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How can you not absolutely fall in love with something that says: "You made me a mix tape. Now you are my boyfriend."?! I just go nuts over crazy ass statements that are drawn well. Zookimono has a bunch of awesome skins from a ton of talented folks including two of our very favorite illustrators, Gemma Correll and Julia Pott. Holiday season is barking y'all!
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Gretchen Wagoner just released this gocco print of a mating Hera Buckmoth through The Working Proof to benefit the Jane Goodall Society. I love the simplicity of the colors and the way the print plays with the rough paper. Gretchen says this about her inspiration behind the print:
"I am fascinated with butterflies and knots. My interest lies in the delicate yet resilient characteristics of a butterfly as opposed to the robust and stabilizing mechanisms of a knot. Natural examples of conformity and a deviation – both are symbolically used to describe physical characteristics brought on by strong emotional reactions. Having butterflies or knots in your stomach may physically feel similar but evoke completely different emotional connotations."
Below are some of Gretchen's pieces she is referring to...these pieces will be in a group show at Edge Zones in Miami.
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I was introduced to Brad Woodfin's haunting animal portraits through Atelier Gallery, that has since closed, :( last year. I was awestruck by his ability to capture animals in such a moving way. Brad's latest show The Holy Goats opens next month at Jacana Gallery in Vancouver. His latest work still manages to mesmerize me, I'm also really excited by what he is doing with the found books. He told me in a recent email that a lot of this show was painted listening to the new Fever Ray. I love little facts like that! See more on his website.
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The very first thing that drew me to the band The Decemberists were the illustrations on their first album Castaways and Cutouts by Carson Ellis. The scratchy, old-timey drawings seemed so epic and full of stories. I was taken immediately, then of course the band blew me away. I'm not sure I would have picked up that album if it hadn't been for Carson's drawings. Her work, the bands style and the lyrics go hand in hand (no surprise as Carson is married to front man Collin Meloy), the whole package in and of itself is pretty amazing. (I saw the band on tour in 2004 at Bottom of the Hill in SF and scored a cute t-shirt with a bicycle drawn by Carson.) Nationale has original work of Carson's right now for sale. Oh what I wouldn't do to have an original. Just look at how beautiful these are. See more here.
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I was charmed by Michelle Hailey's work. Her paintings have certain nostalgia that avoids flaky sentimentality. When I look at her interiors or still-lifes I begin to feel like I'm the figure in the piece. For me, they have an enigmatic "this is what I did and this is what I will be doing" quality that makes me feel warm.
Michelle is in a group show in Bushwick that opens Saturday, November 7th at 1717 Troutman Street. Catch it please!
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