Firelight: Fabric Collection by Cotton + Steel

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Firelight is a fabric collection designed for Cotton + Steel in collaboration with artists Melody Miller, Alexia Abegg, Sarah Watts and Rashida Coleman Hale. The fabric features bold motifs of hootie owls and a rose garden that are in perfect contrast with small acorns, ginko leaves and tiny moons. The color palette of warm, golden yellows inspired by fall reminds one of walks in the wood on a crisp evening, beautiful sunsets and cozy nights in front of the fire.

It's a perfect time to grab some of the designs now for your Autumn themed project. All the fabrics from the collection can be found here and here.

Fairies Riding Woodland Creatures Felted Into Sculptures by Phoebe Capelle

Phoebe Capelle is the sculpture and doll designer, and maker behind Lavender & Lark. The self-taught artist grew up in an artistic household where her father was an illustrator and animator. When she started to travel, she learnt about many traditional art forms of different countries. She studied the art of needlework with the gypsy women in Karnataka, India; Thanka painting in the Indian Himalayas; and weaving in Tibet. 

She has combined all what she has learnt over the years in making of these stunning dolls. She hand stitches dolls using natural fibers like wool and antique fabric. The tiny features are hand embroidered, the accessories such as miniature boots are hand painted. It can take over fifty hours to complete a set of a bird and a fairy. Fairies, owls, and hares are a recurring theme in her work. Her fairies are often seen riding their companion animal in the wild. Her photography is just as beautiful as her work that brings her sculptures to life. To see more of her work go to her gallery on her website and Instagram.

Gauche Paintings by Matte Stephens

 

It's been a while since I shared the amazing work of Matte Stephens. New Hampshire based artist makes paintings with great modern design and charming retro style. He loves mid 20th century industrial and graphic design such as the work of Charles and Ray Eames, Alexander Girard, George Nelson/Irving Harper and artists like Ben Shahn and Paul Klee. His quirky characters and cities are painted in muted colors and have humor to them. "I love light-hearted subjects. I try to stay away from anything with angst in it. To me, life is tough enough, so adding to it with disturbing images just seems a little silly to me" via here. 

He has a very impressive list of clients including Tiffany & CO, American Express, Herman Miller, Uppercase, Jonathan Adler, Oxford University Press, Chronicle Books and Disney to name a few. He has shown his work at the places like Office PDX, Together Gallery, Outre Gallery, Cheeky B, Nahcotta, Bear and Bird Gallery, Alphabets, Renegade Craft Fair shop, Velocity Art and Design, Reform School, Rare Device, Super 7, Subtext, Nucleus and Jonathan Adler. His work has been featured all over the internet on several blogs and websites. 

You can find the artist's originals and limited edition prints in his online store.

Porcelain Boxes and Figurines Inspired by Mythology

 

Eleanor Bartleman a ceramic artist is based in North Devon who was brought up on Scotland’s Ayrshire coast. She studied ceramics at the Glasgow School of Art. She has always been interested in mythology, her work is inspired in particular by Reynard the Fox a series of medieval folklore tales. Over the years she has developed her own style of ceramic figurines. Her ceramics are sculpted in animals shapes and human forms. Each treasure box and porcelain figurine is hand made by the artist in porcelain clay.

"She is interested in developing her own mythology in which different animal and human characters play out their relationships, actions and emotions."

Her work can be viewed and purchased from number of galleries in the UK. She is an elected member of the Devon Guild of Craftsmen. 

Surreal Miniature Scenes Painted on Rocks

Good morning, friends! I hope you all had a great weekend. Allow me to dive right into today's post featuring Yana Khachikyan's gorgeous miniature stone paintings. The series of stones are painted by the artist with great attention to detail that makes it impossible to pick a favorite. She collects the stones from her travels all over the world and paints them with animals, birds and stunning sceneries. It can take anywhere from several hours to several days to finish a painting depending on the complexity of the picture. 

You can view her original painted stones and find the one-of-a-kind paintings in her online store.