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]]>Abi has come a long way since she first started her Instagram page in 2021, and she attracted over a million followers in just three years. It’s been a joy to watch her skills evolve as she made progress with her illustrations and started working on more complex animated videos.
One thing that didn’t change are the themes she enjoys exploring through her art, and there’s a reason why mushrooms often take center stage. Abi decided to put them front and center because they are “quirky and strange, yet cute little beings”, and it’s extremely fun to come up with personalities for them because there are so many species out there.
Abi’s Mushlings became so popular that she decided to build a whole world around them. In addition to prints and stickers, she’s also selling sweaters, shirts, and plushies inspired by her illustrations, and we’ve recently seen her co-create a board game called Mycelium, where they take center stage.
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]]>These sculptures look like they were formed by a glass web and appear in various forms ranging from human figures to birds and insects. Saito uses both colored and see-through glass, adding another layer of visual appeal to her works.
To create her pieces, Saito uses a unique technique that she describes as “stringer work.” According to the artist, this technique “adds artistry and delicacy to contemporary glass woven work.” It involves stretching and weaving borosilicate glass and results in “breathtakingly beautiful” works while also allowing her to “express an elegant worldview.”
Besides creating large-scale sculptures, Saito also uses “stringer work” to create smaller pieces and jewelry like earrings and necklaces.
“All works are created with the underlying theme of “breathtaking,” Saito explains on her website.
Saito exhibited these impressive glass sculptures in art galleries across Japan while also presenting her newest creations on social media. You can check out more of them by scrolling below.
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]]>Tsurutaka became interested in making jewelry while still in college, and she founded her own brand in 2011. Its name Black Barc is the love letter to traditional Japanese blacksmithing techniques since she’s committed to hand-forging her jewelry instead of relying on molds.
Ever since Black Barc Jewelry opened its doors, Tsurutaka hand-crafted several collections inspired by nature. The brand’s signature “Hebi” line was inspired by snakes, and they also found success with the skull-themed collection “Doku” and flower-themed line “Hana”.
Nature was always Tsurutaka’s main driving force, and she’s often inspired by creatures that other people find terrifying, including insects. They were at the center of the brand’s “Mushi” collection, which features wearable art inspired by many different species.
Tsurutaka is a huge fan of beetles, and it’s not a coincidence that her jewelry usually takes the shape of these insects. They’re her personal favorites, and they’re the reason why she started working on the “Mushi” line in the first place before deciding to make jewelry inspired by other species, as well.
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]]>“I love to draw, I love food, so I thought why not try using thread as a medium and combine the things I love and am interested in?” she explained in an interview with Dark Yellow Dot.
When it comes to the creative process itself, Avery has it down to a science: “I have developed a process that I know works for me in my creative process,” she says. Depending on the piece she’s working on, so will the process vary.
“For my bigger plates of food I cook the dish, compose the food for the correct photo, and then take many photos to capture the food in its best light and composition,” she says. “The other approach I take is to make a colored sketch for a photo I have taken or a combination of photos to create the best image ready to stitch.” She then draws a very basic sketch on fabric and changes it as she goes along.
Aside from food, she also embroiders portraits. Those often feature icons like Iris Apfel and Malala Yousafzai. “I’m always thinking of new ideas and yet there is not enough time to do them all,” she says. “I’m always excited to start new projects.” We’re just as excited!
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]]>Take for instance Hiejin Yoo’s paintings. Based on daily observations, they capture mundane moments—snapshots in time—that make the tapestry of memory and feelings. Moments like reaching out your hands to touch a friend, pet a dog, or grab a fruit.
Mundane events and everyday moments are depicted with large abstracted planes of color and bold, layered marks that evoke the subjectivity of Yoo’s inner life. But oddly enough, these very personal moments have a truthfulness about them that resonates with others.
“The motivations of my works are from very personal stories, but they’re also from everyday life,” shared Yoo in an interview with Juxtapoz. “I’ve met lots of people who have told me personal stories based on their own interpretations of the works, so I think people must be reminiscing about their own personal experiences when they see my work in their homes.”
According to Yoo, being able to express those experiences as paintings and sharing them with other people has been exciting and she’s grateful for it. “I hope those who view my works can also find happiness in their lives when thinking about these moments with their families, friends, or sometimes strangers,” she notes.
It is through these relatable snapshots that a connection is made, and intimacy is being translated to visual experience. “The paintings draw connections between my own personal experiences and those of others,” relays Yoo. “By highlighting and amplifying these moments, my work responds to the otherwise overlooked and underappreciated aspects of daily life. While deeply personal, these works also hint at the ways art can address shared feelings and experiences, whether grandiose or mundane.”
Born in Germany, raised in South Korea, and based in Los Angeles, California since 2015, Yoo admits that painting has been a huge passion throughout her life. “Living in the United States with a Korean cultural background inspires me more because of the differences between them,” she notes.
Scroll down to see some of her recent work.
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]]>A Pomeranian rescue from Northern Ontario, and currently based in Toronto, Chewy’s enjoys a busy schedule. Both an actor and a model, he has featured in independent films like Humor Me and has been seen on the set of the film The Secret Life of Pets.
According to owner Nicole, Chewy’s career skyrocketed largely thanks to social media: “When I sent photos to friends, I would put different-sized items beside him to show them how small he was,” she shared in an interview with Animal Wellness Magazine. “All the photos went on my personal Instagram and I realized it was slowly becoming his own account.”
These days, Chewy’s wardrobe includes anything from pineapple printed shirts to pinstripe straight-leg pants. He also enjoys sporting trendy eyewear.
“One of my favorite stories about Chewy happened at our first Pet Expo,” recalled Nicole. “A little boy had just got a pair of glasses and was very insecure about them. Chewy loves wearing glasses and happened to be wearing a pair that day. I’ll never forget the moment that little boy saw Chewy with his glasses. Suddenly, it was like glasses were the best thing in the world!”
According to Nicole, Chewy’s favorite pastimes include dressing up to travel, making appearances across North-America, and hopping from one sunny patio to the next. We’d love to come along!
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]]>An award-winning freelance art director, designer, and illustrator, his clients include giants like Porsche, Target, Tesla, New York Magazine, and HarperCollins. Recent projects include branding a bioengineering research lab, designing packaging for Serenbe Foods, and illustrating a unique map of the city of New Orleans for AIGA’s 2015 Conference.
A New York Times best-selling book illustrator and designer, Shaw’s work has received PRINT Magazine’s “Best In Class” designation for hand-lettering, as well as PRINT’s Regional Design Awards, HOW Design’s Marketing and Promotion Awards, and recognition in AIGA, The Dieline, and the Social Good Design Awards.
Describing himself as a maker and a builder, Shaw aims to create brand identity systems through individualized attention and personal relationships that help clients create value in their communities and customers’ lives. According to Shaw, design work should be strong, unique, and ownable so that the personality of the brand is specific to the visual identity to fuel recognition.
At the same time, good design should also be simple enough to be a vessel of that message that others can fill in overtime. But more importantly: design should have a level of empathy—a way to convey the emotional traits of the brand’s personality, and to connect in a way that matters and sticks with the audience on a more personal level.
“Good design cannot fix bad content,” stresses Shaw. “Even if the design of a logo is excellent, if the company proves to be of poor quality or terrible service, over time, we will come to observe the brand’s mark as being representative of something negative.”
Aspiring designers should take note!
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]]>Based in Brooklyn, New York, her work is rooted in her background and creative upbringing. A colorful documentation of the people she meets and talks to, her illustrations are a celebration of the power of community and togetherness. “I always feel strange about the fact that I haven’t really lived anywhere else besides New York City,” she admitted once in an interview with Grain Edit. “I feel like maybe I haven’t experienced enough. But every time I visit anywhere else, I’m always happy to come home at the end of the trip.”
Like most creatives, she traces back her passion for creativity to when she was but an infant. “I always liked to draw since I as far back as I can remember,” admits Rothman. “I used to win a lot of drawing contests in elementary school. It was never the thing I was going to do with my life, but it was always something I was good at.”
These days, her schedule is filled with creative endeavors. Aside from illustrating, she also has her own line of letterpress stationery with Hello Lucky, office products through Galison, and a wallpaper line through Hygge & West. And if that’s not enough, she also teaches at the School of Visual Arts and runs Ladies Drawing Night, a female-only drink and draw, with Leah Goren and Rachael Cole.
Her illustrations can be found in the New York Times, Cosmopolitan magazine and on a poster displayed throughout the New York City’s subway system as part of the MTA Arts for Transit program. But you can also follow her online, on Instagram for instance. Scroll down to see some recent highlights:
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]]>Having graduated from Parsons School of Design in 2012 with a BFA in Illustration, she has since worked with brands as big as Anthropologie, The New York Times, Penguin Random House, Vanity Fair, and Urban Outfitters.
Aside from being an illustrator, Goren also works as a surface pattern designer (and indeed, scrolling through her Instagram page – her fondness of patterns is evident). “I like making patterns because they repeat endlessly and I don’t feel restricted to containing my drawing within a box,” she admitted in an interview with Spoonflower. “I’m always interested in home interiors, and I’d love to see my patterns on wallpaper or an upholstered chair or couch.”
According to Goren, patterns seem to come easily for her—each, having a clear theme or motif. Her toolbox includes brushes, gouache, ink, watercolor, palettes, a scanner, and Photoshop for finishing touches. “Gouache is my favorite to paint with,” she admits, “but depending on the piece I may use ink or watercolor instead.”
But when it comes to the creative process itself, she tends to stick to a clear schedule. “I usually finish everything from start to finish in one go,” says Goren, “though it may take days or weeks to complete a project depending on my work schedule and the complexity. I draw quickly and loosely and I’m used to the quick turnaround times of commercial illustration.”
Scroll down to see some of her selected work.
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]]>But according to Tarka at least, his fascination with digital aesthetics is in part due to his “horrible” drawing skills. “I started pretty early with Photoshop CS2, which I got from my father’s friend (I’m almost sure this was a pirate copy),” he recalled in an interview with Medium. “I always liked drawing, so I started creating really simple stuff with brushes etc…”
After Photoshop came Adobe Illustrator, which introduced him to vector graphics. “In 2011, I started thinking about giving more depth to my illustrations, so I used simple 3D tools from illustrator and then retouched them in Photoshop to give them a more natural feel,” he explains. “After this I moved onto Cinema 4D, which has turned into my main program along with Photoshop.”
. . . #view #japan #torii #gate #sun #clouds #gradient #abstract #illustration #architecture #interior #interiordesign #apartment #space #petertarka #ocean #sea #pier #3d #3dart #c4d #cinema4d #octane #octanerender #render #adobe #photoshop #inspiration #digitalart #colorsFully self taught, Tarka had originally studied economics but dropped out of school after obtaining a bachelor degree. Jump forward some years later and he now has a following of over 200k on Instagram, and has won many awards (amongst them a Silver Cannes Lions for Art Direction & Design and a Bronze Cannes Lions for Use of Social Platforms).
His advice to other aspiring artists? “Work hard and get enough time of sleep (repeat until the end of your life).”
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