Havanese rescue pup, Einstein, might be small but his personality, his owner assures us, is very BIG. The four-year-old dog, based in Seattle, Washington, also goes by the name Panda and loves playing chase, giving face kisses, and making humans laugh. With almost 20k followers on Instagram, he's also kind of a...
Calligraphy artist, known by his moniker eL Seed, uses Arabic calligraphy to spread messages of peace and unity and underline the commonalities of human existence. His artwork can be found all over the world, shown both in exhibitions and public places including the façade of L’Institut du Monde Arabe...
Architect turned illustrator, Vasco Mourão has an eye for detail, creating monochromatic illustrations of cityscapes and other architectural meanderings using only a pen. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2dyWfyoT6k/?utm_source=ig_embed "I studied and worked as an architect so my lexicon is deeply rooted in the city, structures, and urban environments," he explained in an interview with Form...
Toronto-based illustrator Mathew Borrett creates imagined cityscapes that are inspired by a love for both architecture and fantasy. "I hope that a viewer will be able to put themselves in my spaces," he relayed in an interview with Line Gallery. "To that end, I’ve avoided adding any figures of any kind to...
It was during the last year of her illustration degree at the University of the West of England that Chloe Giordano began to experiment with freehand needle painting. Using sewing thread and hand-dyed fabrics, each of her delicate pieces can take between one day and several weeks to complete. https://www.instagram.com/p/BqP0sLhAkpM/?utm_source=ig_embed "Although...
Bovey Lee creates intricate paper cutouts employing traditional Chinese paper cutting techniques alongside modern, digital, tools. Her creative process is three-fold: first, hand drawing, then digital rendering, and lastly, hand cutting. https://www.instagram.com/p/BiuNTgzFYWa/?utm_source=ig_embed "Typically, I develop drawings before making a digital template on the computer," she explained her artistic process in an...
"I love art and fashion, but most of all I love to draw," writes Dutch fashion illustrator Sella Molenaar on her website. Based in Amsterdam, she started her career in markets and festivals and was soon commissioned by clients as big as Dolce & Gabbana, L’Officiel, and H&M. Her...
Sabeena Karnik has a way with paper. Working independently as an illustrator and typographer, she's specialized in paper sculpturing and 3D illustration, with her techniques including paper quilling as well as paper cutting. Based in Mumbai, India, Karnik knew she wanted to pursue art as a career, ever since she...
Scott Tulay relies on his background in architecture when tending to his art (or the other way around). His abstract architectural drawings are a way for him to investigate the ambiguity of space. "As an architect, I meticulously create drawings to reveal and describe a building’s design and construction,"...
Yumi Okita is an artist based in North Carolina whose hand-painted fabric butterflies and moths look really impressive. Each sculpture she makes is completely unique and made by hand. The butterflies and moths are often inspired by the real species that exist in nature as Okita tries to mimic...