A twitter friend posted this skull who works at Etsy, I've been basically obsessed with it since. It's has been in my head for days, the subtlety of the gold tooth is what has me. Well, that and she makes these rad skulls and teeny tiny little mushrooms, what a great juxtaposition.
Oh Wow. This print reminds me of the day I just had...ahhhh. Oh no, actually that's a big, fat lie as it's been raining for like a month straight here in Boston. Yeah, and these rain drops are no where near chubby droplets of color. But I have no fear because as I build the ark in my back yard I'll have lovely images to hang on it's walls, as Divine Light by Erika Somogyi is now available as a print. Ok, I'm being overdramatic, but let's be real, this print is gorgeous. So stop focusing on such trivial semantics and white lies and hop on over to Erika's shop as there are only one hundred of these bad Larry's.
Jose Hortelano recently contacted me by email to show me some of his work. I figured I'd check out his blog to glean some catchy little number to throw up here in the verbage area, but alas I don't read Spanish...hell, I have a hard enough time reading my English my ADD has gotten so bad. So I will let his beautiful paintings an drawings speak for themselves.
Jason Asato just released a bunch of prints titled Ridonkulous. Ahhh, the twists and turns of the english language thanks to the internet. Life is grand isn't it? Especially with unicorns and rainbows made available to hang on your wall. Jason describes his prints as "essentially holographic dreamland, cut from an adventure of sorts..". Neato!
I found Jessica Hess through the fellas over at Bodega. As a girl who grew up around graffiti writers, it's hard for me to not be drawn in to Jessica's paintings. I'm actually more than that, I am blown away by them. Her detail and over all rendition of the graffiti and street art that she captures is just plain amazing. I'm not sure which I dig more, the color and technique or that she captures so many current writers and street artists. Regardless, it's fresh in every sense of the word.
David Fullarton's commentary on our society never ceases to make me howl. His ability to pick up on the minutae (not always so minute, actually) and blow it out of the water with his wit is always right on the money. A perfect example is 'Updating Your Status', above. Recently David upgraded his website so you can find his work in all areas of the webs. Check it.
Check out this video of Maya Hayuk's A Path For The Light with a video installation by Andrew Deutsch Dance Dance Evolution at Alice Gallery.
MAYA HAYUK: A PATH FOR THE LIGHT from Raphael on Vimeo.
Jane O'Sullivan has been a reader from the get. Jane updates me every couple of months with wildly positive emails of what she is up to and working on. Recently she graduated, finishing up with her first exhibition. She sent this piece 'Always Believe', I think it's gorgeous and I wanted to share it with you guys
You may recognize Brooklyn based artist Macho Mel's work, as she has made cover art for such bands as Coco Rosie, Antony and the Johnsons, and Bunny Rabbit. Recently chatting with Mel over email she told me that she is actually color blind, so she doesn't use color a ton, but that she loves tie-dye and if she could paint in it she would.
Damien Weighill just completed his first animated video, co-directed with Steven Wake for Giggle Party's song Jason Bought a Hatchet. BE WARNED...it's NOT for the faint of heart and probs NSFW. But if you don't shudder easily it's pretty hilarious and catchy. Damien said they made sure to cover all the Rock n' Roll cliches: dancing robots, decapitation, Mother Teresa, unicorns, pirates, Hitler and Sir Trevor McDonald.
Super feeling the pastel colors and odd themes in Jennifer Davis' work. I can really get behind a crisp white shirt with monsters living it for sure. She has a few pieces up for grabs on The Beholder, and a few sold as well. I'd be stoked to have a piece of her's and I my feeling is you would too. I'm bummed I missed out on Tiny Showcase's print of her's, ahh well you snooze you lose.
Amy Blackwell's solid graphics have been on my radar lately and I just love the boldness and crispness that she brings to her drawings. Plus, I am always stoked when an artist renders an animal in an ever so cute light. Or when they take it upon themselves to just make hybrids out of existing animals. That always rules. I'm a sucker for the animals. You can buy her prints on Folksy. So cute. Check out her blog for daily updates and drawings.
I am super excited to post this give-a-way by Sublime Stitching. They're offering one reader this super cute pattern by Carson Ellis. It's #9 in their artist series, it's just perfect for the summer. I first learned of Sublime Stitching years ago through BUST magazine. I love what Jenny Hart has done for embroidery! It has been a favorite hobby of mine since I was a kid, and leave it to Sublime Stitching to take art and combine it with craft so effortlessly. So rad. Carson Ellis is an amazing illustrator and I can't think of a perfect summer time combo. Just leave a comment. I'll pick a winner on Monday a.m.
