The Carnivalesque Art of Daniel Merriam
If you're a fan of surreal art and fantasy worlds, you'll most definitely admire Daniel Merriam’s illustrations and paintings. Highly detailed and filled to the brim with whimsical characters and carnivalesque embellishments, his art...
Emily Paluska’s Handcrafted Paper Bouquets are Something Else
According to paper artist, Emily Paluska, flowers are a sort of natural glue that keeps us connected to where we came from and where we’re going. An admirer of flower gardens, Paluska invites nature...
The Freehand Needle Paintings of Chloe Giordan
Chloe Giordano's embroideries rely on her background in illustration. In fact, it was during the last year of her illustration degree at the University of the West of England that she began to experiment...
Cinta Vidal Creates Pictures That Plays With Your Mind
When you first see Cinta Vidal’s artwork, you might think there is something wrong. But, in fact, it is the true indicator of her extraordinary talent. The Barcelona-based artist says she has been drawing...
Precision, Detail, and Subtlety: Bovey Lee’s Paper Art
Bovey Lee's paper art requires practice and patience. Employing both traditional paper cutting techniques and modern, digital, tools, her process can be divided into three steps: first, hand drawing, then digital rendering, and lastly,...
Sabeena Karnik’s Paper Alphabet Took the Internet by Storm
Sabeena Karnik's art is a delightful mixture of typography and paper art. Having completed a degree in graphic design, she focused on typography, which she calls her first love. “In my final year...
Håkon Anton Fagerås Sculpts Hyperrealistic Pillows From Blocks of Marble
Norwegian artist Håkon Anton Fagerås sculpts realistic-looking white pillows. Using a pneumatic hammer and other carving tools, the sculptor shapes blocks of marble turning them into real pieces of art. Currently, he works between...
Kate Shaw’s Landscape Painting Take Her Around the World
Kate Shaw's passion for landscape painting began when she traveled to Central Australia. “A visit to Central Australia in 2004 really helped me coalesce ideas about the materiality of paint and how this could connect...
Lucia Heffernan Imagines What Animals Would Do If They Were Humans
Lucia Heffernan describes herself as a graphic designer by trade and an oil painter by design. In her paintings, the American-Taiwanese artist imagines what would animals do if they were humans. Like doggies dreaming...
Aurora Robson Tackles the Problem of Plastic Waste Through Art
The sheer amount of plastic waste is staggering. According to the United Nations Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Pollution (GESAMP), land-based sources account for up to 80 percent of the world's...