Thread, Paper & Feather

Catherine Frere-Smith

Soft sculptures are one of the trends in animal art I am always drawn to,

wheter they be made of felt, fabric or paper; and stitched, knitted or glued 

to form sweetly simple or stunningly intricate creations.

Women artists have been the most active in exploring these creative paths,

and with this avian gallery I want to honor some of my favorites  – but I am still 

on the lookout for more, so if an artist you love is missing, please let me know!

Emma Hall

 Ann Wood

 Emily Sutton

Alice Wolfe

 Anna-Wili Highfield

Elsa Mora

Abigail Brown

 Diana Beltran Herrera

 Swig

 The Makerie Studio

Amy Switzer

Gebrauchsgraphik - part 2

As promised, here is the second batch of Gebrauchsgraphik covers.

Some very good examples of the spontaneity and playfulness 

characteristic of graphic design in the '50s.

Walter Breker

Jean Picart le Doux

Werner Labbé

Walter Breker

Müller-Blase

Günther Stiller

A big thanks to bustbright for having assembled one 

of the best vintage graphics collections on flickr!

Mad Men & Crazy Critters - Wild Spirits

 Armando Testa, maquette for Martini


Animals and alcohol have a long history together in advertising, 
I suppose they make our addictions look more harmless?

Anonymous

Ramon Casas, 1900 

 thanks to Art & Vintage

Albert Weisgerber, 1913 

Robert Wolff, 1920

G. Piana, 1927

Albert Dorfinant

Dr. Seuss, 1937

D'après d'Ormellas, 1937, thanks to Ωméga

John Gilroy, 1936-38

Frans Mettes, thanks to Vintage Advertising and Poster Art

Raymond Savignac, 1950

Find more examples here

Digital Nature

Book of Birds

Once again Spring is in the air, and I feel like celebrating with the opulent natural fantasies

 created by Bozka, the artistic pseudonym of Polish illustrator Bozena Rydlewska.

 The Looking Glass

 Book of Insects

The Garden

 Zuk

The illustrations above are part of the New Botany series, which the artist writes was

 "derived from my dreams, color obsessions and fascination with the secret nature of plants. 

Inspired by Max Ernst’s collages and the strange atmosphere of old botany books".

These works are on show until April 1st at the Flying Gallery Foundation in Warsaw. 

Sonora

The Sea Poems series transports us into a floating universe 

of jewel-like colors and delicate, intricate underwater creatures.

Lobster Poem

Daphne

Aquamarine

Bozka is active as an illustrator and freelance designer for ad agencies,

publishers, magazines, and more, as you can see below.

Don't you love that rainbow colored plate?

Hummingbird notebook for Empik

Little Buddy Bird plate for Kristoff porcelain