eduardo cervantes photography

this color and black and white imagery from california artist eduardo cervantes, aka etsy seller eddyizm, are lavish with light; so lavish, in fact, that i feel guilty and indulgent while looking at them.

purchase these prints here, see more on eduardo’s website and say hi to him on his blog.

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decisions, decisions print by jamie wieck

this limited edition giclee print by london-based graphic designer jamie wieck is an obsessive riot. the idea was borne of jamie’s outrage over the rules restaurants impose on their patrons. questions turned into more questions and the end result is this amazing, repeating if-then flow chart pattern.

purchase the print and see more of jamie’s work (i love danté’s tea break!) right here.

via the robot walrus

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re jin lee art and ceramics

i saw this simple and handpainted porcelain and dish set on cribcandy the other day and decided to investigate. such beautiful minimal design! turns out, new york-based artist re jin lee, or rj, is not just a ceramic artist but also a wonderful illustrator. and her strong linework is less minimal and more robust to me. a very fine combination if there ever was one.

see rj at her website or at her etsy and dawanda shops.

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andrea moneta photography

i am a big fan of street photography and italian artist andrea moneta has a fantastic, moody collection. this passion started as an occasional hobby but gradually became more and more important to him. andrea shoots exclusively with a leica camera. he prefers to work in black and white exclusively now, due to its expressive quality. no argument there, that’s for sure.

see many more gorgeous images on his website.

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elizabeth burritt ceramics

“what is the matter with this woman she is only posting about clay today” you may be thinking to yourself but hey! the wind blows where it blows. and by now you know how i love the clay! tomorrow will be very different i assure you but just for today, let us finish the show with a selection of gorgeous vessels from vancouver artist elizabeth burritt.

elizabeth’s website is currently under construction but you can contact her through it.

purchase and view select pieces of her collection at circle craft and the gallery of bc ceramics, both on granville island.

via poppytalk (who has some other good photos of the collection!)

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modern eye chart

i have to go get an eye exam this afternoon, and if this eye chart were up on the wall i don’t think i could get through reading each line without cracking up.

clever!

via neatorama via 2flashgames

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msao typography prints

seattle artists marianne sao and deborah crump worked in the graphic design and marketing industries separately for quite some time before they decided to combine their skills and creative vision. they’ve recently released their limited edition black and white griffonage series of 11″ x 17″ prints, which showcase manipulated typography and tiny thoughtful quotations. the elegant results land somewhere between graffiti and calligraphy, and are charming, bold and engaging.

griffonage means a type of illegible scrawl, but the message looks very clear to me.

so does the talent.

purchase these pieces and see the rest of the series right here.

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diana stith brennan

i love these quiet and powerful photographs from rhode island artist diana stith brennan. diana’s keen awareness and love of nature, the environment and all of its details converge into striking, understated imagery.

she has isolated her subjects but the energy coming off them doesn’t feel lonely to me. just calm.

find diana’s pieces in her etsy shop, read up about her latest doings on her blog and see her larger portfolio on her website!

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mike finley photography

i am wild about pretty much anything pam zsori arranges and shows us on her housemartin blog, but i love it especially when she uses nigella, or love-in-a-mist. this is a gorgeous annual summer flower, with delicate fernlike foliage. it starts out as a stripey balloon shaped pod that gives way to a lovely round ruffled flower, and ultimately becomes a very unusual horned seed pod, self-sowing its own seeds.

this leads me to present to you these botanical works from uk fine art photographer mike finley. mike is inspired by plants and chooses to shoot them in monochrome to emphasize their unique forms.

mike is also the resident photographer at the lower moss wood wildlife hospital and nature reserve in cheshire, and has crafted a special collection from his work there.

view mike’s gorgeous portfolio and purchase his pieces on his website, and also at the efikim gallery. fyi, mike donates a portion of every sale from the lower moss wood collection to the hospital, so go forward and feel good about buying!

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recycled train ticket art masterpieces

look at this marvelous piece of art. this pixelated rendition of the mona lisa is one of four classic paintings that are currently on exhibit through october 16 at takashimaya in osaka. the reproductions are made from 320,000 used tickets from the local nankai namba train station. nearly 300 employees worked for three months on their breaks and free time to create these amazing works.

if you are not familiar with takashimaya, it is a serenely fabulous (the tea room!) japanese department store, found internationally and on 5th avenue between 54th and 55th in manhattan.

via pink tentacle

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ciro totku’s cambodian adventure

look at these intriguing photos from graphic designer ciro totku.

he was born in moscow but now lives in sihanoukville, a seaside village in cambodia.

ciro received his first camera at age ten (hmm, just like phil toledano) from his parents.

although selective use of color is a leitmotif here, ciro also has some compelling black and white photos.

austere, abstract and intense.

more photos and a tiny bit of info about ciro here.

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