Happy Friday + Japanese Traditional Glasswork

Hi everyone! I hope you are doing well and enjoying your visits to the blog. The covid situation is getting better all over the globe and it did get improve in India from the last week. Businesses are slowly opening and we are seeing people travelling to work with less restrictions. Despite the things seeming to better, let's continue to take precautions and stay safe.

Before I let you go for the weekend, I would like to share the stunning glasswork by Shinobu Kurosaki of Mr Nature Store. The artist created this unique owl glass inspired by Edo Kiriko. Edo Kiriko is a type of glasswork known to have originated in Nihonbashi area of Edo which is the old name for Tokyo. The Japanese traditional craftwork involves patterns to be carved on the surface of a multi-layered glass, this way both the transparency and the beautiful design on the glass can be admired.

You can find the shown owl glass and more limited edition glassware in Mr Nature Store. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Shivani

Colorful Tea Towel Collection and More by Tammie Norries

Tammie Norries' work is so colorful that it is sure to cheer up anyone who looks at it. That's exactly what happened to me, I stumbled across her work and felt a spark of joy.

Tammie started her design company during the first lockdown. Her illustrations are hand drawn and mostly inspired by the beautiful Scottish countryside. Her designs range from animals to plants including puffins, highland deer, wildcat, capercaillie, midgie, bog myrtle, thistle and heather. These images can be found on tea towels in bold color palette that's perfect to spruce up a kitchen.

Tammie first started to design tea towels for her brand then expanded to greeting cards, velvet cushion covers, notebooks and pocket mirrors. The entire collection of products can be found on her online store - Tammie Norries.

 

Sculptures Hand-Carved From Wood By Egor Mamoshkin Of Linden Bark

Egor Mamoshkin is a wood artist who specializes in carving amazing animal sculptures. The artist is born and living in Russia, has been working with wood since the age of 14. He creates one of a kind carvings by hand using basic tools such as chisels and knives. His sculptures range from animal figures to mushrooms to characters inspired by fairytale world.

Egor uses linden wood to carve his pieces, he only uses dried wood so the piece does not develop cracks over time. His craftsmanship is jaw dropping, there is painstaking attention to detail and precision in his work. His wood carved creations can be found in his online store - Linden Bark.