Ever since I made a repeating pattern this week, I’ve been jonesing to make some more! So, here are 10 of ’em as inspiration. You can see that there are all different subject matters, illustrative styles, and color combinations possible; but clearly, florals are…
Ah, paper sculpture, you never cease to amaze me, and make me wish that I was better at thinking in more than two dimensions. These handmade, illustrative creations by María Laura Benavente Sovieri are of plants and foods that are arranged into still…
Ya’ll. Ever since Lisa sent me the link to Mirdinara Kitchen, I’ve been admiring the entire line of tea towels. They are designed by illustrator Dinara Mirtalipova and are inspired by her ethnic background and folklore (she’s originally from Tashkent, Uzbekistan).…
The Spanish collective Barruntando creates adorable, hand-painted characters out of clay. Sleepy foxes, baby sloths, miniature crocodiles, and more are all available in their Etsy shop. Some, like the piece above, serve a dual purpose aside from just looking cute; they…
I like the above illustration so much that I made it the wallpaper image for my iPhone, iPad, and desktop computer. (I found it at Poolga!) This pattern is by Australian illustrator Eirian Chapman. She creates these stylized illustrations featuring bright colors,…
In honor of the newly-launched Collage Scrap Exchange (have you signed up yet??), I wanted to devote today’s post to collage artists! Specifically, those that use photographs to create their imaginative works. You see that the crazy combination you can…
Laura Bird is an illustrator and maker based in London. One of the things that she makes are stoneware sculptures, a lot of which feature figures and cats. The ladies on rocks are my personal favorite, but I enjoy all…
Welcome to the strange, colorful world of Brooklyn-based illustrator Hyunyoung Kim. I love the oversized flowers, people, and… horses wearing a bow-tie? And playing a saxophone? Great! Take a close look to see all of the wonderful details that Hyunyong has…
So, I’m pretty excited about my new series, Illustrators with Ink. Tuesday’s tattoos got a great response, and it’s fun to see all of the different, permanent designs that people have on their skin. Today we’ll take a look at the tattoos…
Painting and flowers, separately, are two wonderful things. But, better yet, Emily Isabella combines both of ’em with her Plant People. She paints their faces and wardrobes and uses a myriad of flowers for their hairstyles. We see small, delicate pods as well as larger,…