Book lovers and ocean enthusiasts… this post is for you! It’s hot in Baltimore (hello 99% humidity…) and sort of rainy, so these nautical-inspired accessories by Olympia Le-Tan (previously) seem very appropriate. The artist/illustrator/maker hand embroiders and appliques vintage book cover…
Irene Rinaldi is an Italian illustrator whose limited color and floral-heavy scenes are stylized in just the way I like. She depicts figures inside and outside, wearing stylish clothes and lounging on the couch. Aesthetically, I enjoy seeing the broken applications…
Illustrator Judy Kaufmann recently unveiled Hello Pattern, a collection of surface designs that she created. It features a wide selection of geometric, organic, and typographic forms that can be licensed and applied to paper, fabric, wood, and walls! While there are many more…
For those of you (this includes me) in your 20’s what do you think? Better or worse than you expected? Illustrator Natalie Adkins has a scathing, tongue-in-cheek look at what we thought life would be like vs. what it actually is.…
I’ve always enjoyed illustrations that were slightly odd, a little off-beat, and well, surreal. Such is the work of Taiwan-based illustrator Whooli Chen. Her watercolor works depict palm-sized ponies, floating objects, and drawers that take the places of eyes. Strange,…
Almas Pieters is an illustrator based in the Netherlands who creates her illustrations with things like textiles and embroidery thread. She uses a variety of stitches to create full color and highly textured works of three-eyed beasts, masks, and severed heads.…
Happy Monday! Here are some delightfully colorful illustrations by Sarah Green. They feature a lot of outdoor scenes that are full of foxes, bunnies, and even dinosaurs. Occasionally, her images are strange and we see fantastical two-headed dogs, a woman’s long hair…
If you haven’t already noticed, I have a thing for floral print and patterns. So, it’s no surprise that I’m in love with these bold, graphic illustrated dishtowels by Lisa Rupp. There’s a nice give-and-take of small flowers and large…
Julianna Bright is an artist living in Portland, Oregon. Her surreal images feature a cast of characters within natural settings, including larger-than-life flowers, leaves, and vines, as well as large animals. They are reminiscent of fairy tales and mythological stories…
Cut paper fans, this one’s for you. The illustrative work of Owen Gildersleeve is a series of bright and colorful images composed via multiple layers of paper. Bold, graphic scenes of fantastical places and hand-crafted typography make up his impressive portfolio.…