Leigh Viner: A Breath of Fresh Air

 

Leigh Viner is a breath of fresh air for fashion illustration - she presents an enticing fantasy-world of beauty, but still allows "imperfections" like loose line work or pain splashes give life to her drawings.  Keep your eyes on her - I predict you'll be seeing a lot more of her wonderful talents in the future.

She has an etsy store here:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/LeighViner

Her website of work is here:

http://leighviner.com/

And she shares her inspirations on her blog here:

http://www.leighviner-blog.com/

Secret Leaves Paperworks

Oh - the gorgeous tactile quality of paper.

Secret Leaves is a studio that makes collages, book art and paper designs. Want to buy some of these precious objects for your own collection? Try their Etsy shop - {link here}. Or take a look at their main website - secretleaves.com {link}.

Shannon Rankin

I'm enjoying looking at these pieces on Etsy by Shannon Rankin.

Check out her shop here.

Sandra Juto

Party invitation

This piece is titled "blog lady" - cracks me up!

Sweededn-based Sandra Juto's whimsical style has won me over. I love all the funny shapes she makes - so intriguing. My favorite is the girl's face in triangles with the branches overlaying it. She also sells prints of her work, and cute, woven wrist warmers.

Check out her website at sandrajuto.com

Imprint of the San Francisco Center for the Book

Each year the artist-in-residence program at the San Francisco Center for the Book offers an established Bay Area artist technical and studio support to create an editioned artist's book. The residency begins in January and ends in the fall with publication of the book through the Imprint of the SFCB, a publishing arm of the Center. The program is made possible through sale of the books and the support of individual sponsors and volunteers in the SFCB community.

Buy a beautiful art book, and support the program at the same time by going to their Etsy shop - http://www.etsy.com/shop/imprintsfcb.

Learn more by visiting their site here http://sfcb.org/about-us/artist-residence

Etsy: Gemini Studios

Check out the retro-inspired artwork of Gemini Studios {website here}. You can always purchase items from their etsy shop, too {link here}.

Inaluxe: Kristina Sostarko

I am really inspired by the work of Inaluxe - Kristina Sostarko - right now.

Check out her very cool etsy shop here {link}

and her blog here {link}

I am still in love with Nina Invorm... - (sigh) -

I am telling you, this girl is the next Orla Kiely. Better grab one of her original creations off Etsy before she becomes an art-rockstar, far out of your reach ....

Check out her Etsy.com store here {link}

Her blog here {link}

collage or design - you decide

Kareem Rizk is a Melbourne-based collage artist whose work has been featured in a growing number of gallery exhibits and magazines in the last few years.

He has an etsy shop where he sells fine-art prints of his work:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/kareemrizk

Don’t miss the chance to peek at his gorgeous website: www.kareemrizk.com