Emily Haasch is a collage artist and designer living in Chicago. Her general collage aesthetic is minimal and controlled, with bursts of gesture and sometimes mayhem. A photograph or carefully cut paper is often joined with paper that’s been torn…
Happy Monday, ya’ll! And how about those Ravens, huh? I wanted to extend a huge THANKS to you for your patience over this past week. I had some irritating technical issues to deal with (and am still dealing with), but…
The water-based media that Ching Ching Cheng uses in her work takes advantage of its properties, creating bursts of washes and some whose shapes call (to me) of ships and ocean life. Despite this, she states that her work has no…
You are most likely no stranger to the illustrations of Matte Stephens. He has worked for many large clients, including Herman Miller, NPR, and Chronicle Books. A fan of vintage-esque illustrations, I am captivated by his muted palette, lively scenes,…
Much of Naomi Kolsteren’s work focuses on small moments, be it abstracted or not. Texture is an obviously important part of her portfolio and takes various forms. Naomi looks to be using it via photography, collage, ink, and more. All images…
A former urban planner, Kathryn Clark is very aware of the foreclosure crisis that is happening in the United States right now. Her series, Foreclosure Quilts pairs quilts with this crisis, and interestingly ties home ownership with the handed down…
With a mix of the highly rendered and stylized, Paula Duró provides us with land where the supernatural is possible and florescent colors are apart of the natural landscape. The Argentinian-based artist paints extremely narrative works, a lot of which…
On Monday, I was walking around campus and took a peek inside a student gallery in the Bunting Center, the Pinkard Gallery. There, I saw Anna Queen’s solo exhibition, Structure. Anna’s work resides in a den of simplicity, with ceramic…
It’s Tuesday, and another installment of Time Travel Tuesday with Rebecca of Big Things! I’m really excited about the images that she is presenting! Check out what she’s got to say about Peruvian Artifacts below! Recently, I decided it would be…
Vikki Chu is an illustrator based out of Virginia. While her rather extensive client list requires her to tackle a myriad of subjects, my initial excitement of her work came from the sprawling landscapes she has drawn. Here, Vikki made…