Jonathan Zawada Paintings

I’m not usually a huge fan of landscapes, but guys, these ain’t no ordinary landscapes!

LINK: zawada.com.au

from 2Modern Blog by Capree Kimball

Fresh From The Dairy

If you’re not familiar yet with The Design Milk Dairy, it’s a collection of Society6 artist prints and accessories curated by myself and you. The DMD offers prints for sale along with iPhone cases, t-shirts, laptop skins, and more in support of the online art community, something I’m very passionate about.

Bear Warrior by Ruben Ireland and iPhone case (or iPod/iPhone skin)

This week, I chose three pieces of artwork featuring women. I don’t know why, maybe because it was just Mother’s Day and I was thinking about celebrating women. Maybe I just like these prints. Or, maybe both. I hope you like them, too.

My Dear by Jen Mann

Our Father by Karien Deroo

Are you an artist (painter, photographer, graphic designer)? Open up a Society6 shop and start selling your work. Or, just create a profile and begin sharing your work with other artists. Get involved in one of the most supportive, collaborative art communities on the Internet.

Or, if you’re not an artist but you’ve been staring at the same blank walls for a while now, it might be time to make an investment in some affordable artwork. Hop on over to The Design Milk Dairy and check out our recommended selections.

In an ongoing effort to support independent artists from around the world, Design Milk is proud to partner with Society6to offer The Design Milk Dairy, a special collection of Society6 artists’ work curated by Design Milk and our readers. Proceeds from the The Design Milk Dairy help us bring Design Milk to you every day.

from Design Milk by Jaime

Cul-de-sac Prints

I love large-scale prints. Even though they’re usually expensive, they make such a statement that they’re hard to resist. These prints from the team at Cul-de-sac are great. Created by art director Marco Cicchianni, each piece — inspired by classic Italian and Danish design and pop-art colors — is part of a limited edition of 20 prints and measures 33 x 47 inches. You can check out (and order) the full collection right here.

Etsy Spotlight-Peggy Wolf & White Owl

My most recent favorite Etsy shops! There are many beautiful things to enjoy that are handmade with love by some very talented creatives out there. Handmade is the big holiday theme this year, have you noticed? Interiors magazines from Australia to England, the Netherlands to the US, Germany and beyond are all a-buzz about handmade – no doubt due to the influence of bloggers who have been heavily promoting handmade arts & crafts for years now. More on that below my finds…

Peggy Wolf - This German artist is one I’ve shared before but I can’t take my eyes off of her gorgeous watercolor-y collages of lovely ladies. Great prints, fun colors, adore!

White Owl – This sister duo makes some of the most feminine yet edgy pieces of jewelry with lots and lots of vintage charm (and charms!).

Brainstorm Print + Design

from {BLACK. WHITE. YELLOW.}

Love this Ocean print from Brainstorm Print + Design.

Andrew Bird Poster

Awesome Gigposter by designer Doe Eyed.

Love the combination of heart and bird….and only 20 bucks!

Bon Iver Poster

from Street Anatomy

Simple and graphic GigPoster design by The Small Stakes.

Would make a sweet ass logo too…

WTF?

all i can say is OMG.

{WTF minga posters discovered via the always glorious happy mundane.}

from WHORANGE by Tula Jeng

Hair is Not the Enemy

 

from à la garconnière

Trixie Delicious

 

These are made by trixie delicious, an artist in Aukland, New Zealand.

 

Lesbo teacup mint with roses

 

Seven Deadly Sins

from à la garconnière

Olivier Valsecchi “Dust”

Olivier Valsecchi’s latest collection highlights bodies in motion and accentuates the human form as it is met with dust. These photos convey beauty and discomfort. It looks as if some individuals are embracing the impact of dust and others are retreating from it, and still some seem to glide through it as if in water. Whatever may be the case for the models, the powder brings out the details of the bodies, even when obscured by small clouds. The images are haunting and beautiful.

You can see more of this work and Valsecchi’s other pieces on his site.

[via Change the Thought]

from Street Anatomy by Aman Agah

Circa 1900 Subway Signs

Before the Helvetica Bold invasion of the 1960s (and even before Mad Men), New York’s subway system directed travelers with an eclectic array of handsome rollsigns. Now you can give a glimpse of NYC’s Metropolis past with Flying Junction‘s hand-lettered canvas subway scroll signs, available on Etsy. The larger Manhattan-themed signs run, ahem, almost $200; but you can net the smaller Brooklyn signs for just $19! Hang ‘em up, dim the lights, crank up some machinery noise and it’s like commuting to your own Madison Avenue advertising firm at the turn of the century.
Via Becoming Brooklyn
from Brokelyn

Terrarium Inspiration

The Botany Factory offers terrariums at a few stores in san francisco or you can commission and pick it up yourself. katie goldman macdonald takes such special care in making her terrariums they look like little worlds unto themselves.

i like the idea of a family of terrariums. they come in so many different sizes. the slug & the squirrel has an amazing array of all types of terrariums. you could probably find one for everyone you know. the glass they choose to work with is really lovely and has such character, from vintage to modern. each one has such a great look.

More after the jump...

the ladies who run twig terrariums have such a sense of humor and mischief with their work. i hope to get to see them next time i am in brooklyn, if not i may have to mail order a kit. too fun and a great gift to boot!

wendilands minimalist terrarium kits are both beautiful and pretty funny. perfect for your black thumb and ‘serenity now’ moments.

paula hayes living art pieces are so amazing to me. i really love that she has brought the terrarium into the galley space. her pieces are truly living beauties. be sure to explore her whole site — she brings plants to a whole new level.

and lastly, i want to share my little guy. mattie and megan of far out flora, who taught the class at workshop definitely ignited a new passion for me. so excited to explore more terrarium building endeavors in the future!

from sfgirlbybay by victoria

Harry Murphy + Friends

“The Gap Records and Tapes, San Francisco.”

“Graphic Design San Francisco” is a book that was published in the late 70s by the Institute for Graphic Design (which would later become AIGA SF) and Chronicle Books. For the first in a series of posts about the works of San Francisco Bay Area designers and firms, as their portfolios stood on the brink of the 80s, I present to you Harry Murphy + Friends.

“The Philosophy of Harry Murphy + Friends is to maintain design work of consistently high quality, while producing a large volume of projects involving an exceptionally wide range of related disciplines, frequently with rigorous deadlines.

Since locating in the San Francisco area in 1966, Harry Murphy + Friends has won over 700 national and international design awards for architectural graphics, space design, environmental art, corporate identity, print graphics, and packaging.”

Suspended sculpture at Hyatt Regency Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana.“

“Jamboree, a children’s clothing store in San Francisco.”

“The Gap, typical store interior.”

“Zim’s Restaurant, San Francisco.”

“Kitchen of Doris and Don Fisher, San Francisco.”

“Supergraphic mural at Hyatt Regency Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana.”

Harry Murphy would soon continue to achieve success in greatly influencing the retail design market, most notably for The Gap. His wall paintings and installations showcased in this book are breathtaking.

(images and text from Graphic Design, San Francisco. San Francisco: Chronicle, 1979. Print.)

from Yummy Fresh grain feed! by liam

Zombie Kitsch: Sculptures by Jessica Harrison

 

 

Lately my weeks have consisted of sitting around in nail-biting anticipation of the next episode of AMC's The Walking Dead, so call it zombie fever, but I'm a little bit in love with these gruesome figurines by sculptor Jessica Harrison — who hasn't wanted to mutilate a kitschy collectible at one time or another?

from Apartment Therapy Main