British artist Fenella Elms creates ceramic artworks that are comprised of intricate, meticulously-placed porcelain beads. They are constructed intuitively, meaning that there’s no formal plan for their composition. The varied orientation of the pieces result in a changing perspective depending on your vantage point.…
Inspired by yesterday’s paper mask post, here are some Halloween images to get you excited for the holiday! Ghosts, ghouls, werewolves, and more. Oh my! And… check out Katy Horan’s spooky print, Lucy, which is available in the Brown Paper Bag…
Halloween is right around the corner! So, if you haven’t figured out a costume, now is the time. Maybe you prefer to go a minimalist route and don only a mask; don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. These illustrated paper pop-up…
I’ve been a fan of Allyson Mellberg Taylor’s drawings for several years now, but only recently realized that she creates illustrative ceramics, too! Her slightly grotesque portraits have made their way onto vintage dinner plates where the subjects have pimples, two heads, and…
I recently discovered the work of Ukranian illustrator Nastia Sleptsova and I’m loving these stylized scenes. There’s a tranquility to them that I find comforting; they are the type of images that I’d want around me as I curl up with a hot cup…
In some works of art, you can tell that the illustrator has really attacked the image. Not in a bad or destructive way, of course, but there’s a palpable energy left on the page. That’s how I feel when I look at the…
Sabine Timm is the master of personifying the inanimate object. I’ve followed her work for years (she’s one of the first people I followed on Flickr), and she has never ceased to amaze me with her delightful scenes and arrangements.…
Collage artists, have you signed up for the Collage Scrap Exchange yet? It’s a fun, creative art contest where you can win awesome prizes! I’ve partnered with Papirmass to offer this. The premise is simple: bundle some of your favorite scraps and…
Ever since I made a repeating pattern this week, I’ve been jonesing to make some more! So, here are 10 of ’em as inspiration. You can see that there are all different subject matters, illustrative styles, and color combinations possible; but clearly, florals are…
Ah, paper sculpture, you never cease to amaze me, and make me wish that I was better at thinking in more than two dimensions. These handmade, illustrative creations by María Laura Benavente Sovieri are of plants and foods that are arranged into still…