Artist Ell Violet brings the joy of bird watching into the hoop with her intricate bird embroidery. A handful of her latest works feature stately portraits of winged creatures from the neck up. Centered in four-inch hoops, they feature a…
Illustrator Mlle Hipolyte is no stranger to Brown Paper Bag. For the past few years, I’ve featured her intricate cut paper art and noticed this great progression in her work. She started by making colorful animal masks and transitioned to mural-sized creations…
Alpacas and llamas lend themselves well to felted art. The fuzziness of the interlocked wool fibers mimics the coats of these impossibly fluffy creatures (with the most adorable small faces). We’ve seen it before with the needle-felted hoop art of…
When you catch the sun at just the right moment, it bathes the landscape in brilliant pinks, oranges, and even purples. The concept art of Juliette Oberndorfer captures this moment and others in her dramatic landscapes. Featuring grandiose depictions of the deep…
Continuing with my gift guides this week is one for people who love plants. Whether you love a good Philodendron or can only keep a cactus alive, you need a planter for it. And while you can go with plain terracotta pots,…
It was well over a year ago that I marveled over the hand embroidery kits of Kiriki Press, and with the holidays around the corner, I was thinking again about the delightful collection of stitched animals. If you know someone…
Illustrator and graphic designer Lia Tuia creates a charming world consisting of creature characters and botanical elements. The images, which employ a limited color palette and bold black lines, have a decorative sensibility to them and feel like posters (or some…
Yesterday, I wrote about the ambitious #100dayproject of Cheryl Teo—she’s in the midst of building vibrant cut paper scenes on matchbook-sized stages. Illustrator Lee May Foster-Wilson, aka Bonbi Forest, is also completing this hundred day endeavor. She’s going the 2D…
1. Niñas y Chicos by Uni + Ichi 2. Bubblegum the Pink Fuzzy Alpaca by Sleepy King 3. Circular Garden at Night by Franciscomffonseca 4. Foxes in the Forest Illustrated Banner by Papio Press 5. Scallop Clutch by La Lisette 6. Cicada Earrings by Erica Weiner 7. Mini Llama Air Plant…
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…