As an attempt to make the wishlist of books I have seem more doable, I’m letting myself buy an art book every month. Here’s what I bought in November:
Serious Drawings by Marc Johns
It’s basically a lovely big collection of previous posted drawings – but everything is much nicer to look at in print.
I bought a couple of things from the wonderful Gemma Correll‘s etsy shop a while ago. The “not tonight dear, I’m making a zine” print (see here) is probably my favourite thing right now and the zine is full of lots of talented people.
She also included a drawing she did from a photo of me as a child – and I love it! Now to buy some frames and find some more wall space..
1. (large center) sam and his balloons contact, 2. 10/03/2007, 3. Untitled, 4. the next four years, 5. Untitled, 6. whiteballoonsandalightswitch, 7. Andrea Galvani, 8. Girl in violet dress, 9. high as balloon, pure as fawn, 10. for those who needed some happy today, 11. Untitled, 12. Untitled 13. big max
Etsy items:
1. The story of the sleeping red balloon ($18) 2. Balloon Pin ($7) 3. Secrets and Balloons ($20) 4. Balloons ($25) 5. your love lifts me brooch ($7) 6. Happy Balloon Day ($2.50)
“Could be me” is a project exploring possibility of one artist occupying another’s space. It is a visual adventure and an interpretation of the same sentence by different artists worldwide .
Could Be Me. I think I’ll be looking through this site (along with a lot of the contributing illustrators’ personal websites) for quite some time.
Images above by Alison Richards, Andy J Miller, Annika Bäckström, and Annika Koski. As you can see, I’m not even out of the As yet.
Every Thursday I will now be posting a collection of images I’ve come across and like based on a particular theme (theme suggestions are very welcome, by the way!). I know it’s not technically Thursday any more, but I blame my site being down earlier for that.
This week’s theme: girls. More specifically, illustrated ones. I’ve noticed most drawing of people I’ve been loving lately have been females. I’m not sure that’s because I have personal presence towards images of pretty ladies or if there really is a huge difference in genders artists like to draw. Hm.
1. Sour Grapes, 2. Be-Fri, 3. sleeping ebil, 4. maicen, 5. first class, 6. Rude Again, 7. first idea, 8. y bebía té…, 9. jencorace, 10. Untitled, 11. coffee and cigarettes., 12. Pink Worlds and White Icing, 13. alice
Last week I went and had a look round D&AD’s New Blood show. Here’s a few examples of work I enjoyed (and actually managed to find portfolios of online!)
Lovely animation by Emma Fitzgerald.
(As always, click to see these images larger)
Alasdair Boyce. (His website isn’t online yet but for now he has some work up at his universities degree show website here.)
Collage work by Liv Bargman.
These are the only photos I took while I was there before feeling too self conscious, and I’m really glad I took them. I love these stitched illustrations by Gemma Frearson.
I went to see Brighton Uni’s graphic design and illustration courses degree show a couple of weeks ago and was so impressed. Here are a few of my favourite graduates work.
(click on each image to see it larger)
Aimee Holmes – I really wish her website was currently online! She had all her illustrations in decorative frames above a dressing table covered in pretty objects. Love her style and use of small amounts of colour.
Emily Wallis – the detail in her work is amazing, I think you have to see it in person to really do it justice.
Ciara Phelan – This idea is great, a screenprinted t-shirt which purposely fades if you wash it at 40 degrees to get you to hand wash.
