Rodolfo Marron

I adore these illustrations by Rodolfo Marron a visual artist born in California, raised in Kansas City, Missouri.

Artist's statement: "Fascinated by Native American culture and Mexican folklore; the southwest has brought me inspiration time and time again. My illustrations glimpse into something very personal yet not fully deciphered. This allowing me to reflect on my own life experiences in an attempt to find my spirituality through my ongoing art practice. When you view this self-created realm you are greeted by old maidens, so caring and frail. Tiny owls with hearts as large as the cosmos and mischievous spirits frolicking. The spirits and owls are your best friends and death is only an illusion. Reoccurring themes in my narrative deal with rebirth, love, loss, mourning, and ritual."

Aviary Soy Candles by Mine Designs

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Mine Designs produced the ornithological collection of candles in three iconic bird designs - owl, hummingbird and cardinal representing wisdom, freedom, and peace. The candles are poured by hand in limited batches in  porcelain cups that can be reused as planters and the feathered friends can be used as ornaments to decorate a tree after the candle has completely burned to the end. Each candle comes in an elegant  fabric covered box with nest and a note card to write a small message. Available here.

Today's Find: Vintage Classics Owl Tea for One & Owl Tea Caddy

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I just stumbled across this very sweet owl tea for one & owl tea caddy by Twinings from their Vintage Classics collection. I searched their website to check if it's available but no luck. However, a quick google search led me to amazon and ebay listings where the set is available for purchase if  you wish to add it to your collection or gift it to a collector of cute things.

Whimsical Cards by Mister Peebles

London based artist Mister Peebles makes greetings cards and prints from original watercolor pencil drawings featuring animals dressed like humans with playful personalities. 

His animals are often paired with witty one liners such as the squirrel who says: "I'm nuts about you" and the hen saying: "Jimi Hen Drix". This creative play on words add a fun element to his cards making his work whimsical and unique in style. From his website: "He hopes to make you smile and cheer your day a little. The average person chuckles less than 20 times a day, Mister Peebles hopes to up this average a wee bit."

To learn more about him and his work, you can read this wonderful interview given by him to E-junkie.

Free Summer Printables

Download, print and frame these adorable owl summer printables to easily update your home decor without spending too much money. There are four summer themed printables with texts like "Fun in the Sun", "Happy Summer", "Hello Summer" and "Ride the Wave". Frame them to decor any room in the house or use them for scrapbooking, card making or any other craft that you can think of. To download the owl summer printables go here.