artghost prints

seattle artists (and husband and wife team) eric adler and liz wong make prints and paintings, personal accessories and greetings with retro style and a wicked sense of humor for their artghost studio.

purchase these pieces at the artghost website, see what liz and eric are doing at their blog and be sure to check out liz’s website too!

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catch and release letterpress

i am enjoying these pretty letterpress cards from seattle graphic designer nicole stanton for her company catch and release.

i also like her handmade, limited edition sketchbooks made from old record album covers. they are made in batches of 30 pieces and contain graph, trace and drawing paper, along with assorted fun screenprinted pages in between to keep it lively and ensure that no two are alike.

purchase these pieces at nicole’s etsy shop, see what she’s up to on her blog and see more lovely things on her website.

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multifont belt buckle

check out this supercool multifont belt buckle from seattle artist erica gordon for her steel toe studios. it’s cast in pewter and is 2.75″ x 2″.

i would totally wear that if i didn’t wear a barrel and suspenders all the time.

purchase it right here and also on erica’s website, where you can see her full collection.

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jerry seguin illustrations

i absolutely adore the charming and sophisticated stylings of seattle artist jerry seguin, aka etsy seller redheather. jerry uses both hand and digital techniques, and uses a variety of materials including watercolors, pencil, he also has formal training in art and fashion, so it’s no wonder he can merge the two together so seamlessly here:

purchase these prints and see much more at jerry’s etsy shop.

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chris jordan photography

hold onto your hats folks, as you look at these unreal large scale works from seattle artist chris jordan. this series is entitled running the numbers and depicts the surprising (and frequently depressing) statistics relating to consumerism, politics and crime — literally. chris created this series to have a look at contemporary american culture through the harsh lens of statistics. each image portrays a specific quantity of something (seen below, in increasing zoom view, in order): one million plastic cups, the amount used on us airline flights every six hours; 32,000 barbie dolls, equal to the number of elective breast augmentation surgeries performed monthly in the us in 2006; or 2.3 million folded prison uniforms, equal to the number of Americans incarcerated in 2005.

chris has created these images in the hopes we will better relate to these sobering facts by visual communication, rather than simply staring at the plain, bottom-line numbers we see in the paper or in books. these very large, highly detailed prints are assembled from thousands of smaller photographs, and the goal is to recognize the impact, actions and importance of each of us, single individuals, in the ever-growing, perplexing and intense culture we inhabit.

chris feels that the impact of these prints is lost a bit when viewing on the computer screen, but i tend to disagree. sure it would be more profound an experience to see these grand-scale works in person, but to me, the point and the fact come through loud and clear, and that’s enough in my book to make a lasting impression.

chris is currently exhibiting this series now through june 8th, 2008 at the allen art museum at oberlin college in ohio. be sure to check out more of these amazing works on chris’ website, and stay tuned too — this series is a work in progress and new images will be posted as they are completed.

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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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lulu smith jewelry

uncomplicated, pretty jewelry pieces from seattle artist lulu smith. lulu takes a painterly approach to her sterling and resin jewelry collection. the intense crispness that is the foundation of her designs is inspired by the magic moment we see something for the very first time.

i like her layered, luminous tones of color and simple shapes.

purchase her work at the artful home.

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teague paper clip lamp

look at this kick a$$ lamp from benoit collette and david wykes for industrial design firm teague out of seattle. with a client roster like microsoft, panasonic and boeing, you might think they don’t have the time to do small jobs, but this lamp is an excellent exception. it starts out flat and like a cat stretches its sinewy form into a led studded task lamp.

apparently, teague is currently seeking a manufacturing partner to produce this elegant and minimal lamp. after looking at these photos, don’t you think they’ll find one soon?

see more about the paper clip lamp here, and more impressive work from teague here.

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