Illustration party in Kyoto

This week I met the wonderful Hatsuki Miyahara, another illustrator I’ve admired for a long time. Not only did Hatsuki invite me to her house, she also organized a little illustrator-party in Koyto! For six hours I got introduced to six super-talented artists who showed me beautiful, cute, clever, and even hilarious creations in all kinds of styles. I […]

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Sora Mizusawa

There’s something magical about these illustrations by Japanese artist Sora Mizusawa. Aren’t they gorgeous? Dazzling, vibrant, full of surprising little details from top to bottom. Love them! Born in Hokkaido and currently living in Tokyo, Sora Mizusawa graduated from the MJ Illustration school. His works have won multiple awards and have been featured in books, magazines & other publications.

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Mari Kamio

I love animals, I love embroidery and I love pretty pastel colors. So yes, you could say that I ADORE these embroidered (and painted!) creations by Japanese artist Mari Kamio. Mari graduated in textile design at the Tama Art University. Her lovely works have been featured in various exhibitions and is included in textile designs as well. […]

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Amy Dawson

I’m starting to fall in love with embroidery more and more. After the works of Mega Whitmarsh, Jazmin Berakha & Mana Morimoto, it’s now these pretty portraits by Amy Dawson that stole my heart. I love the colors and simplistic style of her creations. Would put any of these on any of my walls at any time! […]

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Mana Morimoto

Japanese artist Mana Morimoto likes to give old images a special finishing touch with needle & thread. Using beautifully bright colors, she gives a playful & contemporary look to all kinds of visual fragments. I love the results. Look at the eyebeams!

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Jazmin Berakha

I love embroidery. Especially when it comes from the hand of the madly talented Jazmin Berakha. The colors, the patterns (5th image in particular)… stunning! Jazmin Berakha is a multi-media artist based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She works with a wide variety of media, including traditional crafts, music and film. Jazmin enjoys working with embroidery to explore it’s possibilities in […]

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Brendan Fitzpatrick

The Instagram photo competition announced yesterday inspired me to share something with flowers today. Only these are not photographs..well, sort of. They are X-rays! And they’re beautiful! Brendan Fitzpatrick is a Sydney-based commercial photographer who has a very large and diverse portfolio that includes cityscapes, portraits and x-ray photographs of creatures too! For more works and […]

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