Lindsey Hampton is a multidisciplinary artist who designs, photographs, and more. For now, I am going to focus on her ceramics and installations because it’s what originally drew me to her portfolio. The vessels that Hampton sculpts have an understated…
So after 4 years, I FINALLY made a Facebook page for this blog. If you’re an avid Facebooker, do me a favor and like my page? facebook.com/brwnpaperbag
(Via Secret Holiday) With the beginning of the 2014 Winter Olympics, it feels appropriate to have a post dedicated to accolades and badges. Not necessarily the type you’d find given at the Olympics… but I don’t have a problem with…
Dawid Ryski is a landscape architect by profession and moonlights as an illustrator. Based on his compositions and limited color palette, this makes a lot of sense. There’s a definite structure to his work and order to the chaos. Sometimes, he uses flat…
Do you know that I write for the site My Modern Metropolis? I do! If you’re not familiar with it, it’s a blog that celebrates visual creativity. The content is a bit different than what’s on Brown Paper Bag, and I…
The illustrations by Antwerp-based Ellen van Engelen are pretty trippy, but that’s a major part of their appeal for me. The warm, psychedelic scenes of long-haired women, odd track suits, and surreal brain exploration feel like I’m looking at at the…
Aakash Nihalani is a street artist based New York. Armed with tape as his medium, he crafts trompe l’oeil scenes by carefully considering perspective and the right vantage point for a photograph. The result is work that’s engaging, vibrant, and fun.…
Do you have about 11 minutes today? Sure you do! So, use your time wisely and check out Kristen Lepore’s new animated short, Move Mountain. You might remember her work, Bottle, which was widely popular a few years ago. This,…
Last weekend I purchased a pair of shoes that was 3 month’s worth of cable. I’ve bought (and ruined) boots that were half a month’s worth of rent. And when I look at my boyfriend’s garment rack, I don’t even…
I’ve long been a fan of the colorful, sweet illustrations by Astrid Yskout. Her vintage-inspired style are full of dreamy, hazy scenes and chock-full of fun details that require more than a seconds-glance. All of these images via her Flickr. Check…