Sometimes finding the right words can be a challenge. But apparently some of us are better at expressing ourselves than others. Artist Mindy Martinsen for example, knows how to make words flow & is most definitely making a statement with her designs at City Art Photography. With a love of words and travel, she will work with you to design a piece that is fabulously unique & that will represent you the best.It's very rare that my husband gets involved in decorating our home but amazingly, he's just as excited about the coolness of these as me! So while he's thinking about all the places we can hang "this" one.... I'm thinking of all the places I could hang ALL the other words I'm gonna order;)
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#1 Your favorite design at City Art & what word your would like designed for you!
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176 comments:
I love things like this. From what she has on her page, I really like how she did the word "IMAGINE"...being the huge John Lennon fan that I am. I would like to see the word "ITALIAN" done like this for me.
I love "coexist" and would probably want "Colorado"
I would like the word SMILE done in the style from portfolio 2.
Elaine R
emrosser@shaw.ca
I would love Dalton done in the style on page 2
Would it be possible to get Moscow with images from Moscow? I work with artists from Russia and I would enjoy that.
i like las vegas. I would love paris that could ever be made!
lauren
croasla0(at)sewanee.edu
My favorite is Violet....I love the lampost i! It's gorgeous! The word that I would want would be "JARVIS". Thanks!
I've been trying to do something like this for age! So far, unsuccessful:( I would love one of my name!
Love the old things in the word violet. The Word I would want would be Sloan.
the las vegas
I like the one that says California. I would love to see Unguren done like that.
I am a subscriber.
Super fun! I liked the one that said integrity. I would want one that says DRAGONS, in orange, turquoise, and gray tones.
My favorite was the neon-lettered USC -- and that is exactly what I would want... as is!
love the las vegas one, because that is home. lvwyattfamily@cox.net
Love the "Create" design. That would be super cool in a craft room! For me, I would love the word "Family" to put over our fireplace! Super cute.
This is so neat! I would love the word "Magic" and I love the Violet design!
Very cool. I love the Sweet Pea one. Perfect for a little girl room. I think I would love one of the name Cooper.
Love Violet, would want one done for New Orleans, that would be cool.
I really like the "INTEGRITY" one. Would love to get "TAMU" or "AGGIE" with letters from Texas A&M University. So cool.
I loved the sweet pea one. So cute. I think I would have you do my last name "Boren"
I love "HELLO" but I would really like to have my name - WEAVER done.
I liked the Hope one! I would actually have Hope be my word as well!
I am a subscriber
megankunzphoto@yahoo.com
fave design is hope but there are so many fantastic ones. would probably have my son's name done for display in his bedroom.
tvollowitz at aol dot com
I loved the "California" one! So fun! I would want the word "Noyce"
I liked HOPE. I'd love to have a piece with my family name.
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I love "Create" in Portfolio 2! Blue and green are my favorite colors!
I'm a subscriber now too!
WOW! I love them all...especially the way they did the name Karen. I would get my sons name done for his room. thanks, justicecw@hotmail.com
I just subscribed too!
justicecw@hotmail.com
I love the "Create" one..and I would get names done for my kids
juliaguinter@hotmail.com
and I'm already a subscriber!
I love the Rosebowl and El Capitan letters. Would love to see
. . . "PEACE"
My favorite work is her Laguna Beach. My family and I spend a month there each summer and I know where each and every letter is from and each has individual meaning and memories of summers gone by visiting the different locations. I would love to see the work GREEN done. I work in the sustainability field and this would be an amazing addition to my home and/or office! Love her work!
I like the Integrity one....would love to get the word ABILITY done
I like when the "T" is made of a big set of lights! I'd want to get Welcome done to put right inside the house.
How cool is that! Since we have a really long last name I'm thinking that it would be cool to have the word BEACH since we are thinking about having that as a theme in our basement (also because we live in boring Ohio where we are far from beaches)!
Thanks for the opportunity!
~Stacey
csfish@roadrunner.com
These are marvelous! I think my favorite is "San Diego", but I just love the letters in many of the designs. If I won, I'd choose the name "Maggie".
LOVE the integrity piece. I think I would have my last name done. Thanks!
I like the one that says hope. If I won, I would want the word LOVE
I really like the San Diego one. I would probably choose my last name. I would ask if I could get some of the Fullerton letters since that is where I grew up.
hetz-junk(at)hotmail(dot)com
This is so clever. I love the VIOLET one. I would like the word HOLIDAY.
lukedoggllc@yahoo.com
My favorite is the "Peace" from portfolio 1. I would like to see the word "FAMILY" done.
Maybe because it's I'm getting married soon, but I would love to see my future last name (Martinez)as a print! :)
I love everything in portfolio 2 and I would probably have Tarpley done in this fashion...
Those are so much fun to make!! The paradise one is way cool!!! thanks
I like how she did the word "Smith". I would want my daughter's name, Allyson, created.
-Terra
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
i like how she did "violet" (love the peace sign in it!!) as i am going to get married soon, i'd love to have our last name "Burns" -- thanks!
autumn398 (at) yahoo.com
"charlotte" is beautiful...i think i would like the word Stunner
bbmackids@aol.com
I love the style used for "IMAGINE". It would be awesome to get "Madsen" done like that for me.
bethanymadsen@gmail.com
This is so awesome! I love "Design". I probably would want our last name to be done and hang it under all our family pictures.
heatherlw@gmail.com
I'm a subscriber
The California one is my favorite! Beautiful stuff!
I like "Design" "Peace" and "Hope" in Portfolio One. I can't pick a favorite between those three - they are all great in their own way. I would want the word "Traverse."
I loved Paradise! This stuff is so fun! I love the diversity! I also liked the Hepworth one too! I would want "Brecken".
Thanks so much for the Give-Away, I will post it on my "I Entered" blog!
brittney.checketts at gmail
Loved sweet pea.
=) melanie
http://melaniescrafts.blogspot.com
melanieadey at hotmail dot com
I am a subscriber.
=) melanie
http://melaniescrafts.blogspot.com
melanieadey at hotmail dot com
Fantastic photography! I love the Imagine design and if I win I would love to get my son's name made: Jamie. This would be so cool in his bedroom!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
ann dot guns at mac dot com
I'm a subscriber!
ann dot guns at mac dot com
My favorite design is LEVI
This is really neat! I like Violet and would probably want my last name
I am a subscriber
subscriber
vegas and imagine or name
I like the Laguna Beach sign...I'd want to spell BOLT.
bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com
I love the PEACE one too, and the HOPE one too. I think I would want the word DREAM .
Not sure at this time what I would like, clever idea though and I'd like to wait on deciding if and when I win.
My fav are the peace and hope. I think I would get our last name. What a great idea!
beatla(at)hotmail(dot)com
I love this artwork - so unique and creative. I would love to use the word "Peace" or " Welcome". Thank you!
I would like Jennifer done like Charlotte in Portfolio 2 Awesome art I love it!! Thanks for the chance to win.
thedirtyshirtblog(at)gmail(dot)com
I subscribed in email format too :-)
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Fun, beautiful art! I would probably choose the world "TRAVEL" or "ITALY", and I like the style used in "violet" also. Thanks!
I love the Rosebowl and El Capitan letters
I most admire both the CHARLOTTE and the HOPE designs. Would like to have the word "friendship" done. .
G--patio chair detail, Monrovia, CA is neat and i would like the name jake done.
I think the colleges/universities done in their school colors (USC, UCLA) look cool. I would like to have my last name done! Great giveaway-thanks for offering!
~Tanya
the4moyers(at)msn(dot)com
What a cool idea!
I would love to have my familiy's last name made into art so I can hang it over our door to greet our guests.
Thank you for a great giveaway!
HunnyV "at" Optonline "dot" net
My favorite is the peace one. if I win I would want one of my last name!
i don't care what stlye, but I would love the word Ashley done in it
Please pick me I sooo want to give this to my husband as an anniversary gift with our last name on it!
ajcmeyer AT go DOT com
I just suscribed to your blog
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This is very clever. I really like the Paradise one. If I win, I think the word I would choose would be Family.
I am big fan of Oprah so I'll have to vote for the "Harpo" artwork. I know...I'm a groupie! LOL! As for my choice of words...I love to have one that says "Urbain" for our family name. m_huston(at)hotmail(dot)com
There are too many amazing designs. I probably love just names the most, so I think I would want one of our last name, Patterson.
cheliseb(AT)aol(DOT)com
I'd like Mansker in the style in Portfolio 2 displaying the word, Paradise.
I love these! My favorite design is Los Angeles and would want "GROW"
I would love the Paradise design and would want my grandsons name Anthony.
Thank you so much!
I love the colors from "Paradise", and would really love a "miracle" one for our home!
It sure was difficult picking a favorite from City Art (what a clever artist she is!), but I LOVE the PEACE design. Thanks for this giveaway.
The name Rachel with Colorado photos would be so nice to give as a gift :o)
They are all so awesome!!!
I would love the word "Family" done like the family in Portfolio 3.
:) Thank you for the great giveaway! :)
I love La Canada, because all of the photos were taken there -- what a neat idea! I would love to have the name "Rocky" done like this.....just as inspiration, that is my dog's name. :)
How can one choose? They are all a great piece of art! I would love "Harley Davidson" for my boyfriends bike shop. Maybe with pictures of different motorcycle parts. Thank you
My two favorites from the three portfolios are "Violet" and "Smith." I loved "Violet" because of the "E" made by the white picket fence with the rose (Very cottage-y which is my decorating style!), and I like "Smith" because of the cool colors and ways she got the letters. This is such a fun idea!!
As for what word I would choose, I'd really have to think about it because I have a lot of them floating around in my mind right now. One is "Love," and the other that I'm thinking of right now is "Faith."
Thanks so much!!
Michele R.(CA)
luvkittysmeowmail@gmail.com
The one she did of "Peace" is gorgeous. As for myself, I'd want my son's name. He'd love it. :)
I really like the CREATE in portfolio 2! I would like one that says My son's name.
I have seen her stuff before and I love it! My favorite one is in her portfolio #1 it says hope. I love the O it is my favorite! I would love one that either said my last name or my son's name. Awesome give-a-way! :)
First of all, I just love her work. It is very unique and creative. I think I would love to have one of the first "Arizona" ones (it shows up as "coming soon" on her site) as that is where I live!
Thank you for the contest!
Love the "Create" design. For me the word for me would be love.
erma.hurtt@sbcglobal.net
I'd love my name in any of them, very cool product!
I love the Kate name, my daughter is Katie and it was neat to see it in the photos.
I love the Smile design. I would probably have our last name done, with photos from places that my husband and I have been together.
I would like the "Nicholas" style for my sons beachy themed room. I would want the word to be Jazzton, his name, of course!
I absolutely LOVE this! I thought both versions of "HOME" were beautiful, but edgy, and would love to have a "HOME" of my own.
Love "coexist"
ktgonyea at gmail.com
I love the "coexist" one. I would like the word "nature" done for me!
I love them ALL! I would really like to have my son's name: JACK, because, poor kid, he has NO artwork in his room!
My favorite is HOPE. I love the blues! I would love the word FAMILY.
seeryusfam@msn.com
I love Las Vegas and Imagine, and we would love to have "Destiny" in our home!
I love "Design"; especially the colors in it. I think I would like the word "Dream" or maybe one of my daughter's names.
jeanne_mcnamara@yahoo.com
My current favorite is Imagine. But I'd love one from my 'hood, Harlem!
Jennifer, jennem22 at yahoo dot com
Love Create. I think I'd even take that, probably because I'm not feeling too creative today...
I'd like the word "beach" and "ocean"
My favorite design is "design"
I like UCLA and would like Mizzou designed!
I love "Sweetpea". If I won I would pick our last name or LOVE.
i like sweetpea and I would probably have my little ones name done.
I would get Pasadena for my husband as he used to live there
petteytiffany@yahoo.com
the las egas cause i live there
i like create, and I think i would have the word faith done
mom2maria at hotmail
I love the Imagine one as we live on Imagine St. I would probadly choose our last name. Thanks for the chance to win!
I love this, saw it somewhere before and wanted to get it for the home! I love the "peace" one but would adore "Emerson." Great concept and contest!
I would want the word "Wonderful" in the style from portfolio
I love the one that says HOPE, I would have it say HOPE-it's perfect!
I like the "Violet" design.
babychooch (at) gmail {dot} com
I like "Wax Museum" and the words "Techie Princess"
I like the peace.
amyjerstaf@aol.com
I like the "HOPE" in the portfolio, and would want the word "Understand".
Wow! How creative and neat! I think the word "charlotte" looks neat, I'd pick the word unforgettable (if thats not to long) if so then I'd go with the word dream
The O is so lovely in "HOPE". I would like to see "BREATHE".
Thanks! kellyache[at]hotmail[dot]com
These are super cool. I'd choose "San Diego" or "California"
Super neat. Love Integrity. Would love Memmott. I am a subscriber.
I think the Charlotte design is my favorite. I would probably choose the word SCRAPBOOKING and then I could put it on the wall over my work center!
doot65{at}comcast[dot]net
Elizabeth
I subscribe too.
doot65{at}comcast[dot]net
Elizabeth
This is such a "WONDERFUL" idea. :)
This is really cool. I like the word "HOPE" and I would like the word "FAMILY" done for me!
I like Smile! I think I'd want my last name.
the las vegas
i like the emily one..i would have mine say pease
I like Sweet Pea from p2.
I really have no idea what word I would like. Too many I want! How about SHINE or SMILE?
My fav is 'Emaily' and I would want 'FAITH'
jfg06001[at]yahoo.com
I like Laguna Beach, since I was raised in that area. However, I would love the word TUSCANY for my dad, ANIME for my daughter, or something else for me that I would have to contemplate!
I love the 'Karen' design and would love the word FREEDOM :)
I like the design from Portfolio 2 in the style of the word VIOLET. The word I would choose to have done in this design is OVERCOME because I love that word. In life you are constantly thrown with obstacles in your path and I remind myself each and everyday that I can overcome any obstacles that crosses my path. I think it would be so cool to have this as my daily reminder. I would find a prominent spot for it in my house! This is a very, very cool giveaway!
joannaonthelake@gmail.com
I would like NASCAR Fan in a vegas style.
I'd like "Las Vegas," since my gf is from there. Also, I'd like more city names, such as "Atlanta" or "Seattle."
Lets have Individuality in the Karean Design.
San Francisco in Patterson style
Sweet Pea is my favorite. I would want Buddy.
I love the "California" design! I would have my name designed if I won. I subscribed to your blog.
I really like "peace" and would do my name!
Thanks!
Sarah
believedreamcourage (at) gmail.com
I would like the word FAMILY done or our last name. very cool designs!
HOPE is my fav.
I would LoVE my sons name though, for his room that I have never decorated!
How Cute! I would love one done of mine and my husbands last name!!
Very creative!! I like the "Home", "Family", and "Imagine". I also wouldn't mind smile or our last name "Mollerup" done!
hayleemollerup@yahoo.com
I love "imagine"! Puulease pick me!!! I have never entered a giveaway before either!
I like either "Imagine" or "Hello", they'd be so cute in our art/play room!
I like gratitude (but really I think they are all beautiful!) My word would be "DYE"
I like the "imagine" word on the website. How fun and creative all the work is! I would choose to have "Family" done.
I really like "emily" as my daughter's name is "emma" and the way the 'm' is looks amazing! I think the word "Music" would work really well in my music studio.
Wow, this is awesome!
I love the home and imagine designs...I would probably pick Home to display in the front room...or CAlifornia...I liek that, too!
Amy in CA
I cann't decide Love the Family and would love Our name if possible.....hard kaysweep@Iserv.net
I love the Gratitude one and I wood love my last name in a similar style.
I love things like this.
I love the colors on the California and Las Vegas pieces. I would get my kids' names: Veronica Roo and Jasper Atom!
I love "Violet" and the reason being is the peace sign in the O because I feel the whole world needs to live in Peace.
I would love the word "Marine" because my husband is one.
I like the word Design. If I had my choice of words I would probably pick Carpe Diem
These are very cool! I particularly thought the images used on "karen" were interesting. i would love to have one made with INGLE!
HOPE is my favorite of all I saw. Pretty neat idea!
I love this....i would love our last name..Coleman
I love Mindy's photos. This is fantastic art and I would love for her to come to NYC and do some more like the Chrysler Building (for the letter A).
I love how she did the word Gratitude.
I would like the DREAM in the style from portfolio #3
I just found this blog and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this! I love the gratitude sign and would love that word or fabulous.
I love how HOPE turned out and would like that if I won.
fromwagstorichesATentemporeDOTcom
I love how HOPE turned out and would like that as my word.
fromwagstoriches AT entempore DOT com
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