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Identical Twins by Judy Kaufmann

Judy Kaufmann's 'Identical Twins' print is dedicated to her twin sister. Now I'm not a twin but I sure would love this print! You can see more of Judy's lovely work on her web site here.

Image © Judy Kaufmann all rights reserved

Sweet Bella Horse Tiles

Sweet Bella's Horse Tiles are craftsmen made in the UK using labour intensive inlays, hand painting and glazing. I like!

Images © Sweet Bella all rights reserved

Heather Lins Science Project

I adore Heather Lins felt cushions. Titled Science Project, these cushions are made from eco-friendly 100% wool felt and finished with recycled plastic bottles faux suede applique. Choose from Botany, Geology or Anatomy available online from Heather's Big Cartel Shop at $220 each.

Images © Heather Lins Home all rights reserved

Jenny Bowers

With her playful patterns and distinctive illustration style, it's clear to see why UK illustrator Jenny Bowers is in such demand throughout the world. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face this Monday morning here are just a few of my favourite pieces. You can see more work on Jenny's Peepshow Collective website.

Images © Jenny Bowers all rights reserved

Physical Fiction

Justin LaRosa and Samuel Cox of Physical Fiction combine pixel art and letterpress to create innovative artworks. I just love these prints created using the iconic LEGO and letterpress. COOL!

Images © Physical Fiction all rights reserved (Via)

Steven Bonner

I really like the typography, illustration and identity work of the exceptionally talented Scottish illustrator and designer Steven Bonner. Steven has a really smart, clean and easy to navigate web site which makes browsing his portfoliio an absolute pleasure. It is refreshing to find someone so talented at both design and illustration in equal measure.

To view more of this amazing work you should really check out Steven's website here.

Images © Steven Bonner all rights reserved

Stormfront by Jim Houser

 

Pre-recession I was studying for a Masters (MA) in Printmaking, so I know how technically challenging from a registration perspective Jim Houser's Stormfront artwork would be to print. This lovely 5 colour screen printed artwork is available to purchase online from Poster Child Prints. Makes me want to get back into the studio and get my hands dirty!

Images © Jim Houser / Poster Child Prints all rights reserved

 

Helen Minns Notebooks

Sandgrouse, Swan and Hare are the titles of three patterned A6 notebooks by Helen Minns available from Atelier Agnele.

Images © Atelier Agnele all rights reserved

Flowers In May

Fabulous eye candy by Emily Dumas of Flowers in May. Printed on archival quality paper 'The best things in life are sweet' and 'Today I feel like baking' are available to buy online from the Flowers In May online shop. 

Images © Flowers in May all rights reserved

Best In Show - Sally Muir's Dogs

Muir and Osborne's knitted dogs book 'Best In Show' inspired me so much that I just HAD to know more about the creators and boy I'm so glad that I did a bit of rummaging through their blog and websites to unearth yet another gem. It transpires that Sally Muir is also a superbly talented artist with a spectacular portfollio of dog paintings. For me, it is clear that Sally is what I call a 'true dog person' by the way in which she has captured their personalites and breed traits like only someone who has really connected passionately with dogs could.

Frustratingly when I first discovered Sally's dog portraits I bookmarked my favourite images to blog - today I am kicking myself, as when I returned to her web site it has been substantially edited and has very few dog images and none of the ones I wanted to show you today! I've just spent the best part of an hour going over my history from weeks ago on Sally's site in hope of pulling up some the old files but I am afraid I simply get a 404 error. The last image is a screen grab from my history with some the images that I wanted to post.

Images © Sally Muir all rights reserved