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I wonder if the mother of Ryan and Trevor Oakes imagined that this is what her twin boys would do when she told them to ‘go play’. Clearly she forgot to mention that  whole “don’t play with matches” thing… and I’m so glad, because look what they made! Wow.
{via junkculture}
Ahhh… you know art is good when it makes you want to do laundry. Chinese born, California based artist Bannon Fu is fascinated with the wind, and the way it plays with fabric. Yep, and now I am inspired to hang every flowy, flowery cotton thing I can find, on the line. Hm, or maybe I’ll just continue sitting here enjoying these delicate watercolors instead. Yes. That’s a much better, and more realistic, way for me to spend my day.
I am so jealous of everyone that got to stand under this beautiful lightbulb installation, and pull those strings! Wow. Ok, so I know this has been floating {pun totally intended} around the internet, but I think it’s absolutely beautiful and had to share it too! This piece is titled cloud, and is the collaborative work of Caitlind r.c. Brown and Wayne Garrett. 6000 lightbulbs turning on and off in the dark night of Calgary’s Nuit Blanche this past September. Sigh… lovely.
{via Colossal}
Detailed graphite on big white paper {22″x30″!}… whoa. These drawings are from a series titled self-deception, by Gillian Lambert. Oh those stripes, ew that spaghetti, ouch those strings, and gasp! - that unbelievably amazing aluminum foil! Stunning.
{via Curate 1k’s blog}
I can tell you right now, I would not have the patience for the masking, and painting, and waiting, and layering that goes into creating these paintings. UK based artist Fiona Curran, clearly does. So. Many. Perfect. Angles!!!
ps. her installation work is amazing too… have a look!
Ok, just when I thought it wasn’t possible to be jealous of Minneapolis based artist Jennifer Davis AGAIN, I am. Shooting targets. Yes. Bizarre, brightly-hued, incredibly detailed creatures living happily on old shooting targets. Hm, living happily for now that is… let’s hope no one actually uses these for target practice!
{If you want one of these – I do! – you can place a custom order at Jennifer’s Etsy shop! psst – they’re only $100 for an original! Seriously!!!}
This is the stunning ceramic work of Brooklyn based artist Ann Agee. All of these pieces are from a series titled “Rules of the Pattern”… yep, I would definitely follow these rules, if I wound up doing work like this!
{via Poppytalk on Pinterest}
Embroidery & crochet. On leaves. And rocks. And sticks.
Gah! My artistic mind is officially blown. These stunning little pieces are the work of Cornwall based artist Susanna Bauer, and yes, I am now planning to spend my weekend looking for leaves, and rocks, and sticks. Maybe I’ll be able to convince Susanna to cover them in yarn! ♥
Paint on found glass {I would love to try that!}. This is the swirly, perfect, hand-painted work of Chicago based artist Emmy Star Brown. I had the pleasure of meeting her a few weeks ago – she was one of the attendees at GIRL CRUSH Philly. {Boy oh boy, there are some very talented ladies at those tea parties!}
Anywho, not only does Emmy specialize in beautiful organic shapes, but she also makes these:
So sweet! But wait, there’s more… check out a few grabs {or the full video} of the project that Emmy did with Sharpie. I absolutely love this campaign – amazing artists working on some pretty crazy surfaces!
If my hands were this lovely & delicate, I’d photograph them in a zillion settings too! Amanda Jasnowski is an American photographer who relocated from Ohio to New York, three weeks ago… just in time for the hurricane! Don’t worry, she and her hands are just fine.
