Last week, I shared some of my favorites from Inktober, a month-long art challenge where you draw everyday. In a similar vein, Los Angeles-based illustrator Stephanie Birdsong has her own daily project called Black-cat-a-day. It’s a sketchbook painting challenge where, for…
1. Flying Wiener Dog with Rainbow Wooden Brooch by Danadamki 2. Cat Ring Dishes by Bolden 3. Happy Floral socks by Woven Pear 4. Dala Horse Napkin Holder by Design Atelier Article 5. Ceramic Cactus by Vishnevsky’s Socks (H/T Gems) 6. 2016 Calendar by Papio Press 7. Swan…
Lara Hawthorne is a Bristol-based illustrator whose meticulous compositions are peppered with creatures both large and small. Because of this, they’re worth spending some time with, because otherwise, you might miss her tiny alligators, giant cats, and massive schools of fish. In…
“I have always loved flowers,” Hanna Nyman said on Instagram. “My grandmother was a florist and I remember visiting her in the flower shop as a child sitting on the counter just taking all the beauty and scent in!” This long-held adoration…
Sarah K. Benning is a contemporary crafts-lady who fills wooden hoops with meticulously-stitched ferns, cacti, and other potted houseplants. As a fellow plant embroiderer, I absolutely love these—they’re little vignettes of everyday life, created with the time-honored tradition of stitching. They’re a…
Every year, the Inktober (#inktober) project encourages artists and illustrators around the world to draw something everyday for the whole month of October. It’s a fun exercise that can inform later work, which is the whole idea behind the project. The creator,…
1. Owl Mask (printable pattern) by Wintercroft (anyone need a Halloween costume?) 2. Black Floral Stockings by Strathcona Stockings 3. Plant Patch by The Scout Project 4. Green Leopoard Square Tray, illustration by Waylande Gregory 5. Flower Pin by Kris Mukai for Big Bud Press 6. Cat…
Illustrators with Ink is back! After months of radio silence, Jessica Roux is here to share her gorgeous tattoos and illustrations. She’s an animal and plant enthusiast (which you’ll see shortly) who’s originally from the woodlands of North Carolina, where…
Brooklyn-based artist Keri Oldham has recently opened her latest solo exhibition at Kirk Hopper Fine Art in Dallas, Texas. Entitled Labyrinth, her beautiful watercolor paintings are an allegorical series that’s inspired by the 1980 cult-classic film, as well as the ancient…
Kreh Mellick creates gorgeous monochromatic paintings that are alluring in their sheer amount of meticulous detail. The tiny leaves, facing all different directions, create a luscious movement throughout each piece and frame their curious cast of characters. I can’t help wondering—where are these people,…