Space Age Illustration:: Julien Pacaud

The perpendicular dreams (his term) of French illustrator Julien Pacaud have caught my eye. The retro collage effect is totally groovy.

Modern Embroidery Paula Sanz Caballero

I'm always intrigued when people put a fresh sprin on a traditional medium. Like embroidery. You might remember my post from a while back on awesome artist Megan Whitmarsh. (If you missed it you HAVE to check out her work....teensy little embroidered canvases with wee images of big foot and KISS! Amazing!) Spanish artist Paula Sanz Caballero is another incredible talent who uses textiles and embroidery to put an utterly modern (and stylish) twist on her work. It's almost like a fashion illustration come to life. Take a gander and you'll see what I mean!

Here's a closeup so you can see the detail. I mean honestly...I'm so impressed. Can you imagine how much time it must take to make one of these? Really cool!

PS

Thank you to everyone for indulging me yesterday and voting for Wolfie!

Nicoletta Ceccoli is Primo.

If you are a fan of Mark Ryden, Marion Peck and the pop surrealist movement, then you'll probably dig Miss Nicoletta Ceccoli, a talented illustrator from Italy. I like that her work is darkly dreamy (melancholy?) but still has a bit of a feminine prettiness and whimsy to it. Not too dark or creepy. Most of the images could be plates in a children's book of fairytales. I'm liking it.












Read an interview with Nicoletta over at Arrested Motion.
IMAGES: Nicoletta Ceccoli.

STELLLLLLA.

Brooklyn-based artist Stella Im Hultberg has a super cool name. While she sounds like a Bavarian Princess, she was born in Korea and raised in Seoul, Hong Kong and eventually California. Her work has a very dark, sexy, moody style (I'm spyin' some influence by Egon Schiele, no?) but I especially loved getting a peek at her sketch books.












IMAGES: Stella Im Hultberg and Stella's Blog

Melbourne artist Madeleine Stamer is the bomb.

I so love these drawings by Australian artist Madeleine Stamer. When I first saw her work I was drawn to the bold and playful simplicity of each piece. They totally reminded me of a mix between Mexican paper cutouts and Chagall (fancy!).

An interview I read confirmed these influences:

There are so many influences which fall into many categories. Nature, natural history, mythology, graffiti, Aboriginal art, European folk art, vintage toys and the decorative arts all play a big role. I love a bit of kitsch too, I guess the most significant artistic influences for my colour and line choice would be Picasso and Chagall. Culturally I am a sucker for folk art, particularly Mexican ceramics and traditional Mexican decoration and religious iconography. The Mexican culture has an instinctive way of including vibrant colour and mixing surreal elements in everyday life, it is a sensory delight!

Excerpt from interview in Indie Art & Design

Aren't they great?

To see more of Madeleine's work, or to purchase a giclee print for your very own, visit Little Circus Design. She also has a cute little blog here.

Pencils Down, Everyone.

Some folks like to draw with charcoal. Others with pastels. Some with pencil. Well, groovy Australian artist Ghostpatrol does it one better. He likes to draw ON pencils. I just love these.