Hi friends, it's been a while since I did a post on t-shirts. Now that we are in the middle of a warm season where we can never have enough t-shirts I thought I share a few cool t-shirt designs. I have consolidated the post such so it has something for everyone. Do you have a favorite?
Friday, July 26, 2019
Thursday, July 25, 2019
3D Paintings Made With Recycled Bottles, Paper and Textile
Andrea Touché is an artist from Monterrey, México who creates three dimensional paintings using recycled plastic, plastic bottles, paper, and textiles. Once she has arranged all these materials on a canvas she adds details with watercolor, acrylic, or oil paints. She is presently working on a series Emotions featuring humans and animals in shimmering suits.
Each piece can take days to months to finish depending on the materials. The Owl of Wisdom (on the top) made with quartz, recycled plastics, crystals, and paint took the artist over a year to complete. Andrea has participated in both group and solo exhibitions throughout the country. She was recently the finalist for the San Pedro Municipal Youth Award, Monterrey. To learn more about her work you can go to Instagram.
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Decorative Paintings by Valerie Greeley - AFTER 15th --------------------------------
Valerie Greeley is an artist, designer and illustrator based in UK. She grew up in Bury, Lancashire and studied art at Manchester Metropolitan University.
She has been working on miniature paintings in watercolor inspired by nature, particularly flora and fauna in the woodlands that surround her. She is well-known internationally for her signature style that's decorative and highly detailed in nature.
Her original watercolor paintings are in private collections throughout the world and have been exhibited in several galleries in the UK. She is an Associate member of The Royal Miniature Society and has won a Golden Bowl Honorable Mention award and The Elizabeth Meek award. In 2019, she was elected as a full member of The Hilliard Society. She has illustrated number of children's books published by international publishing companies such as Harper Collins, Kingfisher, Penguin, Macmillan, Simon and Schuster and many more.
Her art can be purchased in form of art prints, badges, and on gift items available in her online store - Acornmoon.
Friday, July 19, 2019
Street Art by Monkey Bird
Monkey Bird is a French duo of contemporary artists who were born and currently working in Bordeaux. Blow the Bird and Temor the Monkey are the genius minds behind the mind blogging artwork. "They incarnate the two faces of humankind, the monkey being the realist, and the bird being a dreamer." The duo studied graphic design, object design and industrial design in college. Their work is inspired by religious paintings and the art nouveau often depicting wild animals in urban setting.
They have worked on the walls of museums, institutions, waste walls, antique doors and abandoned buildings. "Their mission is to transcribe social themes into walls, through the use of animal totems and elaborate symbolism." They are presently being represented by GCA Gallery in Nice, France.
They have worked on the walls of museums, institutions, waste walls, antique doors and abandoned buildings. "Their mission is to transcribe social themes into walls, through the use of animal totems and elaborate symbolism." They are presently being represented by GCA Gallery in Nice, France.
Thursday, July 18, 2019
Japanese Culture Inspired Functional Ceramics by Reiko Miyagi
Reiko Miyagi was born in Japan and worked as a potter in Mashiko, a renowned pottery town, before moving to the US. When she was in college she use to visit ceramic galleries, museums and pottery towns. This made her fall in love with the rich pottery culture in Japan and eventually becoming a potter herself.
After receiving B.A. from Tama Art University and studying ceramics at Bunka Gakuin, she did a pottery apprenticeship at Tsukamoto Ceramics in Mashiko. She now has a studio Tabula Rasa in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina where she makes functional ceramics in both contemporary and traditional styles using gas kiln firing. Over the years she has developed her signature style in black and white sgraffito stoneware. Her work has been shown in several shows and galleries including the Smithsonian Craft Show, the American Craft Council Shows and the Charlotte Mint Museum Potters Invitational.
After receiving B.A. from Tama Art University and studying ceramics at Bunka Gakuin, she did a pottery apprenticeship at Tsukamoto Ceramics in Mashiko. She now has a studio Tabula Rasa in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina where she makes functional ceramics in both contemporary and traditional styles using gas kiln firing. Over the years she has developed her signature style in black and white sgraffito stoneware. Her work has been shown in several shows and galleries including the Smithsonian Craft Show, the American Craft Council Shows and the Charlotte Mint Museum Potters Invitational.
Her pieces can be found on her online store and to take a closer look at her work you can join her on Instagram.
























































