Whenever I’m feeling a bit down, I head to Gemma Correll‘s website for an instant smile. She’s a super cute illustrator and comic-maker from the UK who has a trusty sidekick named Mr. Norman Pickles the Pug. Sometimes I feel like she resides in my brain because she comes up with drawings that I relate to way too easily (like referencing “smizing” for you rare Top Model readers). If she makes you giggle too, head on over to her blog and Tumblr to stay up to date on all things Gemma.
Have any of you seen Gemma’s work before? I have a major illustrator crush on her. Anyway, enjoy your weekend everyone!
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Alex McLeod constructs hyperrealistic 3D environments filled with fiery lakes, crystalline mountains, and rotund clouds, all rendered in a sickly sweet, candy-colored palette. McLeod’s CGI prints act as hybrid spaces that imply an almost infinite recombination of the past and present, the real and virtual.
Have a happy weekend everyone, I hope you are filled to the brim with leftovers.
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I’m a bit of a typeface geek, so when I saw this illustrated plant alphabet by Sasha Prood, I wanted to share. Her penwork is pretty outstanding and makes me want to set aside some drawing time, stat!
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Fine Cell Work is a charity that teaches needlework to prison inmates and sells their products (including adorable pillows that I’m adding to my wishlist this holiday season). The prisoners do the work when they are locked in their cells, and the earnings give them hope, skills, and independence. Savings reduce the likelihood of offenders returning to crime. Prisoners often send the money they earn from Fine Cell Work to their children and families, or use it to pay debts or for accommodation upon release.
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The charity was founded by Lady Anne Tree, who first had the idea in the 1960′s when she was a prison visitor at HMP Holloway. With the help of the Royal School of Needlework she enabled two lifers to make needlepoint carpets which were then sold as collectors items in New York. However, in those days the prisoners were not allowed to receive money for the work. This determined Lady Anne to establish an organisation in which prisoners could learn a skill to the highest level and be paid for their efforts.
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Fine Cell Work today aims to show that prison work can be the best on offer and to enable prison inmates to help themselves by selling their work to the general public. Seriously, how sweet are these tattoo-inspired cushions?
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Pat Perry never fails to make me want to haul all of my art supplies out and start painting. Need a little push to get motivated to make things? Check out his blog now, you won’t be disappointed.
{All artwork courtesy of Pat Perry}
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