Describing her aesthetic as “colorful and funky,” she likes to paint realistic things but also enjoys simplifying subjects into abstract shapes and colors. Using mainly Gouache, she hopes to bring more color into people’s lives through her art, as well as help people appreciate the world around us.

Amongst the many things that inspire her, she mentions “plants and the things they do/make.” “I’m in complete awe of the things that grow around us,” she told Ballpitmag. “Fruit, flowers, trees, all of it. Something simple like opening a blood orange from the store is a religious experience for me and makes me want to immediately get painting.”

But she’s also greatly inspired by people, and women specifically. “Women I work with, mainly the woman who owns the farm I work at part-time and the woman who runs a flower shop that I worked at after college,” she says. “They’re two people who work with plants in very different ways but respect them and see their potential for making people’s lives more joyful.”

Take a bite out of her colorful work:

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Ormsby has graduated from Elam School of Fine Arts in 2015 and currently works in a Glass Studio based in Auckland, New Zealand. Her fruit series, named aptly “Devon Made,” is said to explore the familiar ornament and reimagines it in a new form.

Through the process of glass casting techniques, the glass artist pays homage to the blown glass fruit makers and collectors from the 1960’s. The light playful approach to everyday fruit is contrasted with the heaviness of the crystal glass. A unique material that catches and reflects light.

In an interview with MOLD, Ormsby noted that fake fruit was “usually made from various materials [like] plastic, Lucite, glass or wood” and was typically “light, simplistic and exaggerated in form.” She sought to create a collection that stayed true to the traditional form of fake fruit, while also having the weight of crystal glass.

Explaining the process itself, she says she begins “by making a silicone mold of the original object, from which [she] can make wax replicas. The next step is to fettle (trim and clean) the wax, filling holes and removing any seams… Once that is done, [she] begins building a contour mold around the wax. This is made up of many layers of a plastic/silica mix built around the shape of the fruit.”

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“This looks super tedious, but I actually had a lot of fun slicing them frame by frame and seeing the results come to life,” we read in the video description.

The video offers a glimpse at the work behind the screen so you can appreciate the process behind the seemingly simple montage. We must say, slicing up piece by piece and taking photos in between doesn’t seem like a fun way to spend the day, but we’re still mesmerized by the result. See it for yourself.

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Pluot

A mix of plums (70%) and apricots (30%). Since they both come from same genus, this crossing is quite easy to achieve. It has a high sugar level and tastes like plums, but has the texture of an apricot.

Plumcot

This is also a mix between plums and apricots in different percentages. This is a first generation hybrid which was replaced by the pluot due to difficulties in transport and harvesting.

Pluerry

A combination between sweet cherries and plums.

Blood Lime

There are other blood fruits besides blood oranges. This mix between lime and red finger lime makes it sweeter than a traditional lime, but the inside looks like a blood orange.

Limequat

A mix of lime and kumquat makes a miniature orange with edible greenish skin. Often used in jams.

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Describing her aesthetic as “colorful and funky,” she likes to paint realistic things but also enjoys simplifying subjects into abstract shapes and colors. Using mainly Gouache, she hopes to bring more color into people’s lives through her art, as well as help people appreciate the world around us.

Amongst the many things that inspire her, she mentions “plants and the things they do/make.” “I’m in complete awe of the things that grow around us,” she told Ballpitmag. “Fruit, flowers, trees, all of it. Something simple like opening a blood orange from the store is a religious experience for me and makes me want to immediately get painting.”

But she’s also greatly inspired by people, and women specifically. “Women I work with, mainly the woman who owns the farm I work at part-time and the woman who runs a flower shop that I worked at after college,” she says. “They’re two people who work with plants in very different ways but respect them and see their potential for making people’s lives more joyful.”

Take a bite out of her colorful work:

The post Camille Shu Paints Fruit and Flowers appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Ormsby has graduated from Elam School of Fine Arts in 2015 and currently works in a Glass Studio based in Auckland, New Zealand. Her fruit series, named aptly “Devon Made,” is said to explore the familiar ornament and reimagines it in a new form.

Through the process of glass casting techniques, the glass artist pays homage to the blown glass fruit makers and collectors from the 1960’s. The light playful approach to everyday fruit is contrasted with the heaviness of the crystal glass. A unique material that catches and reflects light.

In an interview with MOLD, Ormsby noted that fake fruit was “usually made from various materials [like] plastic, Lucite, glass or wood” and was typically “light, simplistic and exaggerated in form.” She sought to create a collection that stayed true to the traditional form of fake fruit, while also having the weight of crystal glass.

Explaining the process itself, she says she begins “by making a silicone mold of the original object, from which [she] can make wax replicas. The next step is to fettle (trim and clean) the wax, filling holes and removing any seams… Once that is done, [she] begins building a contour mold around the wax. This is made up of many layers of a plastic/silica mix built around the shape of the fruit.”

The post These Glass Fruit Sculptures are the Meaning of Eye Candy appeared first on PlayJunkie.

“This looks super tedious, but I actually had a lot of fun slicing them frame by frame and seeing the results come to life,” we read in the video description.

The video offers a glimpse at the work behind the screen so you can appreciate the process behind the seemingly simple montage. We must say, slicing up piece by piece and taking photos in between doesn’t seem like a fun way to spend the day, but we’re still mesmerized by the result. See it for yourself.

The post Animator Shows the Inside Patterns of Fruits and Vegetables appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Pluot

A mix of plums (70%) and apricots (30%). Since they both come from same genus, this crossing is quite easy to achieve. It has a high sugar level and tastes like plums, but has the texture of an apricot.

Plumcot

This is also a mix between plums and apricots in different percentages. This is a first generation hybrid which was replaced by the pluot due to difficulties in transport and harvesting.

Pluerry

A combination between sweet cherries and plums.

Blood Lime

There are other blood fruits besides blood oranges. This mix between lime and red finger lime makes it sweeter than a traditional lime, but the inside looks like a blood orange.

Limequat

A mix of lime and kumquat makes a miniature orange with edible greenish skin. Often used in jams.

The post Unusual Hybrid Fruits That You Need To Try appeared first on PlayJunkie.