Hannah Lock's illustrations stand out for their vibrant colors, if nothing else. Working both digitally and traditionally, using colored pencils (mainly Faber-Castell polychromos pencils), her pieces vary and include landscapes, animal portraits, as well as human characters. "I used to use a lot of ink and watercolor," she recalled...

Do you like wearing unique outfits and accessories? Well, artist Petra Banyai from Nottingham, UK can make your wish come true. The talented artist makes bags that will make people look twice. She explains that growing up, she was always interested in arts and creative activities. Since she began her...

When asked why she likes illustrating cats, artist Helen Garfield said that felines remind her of people and that her love for them began because she “recons they have got life figured out.” The UK-based illustrator began her cat-project back in early 2019 as a cat-themed gift shop. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8QxrNGJ79j/ “As I...

Being diagnosed with autism and depressive disorder, Dutch crafter Angelique Rebel explains that she has always struggled to express herself, especially in words. So she started doing art therapy which also helped her develop her creativity. “I’ve learned a lot in a few years and arts and crafts have brought me so much. My...

Iranian-American artist, Maysha Mohamedi, sculpts and paints, using materials from all over: from the tar that she collects on the beaches of Santa Barbara to tubes of Middle Eastern paint imported from her mother country of Iran. "Up until now I've mainly used oil paint, but I'm starting to...

New York-based textile designer and artist Alexandra Karamallis invites nature inside her work. Through the depiction of gardens and the juxtaposition of nature with architecture, she aims to draw attention to the beauty in diversity, with particular emphasis on marginalized cultures. Her Iranian heritage also plays a central within her...

American artist duo Adam Frezza and Terri Chiao, known collectively as Chiaozza (a combination of their names), explore play and craft across a range of media, including painted sculpture, installation, collage, photography, design, and public art. "We like to play together, experiment together and use materials...

There's so much power in darkness — it's mysterious, tempting, terrifying. The imagination runs wild when the eyes have little to hold onto. And London-based artist Zulf has decided to use that power in his art. Zulf is a contemporary artist with a distinct style. He uses pastel pencils...

Alex Eckman-Lawn creates multi-layered, hand-cut, paper collages using everything from his original digital paintings to imagery from old medical texts. Each layer is spaced, creating a depth that draws the viewer into the pieces. The result has an air of mystique about it — a good kind of eeriness that...

Belgian-Congolese painter and mixed media artist Kito Mbiango explains that with his art, he “seeks to strip away the paradigms, labels, and layers of social conditioning that have led to our current crisis of separation from ourselves and our natural world.” Inspired by scientific and esoteric concepts, vintage photographs, and...