Archive | Inspiration: Artist

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Majolica by Ann Tubbs I am in Toledo, Ohio. Which is where it all happens, in case you did not know. I am taking tons of pictures but I don’t know how to get them onto my friends’ computer so I will save them for later. So just a quick hello before we head off [...]

A Korean friend gave us a book of photographs by Bae Bien-U, called The Beauty of Korea – it was made for a Korean ‘beauty and health care provider.’ It is full of pictures of breathtakingly beautiful nature scenes. Back home Bae Bien-U is famous for his pictures of pine trees. I looked them up [...]

I love mobiles. Found a really original one made out of folded paper boxes on Joscha’s blog today, by a Swedish designer/illustrator called Carla von Zweigbergk. She does pop up cards too. Yes. I mean.. I was in need of colour already.  

We don’t celebrate Valentine’s day much in Holland. But I am admiring the clever and creative Valentine cards my American artist friends are designing! My favorite one is this turnip card by Maeg Yosef, whose artist’s name is Edison Rex. This card is from her whimsical series ‘Suggestive veggies’. Maeg says she is a sign-maker [...]

I love Sandra Eterovic’s crazy work. She illustrates, she knits, she saws wood and paints ladies on it with villages on the tops of their heads.. or pieces of salami carrying their own cutlery. Plus, she sports a healthy dose of cynicism. I am much like that myself. Go see her blog or her etsy [...]

Last fall I went to see Origin and bought two pieces by Caren Garfen. I love her work – because I love textile, and witty texts, and art about women and art about daily life. In short, Caren does all the things I love. (Why don’t I do them myself, I sometimes wonder, but then [...]

I cannot get enough of Rob Ryan. The London artist who started cutting paper a few years ago and has not looked back since. His cuttings are pure poetry. And his texts are as beautiful as his images. I also like how he comes up with new solutions to layout all the time. Of necessity [...]

This video about gallery Van Strien in Nieuw-Amsterdam shows a short interview with my sister Francis. I have not seen her latest paintings yet but hey sis.. they look great on Youtube! If you’re impatient, zap on to 4 min 10 seconds.

Dutch graphic designer Anja Brunt has been making these blanket faces while we were watching TV or taking the dog for a stroll. Such a clever woman. She is promising to make 365 of them next year … can’t wait.  Such a wonderful, simple and fun idea! To make teeny tiny treasures out of old [...]

Klaartje Berkelmans sent me a wonderful book yesterday – a children’s book by illustrator Beatrice Alemagna from France. Alemagna is a multiple prize winning illustrator whose books have been tranlated in many languages – but I had never noticed this lovely little gem! I just love this colour scheme! And the wildly creative mix of [...]

Hot damn! Every time I think she’s reached her limit textile artist Jo James of The cart before the horse does it again. She comes up with an even more original idea. Whoever could withstand a gingerbread doll like this? Go check out the fabulous work of Jo and her husband Dylan Curry on their [...]

I saw the book Juxtapoz Handmade in the bookstore yesterday. It is about art/craft/design made of unusual materials. And I was struck by Diem Chau’s work. She is an American artist (from a Vietnamese background) who works in different media and likes anything small. When I looked at the pictures in the book I was [...]

My Australian friend Chantal Vincent made the cleverest Christmas cards! Damn, why didn’t I think of that? Hop over to her blog or buy her cards here.

I am interested in creativity, hence in many applied arts – not just illustration – which is the reason I went to Origin last month. One of the wildly creative artists I found there is Alison Willoughby. For the last 10 years, since she finished the Royal College of Art, she has been making skirts. [...]