my love for you.

Nick Lu.

After looking through Nick Lu's awesome drawings, I stumbled upon his etsy shop. It occurred to me that I need one of his tote bags to add to the other 47 totes I have hanging on my doorknob. Which I guess could also read like I need another hole in my head but a girl needs options, and with killer drawings and designs (not to mention price) I'm pretty sure Nick's totes are gonna leave all the others in their wake.

Gemma Correll.

Gemma Correll's chubby hand lettering always brings a smile to my face. But her talents don't only lay in fontsville, Gemma draws species bending cats, curmudgeon-ey cats and dogs and just plain delightful illustrations. She just updated her etsy shop with lots of prints, cards, zines and lots more.

New Work: André Ethier

I first posted about André Ethier back in February. Then, about a month ago a friend sent me the above music video for his song Don't Let This Mean Old World Swallow You. It got me thinking again about his brushy, stonerific oil paintings and how they forcibly send me down memory lane every time. (basement D&D, Jim Henson films, Rien Poortvliet illustrations, sci-fi/fantasy novel covers - you guys read A Wrinkle in Time, right?)

Anyway, Derek Eller Gallery has posted some new work of his. It's a bit darker, a bit gooier, but still carries that punch.

Stephanie Simek Jewelry.

Adornment fascinates me. I love how we live in this super evolved (some would argue...) society and yet we still wear symbols and signs to let people around us know where our aesthetics are at. I am always super drawn to jeweler's that work with unique and non-traditional materials. Stephanie Simek transforms shells, fauna and egg shells into beautiful pieces of wearable art. That Illuminated Sea Cookie pin would look slammin on a tweed vintage coat! Oh, or the Pussy Willow earrings?!

Be sure to check out Stephanie's latest project; her Sound Locket. She collaborated with five musicians to create this unique piece that literally holds a song.

Thinkspace Sneakpeek: Vain Remains.

Vain Remains Opens September 11th at Thinkspace Gallery in Santa Monica, featuring new work from Camilla d’Erricoand and Caia Koopman. Thinkspace offers sneak peek's for most shows on the gallery's flickr page. It's an awesome little bird's eye view into what artists are working on for the show. You can see more sneak peek pics of all of the shows opening that day here.