Nature Morph

I am researching a logo project and flickrd " crocodile" and found these... Amy Ross is a Boston collage artist who does these incredibly amazing mushroom collages and bird illustrations. Inspiring, no?

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to capture...

light.
Lauren Ward

humor.
Will Sanders

serious.
Martynka Wawrzyniak

I cant pretend to be a photographer, although I do believe I would be able to capture a moment in all its beauty and light, maybe adding some humor to the set or perhaps some serious children. Endless possibilities...just need a good camera. And some fun masks ...

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Fantazma Gloria

Biddy Maroney has a cat named Machete. She is one half of we buy your kids and has a plethora of dark and amazing illustrations. One of her designs was pitched to an artist who wanted something dark but then graciously said no thank you-" not that dark". To which Biddy smiled.

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my love of moustaches revealed

I learned a bit of graphic design at Shillington College in Melbourne, the website was the best one i could find out there and it was actually a whole year ago when I started...i was on the site and noticed my work made a little appearance..so funny. The brief was for an italian restaurant...just thought I'd share;)

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Forecast

floral

have a beautiful weekend

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My Eyes Were Thirsty

If you've got a minute or eighty to look at some great sex, drugs and rock n' roll images that are well suited to leading us into summer, I would recommend a beer, some eels music and a soft pillow. Get comfortable.

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E. Wallman In Australia

It turns out this raconteur is as skillful in photography as he is slinging rotten fruit across parking lots, disguising nutella on your doorknob, or making you collapse in laughter telling his collection of amazing stories. I've picked out a few pretty images that I like from his trip, but to get the full sense of his point-of-view visit the pharaohchin. (I am not sure if Eric was in your neck of the woods. Recognize some of the places?)

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Order/Chaos

What is hidden inside Yukinori Maeda's Cosmic Wonder? Exploration.

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I love Hot waffles

I love online magazines. Especially ones that don't dilly dally and get straight to the point - like Ahorn Magazine, with it's fantastic photographs and interviews. I look forward to the day where Jen's photographs make an appearance. ;)

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I have been wondering what Elizabeth Yarborough has been up to. I was pleased to find this beautifully crafted porcelain collection. I like that she keeps them in their fragmented form, letting them be the shards that they are. 

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Brevity Of Light

photo: jen o'malley

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In B flat

wow. Darren Soloman of Science for girls had twenty musicians film themselves playing an instrument in B flat - you can play them all at once or pick two or eight and listen to the beautiful melodies that can come from this simple note.

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Oh, Charley.

I am sure you're familiar with Charley Harper's work, but for those who stumble and find themselves here, I do hope this makes you light up and smile. Charley has an unmistakable minimal and vibrant style that I have come to adore.

When once asked to describe his art style, Harper replied, "When I look at a wildlife or nature subject, I don’t see the feathers in the wings, I just count the wings. I see exciting shapes, color combinations, patterns, textures, fascinating behavior and endless possibilities for making interesting pictures. I regard the picture as an ecosystem in which all the elements are interrelated, interdependent, perfectly balanced, without trimming or unutilized parts; and herein lies the lure of painting; in a world of chaos, the picture is one small rectangle in which the artist can create an ordered universe."

His books and any work you may be able to fill a wall or room with come highly recommended. So simple and beautiful - simple geometry in nature. Divine.

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One For All

Andrea Zittel, A-Z Personal Panel Uniform

Installation view from Andrea Rosen Gallery, 2004

Smock Shop

Artists Claire Fong & Mariana Saldana

The Uniform Project

                      

Artist Andrea Zittel was inspired to create a uniform for herself based on the need for an attractive and versatile garment that would suit her lifestyle working in an art gallery and while in the studio. From there the project expanded into several sustainable fashion experiments with wool and single-strand knitting. Learn more in her exhibition book Andrea Zittel: Critical Space. Zittel then branched out to form the Smock Shop, an artist run enterprise that follows the belief that 'rules make us more creative'. Artists were invited to reinterpret a pattern designed by Zittel which in result, yielded hundreds of unique designs. The project has recently ended due to economic bs, but a documentation of the project is underway. Meanwhile, Zittel's philosophies on sustainable fashion have become contagious. 

In May of this year, Sheena Matheiken launched The Uniform Project, adopting Andrea Zittel's philosophy in a more philanthropic role for the uniform. Matheiken will wear one dress for one year and it is through her creative use of accessories and layering, that playfully reinvents the dress daily (and it's super cute all on its own). The dress was designed by Eliza Starbuck and can be worn both ways, front and back, providing helpful versatility. Donations will go the Akanksha Foundation, which will fund uniforms for children in India. You can support the cause by donating accessories or money. So far she has done a phenomenal job, raising $5,000 in just over 2 months. 

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Warm Inventions

Hope Sandoval will be releasing a new album, Through The Devil Softly, this September with her band the Warm Inventions and Colm Ó Cíosóig of My Bloody Valentine. Take a listen to the hauntingly beautiful Blanchard. I recommend closing your eyes, listen for the piano. Sounds like the perfect way to welcome in Autumn (and Spring).

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PPPPlay

Keetra Dean Dixon's innovative and amusing projects will leave you with a zany grin.

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A clockwork beetle

Who would have put two and two together to create such intricate and creepy works of art?
Insect Lab was created by Mike Libby one day after stumbling across an intact beetle, and he decided to outfit it with mechanical parts from a wristwatch. He uses non-endangered insects and antique pocketwatches for these science fiction-esque sculptures. weird.

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Lost At E Minor

There is a plethora of incredible illustrations and art on this website, Lost at E Minor.

David Mark Marinelli
Ilana Kohn
Kes Richardson for Sex in Art

A new visual ritual for my early coffee mornings...

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Golden

Jing Wei is currently living in a treehouse in Brooklyn, illustrating the cutest pictures and making me laugh out loud with the top seals image - ahh, golden girls. She also has a blog which is adorable.

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Love Will Always Love You

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In Light

The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments is an insightful reminder of the intimacy that has been lost in the scientific process. Contrary to technological methods today, these experiments were devised by a person's own two hands and a single mind with relentless curiosity. Johnson gives brief examples of the lost art of the tabletop experiment from an age where the pursuit to reveal the mysteries of light and electricity yielded poetic methods and elegant inventions. I really enjoyed Newton's What Color Is. An overall inspiration for the creative process. 

Happy 4th!

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Smokey The Great

the sweetest little creature that will be forever missed

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