I have a penchant for faux animals placed in the real world. So, I’m diggin’ these two knitted birds by Clare Sams — she made a seagull and a pigeon snacking on chicken and chips! I’m impressed by her ability to create…
I have a penchant for faux animals placed in the real world. So, I’m diggin’ these two knitted birds by Clare Sams — she made a seagull and a pigeon snacking on chicken and chips! I’m impressed by her ability to create…
One of my favorite things about running a blog is seeing how artists and illustrators progress over time. When I first encountered Lorena Marañon’s work, she was making embroidered jewelry in her Etsy shop (I bought a necklace!). She was later apart of my contemporary…
Ya’ll. Ever since Lisa sent me the link to Mirdinara Kitchen, I’ve been admiring the entire line of tea towels. They are designed by illustrator Dinara Mirtalipova and are inspired by her ethnic background and folklore (she’s originally from Tashkent, Uzbekistan).…
With a variety of fabrics, Olga Ezova-Denisova creates portraits of animals using an applique technique. They’re fun: dogs are dressed for both cold weather and a day at the beach, and we see them donning scarves, caps, rosy cheeks, and more. I…
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…
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.…
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…
How about some needled felted, ghostly beings to start the week off right? Zoë Williams is a New York-based artist who crafts “spirits, sacred creatures, and phantoms from the dream world.” Her statement explains that they connect us with the realm of the…
I’m blown away by all of the color and texture that’s in these illustrations by Ann Khokhlova. The luscious application of thread/yarn makes for dense compositions that are very expressive. They are a sea of stitches, and I like how Khokhlova…
It’s a fact that googly eyes make everything better. So, when those things are crocheted versions of the real objects? Infinitely cooler. Nicole Gastonguay is graphic designer and fiber artist who replicates everyday things using yarn. Polaroids, pickles, and even boom boxes are…