How is everybody feeling today? I must say I’m doing pretty good ever since I started staring at these wonderful, comical illustrations by Akvile Magicdust. Magic! Akvile is a Lithuania-based artist who creates works for zines, newspapers and other publications. Akvile likes to convert emotions to colors. Her personal favorites are: salty seaside, vanilla cave, banana skirt, tropical forest, muddy river, wet asphalt, ultramarine stranger […]
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I tried linocutting at an illustration course once and remember finding it a pretty difficult process. It takes some figuring out how to work with several layers of images rather than one. And carving out forms from the lino block has to be done with a lot of patience and precision. Two things I tend to lack at times.
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Dutch artist Elvira Duives is an illustrator, skirtmaker, colourlover, papercollector, embroiderer and maker of beautiful, dreamy mini-portraits. Love these! Many of the portraits are drawn from photographs. And if you’d like you mother, aunt or yourself to be drawn just like this: she does commissions too! Elvira calls the things she makes Johannnadingen. You can find many […]
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I would definitely reserve a spot on my salon table if I’d get my hands on one of these soft, supersweet ceramic creations by artist Akiko Honda. The unicorn is my favorite! Born and raised in Japan, Akiko came to Sweden to study Scandinavian design and pottery. She runs the brand Lily, under which she produces cups, sculputures, vases, […]
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I’m a big fan of the wonderful, whimsical works by Art & Ghosts. So many beautiful colors and pretty details! Art & Ghosts is run by a UK-based illustrator who gets inspiration from fairytales, folklore, nature and dreams. She also has a beautiful collection of dreamy portraits of which you can find more here. Selling on: Etsy
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Eek! I’m sharing my own art on the blog today! And I don’t even usually make art! Actually, that’s exactly why I decided to do this. I’ve been enjoying and sharing other people’s work for so long but never seem to find the time to get my own hands busy. I’m a very impatient person. When I try […]
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I spotted the dazzling, wild works of Rebecca Artemisa on Brown Paper Bag the other day and couldn’t stop staring at all the lovely (and sometimes scary) details of her illustrations. Love the chaos, the adventures and the excellent combination between cute and creepy. Beauty! For more, follow Rebecca on Instagram & Pinterest or visit her site. Selling […]
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