the Pivot Boston goodie bag
