Pierced Perfection

You know you're a phenomenal worthwhile artist when you don't even have a website and your pieces are making rounds all over the internet.  This is the case for ceramicist Terry Hogan.  Terry was brought to my attention via a blog written by one of her friends; Gary Jackson.  According to Gary, "...Terry does not have a website to show off her work. She should.  Instead, I do my best to promote her work for her.  She’s not one to toot her own horn. "  I like her already. 

 From the limited information given on his website, I have gathered that Terry is an art student living in Chicago.  She often presents her work at the Lillstreet Art Center (so if you have a chance -- go check it out!) and loves the patient art of fine details.  Despite the lack of information, a lack of interest is not present here.

The minute you see one of her creations, your eyes are blessed with soothingly symmetrical patterns.  These geometric pricks and prods are the result of (what must be) hours and hours of patient work.  Oh how I wish I could graze my hand over these pieces.  When asked about the glazing process, Gary responded "A lot of these pierced porcelain pieces go unglazed. Terry leaves many of them plain, or with just a simple liner glaze. Sometimes she rubs an oxide or underglaze into the impressions just to make them 'pop.'"  

Thank you Gary for being a good friend to Terry and to us enthusiastic art watchers.

All Photos Courtesy of Gary Jackson

Creative Growth X Anthropologie

"Creative Growth Art Center serves adult artists with developmental, mental and physical disabilities, providing a professional studio environment for artistic development, gallery exhibition and representation and a social atmosphere among peers."

Based in Oakland, CA the Creative Growth Art Center has created some of the most darling pieces of art.  Most of their products are stunning and practical.  Anthropologie seems to agree since they have asked three of their artists (Charles Esseltine, Monica Valentine, and Franna Lusson) to produce a mini-collection of goods to be sold as a collaboration between the two companies.  Be sure to head on over to the website on November 3rd to purchase your own collection!!  (Christmas gifts anyone?)

http://anthropologie.com/

http://creativegrowth.org

(photos & info VIA Angela Tafoya) 

Seven Deadly Sins

PRIDE : "The proud peacock ruffles its royal feathers"

Internationally renowned jewelry designer  Stephen Webster  has done it again.

This time with a set of cocktail rings representing the seven deadly sins; 

Pride, Greed, Envy, Wrath, Lust, Gluttony and Sloth. 
The set was created a couple of years back, but I just came across them the other day!

Their prices range from £15,000 to £98,000 and there are only 7 editions of each ring.  

AKA the chances of me getting one are...... let's say "slim".

These creations are far too beautiful to be considered ordinary dining-room additions.

He managed to build a completely unique look for each one of the sins -- creatively utilizing specific color schemes and symbols in order to represent each sin accurately.

http://stephenwebster.com/

ENVY : "The green eye of envy is all seeing"

GLUTTONY : "In its gaping glory the gargantuan mouth remains unsatisfied"

GREED : "For the love of money is the root of all evil"

LUST : "A desire that burns, inciting desperate hands to grasp gratuitously"

SLOTH : "A plush pink pillow of passivity absorbs wasted talents and gifts"

WRATH : "Red rage is offered in a guise by the hand that provokes the spark"

Guess who's back.

And here I go again with the empty promises 

of posting at least once a week.

But I will this time.

I promise.

You when you heard the news.

Afterglow

Music video by Wilkinson performing Afterglow. 

(C) 2013 Ram Records Ltd, under exclusive licence to Virgin EMI Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Vocals by Becky Hill

http://www.wilkinson-music.com/

Supercolour

I have recently stumbled upon a beautiful French illustrator/designer Clémentine.  She is the owner and creator of the art brand Blule, and creates unbelievably darling watercolor paintings for her excited customers.  As she puts it: "Blule is my brand for everything Illustration. It's kind of my superhero mask." And I must admit, of all her works her superhero series is easily my favorite.  She successfully portrays these hard-working BAMFs in the most unsuspecting media -- watercolor.  But she does not rid them of their power or strength by using such a sheer and delicate instrument.

So pick your favorite too!  Check out her website and rummage through all of the beautiful options.  Are you team Superman or Batman?  It doesn't matter.  Buy them both.  Superheroes unite.  (You MUST click this link for Keone Madrid's unbelievably beautiful choreography to "Lois Lane")

She currently resides in Sydney, Australia but ships worldwide, so you have no excuse for not buying one of her pieces!

http://boutique.blule.fr

slow curves.

Business man turned photographer Hal Eastman is a pleasantly talented individual I came across whilst browsing photographs on the internet.  He graduated from Stanford Business School and worked as an business executive in several companies before slowly molding into a completely different profession; photography.

"I seek to create and share simple, beautiful images which communicate the natural rhythms and innate energies of chosen subjects. I find photographing dance very apt for expressing natural rhythmic movement. My work celebrates especially the pure sculpture, power, and physicality of women dancers."

Most of his works are dedicated to the beauty and power of dance -- which is probably why I am so drawn to them.  He uses unique techniques to capture the emotion and movement of dancers - very different to anything I've ever seen before.  The word ethereal comes to mind when looking through his portfolio.  Of these dream-like photographs, one series caught my eye above the rest.  

SLOW CURVES is a limited edition photograph series inspired by the line "the slow curve of a woman's cheekbone," from Mitch Rainey's poem Wedding by the Sea.  These photographs (which look like phenomenal charcoal sketches) are the minimalistic answer to a woman's voluptuous beauty.  Taking sensual nude photos and straining them down to their most primitive, Eastman successfully creates a series of artistic, tasteful "nudes" that capture the true power, beauty and softness of a woman's curves.

"The limited edition photographs employ unusual studio lighting and processing techniques to create soft, ethereal, tasteful, nude female photographs. They are printed on slightly textured paper and resemble ethereal drawings."

http://www.haleastman.com

Bursting with Life

A hidden star in the dark world of deviantART, Micko-Vic is a light that anyone would want to follow.  Unfortunately elusive, I found it hard to research any real information on this mystery man (or woman).  What I've found is that Vic is an artist from Serbia who has studied culinary arts for a hobby (perhaps shedding light on his fantastic ability with a palette knife).  His distinct style is eye-catching to say the least with it's vibrant colors, bold strokes and dazzling sceneries.  His talent effectively captures the life in the bustling streets he paints, leaving the audience wanting more but being satisfied at the same time. 

http://micko-vic.deviantart.com/gallery/

WISF

"This blog is about fashion and everything that inspires it, such as art, design, nature, photography & many more. I like to pick beautiful fashion related pictures and match them with photos that I find related to them for different reasons, for instance colours, shapes, sensations, concept."

This blog started by Italian art-student Bianca Luini has been one of my favorite escapes in the past few weeks.  Luini finds beautiful fashion-related photographs and pairs them with (shockingly compatible) photographs of anything and everything in the world.  Whether it be a piece of nature, a man made building or a stray object, she successfully finds two shots that work delightfully well together to create a single comprehensive piece.

http://whereiseefashion.tumblr.com/