whimsical wednesday :: junkerjane

JunkerJane
Catherine Zacchino
"I have always loved junk and I have always created.  I am most inspired by second hand ingredients."

JunkerJane has graced the cover of Stuffed Magazine titled "The Crafting Of Softies" and abounds to offer prints, pins, dolls, and plush goodness. Her works are magnificent.

whimsical wednesday :: indescribble

Indescribble
Laura Bath
"When Laura was little she drew a picture of a dog and showed it to her mum. Her mum then asked what she had copied it from.  Laura replied: “From my head”.  From then on pictures and ideas have regularly fallen out of her head and somehow made it into the real world, landing on any scrap of paper left lying around.  At age 17, she had work hung in the Royal Academy of Art as part of their outreach project and she later graduated with a BA (Hons) Illustration degree in 2004. Since then she has spent most of her time with a pencil, pen, paintbrush or mouse (the computer variety although she is very fond of furry little creatures) firmly in her hand. Her artwork echoes her Gemini personality; one half is a growing collection of strange but happy looking creatures and the other more traditional figurative pieces based on the female form.  What ends up on the paper just relies on what mood she’s in. Her inspiration comes from everywhere and everyone, whatever comes her way. She loves the countryside and animals, 80’s cartoons and memorabilia, charity shops, car boot sales, Hayao Miyazaki films, Japanese design and pop culture, reading books by Terry Pratchett, making a mess, Peppermint tea and of course Marmite!"

oddities and magikal monday :: phantasmaphile

Nusch Eluard




Julie Heffernan




Rina Banarjee




Meredith Dittmar




Phantasmaphile
Phantasmaphile = Pam Grossman
Residence = Brooklyn, NY
Day job = Creative Planner for a digital media company
Co-founder of OBSERVATORY arts and events space in Gowanus, 
Brooklyn 
www.observatoryroom.org
Spare time = Writing Music and Poems, Making Art, Devouring Books, 
Frequenting Museums and Galleries, Accumulating Marvels, 
Feasting, Floating

fashion and art friday :: doug stapleton

Iconoclast



The Proposal



The Wonders of the World



Maggie (The Margot Birds)

Doug Stapleton
"In my collages, I cut and reconfigure found images to set up 
ambiguous narratives that often refer to the original source, but mess 
around with the message.  Visually I respond to the operatic shimmer, 
sparkle and complexity, the grandly narrated spectacle, that is the 
history of western art.  I want to continue that high key drama in 
my work."

whimsical wednesday :: papercuthearts and baltica

PaperCutHearts
Repurposing outdated cartography and vintage lexicography into 
papercut art for the one you heart.
"Eight years ago I started self-studying Eastern European folklore 
paper cutting and two years later transitioned to one-sheet solid color 
cutouts.  During that time I arrived at my own style which I'm now 
excited to share with you on etsy.  I especially love working with 
outdated maps, dictionaries, vintage books and music sheets creating 
one-of-a-kind custom cartography and lexicography paper-cut art for 
those you heart."
and..
if that is not endearing enough, her handmade jewelry is stunning.







Baltica
{naturally adorned} feminine jewelry with a soul

fashion and art friday :: wooster collective

ROMA in Buenos Aires



ROA at the Zaragoza Urban Art Festival in Spain



Alexander Korzen Robinson

woo·ster (noun)
A street in the Soho section of New York City
col·lec·tive (noun)
Of, relating to, characteristic of, or made by a number of people acting as a group: a collective decision.
The Wooster Collective was founded in 2001. This site is dedicated to showcasing and celebrating ephemeral art placed on streets in cities around the world.

oddities and magik monday :: marieaunet

Marieaunet
Marie-Claire Redon
France

fashion friday :: mina perhonen

Minä Perhonen
Head designer Minagawa and his team are always searching for 
new boundaries to what is technically possible.  This results in 
beautiful details that are hidden as little treasures in his garments 
and fabrics.  Design sustainability and craftsmanship are becoming 
increasingly important in the world of fashion.
Minä Perhonen represents these values in its design philosophy and
was founded in 2003 by head designer Akira Minagawa.  The design 
label is perceived as one of the most prestigious of Japan.  It is 
internationally known for its timeless design and associated with 
sustainability and craftsmanship reusing subtle details in 
multiple collections.

photographic thursday :: it's a satanic drug thing

Ellen Jane Rogers
"I am a London based photographer.
All my work is analogue and does not utilise any
digital equipment or computer based manipulation
(other than scanning the end result).
My techniques mostly come from experimentation
with traditional darkroom processes."

Astounding!
Search her website, shop, and process.

igor and andre

CHICtopia10 Social Influence Summit


Declaration of Romantic Intent

Igor and Andre
Oh my, the beauty of Danny Roberts
"I've always been one for creative projects and art and crafts.
When I was five, I convinced myself that pouring mud onto cardboard
was how to make concrete.
I began drawing as a young child, but it wasn't until a
few years ago when I decided to practice everyday,
that I started getting better.
I would draw some days for 15 hours straight
till my hands were swollen shut."

alexander herrmann

Alexander Herrmann (February 10, 1844 – December 17, 1896)
was a French magician, better known as Herrmann the Great.

"A so-called magician, more than a poet,
must be born with a peculiar aptitude for the calling.
He must first of all possess a mind of contrarieties, quick
to grasp the possibilities of seemingly producing
the most opposite effects from the most natural causes. He must
be original and quick-witted, never to be taken unawares.
He must possess, in no small degree, a knowledge of the exact sciences,
and he must spend a lifetime in practice,
for in the profession its emoluments come very slowly. All this
is discouraging enough, but this is not all. The magician must expect
the exposure of his tricks sooner or later, and see what it has required
long months of study and time to perfect, dissolved in an hour."