Jen Skelley Exotic Bird Gocco Prints

September 05, 2008 // kristen // 5 replies

Eep! How adorable are these exotic bird prints by illustrator Jen Skelley? The colors, the cuteness, the feathery foof! Seeing these birds reminds me of a foofy experience that I had during an art class in college. My theme was “goddesses”, and I was so inspired that I just kept going and going with one of the goddess’ hair until she had tentrils and twists sky high.

I loved it, but my teacher didn’t have the same appreciation for it (his loss) as I did and poked fun. The entire class laughed, and I think that any aspirations I had to be an artist were crushed right there in Drawing 101 or whatever class it was. Good thing I was an art history major, huh? Anyway, I still loved my goddess’ over the top updo, and I still harbor a not so secret love for the foof. My only problem is going to be deciding which of these exotic birdies to purchase:

Jen Skelley Exotic Bird Gocco Print

Check out more of Jen Skelley’s wonderful illustrations here, and see more Gocco prints (of exotic birds and other fun things) at her Etsy shop.

images from Jen Skelley

Zoe Bradley

September 05, 2008 // kristen // 0 replies

Wow. Just…wow. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about incorporating paper decor into the design scheme of our new apartment, and paper flowers are something that’s been on my mind. So, it was rather serendipitous that I came across the work of sculptural artist Zoe Bradley the other day on Design Sponge. Zoe’s signature medium is luxury paper, and boy does she ever take the art of paper flowers to a new level!

Her portfolio is an inspirational must see, and her work will be on display at Kate’s Paperie in Soho starting today, September 5. If you’re in the area and love paper, well, you know what you’ve gotta do.

images from Zoe Bradley

Jennifer Squires Photography

September 03, 2008 // kristen // 1 replies

I try to see the beauty in everyday objects — a spool of thread, a bowl of soup, a patch of wildflowers, a ladybug on the window sill — and I love it when I’m introduced to others who share this view of the world.

London, Ontario, Canada based photographer Jennifer Squires wonderfully captures the beauty in the simplicity of the everyday objects that make up her world, our world. Her evocative photographs include delicate peonies and calla lilies, as well as heads of garlic and one of my favorites, jars of homemade canned dill pickles.

Jennifer’s photographs can be produced in sizes ranging from a small 4×6 inches to 24×30 inches and will add a special something to any room of the house. I can picture a series of the floral photos in a powder room or a series of the food shots in a kitchen.

images from Jennifer Squires

Labpartners Summer Inspired Gocco Prints

August 27, 2008 // kristen // 0 replies

I’m loving this series of summer-inspired prints from Labpartners. The blue and black on white palette is inspiring! Each is hand screen printed with a Gocco and is signed and editioned on the front. To see more prints and view details of this series, visit the Labpartners Etsy shop.

images from Labpartners

Valerie Jar

August 26, 2008 // kristen // 2 replies

I’m always looking for images to inspire, and I was so jazzed to come across the work of Salt Lake City based graphic designer and illustrator, Valerie Jar. I just love the way that she put together her leave behind portfolio (pictured above). Oh, and she has an Etsy shop, too!

More of Valerie’s work: