Embroidery, or at least the look of embroidery, appears on things beyond cloth. You can find its influence on cakes and most recently, the temporary tattoos of Tessa Perlow. Tessa is known for her amazing embroidered garments, and she’s collaborated with…
Inspired by tattoos, artist Natalie Sedgewick translates this influence into her embroidered hoop art. The eye-catching designs feature a smattering of subjects crafted in bold hues. They are reminiscent of traditional-style body art; one example is the way she stitches…
I look at a lot of tattoos, and I haven’t seen a style quite like that of Mattia Mambo. The Milano-based artist creates small pieces of body art that look like they’ve been digitally produced rather than one etched by hand.…
Vancouver-based tattoo artist Katie Shocrylas fills the skin with colorful, illustrative designs. Using exquisite, thin lines and vibrant hues, her animal portraits and nature scenes contain an incredible amount energy. They remind me of the iconic images of Lisa Frank, whose similarly-psychedelic works were…
Instagram is great for finding tattoo artists, but it’s also the worst—I have such tattoo envy every time I scroll though an artist’s feed! Hamburg-based tattooer Susanne König creates surreal portraits and whimsical animal scenes that are sure to make you smile.…
Brazilian artist Evelyn Tannus paints beautiful surface designs on elegant ceramic statues of Greyhound dogs. She turns their normally-neutral-colored coats to hues like mint green, sky blue, and lilac. In addition, Evelyn draws flowers, geometric patterns, human figures, and much, much more on the…
I’ve certainly mentioned this before, but I am a fan of tattoos; and, I enjoy seeing them etched into acharacter’s imaginary skin. Think about it — in an illustration, getting a inked doesn’t hurt. No one is going to look…
I recently shared the work of Jessica Harrison, with her tattooed porcelain ladies… so how about some tattoos on real people? I am itching to get some more ink this summer (shh… don’t tell my parents), and have really been…
I’m sure that by now you’ve seen Jessica Harrison’s tattooed porcelain figurines, because why not? They’re awesome and because of it, have made their way around the blogs. As someone who grew up seeing these type of antique objects and has…
Sorry for the radio silence yesterday! Tuesday is by far my busiest day of the week and full of deadlines. Sometimes, my beloved blog has to fall on the back-burner (temporarily). Onward! Today I’m featuring the work of Kyler Martz.…