Category Art

Color Happy 107

This colorful piece by Zutto features a monastery in Spain where Christopher Columbus received the Catholic Royal Family’s support to star his trip to The Indies. It was created as part of an outdoor exhibition to celebrate 100 historical moments…

Tad Carpenter Christmas

Each year Tad Carpenter does a great job of coming up with a unique set of Christmas cards. He always uses a slightly offbeat, atypical palette for holiday, which in my opinion, makes the cards more fun. This year he’s…

Studio on Fire 2011 Calendar

I’m a big fan of Studio on Fire’s annual letterpress calendar. I’ve owned a couple of the past editions, and even had the privelege of working on some of the plates back when I worked at Boxcar Press. Each year…

Picture Alphabet Keyboard Stickers

Here’s a way to make your daily computing experience a little more playful: these picture alphabet keyboard stickers by Christopher Monro DeLorenzo. You can pick up a set for $9.99 right here—they’d make a great little stocking stuffer.

Katie Turner

When Katie Turner sent over her work, I immediately loved her energetic, sketchy illustration style. This personal journal depicting her recent trip to Bologna, Italy is an excellent example.

Black Swan Posters

Check out these limited edition, art deco-inspired posters for Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan. From what I’ve read, it seems this series was released as international teasers since the film won’t release in the UK until February. I unfortunately haven’t been…

The Mammoth Collection

If you’re looking for more affordable art gift options, look no further than The Mammoth Collection, a curated selection of art prints in a variety of styles from both new and established artists.

Scott Pilgrim Paper Art

I’m loving this Scott Pilgrim-inspired, pixelated, three-dimensional paper art by Ruth Afrita, a young designer from Indonesia.

Julia Sonmi Heglund

There is a wide variety of intricate yet dreamy work in the portfolio of Los Angeles-based illustrator Julia Sonmi Heglund. I’m especially loving this header she created for Willoh Boutique.

Nazario Graziano Studio

Beautiful illustration and collage work by Nazario Graziano, who draws his inspiration from a variety of sources including old books, rain and rainbows, 80?s memories, 50?s sci-fi movies, and old school tattoos, among others.

New from Jacqui Oakley

This post was published temporarily last week as a result of some unexpected site blips—apologies if you happened to catch the incomplete version! Great news—illustrator Jacqui Oakley (previously posted about here and here) has a brand new site, blog and…

Fernando Volken Togni

This post was published temporarily last week as a result of some unexpected site blips—apologies if you happened to catch the incomplete version! I’m loving the bold, colorful style of designer/illustrator Fernando Volken Togni, who created this series of illustrations…

Happy Town Menagerie

Lorena Siminovich, the artist behind Petit Collage, recently opened a new exhibition at San Franciscos’s The Curiosity Shoppe. If you’re in the area, Happy Town Menagerie, a series of hand-turned, painted dolls, will be on display through December 12th. Otherwise,…

Zeus Jones + Ty Wilkins for Cheerios

I’m loving this new collaboration between Zeus Jones and Ty Wilkins for Cheerios. To engage their Facebook community, Cheerios is sponsoring this month’s writing challenge (as well as the next two months) on Storybird, a site where illustrators can submit…