Self-taught writer and artist Meera Lee Patel believes anything is possible. "Everything I create is based on this simple principle," she writes on her website. Her Instagram page - wholesome and uplifting - is a collection of illustrations, diagrams, and mantras that will remind you to be kinder to yourself and...
Stefano Marra works as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator. Based in the south of Italy, his illustrations are bold and graphic, relying on vibrant color pallets and the use of contrast. https://www.instagram.com/p/B11Xrkiir3S/ Like most creatives, Marra was drawn to visual art from a very young age. "I’ve always enjoyed drawing,"...
Birgitt Olislagers admits she's in love with creating, whether it's graphic design, art, or gardening. With nature being her biggest inspiration, the Netherlands-based artist focuses mainly on illustration and embroidery, creating intricate works that are directly inspired by plants and flowers. https://www.instagram.com/p/B0kqxFEIVLV/ "Nature is my biggest inspiration," she writes on her...
Blending the glitchy spirit of technology with the timelessness of the wooden medium, Taiwanese artist Han Hsu-Tung creates incredible and unique pixelated sculptures. https://www.instagram.com/p/ByzT9ObH_RS/ Appearing as if they might have jumped off your computer screen’s loading page or sprung from a phone as the batteries power off, Hsu-Tang crafts intricate pieces...
Julie Jones is a magician in the kitchen who can make almost anything using only common ingredients. Before she became highly praised for her delicious food, Julie worked in an office in accounts and management. Back in 2013, when she was in her early 30s, she decided to quit...
Michael Oonk
Here's a well-known secret to making your lady fall in love with you even more, or to getting that girl you like to consider going out with you - clean your act. Michael Oonk went viral simply for posting photos of himself online. Mind you, these aren't your typical photos....
As a result of our busy lives and hectic schedules, we often forget to look after the people we love most, to spend time with them, and show them we care. Illustrator Chow Hon Lam hopes to remind us to take time out of our busy schedules for others....
Mixed media artist Sonia Alins makes paper cut illustrations that look and feel as though they are submerged in water. Focused mainly on the human body (specifically the female body), she explores the expressiveness of elements such as transparency and blur. In a paper cut illustration series, titled...
Illustrator and 2D animator Angelica Lena shares her time between London and Barcelona. Since graduating from Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design in 2016, she's working as a freelancer on varied projects like commercials, opening titles or short films, as well as illustration commissions for independent magazines. Working...
Aline Houdé-Diebolt creates fantastical worlds using only paper and scissors. Residing in Paris, since graduating from the École Supérieure d’Arts Appliqués Duperré in 2007, she works as a freelance paper designer and set designer in France and abroad. A textile designer by training, Houdé-Diebolt's unconditional love of shapes, materials,...