Kaela Graham
Monday July 21, 2008
Row-boater boof rubber stamp
Kaela Graham, purveyor of all things cute, makes these lovely limited edition series of stamps with adorable names to boot (what’s a boof? Click here to find out…)
They’re all limited editions of 100, so hurry and get one at her Etsy shop!
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Leafty
Tuesday June 24, 2008
Clockwise from top left: Cloud People; Earthworm Love; Felicity Speckled Robin; and Sunbloomer miniature art toys
Have you seen the adorable miniature art toys made from reinforced paperclay by D.Platypus and Cocoakoala (yes, those are their monikers!) at Leafty?
You can see more at their Flickr and also read their blog for more cutesy goodness.
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LONO Japan
Thursday June 19, 2008
While I was in Japan, I was constantly searching for beautiful things to photograph, and sometimes, I do stumble into small, pretty and quaint little shops helmed by the creator themselves. Although my Japanese is poor (VERY, VERY poor), I do manage to make enough sense to tell them how much I love their work.
This little shop here is called LONO, and is created by Kazuyo. She makes each little doll by hand and paints them in her little studio in the Duce Mix building on Sanjo Street. She does wedding dolls too, and she paints on almost anything that can be painted on!
Ateliers in Japan are usually small in size, so I was very inspired by how she used her space — it is her studio (although I didn’t manage to take a shot at it, she has a small table with a iMac on it, and a lot of acrylic paint bottles with brushes), and also a small little mini shop-front.
A small table with her painted goodies — dolls, shakers and other toys
A close-up of her painted toys — she pays great attention to detail
A wall of softies!
I’m going to be sifting through my photo pile in the next coming weeks, so stay tuned! (The pile is BIG, and sometimes I forget what I have in there!)
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Roadside Projects
Monday June 16, 2008
Project 002/ Part 017, Balloon Travel — Sold out
I remember trying to make a 3D illustration box once — something like a shadow box that’s illustration based. Of course, my first foray into the medium ended up far from being perfect. In fact, it was quite the disaster. So when I saw Jayme McGowan’s fantastic three-dimensional box construction with intricate cut outs, my jaws dropped.
Project 002/ Part 007, Huge Hands — still available
The artist and illustrator working in Sacramento, California, is now working on her second series called Dreamscapes, where most of her work have already sold out, except for this.
You can read more on her blog, or keep a close watch via her Flickr stream.
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A stuffed bear
Tuesday June 10, 2008
Ok, so this isn’t a stuffed bear (thank goodness!), but this hand-painted bear plushie by Mary Catherine Garrison of Little Red Fox sure does make a convincing plea to be taken home. :)
Carla Pessoa
Sunday May 4, 2008
Carla Pessoa is a Portuguese crafter who dabbles a lot in drawing on her blog and she has her own shop too, where she sells her art-infused crafty creations (here’s looking at you Kajsa!)
I rediscovered her flickr pages again last week and I am in love with her illustrations which are mostly collage based.
Rosa Pomar's trims
Wednesday April 30, 2008
I’ve been lusting after Rosa Pomar’s trims since they came out last year. Sadly, most of them were sold out then, but when I heard they were back again for sale, I literally hopped for joy.
When they arrived, I could only stare and clutch them so tightly — I’m not sure if I’ll even use them! You can find them in her shop — I’m in love with Little Red Riding Hood (and the big bad wolf).
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Angel D'Amico
Tuesday April 29, 2008
Illustrations Kids print
Angel D’Amico is one busy lady. She is a freelance illustrator and designer who loves painting; and designs clothings, bags and prints with a distinct splash of colors. She has a portfolio of her work here, and you can see her shop AD LOVE on Etsy here.
Hand-painted Capiz shell earrings
These handpainted earrings are my favorite — rock chic anyone?
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Linda Solovic
Wednesday April 16, 2008
Maxine the Bird print
Linda Solovic sent me an email about her work and I am wowed — they’re 3-dimensional illustrations that’s given life with collages, with her materials that’s mostly made up of prints/patterns/textures, sometimes placed on found paper. I can’t collage anything to save my life, so you can understand how strongly I feel about this form of art – it’s beautiful.
Blooming Buddies — Wildflowers print; Tulip print
She has an office where she works on collages, gift and stationary development and pattern designs; while teaching illustration at the Washington University College of Art, at the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts in St. Louis.
Julia the Bird print; a sample of her work that’s available for licensing
She just recently opened her Etsy shop where she sells prints of her collages. For a peek into her portfolio, head on here to see more of her work that includes embroideries, and works available for licensing.
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Jenny M
Monday April 14, 2008
Sleeping Cat: A matchbox original
This is rather clueless of me, but Jenny (of Flickr’s greenfemale fame) recently started a shop called Be Happy Now on Etsy selling her art. I’ve been a fan for some time now, but most of her illustrations were only available for viewing, so I’m happy that she now has a shop of her own.
Tiny Books
3 characters drawn on toilet paper rolls!
She’s one of my favorite artists on flickr who draws her whimsical illustrations on almost everything! She is also currently studying, and posts up illustrations based on the topic of old classics – her transformation of text and narration into illustration is very inspiring, mainly because I love storybook illustrations.
A page from her Moleskine sketchbook for the Moleskine Exchange Project
She hails from Israel, and there’s wonderful clips of her Moleskine sketches on YouTube as well. My favorite one so far is her tiny books filled with her illustrations, encased in a felt casing of their own.
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