Hand lettering can be as expressive as the illustration itself. Letterer and illustrator Carmi Grau highlights this notion through her Instagram, Super Nice Letters. She integrates short phrases with motifs so that they feel like a cohesive unit; the illustrations…
Artist Solange Nunes thinks outside the hoop by embroidering on a precarious material—dried leaves. Taking on their brittle and delicate surface, she stitches colorful bouquets on the brown backgrounds. The juxtaposition she’s created is exciting in more ways that one.…
Artist Elise Lefebvre combines the exacting edges of ceramics with a surface treatment akin to watercolor. Her chunky forms, featuring portraits of animals and people, are expressed with carefree fluidity you’d find in painting. They have diffused edges of colors that…
1. Miso Cats + Houseplant Dishes by Bea Bellingham 2. Glasshouse Embroidery Pattern by Sarah K. Benning (Available until 11/26!) 3.The Smarty Planter by Two Holds Studio 4. Handmade Houseplants DIY Book by Corrie Beth Hogg 5. Forget-Me-Not Pin by Almanac for June…
Heather Lins Home is making it easy to do a little DIY for each month of 2019. Its purveyor, Heather, recently released Calendar Kits that come with a needle, thread, and twelve illustrations to stitch throughout the year. Depending on the month and…
There’s something missing from Katie Tume’s fiber art. Working under the name Mother Eagle, her intricate landscape embroideries and appliqued pieces highlight stunning details including three-dimensional leaves and layered beading. But in every piece, a small creature is removed from…
It seems that people begin celebrating the holidays earlier every year. While I hold strong that Christmas decor is not appropriate until after Thanksgiving, I’ve broken down and already watched my first Christmas movie (The Princess Switch, of course). I’m…
1. Flower Crown Lady by Julia Ballenger 2. Stoneware Combs by Two Hold Studios 3. Custom Hand + Heart Ornament Set by Marigold + Mars 4. Gold Vermeil Hand Earrings by Noémiah x Cyanure Art Design 5. Stars and Constellation Ring…
Artist Lorien Stern is naturally afraid of sharks but has based a large part of her creative practice on forming them from clay. “I like making them look kinda goofy or in bright colors or smiling,” she explains in a documentary…
Creative couple Charles and Elin, aka Le Kadre, sure know how to evoke wanderlust. Their respective Instagram accounts feature travels throughout Europe as they take in the gorgeous scenery—particularly the historic architecture! If you’re itching for a trip like this,…