roots veins and log ladies

all artwork by betsy walton

betsy walton has some lovely original work at rare device and has prints available on her etsy shop

mmmmmoths

jeana sohn



laura normandin

i have been using moths in my work for a few years now and get really excited when i see other people using them. jeana sohn and laura normandin (from the previous two posts below). I got a beautiful coffee table book on moths called Night Visions to use as inspiration. The photography is incredible and some of the moths, the patterns and colours are absolutely stunning.

LA ladies

jeana sohn

ramis kim

my two favourite artists right now are ramis kim and jeana sohn. oh, their work is so, so lovely. and they are friends which is so great. it kept me going over the long, cold winter.

UPPERCASE

illustration for work/life by darren booth

i'm excited to be in a show at UPPERCASE Gallery in calgary called WORK/LIFE. Its a show and publication on Canadian Illustrators. There's an interview with the owner Janine here. If you're ever in calgary stop in, its the greatest little shop/gallery with a great assortment of art, books, paper items.

mimmo & eno

mimmo paladino and brian eno exhibition in rome. i am a longstanding fan of both of them. see more here

milky glass

julie gibb

laura normandin

i have seen julie gibb's glassware in person and its just so pretty. she and Arounna Khounnoraj did a collaboration that you can see here

another artist with a similar bent toward of making simple everyday objects beautiful is laura norandin. see her work here .

paper paper paper!

i just this evening discovered richard sweeney. his paper sculptures are elegant and pristine, just incredible. there are additional shots on his flikr site here

lisa's lovelies

i've been a fan of lisa soloman's work for years. the mix of real doilies, drawings and shadows is so lovely. i would love her to create a wallpaper pattern! see more images of the show here

paper cuts

Untitled and Peacock Tree by Leanna Wolff

See more of this San Francisco-based artists' work here. Her work is meticulous and so sensitive. Many of the pieces you would think are on black paper but in fact she has covered the paper in graphite, then drawn, sewn, pinpricked and finally collaged paper to them. I've been smitten with this work ever since the first time seeing it.