Friday, January 15, 2021

Self-Taught Textile Artist Paige Roberts of Fauna Lune



Paige Roberts is a textile artist who specializes in soft sculptures and music boxes. She is a self-taught artist based in Kingsland, GA who creates whimsical art dolls. She loves animals and one can see that in her work which primarily has animals as a main subject matter, she focuses on "bringing whimsical fauna to life".

It all started when Paige's daughter was born, she took it upon herself to make things for her nursery. Till this point she was only drawing but now she started to turn those drawings into soft sculptures. Her work is inspired by fairy tales, folklore, and period pieces. Her sculptures are constructed using vintage textile, linen lace and cotton gauze. She adds details by hand embroidering and watercolors. You can follow her for new work on Instagram and for the available pieces check her online store - Fauna Lune.



















Thursday, January 14, 2021

Russian Artist Makes Brooches With Adorable Personalities

























Natalia Potapenko is a Russian artist who makes adorable ceramic brooches. I stumbled across her work on Instagram and loved everything I saw. She hand-sculpts brooches that'll make you fall in love with them almost instantly. From owls to mermaids, to cacti to flowers the artist has made a huge range of designs in bold colors. Her work has rich textures and characters will win your heart with their sweet personalities. You can see her past creations and find the brooches that are available, on Instagram - hitry.lis.

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Meticulously Paper-Cut Snippets by Sarah Suplina



Sarah Suplina is an artist who specializes in collages and paper snippets inspired by the beauty of life around. She gained a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Pratt Institute, New York and earned another Masters in Art Education from Pace University.

She founded Sarah Snippets in 2019 to sell her paper cut illustrations featuring animals, birds and floral designs. Her work has intricate detail that makes it almost hard to believe that it's all made out of ordinary, everyday material like paper. Each illustration is meticulously layered with hand painted and hand cut tiny paper. It's mind-boggling to see the feathers and fur hand-cut to resemble the real ones. Sarah has mastered to accurately capture colors in her work.

Besides creating lovely artwork, Sarah is an Art Teacher at the Middle School Art in New Rochelle, New York. She is presently a member of the Paper Artist Collective.

For originals, iron-on patches, and pins you can visit her online store - Sarah Snippets.






















Monday, January 11, 2021

Edible Food Art For Kids by Sarah Lescrauwaet-Beach





























Sarah Lescrauwaet-Beach is a UK based artist who 'paints' with food. Sarah lived in Africa for over 7 years where she worked with several food producers. Food has always being Sarah's passion, besides being a co-founder of a chocolate brand she creates illustrations using fresh fruits and variety of vegetables. 

Sarah's creations have been featured on many Instagram pages including Disney Deutschland, Oscar is Hungry, CBC Life, Raw Nice, Creapills, Mashion, Best of Vegan, Everything Healthy Food, My Burnt Orange, Kid Dish, The Veggie Palette, Insta Food Nina, and Kooala Media. Her work has been showcased in publications such as Daily Mirror, Taste of Home and Good Morning America. She has designed food art in collaboration with Hello Kitty, Bing Bunny, PJMasks, and Peppa Pig. You can find more of her creative work on Instagram - Edible Food Art For Kids.