Next time I’m in Portland, Oregon, I know where I need to visit: Wonderland Tattoos. Kirsten Holliday tattoos there, and I am loving the gorgeous floral bouquets that are in her portfolio. I one day dream of having a colorful collarbone tattoo comprised…
Monica Garwood is an illustrator living in the San Francisco Bay area. She’s a fairly recent graduate of the California Collage of Arts and I’m really impressed by her portfolio so far. Garwood has a great sense of character design, which…
These images are a bit of oldies, but are definitely goodies. I’ve seen some great miniature artworks lately (like the those by Kendal Murray), which reminded me of how much I enjoy Pip and Pop’s (aka Nicole Andrijevic and Tanya Schultz) tiny, candy-colored scenes. The…
It’s another month, which means that Brown Paper Bag has a shiny new header. Illustrator and letterer Kelly Lasserre has lent her fine pictorial skills and depicted a block of business in her neighborhood in Queens, New York. I love…
I’ve followed the work (and admired) of Stacey Rozich for years. I think it was since she was fresh out of school, but who knows. Either way, it’s always interesting to see how one’s work evolves over time. Rozich’s work still focuses heavily…
Thanks to Amy, I was recently acquainted with the lively work of Enemies Yay. It’s the brainchild of Australian artists and designers Pete Cromer and Laura Blythman. They collaborate on vibrant collages that use hand-painted and cut papers that form…
I’m loving these small objects by Chau Nguyen. The Houston-based artist and teacher created them as an experiment. She writes, “For my second test [below] of these tiny pieces (still unnamed) I used a rougher textured clay. Dreaming of a wall covered…
What makes something cute? Is it the size? The material? The content? Obviously, it’s a subjective term that varies from person to person. To me, something that is small, colorful, and occasionally cuddly is adorable. Some people might think otherwise.…
I first saw the work of Anna Valdez over on Boooooooom, and I can’t seem to get them out of my head. The meticulous detail, mash up of patterns, textures, and plants that inhabitant her interior spaces are a delight to view.…
Ceramic artist Sue Tirrell describes her works as “folkloric pottery and sculpture with a modern sensibility.” And that they are. The scalloped-edged plates feature detailed, black and white drawings of different animals like birds, snakes, wolves, and rabbits. Behind them…