i first heard about the artist nick cave when i saw a post about him on our brooklyn we the free store’s blog. then a reader on our blog suggested checking him out and i couldn’t put off posting about him anymore. cave is a chicago based artist who is also a trained dancer and former clothing designer…all of which is evident in the creations he makes, called "soundsuits", because of the noise they make when moved around in. he uses a variety of found materials to create the soundsuits, which can stand on their own as artwork or be worn by dancers as performance art. here are some of them...they're pretty wild...
i wasn’t able to find a website for nick cave, but you can find more info about him on the website for the jack shainman gallery in new York, where he has recently shown his work.
jennilee marigomen is a photographer who lives and works in vancouver, and nature plays a large role in her work as well. she explains her approach to photography in her interview with booooooom: “i shoot spontaneously within a small time frame, so i would say that that my photographs are not calculated in a pre-determined sense. many of my photos are made through serendipity – i’ll find something interesting by chance, or i will end up with accidental and beautiful light leaks – happy accidents. however, i am drawn to interesting shapes, especially those that occur within nature, so i agree with being drawn to geometry. i like simplicity and isolation and frame the subject matter carefully so that there are the least amount of distractions as possible.”
i liked so many of her photographs i had a hard time choosing which ones to include…
read her full interview here and check out more of her work here.
yesterday i wrote about the booooooom art show taking place in vancouver…and i thought i’d share some more work by a couple of the participating artists that i really like, starting with erika somogyi...
you wouldn’t know it by looking at her work, but erika somogyi is a brooklyn-based artist. in an interview featured on boooooom she explains the inspiration behind the nature themes in her work: “sometimes i wish i were living in a log cabin in the mountains. i have spent time backpacking and sleeping outside. i love visiting the national parks. the natural imagery i use in my work comes from my travels, photos i have taken, photos i have borrowed, field studies and memories. one aspect of the work i have been making is the longing for a connection with nature. the lack of expansive wilderness here is a big part of that. in a way i feel transported by the paintings.”
"divining light"
"falling"
"walking watching waiting"
"questions and answers"
"violet"
i also like the quote she ends with:
“how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” - annie dillard
you can read the full interview here and check out more of her work here.
any vancouver readers out there? i wish i could go to this art show taking place tonight…it’s the first art show curated by the blog booooooom in collaboration with lifetime collective, and from the looks of it, they’ve done a great job getting some local and non-local artists whose work is pretty incredible.
i recently came across the work of rachell sumpter, an artist who lives in tiny island, n. puget sound. some of her work is currently on display at the richard heller gallery in santa monica. what I love about these images is that the subject matter invokes fall, winter and coldness but the colors she uses are so cheerful and warm…perfect on a day like today.
finery, 2009
igloo, 2009
brothers in sport, 2009
jokulhlaup, 2009
ghosts, 2009
molten kin, 2009
other interesting facts about rachell…she is inspired by big, big trees, and living off the grid…she is reading born to kvetch, the orchard keeper, the lone ranger and tonto fistfight in heaven…and she is listening to beach house, bonnie "prince" billy, and bruce.
i have always loved album covers…i think they’re a very special form of art that tends to get lost in all the online sites that allow you to download music these days. having the actual album means something to me, and to a lot of people who still insist on buying them, and when my dad gives me his old record collection one day (i hope...!), a lot of the albums are going in frames and up on my wall.
so i think it’s really cool that next year, britain’s royal mail will launch a new series of stamps that celebrate ten classic british album covers. for the near-impossible task of selecting which ten to use, they did a series of polls and conferred with music editors, designers and writers. the stamps will have the unique shape seen in the images above, allowing for the vinyl disc poking out of the sleeve.
here’s the full list:
the clash – london calling
rolling stones – let it bleed
led zeppelin IV
david bowie – the rise and fall of ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars
pink floyd – division bell
blur – parklife
primal scream – screamadelica
coldplay – a rush of blood to the head
mike oldfield – tubular bells
new order – power, corruption & lies
don’t be too shocked that no beatles albums made the cut…they have already been on stamps.
do you agree with the british choices? if they did this in the US…what classic album covers would you want to see on stamps?
rene micheli is a philadelphia photographer who did some of the close-up, fairytale-like shots in our november catalog. I was looking at her website and I really love the dreamy style of some of her portraits.
there once was an artist who really wanted to encourage the neighborhood to get to know each other. so, he decided to help them. he gathered all of the neighborhood doormats and brought them to a gallery. the neighbors were stumped by the mysterious thievery. then, each neighbor received an invitation to come and get their property. later, they arrived at the gallery and saw that their doormats were much prettier together than apart. they began to talk and get to know each other – at least i hope that is how it turned out for the sake of kevin harman, the artist behind the installation...
these days more and more artists are coming up with new media and materials to create art that is unique and unexpected, so it was only a matter of time before artists started working with mud. but jesse graves, an artist based in milwaukee wisconsin, has taken it a step further by using mud to create stencil artwork that puts environmentally conscious messages in public spaces…so in his own way, he’s using earth in order to protect the earth…which is a very cool concept, i think.
msr = mud stencils rule.
according to jesse, “i use mud or earth because it is a fundamental life-giving substance, logical for my messages. mud stencils are an evolving medium, intended for art and social justice, not corporate advertisement. i see preserving and improving the environment we live in as all encompassing. the world is composed of interconnected systems or cycles. everything is connected, and every choice we make matters.”
here’s a look at some of jesse’s stencils and the meanings behind them.
"to me, industrial farming means agriculture on a massive scale that typically includes the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, genetically modified foods, erosion, and soil degradation. industrial farming is happening worldwide, it is reducing crop variety, eradicating traditional farming methods, and harming the health of animals (including humans). this mud stencil is a call to action. beat back industrial farming by supporting small sustainable farms and gardens."
"my original idea for this piece was to relate it to growing your own food. i enjoy gardening, and i want to share the joy i find in the sustainability of growing my own food. i considered writing “garden” with the plant letters, but eventually decided on “grow”. i wanted this piece’s meaning to be more ambiguous and personal to the viewer, instead of a bold statement like some of my other pieces."
"wild food is plants and animals that are not farmed, grown, or raised for human consumption. wild food is nutritious, and finding it makes you more aware of your environment. wild food is all around us, even in urban environments, most just overlook it and disregard it as weeds and nuisances."
"to deal with the infections cows are fed antibiotics which end up in the milk and meat produced by industrially raised cattle. this is just one of the many problems with industrial farming. corporations do not care about the health and well-being of the animals they imprison or and people that eat those animals."
"why do people drink bottled water when perfectly potable, perfectly healthy tap water is readily available? in places without clean drinking water, bottled water makes sense; everywhere else, it does not. it takes oil to make the plastic and packaging for bottled water, and even more oil to transport them. more oil is used to recycle the plastic, unless the used bottles are filling up landfills instead."
"free can mean a lot of things. hopefully this stencil means something to you. to me this piece is about how great it is to ride a bike. for myself commuting via bicycle means i am free from oil and free from the confinements of an auto. sadly while biking in a city i am not free from rude motorists, and the exhaust autos spew."
i like this last one…obviously, the notion of freedom is something that we feel strongly about here at free people :)
to learn more about jesse and his mud stencils, visit his website: mudstencils.com
a new exhibit went up this week at gallery 543, the gallery in building 543 where our cafeteria is located. it’s such a beautiful space on its own, but having artwork on display makes it even better.
the new exhibit features the work of mark khaisman, who we’ve posted about before. he uses packaging tape to create these awesome portraits that play with the tactile nature of the tape and the familiarity of the images he creates.
i think they’re cool because up close all i can see are the lines of tape, but as you distance yourself the images reveal themselves.
gallery 543 started out as a way to showcase the artistic talent of employees here at the home office, but has grown to include local artists and institution shows, with installations rotating every 4-6 weeks. the current exhibit will run through december 1st, monday through friday, 9am-6pm.
yesterday we told you about a show taking place at johnny brenda’s to benefit the philadelphia independent artist collective vox populi.
i went to their website to check out some of the artists and I was inspired by these paintings by local artist kate stewart, who’s work explores notions of escape and shelter.
marc hummel, a philadelphia native and founder of b minus designs, makes these really cool bike-loving products that i thought you would enjoy. all b minus designs are screenprinted by hand. check them out below, along with a short interview with marc.
interview with marc:
where are you from?
philadelphia! south philly, to be precise.
when did you create b minus designs?
in the fall of 2004.
why did you start b minus designs?
my friend leah and i came up with the idea for the "bicycles are for lovers" design while goofing around in our dorm rooms our freshman year of college. our school was in a fairly rural part of new jersey, and we both thought tandem bicycles were the coolest things on the planet. we decided to use our design to launch a t-shirt company that would eventually buy us our very own tandem!
we eventually got our wish, when a fellow student saw our web site and offered us (free!), a red tandem bicycle he had taking up space in his shed. the bike still needs a lot of work, but we're siked our plot was successful!
what was your inspiration? (this may be a bit off topic, but I'd like to mention it...):
in the summer of 2009, we decided to make b minus designs a 100% non-profit company. the proceeds of every sale go toward my fundraising goal for the 2010 "climate ride," a charity bicycle trip from new york to washington, d.c.
i found herbert pfostl's book "to die no more" about a year ago...somehow i can't help but visit his work every couple weeks...it inspires me beyond belief.
his blog is very intelligent, thoughtful and just plain perfect, too...
luren, who used to work for our store display team, is curating a show at copy gallery...
it's called desert. and it will probably leave you thirsty for more...
sorry, that sounds silly.
if you're in philly, make it part of your first friday festivities. there, that's better...
artists from philadelphia and los angeles are creating sculptures inspired by plants and structures of the desert using commonly found materials.
brian andreas makes art from old barnwood and incorporates words about a specific moment or memory...
this is my favorite thing about his work, really, as mentioned on his site:
"we believe (fiercely) in the power of stories, not because they're our stories, but because it is valuable & right to protect the precious connections between people."
today is our visual display intern julie's last day...
during her stay, she worked on developing some holiday in-store displays! here's a sneak peek of what you may see...
and she took the time to write this little note, which i'll transcribe for you in a sec.
"hi, my name is julie and i have been working with the free people visual team since june. today is my last day and i have had so much fun here! my favorite part of my internship was helping to make prototypes for upcoming displays. also being able to witness how creative and hard-working everyone is has been really exciting. one thing i will take with me is to keep working hard and let others inspire you and that is will impact the quality of your work. thanks for having me, free people family! thanks!"
check out kevin e. taylor if you live in or around san francisco...his show "terrestrial syndrome" is opening at the shooting gallery there this saturday. he's really very talented.
THE SHOOTING GALLERY
LOCATION: 839 larkin St between o'farell & geary
GALLERY HOURS: tuesday - saturday 12pm - 7pm
i travelled out to williamsburg with my buddy for an outdoor art/music festival...was awestruck by this collaborative installation at live with animals.
"i stopped by moore college of art and design to pick up my bike from the bicycle: people + ideas in motion exhibit. there was one bike there that screamed free people; wish i would have had my camera.
(NOTE: whitney went back and grabbed some pix for us - rad)
it was all done up with glitter, small figurines, flowers, etc. it definitely wasn’t for riding but it was wonderful to look at.
bicycle: people + ideas in motion celebrates philadelphia’s passion and commitment to the bicycle with exhibitions and events that explore the art and design of the bicycle—from functional object to a canvas for good causes, personal expression and civic-mindedness.”
if you haven't seen his blog, you must you must you must! he features pix, paintings and videos of interesting people and their creative spaces. so very inspirational.
thank you to everyone who visited us in cahuenga last week for the we the free designer search!
our managing director ana and gmm sheila had a lot to look at and choose from...
here's just a sampling of our visitors...
we're coming to our brooklyn-based wtf on september 24th! get your wares ready...
say hello to mark khaisman, a philadephia-based artist who hails from kiev, ukraine. his medium of choice is tape.
how he gets his inspiration: "i go mostly by motivation. i conceive an idea and live with it, and if in a while it still feels right to me, i work on it."
from fellow fp girl whitney. she is the department store specialist for our wholesale division...
"my friend (dustin fenstermacher) just showed me his website and I’m in love with his pictures!! right now he is working on putting together a book of cat show pictures. i’m trying to tag along to a cat show with him because they look amazing!! i don’t know which one i’ll enjoy more, the fancy cats galore or the fantastic people watching."
two artists, Lenka Clayton & Michael Crowe, had this idea to send a handwritten letter to every household in a small irish town, after sending over 450 letters, they hoped it would bring the community together, promoting curiosity and discussion. and i think the end result is quite beautiful! its interesting to see how such a small idea and object become such a large creation Mysterious Letters
if you're a clothing/accessories designer with a love of all things raw and genuine and rad...and if you're in l.a. this thursday, you should come out to our we the free store!! we're looking for folks who would be interested in sharing their wares, and possibly adding them into our existing product assortment.
what a cool opportunity...hope to see you!
if you're in ny, go visit fuse gallery. our awesome knits designer chau - who has
graced our blog many-a-time - is showing some of her work there.
in the form of flowerpots...
and ink on paper...
show runs from august 15 through september 12.
she's the best. watch our interview with her from may 2008.
this is chris butler, brother-in-law to our awesome graphic designer lizzy.
he describes himself/his art as "analytical, cheap, collage, fast, geometric, simple."
cool stuff.
this week's beach home page video was shot with a digital harizenumi...a rad little camera that makes your still images/video look like they were shot in 1967.
you can buy this camera from urban outfitters! (card reader and battery must be purchased at another venue, keep in mind!)
I have totally fallen in love with Aimee Sicuro's illustrations ever since I saw them on Black*Eiffel! I love the whimsy and the way she draws people. Though, the doggy on a bicycle might be my favorite! Check out more here.
Posted by pruitt fpgirl on August 11, 2009 11:27 AM
These paper flower creations have been floating around the web lately and inspiring me to pull out my tissue paper and try my own hand at some nature-inspired creations!
I've posted about Julien Vallée's colorful paper work before, so I couldn't resist sharing his new video with you! It's almost like an ad for a fantastical game that can't exist yet - but I wish it did!
Okay, so the eyes on these paintings are pretty creepy, but there is something I really like about them! Julia Kuo references street fashion blog posts to create these - she just picks out ones that catch her eye and goes with it! See the rest on her site.
I love this beautiful nature font by NeuArmy. I wish they had posted all the letters, but they only have enough to write the word organic. Still, so pretty! See all they have here.
Posted by pruitt fpgirl on August 10, 2009 2:03 PM
These illustrations by Tiffany Bozic are so light and airy! I really like them; I feel like I am transported to a different world! Check out her site for more of an escape.
Believe it or not, I don't think I've ever seen any pinhole art before! (Or if I have, I had no idea!) Now that I've seen the delicate pinhole art of Heather Smith Jones, I want to try it myself! Of course mine won't have the skill and prettiness of Heather's, but I'm definitely inspired! See more of Heather's work here, and learn a little bit more about pinhole art here!
These little collages by Analu Prestes are so cute! I love that she painted the flowers, and such vibrant colors! Check out Analu's Flickr for many more lovely pieces!
These visual installations by Ingo Maurer use fisherman's nets embellished with crystal drops to create the feeling of being underwater. They look so pretty! Wouldn't it be wonderful to have one hanging over your bed? I would love that!
These illustrations by Kelsey Brookes are so cool. He was recently featured by DazedDigital and created these pieces for that feature! His other work is really cool too though, see it here.
How awesome are these paintings by Amy Ruppel?! I love them! She has created one for each of the 50 United States, featuring the state animal of each one. Painted on wood, she uses wax, paper, and oils. Check out all of the paintings for each of the states right here!
Jill Lin has created these fun illustrations in collaboration with Bando! There is something about them I really like - they are so pretty! I like to imagine what sort of faces would go underneath the hair! Jill has many other beautiful illustrations which you can see on her site.
These amazing and colorful sculptures by Ara Peterson are made of wood! I only wish I could see them in real life, because they are optical illusions as well, and appear to be moving before one's eyes! Regardless, I love all the colors and textures!
I am in love with these beautiful old floral paintings. Dear Ada found them, but she has no idea who painted them! None of the commenters on her blog knew, but maybe you do! At any rate, if you like these as much as I do, check out Dear Ada's post - she has the images in a much bigger size if you click through, and then you can use one as desktop wallpaper! You know I did!
Posted by pruitt fpgirl on August 1, 2009 11:21 AM
It's funny how something so simple can be so appealing! The movement and colors in these ribbons of paint by James Nares are just so eye-catching! It makes me want to go put paint ribbons all across the walls of my apartment... I don't think my landlord would appreciate that so much though...
How cool are these drawings by Cheeming Boey?! Aside from that they are all drawn on styrofoam cups, I really like the style of the drawings, and all the little details! Cheeming's site is cool, but don't miss his huge and amazing photostream, since it has tons of his cups on there!
I am really enjoying all the rainbow colors in Scott Hansen's work - not to mention the subject matter. Bears? Deer? Yes, please! Be sure to check out his site - besides his portfolio and blog, he has a fun music playlist posted as well!
I have posted about Tim Walker's fashion photography in the past, but Andrea Galvani's lovely photos yesterday really put us in the mood for more, both from Andrea and Tim!
All the photos above are by Tim Walker. I love them so much! We all do - his work is a source of inspiration for all of us at FP! These shots are from a really great book of Tim's work called I Love Pictures. The book is very hard to come by these days, but we are really lucky in that our Art Director has a copy that we can all pour over from time to time! See more of Tim's work on his website, and don't miss our previous Tim Walker post either!
There is something very arresting about these photographs, don't you think? They're by Italian photographer Andrea Galvani, who is also a Photography Professor at the Accademia Carrara di Belle Arti di Bergamo. Something about the horse photos in particular put me in mind of Tim Walker, but maybe with muted colors. Do you see it too?
I'm loving these surreal gouache and watercolor illustrations by Ramis Kim! There were so many gorgeous and colorful pieces on her site I had trouble picking a few to show you!
I think you all will love this wonderful time-lapse video by Caitlin Parker! This is a time lapse video in progress. I am an artist. I built this dollhouse and put it in my yard. I planted North East Native plants in and around the house. A hunting camera/motion camera is set up to take stills of the house as it evolves, decays from weather, and as animals wander through. This is ongoing- so far only two and half months have been documented. I plan on one year, to watch the seasons change...
Sarah Cain uses everything from fabric to tinfoil to paint on these interesting mixed media pieces! I love the shapes and colors, don't you? See more of her work here and here!
If you are in the Chicago area this weekend, you should check out the Wicker Park Festival going on this Saturday and Sunday! This a cool music and arts festival that the Wicker Park & Bucktown area put on every year, with this year's festival including something like 40 musicians! It starts tomorrow at 12pm, and runs through Sunday evening! Located at the intersection of Milwaukee & North Streets, it'll be right across the street from our Free People store and our We The Free store! The word is that those stores will be having a big sale this weekend as well! Check out this site or this site for all the details!
Saturday July 25th & Sunday July 26th, 12pm-10pm
Milwaukee at North Street
Chicago IL
Special thanks to commenter Caroline for the heads-up!
I'm really liking these mixed-media illustrations by Ontario College of Art and Design graduate Miki Sato! Don't miss her Flickr photostream and her cute blog!
These ball-point pen drawings by Anna Emilia Laitinen are really impressive! I can hardly believe they were done with ball-point pen! Amazing... More here.
Valerie Molnar's work with knitting and color is really interesting! I like that it throws my eye off for a moment, and makes me think! Check out more here.
To achieve that hazy layered look, Brooks Salzwedel uses multiple layers of graphite, tape and resin in his work. I like how the pieces seem so still, yet they are kind of unsettling. Check out more of his work here.
This charming work is by Brooklyn-based illustrator Aleks Sennwald. I stumbled upon her work on Share Some Candy, and now I can't get enough! I love the way she draws animals- though the woman in the picture at the top is really engaging too! Aside from her website, Aleks also has a blog which showcases her work, and other things.
These fun creations are giving me a little inspiration this morning! They're by Australian illustrator Kareena Zerefos. The girl at the top is just so beautiful - but I think my favorite might be the owl, because of his wonderful colors!
I am amazed at the detail of Amanda Michelle Smith's ceramic work. The way she draws is also really appealing! Check out this post on If The Birds Knew and click the pictures to see much bigger photos, and more of Amanda's work! Seriously, do it! The bigger pictures do more justice to the work - the little intricacies are really great!
Part of what makes these paintings so dreamy and luminous is that they are painted on convex metal rounds. I love the subjects of the paintings, the natural patterns and plants, and I love the colors too! Yvette Molina uses layers and layers of oil paint and many transparent glazes to achieve that certain glow. Check out her site if you want to learn more about her!
There is an amazing exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City right now by artist Song Dong.
Song Dong's mother spent her entire life hoarding anything that she got her hands on, and refused to ever throw anything away. All her life she lived in a tiny house packed full with every kind of odd and end you can imagine. Shortly before she died, Song was able to convince her to allow him to clean out the house and use the contents as an exhibition. The exhibition is called Waste Not, and essentially it is all of his mother's possessions, laid out and organized. The huge mass of stuff makes a really powerful statement. If I can get up to NYC in time, I will definitely be checking out this exhibition in person!
I can't even fathom the patience it must take for Tim Noble and Sue Webster to create these amazing pieces! All of their shadow art is created using trash, and each piece takes anywhere from 6 months to a year to complete. It's amazing that those piles are creating the silhouettes on the wall - I almost don't believe it! See more of their creations here and here.
I would love to wear that dress made of flowers in the first picture! All of these clothes are part of an amazing collection by artist Nicole Dextras, called Weedrobes. The pieces are each made entirely of plants, with the hope that it makes one consider our relationship with nature, and the symbiotic relationship between one's body and the earth. See more of these pretty creations here.
There are so many things going on in each of these paintings by Ricky Allman, I feel like I could study them for hours! Every time I look at one of them I feel like I see something in it that I didn't before! The colors and shapes are pretty great too. Check out more of Ricky's work here.
These beautiful images of waves are by Japanese photographer Syoin Kajii. Syoin is a Buddhist monk residing at a seaside temple on Sado Island, where he works on his photography as well. His photos from this gorgeous set were recently featured in Foam Photography Magazine. I would love to get lost in any of them!
I love the simplicity of these coffee-themed illustrations by Jenny Kim! On her site she has a couple photos that show how the pieces would look as a wall mural or on a coffee cup, and they're awesome! Her paintings are very good as well; check them out on her site.
I'm really enjoying the way the lines are placed in these cool drawings by Lis Timpone. The tiny details are really impressive too! I don't think I'd have the patience to line them all so carefully! See more on her blog.
I was poking around on Penguin & Fish (one of my favorites) when I saw her post about illustrator Anneka Tran - responsible for the playful work above. Aren't they great? I especially love the miso mermaid at the top - apparently she is a favorite of many others as well! Check out the rest of Anneka's work on her site and her blog.
These amazing images in rice crops are located in Japan! They are made with careful planning, strategically planting different colors of rice plants so that they grow into a picture. The town of Inakadate in particular is known for its skill in creating rice art, but you can find rice pictures all across the country in the summertime! Check out many more photos of amazing rice paddy crop art on Pink Tentacle.
Richard Heeks takes these beautiful photos of soap bubbles. I can't imagine how difficult it would be to capture the bubbles at just the right moment! Check out his Flickr stream - he a lot of really arresting shots!
How cute are these illustrations by Katie Vernon?! She has many prints for sale in her Etsy Shop; I may have to give that hedgehog at the top a home! Check out her website too - many more sweet pieces!
It took Wataru Itou, an art-student in Tokyo, four years to create this intricate paper castle! It's called Umi no Ue no Oshiro, or Castle on the Ocean, and aside from the pretty lights, it features a ferris wheel and a moving train! Absolutely amazing.
The amazingly vibrant colors in these knit sculptural installations by Sarah Applebaum are waking me right up! I love how bold they are, and so texturally interesting! I'd love to wear that robe in the last photo as well, any day! Read more about Sarah on her site, and also on Beautiful/Decay which has a nice write-up about her.
I love all of Jennifer Davis' paintings, and I had so much trouble deciding on only a few to post here! Aren't they great?! I think my favorite is the manatee balloon, though those little sea lions are pretty fabulous! Check out all of her work on her site - more soft colors and interesting subject matter! You won't be disappointed!
What do you guys think of these crazy colorful designs by Timothy James Andrews? They're from his Autumn/Winter collection for 2009-2010, called, as you might have guessed, A-Block-A-Brick-Toe. I really like them, even though I know I could never pull them off myself! The colors and shapes reminded Susie Bubble of Tetris blocks - I'm leaning toward Legos, but it's the same basic idea!
Check out Dazed Digital for more pictures of the line!
When the paper company Arjowiggins unveiled its new fancy paper line Curious Collection, they wanted to do something with a lot of impact to announce it! With the help of French photographer Grégoire Alexandre, they did! Aren't these pictures incredible?! See some fun behind-the-scenes video here! (Along the sidebar.)
I'm really enjoying Erin Morrison's otherworldly mixed media pieces this morning. Just drop me off in one of those landscapes... I'll spend Monday there!
Aren't these embroideries pretty? I really really like them! I feel like I've never seen any needlework like that before! I would love to have a shirt or a dress with any of the above designs on it! They were all created by the talented Renilde Depeuter. Sweet!
These sculptures totally amaze me! I wish I could touch one! They're made of tussock grass, cordyline, and linen thread, by Australian artist Beth Hatton.
Brooklyn-based artist Steve Keene not only creates numerous paintings, but he also makes fabulous plywood sets and props! Recently he has collaborated with the Silver Jews, Pavement, The Apples in Stereo, Soul Coughing, Dave Matthews Band and Merzbow to create album art, video sets, stage sets and posters - so you can imagine our delight when he agreed to make the props for our latest site video! The video will be appearing on our main website on Monday, so make sure to tune in and watch for Steve's props! Don't miss it!
"In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe."
I've been really into this blog Artist Quote of the Day. The quotes are typically from visual artists, and the entries feature images of their work and some brief brographical information. But today was Michael.
For part of her ongoing series Methods & Apparati for Social Facilitation and Mood Elevation, Keetra Dean Dixon has created this anonymous hugging wall! It's such a cool idea- I wish we had one here in Philly! Read and see more about it here.
Using controlled detonations of fireworks on paper, Rosemarie Fiore creates these:
From the artist herself: I bomb blank sheets of paper with different fireworks including color smoke bombs, jumping jacks, monster balls, fountains, magic whips, spinning carnations, ground blooms, rings of fire, and lasers. As I work, I create imagery by controlling the chaotic nature of the explosions in upside-down containers.
When the paper becomes saturated in color, dark and burned, I take it back to my studio and collage blank paper circles onto the image to establish new planes and open up the composition. I then continue to bomb the pieces. These actions are repeated a number of times. The final works contain many layers of collaged explosions and are thick and heavy.
EricGjerge has an amazing set on Flickr where he has uploaded images from Owen Jones' book The Grammar of Ornament. I could look at all the prints and patterns forever - there is so much inspiration on each page! Check out the whole set for many more awesome pictures like the ones above, in bigger sizes too!
These vintage Smokey the Bear nature posters are great! Wouldn't you love to have one for your walls? Amy at Apartment Therapy was able to find one on Ebay after a little bit of searching, but for now, get bigger computer versions here.
I'm loving Leontine Greenberg's work right now! Her little birdie paintings are so whimsical and sweet! The bottom one in particular puts me in mind of Dr. Seuss! Check out her blog and Flickr for more watercolor goodness.
These portraits by Laura Adel Johnson are awesome! Why have I never thought to create pictures with tiny holiday lights? I'm kind of amazed at how much detail comes through, too. Check out Laura's blog for pictures of a few more pieces.
I love the simple and interesting compositions of these photos by Yamamoto Masao. I think that the simpleness and calmness of the photos makes them all the more striking. Check out more here.
Pretty much all of Jane South's work totally amazes me because it's made primarily of paper. Yes, paper! They're visually interesting enough on their own, that just makes them even more impressive! Check out Jane's site for more incredible art!
These gorgeous images were all taken using infrared photography, which uses an image sensor or film that is sensitive to infrared light, as opposed to normal visible light. The way various objects reflect infrared light is quite different from how they reflect visible light, which is why the green on the trees turns white, and the sky looks much darker. Learn more about infrared photography here and here!
I am obsessed with these collages by Sarah Ogren! I love animal heads on human bodies. I don't know why, they're just really appealing - don't you agree? Don't miss Sarah's blog, and check out her Etsy shop too!
How would you like to live in one of these painted apartment buildings in Russia? I love all the eye popping colors! Check out this blog for many more great photos! I think my car needs a paint job like this...
These collages by Sarah Bridgland really caught my eye! To make them she uses all kinds of discarded paper, stationary, old books, newspapers, comics, you name it. The old staple boxes used for these particular pieces are really cool too!
I am loving these prints of work by Jen Corace! They are so simple and pretty. Design*Sponge spotted them for sale over at Philly's own Art Star! (The gallery that sponsors the cool craft bazaar every year.) Small world!
These pieces by husband and wife team Apak Studio are really adorable, but also really pretty! I love the sort of see- through/ethereal quality they have - especially the yellow one! As always, their site has much more!
Earlier today, Debbie Schramer, the creator (along with her husband) of these delicate fairy houses, was kind enough to comment on one of my posts and leave her website! I am so glad she did, or else I may have never seen these lovely little creations! Aren't they so cool?! I wish I was tiny enough to live in one! They are amazingly detailed as well. I highly recommend going to her blog and clicking on the pictures she has posted there. They are huge, and do more justice to all the carefully created interiors! (She also has a lot of great photo inspiration on her blog!) I can only imagine the time and effort required to make these pretty homes! I love it!
Thanks for the heads-up Debbie!
I'm really enjoying the set Demoniac Babble by Estelle Hanania! Partly it's because I like the costumes so much - wow. I'd love to walk around in one of those! The pictures have a really interesting feel though - click here for more!
I love the way Mario Sughi uses bright colors in his fashion illustrations! I really enjoy his drawing style too, the lines seem to fall really casually, yet they are clearly thought out. Check out his site for more vibrant illustrations!
Luren of our visual display team is part of a really cool and special exhibition going on at Copy Gallery right now! It's called A Room - A Loom, and you are all invited to come take part!
Some words from Luren: The gallery has been converted into a giant loom. It stretches from one wall to the other and spans corner-to-corner. There is no space for you to move without becoming part of this huge apparatus!
The loom itself is really simple, and anyone can be taught to to use it in about 5 minutes.
You are invited to gather together the material of your choice and to contribute to the weaving of this collaborative textile.
A Room-A Loom began as a site-specific weaving experiment by Julia Sherman at workspace, a small project space in East L.A. Materials used thus far in the L.A. loom have included weeds, old clothing, Halloween costumes, computer cables, bubble wrap, plastic bags, John Baldessari's toilet paper, Sheep Dog fur, raw wool, yarn, pants, jeans, blankets, burlap sacks, palm fronds, pom-poms and more. In mid-June workspace will host an reception to exhibit their final piece.
Copy is the first of several project spaces spanning the country and beyond to undertake A Room - A Loom. Eventually, there will be a group exhibition with all of the weavings from the various participating spaces.
Check out this link for a Google calendar with times that you can come and weave!
Luren and other members of Copy Gallery will also be available at other times - contact info@copygallery.org to make an appointment!
Copy Gallery
319 N. 11th St.
3rd Floor
Philadelphia PA
June 5th - 29, 2009
These geometric mixed media pieces by Jeff Perrone are really interesting. He uses all kinds of things to create them - mud cloth, buttons, sand, wood, etc... I really like the buttons especially. See more here!
These fun pictures are all from the awesome photo comic My Milk Toof. It's really really sweet and really good! You should definitely check it out for a hefty dose of cuteness!
These beautiful illustrations were all created in the early 20th century, and all the artists are Australian. I love them! I wish I could just dive right into one of them! BibliOdyssey made a fabulous post featuring these and many more gorgeous illustrations - very interesting and inspiring! Check it out if you feel like taking a little trip to fantasy-land!
Charlie Kratzer started drawing on his basement walls right in the middle, with a drawing of a painting by Picasso. From there he figured it wouldn't be too hard to extend the drawings out to the edge of the walls - one thing lead to another, until he had decorated all of his basement walls with his drawings, using 10 dollars worth of Sharpie markers!
I'm almost surprised at how cool it looks! It's amazing! Head over to Kentucky.com for more information.
These guys were too cute not to post! I love them! They're created by Marnie Vollenhals of J.AustinRyan. Check out her blog and Etsy for more unbearable cuddliness!
These earthy paintings are by Lisel Ashlock. I really like the feel of them, and that they are painted on wood! Check out her site for more paintings, and a few sweet drawings too!
I know we've seen many stop=motion videos, but this one is so darn cute, I couldn't resist sharing it! I really enjoyed the credits at the end too, because they show how they made the video! I've never really seen any behind-the-scenes on a stop-motion video before, so it was really interesting! Enjoy!
These fancy cupcakes were photographed by Therese Aldgard and styled by Lisa Edsalv. They were reportedly inspired by Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Christian Louboutin and Betsey Johnson, but I couldn't find any shots of the Betsey Johnson ones, rather I found the Agent Provocateur cupcakes on Lisa's site. So perhaps my source had it mixed up! At any rate, I would love to have a print of one of these photos! The Chanel or Louboutin shots especially would spruce my apartment right up! After these and the fashion lollipops, I wonder what kind of fashion foods are next!
I love these beautiful silk screen prints and drawings by Daniel Moraes! I love the lines and the colors! It's so abstract and delicate! Check out his Flickr photostream if you are enjoying these too! I have the top picture as my desktop background now. Ha ha!
These beautiful works are by artist Mars-1, a.k.a. Mario Martinez. Don't you love them? Check out his site, it has a blog-like format and much more unworldly art!
I love these pensive photos from Renate Aller's set Fixed Coordinates! They are so expansive and soothing! Each picture was taken at the same point on Westhampton Beach, hence the title of the set. It would be awesome to have a huge huge print of one of these - or even wall mural sized! See more of her work on Ruby Beets, or her site of course!
French artist Bernard Pras recreates pictures and portraits with found objects. His work is totally amazing.
An explanation from the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna: After an extensive and wide-ranging training, the artist Bernard Pras slowly began to focus on portraiture while experimenting with many different techniques. We were particularly interested in his photographed “composite portraits” of famous, frequently long-dead personalities... for which he selected composite elements that helped explain the sitter’s character or the reason for his or her fame. However, Pras adds an extra dimension of complexity: he distributes the individual elements that constitute his portraits in rooms - frequently locations chosen with great care - that participate in the creation of the composite artworks. ...in the end it requires a camera lens to bring them together in a photograph, and to turn them into recognizable portraits.
These are from a set by Brock Davis in which he explores how things that don't shatter might look if they did shatter. A simple idea, but I like them - especially the coffee cup! It's convincing.
See more on Brock's site or Cyana Trend Land.
I would love to just dive right in to one of these paintings by Jen Lobo! Something about them just drives me wild - do you guys like them too? Be sure to check out Jen's blog as well.
Black*Eiffel spotted these sweet old cartography maps, so carefully made by Harold Fisk in 1944! They portray the alluvial valley of the lower Mississippi River, and the ribbons of color are the banks of the river at various times in history. Very interesting, and very very pretty. See the whole set at Radical Cartography!
These images by Alinka Echeverría are just amazing! They are from a series of photos and video that she has done called Lightness of Being, which features, as you can see, stunning shots of synchronized swimmers underwater. I really love that the waterline is at the bottom of the picture - it gives a whole different perspective than one usually sees in underwater photos. Awesome! If you have a moment you should totally go to her site and watch the video - it is like the pictures, only even better - just incredible!
Don't miss this year's Art Star Craft Bazaar if you are in Philly this weekend! It starts at 11am and runs until 6pm, tomorrow and Sunday at Penn's Landing Great Plaza. Their site has directions if you need them!
There will be a ton of stuff to see and do (and eat) at the bazaar, which boasts over 100 artists this year! Of course there will also be plenty of live music - check out the schedule below!
Saturday Music Line-up
11am: Pairdown
12pm: The Josh Olmstead Band
1pm: The Documents
2pm: Gildon Works
3pm: Padre Pio
4pm: Toy Soldiers
5pm: Folklore
Sunday Music Line-up:
12pm: Perkasie
1pm: Photon Band
2pm: Like A Fox
3pm: North Lawrence Midnight Singers
4pm: The Mural & The Mint
5pm: Oh!Pears
Canadian artist Janet Hill remarks in her Etsy store description, "As a result of living in a cold climate for six months of the year, I've developed a strong interest in the beauty of interiors." I can tell, and I love it! Her paintings are so glamorous and soft! Be sure to check out her blog if you enjoy the paintings above, as she has lots and lots of her work posted there!
These lovely pieces by Eugenia Pardue are in fact paintings! I would have never guessed it - I thought they were molds or something like that. But as it turns out, these are paintings, acrylic on panel. They're also pretty big! Most of her work is at least 2' by 2', or bigger. I'm trying to imagine how she built up the designs with the acrylic paint, because they are so carefully crafted and textured. I'm totally amazed! See more on her site.
These pieces by Ulrik Martin Larsen are so carefully made and interesting! They look really intricate and delicate and yet the chains give a lot of them a very tough feel! They're so inspiring - people have been doing such great things with chains lately! I also really, really like the one in the second picture down because of those little wood fingers along the edges! What do you guys think?
When I first saw these pictures I immediately liked the beautiful cross-stitched design on the cars - but I didn't realize until I looked a bit harder that the designs are literally cross-stitched into holes in the hood of the car! How amazing! They were created by Lithuanian artist Severija Incirauskaite-Kriauneviciene for Berlin art show Strich Und Faden. Cool, right?
Aren't these paintings by Shelton Walsmith lovely? I really love the colors and the abstract feel. Be sure to check out his website - all of his work is really good! I would have put every painting he has in this post if I could have!
There's something really appealing about these yarn wrapped beads - I don't know if it's just that they are so whimsical and tiny, or the colors, or what! They're made by Maria Cavallero of Argentina, who has many more of these little charmers on her Etsy - take a look if you feel so inclined!
I'm really into these intricate pen and ink drawings by Yellena James - they're so detailed and organic! Like landscapes within themselves... See more here.
I really love these crazy drawings by James Roper! There is so much happening in them! These are from a set called Rapture, but if you're into them you should definitely check out the work on the rest of his site, as he has lots of work where he experiments with color and lines in a similar way. Fun stuff!
Frieda Gossett dyes, treats, and hand-stamps designs onto leather before turning it into various creatures. I can't imagine how long it must take to hand-stamp each little detail into the leather! It's got to be quite a process! Totally worth it though, these animals are just amazing! I'm especially impressed with the scales on the hammerhead - wow!
I absolutely adore this editorial from Cream Magazine! It was photographed by Macushla Burke, and the wonderful illustrations on top, the birds and such, are by artist KellySmith. I saw them on KnightCat and I keep going back to look at them more - they're so inspiring!
These photographs may not seem like much, until you realize that the subject is the sky at varying stages of sunset! What an awesome idea! Gorgeous too. They're by Ann Woo - check out her site here.
These wonderful colorful paintings are by the aptly named Julianna Bright! Such a perfect name for an artist who uses bright color! I've been browsing around her site all morning, getting my fill of her fun little people and their animal buddies... Check out her Etsy shop if you feel the need for a print!
I've been really enjoying the clever images of Sarah Illenberger. She does lots of different work for companies like Vanity Fair, NY Times and Nike, all of which is original and fun like the stuff shown above! Check out her website for more fun stuff.
These great fashion illustrations are by Monsieur Qui. Aren't they cool?! I really like them, especially the watercolor accents - very inspiring! Be sure to check out Monsieur Qui's blog too, as he keeps some work there that can't be seen on his website!
I love these pretty and original light shades made by StudioTempera! They are gourds! StudioTempera, which is based in Turkey, hollows them out, decorates them, and then pokes little holes in them to be filled with beads for colored light, or nothing for normal light! They are so beautiful!
These pictures are of a piece Christien Meindertsma created for the exhibit Design for a Living World, which just opened at the Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum in New York. The exhibit aims to tell a unique story about the life-cycle of materials and the power of conservation and design.
For Christien's piece, she used wool from a sustainable sheep ranch in Idaho and created a "flock" of different knit parts, each one made from 3.5 pounds of wool, the yield of a single sheep. Then she sewed them all together to make one huge and heavy knit rug!
It reminds me a bit of those phat knits from before. I love them both! There is something about the thick texture of these giant knits that is irresistible!
You may recall when I posted this and other pieces by Cassandra Rhodin a while back...
To my delight, she recently did some pillowcases for H&M Home, and they look so awesome!
Boy I would love to have a set! They're so pretty!
From the same guy who created the awesome crayon rings, Timothy Liles now brings us these sweet necklaces with chalk pendants! Yet another piece of pretty and colorful jewelry that I would distract myself with constantly if given the chance! Hee hee!
Check out Timothy's site here!
These pictures by Caroline De Vries are really fun! The bright colors remind me of those pictures of the Indian festival Holi that I posteda while back. Check out the rest of Caroline's work on her site.
I recently came across Julian Merrow-Smith's site Postcard from Provence, and I am totally obsessed! Originally from the UK, Julian currently lives in the Provence region of France, and each day he posts a new painting he has done, usually on postcard sized paper. As you can see, the paintings are just exquisite - I could look through them all day! You can do the same here.
This is another awesome set I saw on The Moldy Doily - unfortunately she can't recall where she found these pictures! They are so fun though - the clothes are like ultimate candyland party time! I would love to own the dress in the second picture especially. Crochet + tulle = yummy!
Do any of you happen to know off-hand where these pictures came from?
Coco+Kelley posted these amazing photographs by Julia Galdo the other day, and I keep coming back to them. Obviously the lighting is very appealing, but there is something else about them too that I really really like! Take a look around Julia's site for more lovely photography.
Using a small loom like one might use for knitting hats, Charlie Bucket knit some plastic piping into a tube and then set it up so that he could push colorful fluids through the tubing. It looks awesome.
I am falling in love with the illustrations of Raquel Aparicio right now! Aren't they gorgeous? They look so delicate and pretty - I love the way she draws animals, but I love the soft bleeding edges of her environments even more. I read on The Best Part that she is currently doing work for The New York Times, Wendy's, and Rolling Stone. I can see why!
These interesting pieces by Daniel Newman really caught my eye! It seems like a challenge to see everything that is in the picture. See more of Daniel's work here.
I couldn't resist posting a few of these pictures from a little editorial in the April Jalouse Magazine! They are stitched representations of various designers by Olympia Le Tan - I wish her website were finished! I also wish these pictures had scanned a little better, because in the magazine they are just so cute!
I love these images by Kari Herer! How smart to mix flowers with old insect illustrations! It looks so cool! I saw these on Poppytalk, and I loved what one of her commenters said, that it makes bugs almost look romantic! So true! Be sure to check out Kari's blog too!
These photographs of beautiful antique kimonos are from a Flickr set by Neville Trickett of Saint Verde Blog. I love them so much! They put me a little bit in mind of those pieces by Sunny Belliston that I posted the other day. Just wonderful!
There are so many amazing pictures in this set, called The Now Smash Of Style, by Craig McDean for Italian Vogue. I had trouble narrowing it down to just a few pictures to show you! Dark as they are, these pictures are still just exquisitely beautiful! Check out this post on The Moldy Doily to see the rest of the set - larger sized images too!
Gosh I would love to get my hands on that hat in the first picture, and the corset in the bottom one...
This video was shot in Tokyo by Samuel Cockedey. From his site: Shot over the span of a year with Canon DSLRs (mostly 350d), processed with Lightroom (raw files color adjustment and resizing)/VirtualDub (deshaker/deflicker filters)/Sony Vegas (editing). Original rendered in 1080p.
Amazing!
These mixed media pieces by Sunny Belliston are so simple and unassuming at first glace, but you get sucked in! The colors, the shapes, something about them is just very pleasing! Do you agree? I would love to have these on the walls of my apartment to look at when I'm sitting... and thinking....
I'm going crazy over the art of Chiara Bautista! Her work is kind of bizarre, and there is just much to look at within each piece - I'm totally mesmerized! Apparently she also goes by the name Milk, which is the name on her Myspace page. Check it out if any of the work above interests you - there's a ton of it on there, and in better quality and sizes. Awesome!
Artists Gilles Cenazandotti and Thierry Lede recently created a new group, Clear Art Planet, whose main mission is to go around the world cleaning up beaches. The awesome pieces above were made with the items they cleaned off of the beach in Cap Corse Corsica. I adore these pieces, they are so beautiful! It's amazing though that those are just the items from a beach in Corsica! Probably not even close to all of them, in fact... It gets me thinking of all the stuff on the beaches of the world...
You can visit Clear Art Planet's site, but be warned it's in French!
These beautiful drawings are by Hanna Müller, who has a really cute story on her blog about how she started drawing: When I grew up I did some serious attempts to write my feelings in a diary, it started off good until my brother ferret out where it was hidden. It didn't matter how much I tried to hide it, he always found it and spread my most private thoughts to everyone who cared to listen. So I stopped writing my feelings down and started drawing what I felt instead. My pictures became my diary and still are. It feels nice to draw them away. So sweet...
I just spent way too long looking at every painting on Josh Keyes' site, and after I post this I'll probably go back to look some more! I can't put my finger on what I like so much about his work, but I really really do! His acrylic paintings are strangely beautiful, and I love the subject matter and message. If you check out his paintings, try starting at the bottom! His older work is at the bottom and it's cool to see the work develop.
I'm loving this amazing work by London-based artist Kate MccGwire! To create these pieces she used thousands of discarded pigeon feathers, and they seem to create so much movement! I especially love how they look flowing out of pipes! See more of Kate's work here.
These photographs by Elena Kalis are so beautiful! The dress looks so delicate and light in the water! The colors are gorgeous too. Be sure to check out Elena's website - her other work is equally dreamy.
I can't stop admiring these rather surreal pieces by Tyson Skross. After moving to rural Switzerland from Texas at the age of nine, he became intrigued with the odd natural phenomena that he often witnessed. This sort of altered reality and intangibility is what he tries to bring to his work. So strangely beautiful! See more here and here.
These cut paper constructions by Helen Musselwhite are awesome! I love the whimsical scenes she creates. The colors and style are great too!
See an older post with different work by her here! Also more on her site and Beautiful/Decay.
Posted by pruitt fpgirl on April 30, 2009 12:59 PM
This editorial from Lula Magazine is so awesome! I love drawings on top of pictures! The drawings are by Jo Ratcliffe, who is pretty awesome all on her own...
I am so inspired by this project Color Me Katie created! She and her boyfriend traced themselves in various positions on black paper, cut them out and taped them up around Brooklyn! Then they waited and photographed people passing by when they matched with the shadows. What fun! Check out her blog here!
I love these beautiful pieces by Zanis Waldheim. I'm always a sucker for colorful art, but these are like geometric color studies times ten! Yves Jeanson has a fabulous set on Flickr featuring nearly 200 of Zanis' pieces like this. Definitely worth taking a look!
Aren't these drawings by Cardboard Cities awesome?! Great colors and use of lines - I especially love the kitty portrait and the bunnies! See more on their Flickr and their website. You won't be disappointed!
These beautiful paper dresses are from Jum Nakao's S/S 05 collection. According to Style Bubble, at the end of the show the models ripped and tore the dresses off, to the shock of the spectators! This after 700 hours of work on the collection. Too much!
Anyhow, I could look at these pictures forever. These dresses are just so intricate and amazing! Be sure to check out Style Bubble's post where I saw these pictures if you like them - she has more images and a video!
Posted by pruitt fpgirl on April 27, 2009 10:02 AM
I know we've already looked at some animal sculptures today, but these are just so dear! Kyoko Okubo crafts these little figures from washi, a traditional Japanese paper. I can't believe they are made out of paper! You've gotta love the twig antlers too! See many more of Kyoko's cute creations here.
These gorgeous animals were sculpted using driftwood found on beaches. They are so incredible! I am amazed at how well they flow together- I don't know how the artist, Heather Jansch, manages to put the wood together so perfectly! Heather has been sculpting for nearly 40 years, and she has tons of other work on her site - it's worth taking a look at, if only to see all the other animals she has made!
Artist Heather Benning created this life-size dollhouse from an abandoned farmhouse in Saskatchewan! One outside wall has been completely replaced with plexiglass to create the dollhouse view. Heather also decorated the house with 60's furnishings, on account of that is when the house was apparently abandoned. I would love to go and visit this in real life! I would be overcome with the desire to go in though - that is always my problem with regular sized dollhouses - I want to get in somehow!
Aren't these creations by Blaze Danielle amazing!? I just love them, they look so carefully and delicately done. I would love to have one of these pieces on a tee-shirt, even though I would have to be extra-careful with it! See more at Blaze Danielle's blog and Etsy.
I know that many different art alphabets have been making the rounds lately on the net, so I hope you are not too tired of them to enjoy this awesome Google Maps alphabet! I really especially loved this one, I had to share! These were found by Rhett Dashwood, and interestingly enough, he found all the letters within the state of Victoria, Australia! I'm serious! That really makes me think. I bet one could find an alphabet in each of the 50 American states!
Well, maybe... See the bigger version of the alphabet on Rhett's site.
Though these dioramas are a bit less into realism than the ones by Thomas Doyle that we looked at last week, they are definitely just as cool! I love the creative use of random odds and ends in each little diorama. Aren't they cute? See more at creator Ethan Hayes-Chute's website.
