examples of impressive illustration by various artists

Mutual Adornment: Natalie Shau’s Art & Lydia Courteille’s Jewels

natalie shau and lydia courteille

Here is an example of two artists combining their talents to market Lydia Courteille’s jewelry. Courteille is an extraordinary jeweler. She develops several collections every month along with many one of a kind items. Her work incorporates high karat golds and real gemstones into various subjects as flora, fauna and such gothic staples as crosses, skulls, snakes, bones and bats. She has become so well-known as a trend-setter, that international stylists from jewelry, fashion and accessories arenas never miss a chance to visit the boutique, particularly during fashion week in Paris. (more…)

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Pencil Sets by Melbourne Graffiti Artist Ghostpatrol

Pencil Sets by Ghostpatrol

For someone who supposedly has a satirical black sense of humor, these pieces of artwork (which consist of assembled pencils, carved or cut to make the wood core a canvas and then painted upon) are some of the sweetest things I’ve ever seen. Framed as shown below, artist Ghostpatrol (aka David Booth) has created variations of these assemblages, using different types and colors of the pencils and numerous colored backgrounds on which they are mounted. (more…)

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A Look Inside The Moleskine Glass House Sketchbook

moleskine glass house sketchbook copy

The Moleskine Glass House sketchbook features sketches by 29 architects, designers, and artists inspired by the home, quotes by Philip Johnson, and blank pages for notes or sketching. (more…)

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Russian Born Artist Yulia Brodskaya’s Paper Graphics

Yulia Brodskaya IIHIH

Russian born Yulia Brodskaya is a talented artist, graphic designer, typographer, and most impressively, paper sculptor. Her works are used in both commercial and personal applications and her paper graphics are precious 3D sculptures that incorporate all her talents into one art form. (more…)

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Artist Designed Credit Cards: 100 for Epos & Visa

Artist Designed Credit cards

Over at NOTCOT, I spotted a post by Rice Candy about some artist designed credit cards. Unfortunately there was no link to the gallery of 100 designs created for the Japanese financial institution, Epos. After some scouring around, I finally found it. So, now I’ll share with you some more information and designs as well as a link to the site where you can see all 100 designs for yourself. (more…)

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