I asked my pal Lisa who should be my focus of Time Travel Tuesday today, and she mentioned that she loves the work of Henry Darger. Henry Darger! Perfect! He’s an American folk artist who worked as a custodian in…
I asked my pal Lisa who should be my focus of Time Travel Tuesday today, and she mentioned that she loves the work of Henry Darger. Henry Darger! Perfect! He’s an American folk artist who worked as a custodian in…
Sam Kalda is an illustrator who works mostly editorially. He said in an interview with the website the The Artfuls that he’d one day like to illustrate picture books for adults. His work would lend itself to this; it has…
Jiro Bevis has a section of work on his site, Fun, which seems to hold true to its title. The subjects reference popular culture, using bitmap elements to distort his digital creations. They are flat as a pancake and occupy the weird…
Cam Floyd recently sent me a link to some of his new illustrations. The are interesting — he illustrates topics that range from science, technology, conspiracy theories, and more. “Heavy” things, I suppose, not the most uplifting of subjects. I…
Christopher Adams is an illustrator who has work in Don’t Call Me Honney, a show I’ve curated on my newly-launched eyra online illustration gallery. (You can view the entire show here.) Christopher was nice enough to give me a copy of…
Olle Eksell was a Swedish graphic designer and illustrator, known for his simple designs and bold illustrations. He worked with logos, posters, illustration, book covers, packaging over the course of his career. In addition, Olle Eksell also collaborated with the…
My friends and I used to have “bad movie Mondays,” where we’d watch a bad movie and make fun of it, something akin to Mystery Science Theater 3000. One particularly bad movie was Wickerman with Nick Cage. Sophia Foster-Dimino’s illustration about…
I featured the work of Sofia Arnold last year, and she’s the type of artist whose work I think about from time to time; it really sticks with me. Sofia’s work — the style, colors and themes — resonate with me.…
It wasn’t until this sketch by Martha Anne showed up on the Illustrated Ladies Tumblr that I saw her work. I am wondering why I hadn’t seen it before! I’m a huge fan of Mary Blair (see: my arms), so her…
Did you know I have 10+ houseplants in my 1 bedroom apartment? Is that crazy? I have plans to buy more this summer, too! So, I’m on the lookout for more interesting planters and vases. I came across Atelier Stella’s…