Pitchers, Creamers and Other Whimsical Objects Sculpted by Linda Hsiao

Baby owl creamer

Baby bird creamer

Baby owl creamer

Flying dodo bird pitcher

Orange toucan speckled pitcher 

Red beaked bird juicer

Starry eyed bird bowls

  

I am so excited to have stumbled across Linda Hsiao's ceramics. She sculpts a whole range of functional ceramics that are suitable to be used everyday. The owl pitchers, toucan pitchers, bird juicers and bowls, snake tumblers, garlands and figurines will bring whimsy to the any corner of the house. I absolutely love how her pieces are roughly shaped into animals and glazed with earthy tones.

Besides being a ceramist Linda is a freelance industrial designer and loves to do gardening and woodcarving. You can find the ceramics that are available for purchase in her online store - Knotwork LA.

Incredibly Surreal Wildlife Paintings by Esther Van Hulsen

 

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a great break and spent quality time with your family. Let's welcome 2019 with the surreal paintings by Esther van Hulsen. Esther van Hulsen is an artist presently living in Norway. She graduated in communication design and scientific illustration from Minerva Art Academy Groningen in 2004. Ever since, she has been a full-time artist. Her paintings have animals as a primary subject matter created with watercolor, colored pencils, copic markers and acrylics. She visits zoos and museums to sketch the animal she wants to draw. 

She has illustrated many books that received awards for their illustrations and have been published in countries like Russia, China, Denmark, Norway, The Netherlands and France. Also, her work has been published in magazines like National Geographic, Fossil News and Nature Magazine. For update on her new work you can follow her on Facebook.

2019 Calendar Round-Up Part 2

Mystical Barn Owl, Amanda Clark

Cosmic owl calendar, Jackie Hahn

Animal Constellation calendar by Sally Harless

Lunar and Celestial Calendar, Ink and Earth Designs

Owl and Otter tear off calendar, Mirka Hokkanen

Illustrated animal calendar, Anna Avigad

Wild Awake, Abacus Corvus

Animal calendar, Victoria Peral

The Birds in Hats Calendar, Alice Tams

Night Owls 2019 calendar, Phoebe Wahl

I wish you all happy holidays! Before you go, let me know thank you for being there with me this last year. It means a lot to me that you take out time from your day and visit the blog. Your support and love is what encourages me to come back each day with even more interesting and owlsome finds! Thank you!

Take a look at the second curation of 2019 calendar round up above. If you missed part 1, you can find it here.

2019 Calendar Round-Up Part 1

DIY pop-up calendar, Prism of Starlings

Wildlife calendar, Anna Cote

Flora & Fauna desk calendar, Cricket Press

Owl in the forest calendar, Durido

Rainbow and critters rainbow calendar, Night Owl Paper Goods

Watercolor animal calendar, Catherine Lewis

Tea towel calendar, Andrea Lauren

Whimsical calendar, Foxy and Paper

Fairy tale inspired calendar, Galina Pagliaro

Full moon owl calendar, Christa Dalien

We are on the last couple of posts for this year and I thought what better way to say goodbye to this year than a round-up of few of my favorite calendars. The calendars feature wonderful illustrations of owls and the friends for each month. They'll make a great gift to give or you can pick one for yourself to stay organized the whole year. 

For some more beautiful calendars come back tomorrow because I'll have another post sharing even more whimsical 2019 calendars.

Paintings Inspired by Beautiful Landscapes and the Colorful City

 

 

Regina Lord was born in Northern Arizona where she received her Bachelors in the Science of Nursing from Northern Arizona University in 1999. After working for 13 years as a pediatric, she left her nursing career to embrace her true calling and became a full time artist. She now lives in Tucson. It's very obvious when you look at her art who the city and the landscapes have influenced it.

I myself lived in Tucson for more than 10 years and it's bright sun, the Mexican colors, and folk style that's visible everywhere can bring out the creative side in you. Regina incorporates all the natural beauty surrounding her in abundance in her paintings. She paints on mini canvases and wood slices in rich colors. You can find more of her paintings on Instagram and products based on her originals on Etsy.