inspiration or inadequacy?

I came across this article on design sponge today: The New Decornographers: Bloggers With Perfect, Beautiful, Craftsy Lives

Summary: all these crafty, idealistic blogs in the world make people feel bad about their less than idealistic lives. Incredibly interesting.

Do you guys actually want to hear about failures and mess-ups? or would you rather just look at pretty pictures and think up new projects to tackle?

little cable cardigan

A future 1st birthday present for one of the much loved nephews. Hope he doesn't out grow it before his birthday!

orange socks

Another completed knitting project. These are for me :)

The pattern's called Charade by Sandra Park, you can find it on Ravlery

Help: artist portfolio sites

I'm doing a little research for a potential website project. Looking for examples of good fine artist portfolio websites. Minimal. Modern. Organized. Let the work shine through. That sort of deal.

Also wouldn't be apposed to other types of portfolios (photography, designers, illustrators, etc) or gallery/museum sites as examples that showcase work.

Please respond in the comments with links to the sites. I appreciate your help!