Italian illustrator Felicita Sala creates delightful works that incorporate elements of painting, drawing, and cut paper. She’s not married to any one technique and combines photography with energetic scribbles. “I decided to discover the world of art and illustration outside…
Matches, fire, smoke… that’s the idea behind today’s Friday roundup. There are a lot of neat matchbook designs out there, and it was my initial inspiration for this post. But, I wanted wanted to go beyond that and explore a…
French artist Frédérique Morrel combines tapestry and taxidermy to create fresh and unexpected works. Deer, moose, and cattle tell vibrant stories on their new skin that features a dizzying array of colors, patterns, and people. I’ve always been fascinated by both taxidermy and…
Last week, I shared paper-crafted illustrations by Estudio Guardabosques and this week it’s the handiwork of Maëlle Doliveux. The New York-based creative sculpts paper into editorial illustrations for clients like Newsweek and the Boston Globe. But really, our enjoyment doesn’t hinge on the fact that…
Using a combination of painting and collage, illustrator Chris Hagen creates vibrant works that highlight the natural beauty of this world. Animals, landscape scenes, and even some fantastical things happen in his textured scenes. I’m a huge fan of collage…
I went to grad school with the (now) New York-based illustrator Dingding Hu, and it’s been a pleasure seeing her work develop since we’ve graduated. I love these colorful, bizarre, and energetic illustrations that she’s made. They’re busy scenes with a…
Each day, I receive more and more submissions from those who participated in the Collage Scrap Exchange. It’s great! I am always so excited to see the creative things that ya’ll came up with (and sent each other!). Here are a…
So, earlier this week I shared some illustrative scarves by Nathalie Lété, and now it’s these silk beauties by artist and designer Karen Mabon. They’re whimsical as well as narrative and character driven – terms you normally wouldn’t use to describe scarves.…
Estudio Guardabosques is the collaborative efforts of creatives Juan and Carolina from Buenos Aires, Argentina. They craft scenes entirely out of paper by using complex sculpting to fold and build forms. Often, that involves perforating edges and cutting just so – enough…
See that spotted dog in the painting above? I love ’em. And honestly, it’s the first thing I noticed when looking at Nathalie Lété‘s work… like I have some sort of 6th sense for that type of thing. Her paintings…