Sculpture Artist: Helen Musselwhite

I'm adoring the work of United Kingdom artist Helen Musselwhite. Her hand cut paper sculptures and collages are so whimsical and fun. In her own word's:

"By the use of bold colour, strong graphic line and familiar images I create highly individual and visually appealing pieces of art that make an instant impact. My work has a distinctive hand crafted quality that pays respect to all forms of mid century design, folk and ethnic art, as well as current and future trends."

You can view an online gallery of her work on her website, actually six galleries to be exact.

(Found via Free People Clothing Blog)

PopMat Placemats

Elegant and just plain lovely, the PopMat Placemats by Publique Living are works of paper like I've never seen before. The mats not only look lovely, they serve as name cards and are made from 100% recycled paper.

(Found via Oh Joy!)

CAPTCHA Inspired Paintings

Artistic inspiration can come from literally anywhere and the work of Etsy user Bekathwia is proof of that. She creates hand painted acrylic pictures of CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) images that we are all familiar with having to enter when verifying blogger posts and internet transactions.

(Found via I Like Totally Love It)

Love Anna James

A fitting name for her online portfolio; Love Anna James is the website of London artist Anna James and her work is nothing short of lovely. She converts "twentieth century furniture into unique pieces of contemporary art." The items are fully restored and incredibly creative.

Impressive Food Carvings

My mother always told me not to play with my food. The artist behind these impressive food carvings obviously didn't get the same advice. While I'm unable to decipher much of the information on the site, the photos are definitely worth a look.

(Found via Ubersuper)

Metal Artist: Steve Cambronne

I love the work of metal artist Steve Cambronne who has been perfecting his craft for the past 20 years. While he started in women's jewerly design, years on the road traveling from one art show to the next has found him designing retro inspired clocks, shelves, and novelty art to name a few. I love the throw back to 1950's and 60's shapes and color.

(Found via Furniture Fashion)

Munna on the Run

Back in April I posted The Reader's Alphabet poster by Hemant Anant Jain. Shortly after doing so I received a lovely e-mail from the artist and have enjoyed a correspondence with him since. He recently turned me on to his blog Munna on the Run where he showcases a lot of his recent work. Among my favorites are the What Are You Reading series done for the Midland Bookshop in Delhi, again book related so no surprise that I loved it.

The Face of Disaster Typography

Awesome hand-drawn typography by illustrator Andy Smith. Look closely and be amazed.

(Found via Changethethought)

Animals on the Underground

Back in 1988, while Paul Middlewick was standing in front of a London Underground map during a daily trip home from work he noticed something. That something was a elephant, formed out of the tube lines, stations and junctions of the London Underground. Since then, many new animals have been found on the maps. To view the whole collection visit Animals on the Underground.

(Found via It's Nice That)

Embroidered Felt Objects

A few Christmas' back I received a vintage typewriter from my boyfriend Brian. As a writer, I can't imagine a more fitting gift. Flickr user Blueblythemonster's felt vintage typewriters completely reminded me of my own. Their entire set of Embroidered Felt Objects is pretty impressive.

(Found via Neatorama)

The Center of Something: Chris Rubino

I love the wit in Chris Rubino's upcoming exhibit The Center of Something. The Brooklyn designer's latest work features "an assortment of 'souvenirs' that combine the fantasy of tourism with the realism of actually living" in New York City. I've been to New York City and yes, I bought the shirt, maybe even two of them.

(Found via Josh Spear)

66 Polaroids That Never Existed

French illustrator Julien Pacaud's 66 Polaroids That Never Existed are incredible. I'll let the project speak for itself.

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Paper Sculptures: Bert Simons

I found Bert Simons' Paper Sculptures completely intriguing. I'm not sure exactly what, but something is very eerie about them.

(Found via Design Verb)

Ceramics: Christin Johansson

Christin Johansson is a trained nurse and ceramicist. Her work "challenges the traditionalism of the ceramic trade through her clinical, almost sterile sculptural objects and wares that draw inspiration from hospital and industrial environments." I particularly love her mugs and vases. So very unique!

(Found via The Style Files)

Top 5 Unconventional Urban Graffiti Executions

There's been a lot of buzz the past week about ephemeral art. The Cans Festival just concluded in London, where local street artists were encouraged to come out and stencil in designated areas around the city.

Similarly, Brain Pickings just compiled a list of the Top 5 Unconventional Urban Graffiti Executions. I liked what they had to say of their list:

"What bigger mark of a city’s self-expression than its graffiti culture? The tricky thing is that much of urban graffiti has become contrived, sliding by our attention as expected graphic clichés. The ones that break the norm manage to leave a cultural mark bigger than the physical paint-on-concrete one."

I'd considered posting several of these installments individually in the past, but never got around to it. I particularly love the storm drain graffiti of Brazilian duo 6emeia.

(Found via Brain Pickings)

Mural Furniture: Lucas Rise

Everything about the work of Argentinian designer Lucas Rise impresses me. His mural furniture is incredibly detailed and one of a kind. Visit his website for more examples of his work.

(Found via Freshome)

J.AUSTINRyan

I'm loving the work of Marnie Vollenhals, who sells under the name J.AUSTINRyan. Her paintings are so bright and happy. I could fill my whole house with them and be guaranteed to never have a bad day. Check out her website and new blog for more of her work.

Wool Scultures

I couldn't knit a pot holder if my life depended on it. It's not surprising then that I'm impressed with these wool sculptures, that and they happen to be down-right incredible. I couldn't find the artist, anyone happen to know?

(Found via Crooked Brains)

Bleeding Paint Chairs: Anna ter Haa

Impressive chairs by Anna ter Haa. The bleeding paint inspired furniture is visually unique and completely fun. You can view more and a 'making-of' video on her website.

(Found via Freshome)

Celebration of Vintage and Retro Design

Smash Magazine recently posted an interesting survey piece titled Celebration of Vintage and Retro Design. It covers categories ranging from advertising to pins and posters. While most of the selected works date from 1920 to 1980, some are more modern pieces inspired by the era.