One casualty of being online 24/7 is occasionally feeling numb to new art and design. When you wade through so much of it every day (both in the form of submissions and posts), it’s sadly easy to feel as if nothing will ever knock you off your feet again. But I was gladly knocked off…
I promise this isn’t an excuse to post the hot pink poster below. I am so excited that artist Mike Perry (who was part of Design by the Book four years ago) is launching a new project via Kickstarter called Wondering Around Wandering. It’s a three-month FREE community exhibition and event space where Mike will…
Sometimes I have to suppress a squeal from deep inside that wants to scream “PIIIIINK!” I’ve got it mostly under control, but when I see paintings like this, it’s hard to silence my inner child, who happens to have a major pink obsession. I spotted this painting by Fritz Bornstück on the Mociun tumblr and…
Next week I’m heading to San Francisco for a few days, and I’m already excited about the cooler weather, amazing food (hello, Bi-Rite ice cream) and views of the bay. This print felt like the right amount of enthusiasm for my West Coast obsession (it’s made in Vancouver, hence the call out at the top)…
I must have been living under a rock because I’ve never seen Aimée van Drimmelen’s paintings on drumskins. I love when music and art overlap, so this idea has me completely sold. Aimée recently started selling a selection of her illustrated drumskins through Mammoth & Company, and I’m completely smitten with the nature-inspired versions. Each…
It’s killing me that our book tour trip to Australia had to be put off for a while. Not only because we were really excited about going, but also because every other email I get about an awesome artist comes from Melbourne, Sydney, or another Australian city. These pieces are the work Sydney artist Bethany…
Speaking of beautiful colors, can we talk about these paintings for a minute? I love Michael Cina’s work (his collab with Matthew Shlian for Ghostly was gorgeous), and these watery pieces are shooting straight to the top of my wish list. Whenever warmer temperatures roll around, I feel the need to surround myself with things…
Bold & Noble makes some of the most beautifully intricate prints. I love the deep colors they use, and these new pieces in the collection definitely tug at my (newly) purple-loving heartstrings. I know I just made a stink about buying originals and not picking up as many prints, but these are pretty tempting. Click…
I’ve slowly been building a small collection of original artwork after selling and giving away my Etsy prints over the past few years. I think I got caught up in trends and ended up buying way too many small things that felt like they were shot out of an inkjet printer, and I missed seeing…
Kim at The Wild Unknown is always creating beautiful illustrations. Her latest project is a series of 78 tarot card prints that come in antique frames. These limited edition prints (only one of each card type) are for sale right here ($100) but a full set will be available later this July. Until then you…
It can be both reassuring and embarrassing to see parts of your life depicted in artwork. Not that it’s my life per se, but these illustrations by Yelena Bryksenkova sum up two of my favorite things about my home: plants and cats. I collect the former with reckless abandon and — were it not for my…
I love it when projects that start as a hobby or a side job turn into a new business. Francis Ooi, a creative director in Singapore and amateur photographer, needed to fill a wall in his home, so he started obsessing about taking botanical photographs. His obsession turned into a botanical portrait blog and brand…
I really love Andrew Holder’s work. It’s always bold and colorful and tends to include some sort of animal (my favorite). Andrew just launched a new website and has some beautiful new pieces online. The image above is by far my favorite; it’s clean and simple and gorgeous. As usual, his bird pieces make me…
If my shopping patterns are any indication, I’ll be living in an entirely pink home in the not so distant future. I tried swearing off bright pink for a while and then gave up. It was a losing battle. So right now I’m unabashedly celebrating little bits of pink as they seem to pop up…
When it comes to artwork, I try to save up as much and as often as I can to buy originals. But not everyone wants to go the piggy bank route, so I’m always happy that there are options for everyone who’d prefer a print, or stretched canvas piece that suits their budget right away….
I’m always interested to see what artist Molly Hatch is working on. In addition to being the maker of my beloved morning coffee mug (thanks, Kristina), she is one of my favorite ceramics artists on the scene. Molly recently debuted a new series of “plate paintings” at SOFA NY that use source imagery from the…
Typographic prints make me feel like dramatically throwing all the accessories off my countertops and embracing an uber-modern minimalist style. I never actually do it, but something about the simplicity of these bold alphabet prints lends itself to that clean look. These prints are from Hannah and the team at Yeah No Yeah in the…
A couple weeks ago, while working at the Stewart, Tabori & Chang offices (Did you know that if you’re late with a book project, your editor might actually make you work in the office? It’s like study hall. Or detention. For me, it was detention.), I passed these books in a glass display case. If…
Some part of my brain is totally unwilling to let go of my fascination with pink, peach and coral. Whenever I see those colors, my fingers get itchy, and I feel the need to write about, share or take the object home. This new print from Ian Dingman uses those colors beautifully, and it’s now…
This week has been all about bright color for me, so these new prints from graphic designer/painter/photographer Luke Flynt are right up my alley. Each print comes in a range of sizes, making them perfect for tabletop or large wall displays. The top print is my favorite, but you can check out the full range…
