Monday Matticchio – Lady Jane and the elephant

Many thanks for all the positive feedback on Sebastiano's book!

Here is another lovely new project I wanted to share: this etching is one of two 

limited editions drawn by Franco Matticchio and printed by fellow artist Guido Pigni.

Their creations are poetic, beautiful and incredibly affordable! 

Find here how you can get them.

Seahorse Safari

 Andrea Marescalchi

Exquisitely delicate and otherwordly 

I love the mystery of seahorse

Rachel Wilson

 DKNG studios

Sarah Young

 Poster by Fulda, 1950s

  4everDesign, Meeting

 Eric Carle

  Cliff Roberts, from Ford Treasury of the Outdoors, thanks to Today's Inspiration

  Cvijeta Job, illustration for Mira Boglic's Suma Od Koralja, 1962,

thanks to A Journey Round My Skull

 Tetsuo Ikeda

Eleanor Grosch

  Takahashi Haruka, 1928, thanks to bi-s-co

 Diana Fayt, "Love involves...

The Animal Rainbow

Some of you might remember that last March Sebastiano and I 

brought a few projects to the Bologna Book Fair in hopes to find publishers 

who would help us translate them into printed works.

I am delighted to say that one of these dreams has become reality: 

L'Arc-en-ciel des Animaux has just been published in France by Milan Jeunesse.

Although our previous series Rencontre les Animaux was already introduced to France 

by Odile Jacob, this was the first time that we worked directly for a French publisher,

and the experience has been a very positive one, which we hope to repeat. 

For this book my role was that of the organizer: I proposed the rainbow idea,

did some research to find suitable creatures, and used my french to communicate 

with the publisher. But all the beauty and creativity comes from Sebastiano. 

After working with bold, bright, saturated palettes of pop primary colors 

in Impara con gli Animali, he is continuing to experiment with a more naturalistic, 

but still very graphic style of illustration. 

And for the first time he made a book full of white backgrounds! 

The 39 animals (three for each color) are showcased on 64 pages in a large, 22 x 30 cm.

 hardcover volume. Our editor, the very charming and efficient Héléne Perignon 

was very happy with the results, and so are we. 

And till Sunday, you have a chance to win one of Sebastiano's brand new 2011

limited edition cat calendars on Moderncat... 

Aren't the endpapers great?

From Dove, with Love

Peter Max, 1968

This spirited flock just flew by, inspired by current human events.

May Peace Be with You Wherever You Go!

Stamp and poster designs by Stefan Kanchev, discovered thanks to Grain Edit

 Asela Pérez, 1978

 

 Herb Lubalin, U&lc cover, 1981

 Tahamtan Aminian, 2006

 Hassan Massoudi, discovered thanks to Gramatologia

Linda Vignato, from her peace drawings series

Tamas Toth, poster in memory of the 1956 Hungarian uprising, 2006

thanks to Rene Wenner's Poster Page

Kazumasa Nagai, 1989, 

from a recent post of vintage Japanese political posters on Pink Tentacle

McRay Magleby

 

Gürbüz Doğan Ekşioğlu

 Mehdi Saeedi, thanks to Robert L.Peters

 Bansky at West Bank. Photo: Reuters

Monday Matticchio – 4 Snakes

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Serpent Safari

naga-gogo by tarudesign

Some sinuous slithery snakes and lots of great new artists!

The First Book of Snakes cover by Paul Wenck, 

thanks to Calsidyrose and Freaky Fauna

Rainbow Snake Huichol yarn painting by Justo Benitez Sanchez

Cro talo e qualo by Andrea Marescalchi

Hannah Stouffer

 Aguis by Jason Laferrera

 Paper Vipers of Inequity by Dan Funderburgh

Obrigado Snake by Skinny LaMinx

Serpentis by Harry Diaz

 Snake Christmas card by Sergio Ruffolo

Guerra de la Paz

Rainbow Snake Dreaming by Malcolm Jagamarra

spread from El Leon Kandinga by Elisa Arguilé

Olimpia Zagnoli