Jun
19
I admit, I’ve always been fascinated by miniatures and dollhouses. But I would challenge anyone to not be fascinated by Rob Heard‘s Bough Houses. Each one is an intricate sculpture, an imaginary landscape crafted in wood. The scale of …
Jun
15
I’m willing to bet most crafters and artists have a certain amount of pins and buttons in their stashes. As far as supplies go, those are pretty basic. But there’s nothing basic about the way artist Ran Hwang uses buttons …
Jun
12
If you haven’t yet seen Rashad Alakbarov’s amazing art installations, then I strongly encourage you to take a moment and check these out. Painting with light has been a tagline for many artists, but I think Alakbarov, an artist from …
Jun
1
Spanish artist Lorenzo Duran takes the art of paper cutting to a whole new level. How? He cuts fallen leaves instead of paper. Each leaf is washed, dried, pressed, and then a paper pattern is applied before it is cut. …
May
30
Ready for some mind-blowing art? Check out The Flow series by Gil Bruvel. The son of a renowned cabinet-maker, Gil Bruvel has spent the last thirty years exploring different artistic mediums. His Flow series explores form and emotion in the …
May
28
Alright art doll enthusiasts, have you seen the work of Virginie Ropars? An art doll artist who lives in Brittany, France, Virginie’s works are intricate, almost obsessively detailed, and strangely lifelike. Her creations are otherworldly and often dark, but also …
May
24
Have you checked out Raw Edges Design Studio? They make incredible and innovative furniture and décor and are certainly one to look to for inspiration. I love the Plaid Bench line–literally plaid designs made out of bench designs–which incorporate …
May
17
Jonty Hurwitz sculpts like you’ve never seen before. Each of his pieces is mathematically calculated to produce an image only when viewed in a specific reflection. He uses computers to scan an item, then distorts it using special algorithms. The …
May
15
More art, less craft today, but I felt like Tamara Phillips‘s art is too beautiful not to share. Her medium is watercolor, but what sets her images apart is the unique use of repetitive patterns instead of solid colors. …
May
11
Gourds are always a popular canvas for different craft projects. But I’ve never seen anything like Polish artist Przemek Krawczy?ski’s carved gourd lamps. Each lamp is unique, hand carved, and has a halogen bulb inside that projects the designs onto nearby …
May
2

I’ve seen plenty of people decorate guitars using sharpies–usually it takes the form of signatures, doodles, or band logos. Vivian Xiao’s takes the combination of sharpies and guitars to a whole different level, creating highly detailed works of art. Like …
May
1

If you see only one crazy example of what art and craft can be this week, let it be Bernard Pras. Bernard specializes in anamorphic portraits–basically what you get when you mix 3d street art and collage, they are huge …
Apr
25
Today, whilst browsing through some wonderful, local galleries, I came across part of Catherine Foster’s Peace Prevails Project. Catherine’s works of art are beyond amazing–she paints, embosses with hand carved wooden plates, weaves, and sculpts copper sheets into amazing …
Apr
16
Here’s something you don’t see everyday Li Xiaofeng makes dresses out of porcelain. Entire dresses are crafted out of the shards of pottery, often shards found at archeological sites. And to top it off, all of the pieces are wearable, …
Apr
13
Tree houses are a beautiful childhood tradition that encourages kids to get outside, imagine, and explore. But Natural State Treehouses takes that to a new level, merging a love of books with a love of outdoor play space to create …























