November 13th, 2011

Kari Herer

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a bajillion times: mixed media makes me insanely happy. Which is why photographer/artist Kari Herer is a big favourite of mine and why I’ve been following her work for quite some time. It was her magnolias and beetles series (see below, 2nd image from the bottom of this post) that first caught my eye. I absolutely love her take on photography + illustration, combining the two to create one complementary image composed of loose sketches and items from nature. It’s absolutely inspired, and a unique signature all her own.

Her new set of photographs featuring hand drawn rabbits adorned with flower buds is riiiiight up my alley.

It’s such a whimsical touch to the standard sketch by adding in the odd flower bud purposely placed across the page. The florals complement the drawings perfectly creating an unexpected and unorthodox point of colour, texture, and depth. I love it.

And here are some other favourites from her shop:

Images via Kari Herer on Etsy.

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August 27th, 2011

Bunny Dee (Danielle Gundry-Monji)

I stumbled upon the work of Danielle Gundry-Monji (a.k.a. Bunny Dee) quite by accident. What a happy accident, too. I’m in love with her vibrant and cheery colour palette, and her sweet little characters. Particularly the bunnies.  (Obviously.) She’s a gal after my own heart. Bunnies galore, rainbow bright colours, a love of cats eating macarons, Eames chairs, silver & gold… I’m smitten.

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August 25th, 2011

FuckYeahSketches!

There’s an App for that? Probably. There’s a Tumblr for that? Almost certainly. There’s a Tumblr for just about everything under the sun, which is really quite glorious. My latest Tumblr obsession? FuckYeahSketches!, a blog dedicated to troves and troves of sketches. It’s like a giant art-gasm where the sketches go on and on and on for pages and the inspiration is bursting from the computer screen. I could scroll for hours on end. And because I couldn’t resist (when can I ever?), here are a few favourites:

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