My love for planters is well documented on Brown Paper Bag. And on Instagram, too—one of the happiest areas of my apartment features a couple of thriving succulents in creature-shaped pots. Emma Jo Alford of Minty Mountain continues this trend with her dazzling animal…
Hiné Mizushima (previously) creates a fantastical world of out of felt. Using that, as well as other materials like beading, she produces portraits of beetles, cephalopods, and clams. Each of her colorful has an astounding level of detail, and her felt…
1. Small Carry-All Pouch by Isabelle Feliu 2. Woman Up! Hoop Art by The Wandering Thread 3. Hedgehog Pincushion by Sombrilla Verde 4. Herbarium Hoop Art by Zelia Smith 5. White Cat Desk Pet by I Like Cats 6. Hand iPhone Case by Coucou Suzette 7. Monstera…
Art of art. That’s how I describe some of my favorite interior illustrations by María Luque. The drawings and paintings—a blend of color pencils, markers, and acrylics—feature people living and interacting with art, and many times they’re accompanied by an animal…
Whether you realize it or not, collaboration is inherent in embroidery. To begin, an embroidery artist will create a design and make it into a pattern for others to complete as they wish. Color choices, for instance, can change based on the…
Last week, I shared 12 illustrators inspiring illustrators to follow on Instagram. But that’s not all of who I follow; I use my feed to track awe-inspiring sketchbooks, too. From collage to painting, these artists are using their playtime to hone…
Hillary Rodham Clinton “Famous Ladies is an illustrated homage,” Alexandra Beguez writes, “to some of the most influential and inspiring women in STEM, literature, the visual and performing arts, sports, and exploration.” The striking pen-and-ink drawings capture faithful likenesses of…
Almost a year to the day, I wrote about Joanne Ho’s exquisite swimming paintings. From a bird’s eye view, she introduced us to a bevy of anonymous characters who were so tiny they looked like ants among the grandiose landscape. Well,…
I don’t have a car, so riding the local bike share is one of the ways I get around. But, I can guarantee that my rides are not nearly as whimsical as the bicycle embroidery by Walker Boyes of TrueFort. Called the…
I first became acquainted with the funky fashion of La Vidriola last year. Charolette Jacobs, a woman who has given me serious outfit envy, rocks many of their limited edition statement necklaces in her wardrobe and I had to know more.