I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again—I love a good pencil drawing. There’s something so satisfying about seeing a collection of marks. It looks very meditative, and even therapeutic? Italian illustrator Monica Barengo incorporates this style of drawing…
Saddo is an Romanian artist whose career has switched gears. Starting out as a muralist, his style was was noticed by advertising agencies and galleries in cities around the world. Saddo’s visual language has many disparate influences, including horror movie…
Artist and illustrator Alice Wellinger creates surreal imagery that deals with the troubles of daily life and of childhood memories. Her realistic approach to these figures and accompanying subjects has a eerie effect—it’s as if they actually exist, but in a way that’s…
Tsuru Bride is the pseudonym of Meghan Willis, a Brooklyn-based embroidery artist whose textile works celebrate women’s strengths and sexuality. “I aim to tempt the viewer to follow the delicate stitching that caresses the bodies I reveal through thread,” she writes.…
1. Love Charm Bracelet by Buried Diamond 2. Palmistry Tea Towel by Kelzuki 3. Gold Leaf Branch Brooch Pin by LemKa Jewelry 4. Cecil the Crocodile Lambswool Plush by Sara Carr 5. Ceramic Fox Planter by Agustina Barrenechea 6. Tumblr Planter by Megan Clarke 7. Forest…
If I had a limitless clothing budget, you can bet I’d be wearing these elaborate dresses by Valentino. The details—in the Resort 2016 and Pre-Fall 2016, both featured here—are incredible. Dreamy, flowing garments are cloaked in embroidered flowers and sequins,…
Golly Bard, aka Holly Ward Bimba, has long been one of my favorite nature illustrators. Her exquisite works capture the tiny details of winged creatures, with an approach that’s simultaneously realistic and stylized. Each piece is produced with watercolor paints, and she…
Anshuman Ghosh, aka @moography, creates a quirky, imaginative world using his iPhone. With seamless illusions, he transforms his device from a phone into a toaster, vase, window, and much more. This effect requires a steady hand and acute attention to detail—Anshuman first…
Historical wigs—especially those from the Baroque era—have always fascinated paper artist Asya Kozina. “This is art for art’s sake aesthetics for aesthetics,” she writes, “no practical sense. But they are beautiful.” To celebrate this, she constructed a series of wigs…
1. Embroidered Peter Pan Collar by Casa Tienda de Amelia B 2. Animal Cushion by Anny Who 3. Unifox Totem by Whimsy Calling 4. Needle-Felted Octopus by Petit Felts 5. Poppy Kitchen Towel by Lisa Rupp 6. Flower Power Flamingos Midi Skirt by bouffants-broken-hearts…