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]]>In her own words, Burgess creates “handmade ceramic silliness.” Her ceramic figurines and vessels are everything but ordinary. They usually feature animals with expressive faces, unexpected gestures, and disproportional body parts. Each looks like it has its own personality, and they are absolutely charming.
According to Burgess, she has an “obsession for animals, usually the weirder and more obscure.” This made them a natural subject when she started doing ceramics as a hobby in 2010.
Despite being a self-taught artist, she quickly mastered the practice and found her unique style. Eventually, her creations found an audience, and she decided to start a business called “nosey mungo” to give people the opportunity to own them.
Nowadays, every new collection Burgess creates is quickly sold out, but fans of her work don’t need to worry about missing out on her pieces.
“Being forever curious about nature will always give me new creative inspiration,” Burgess shares on her website.
Check out more of Burgess’ handmade ceramic silliness below.
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]]>From Paris and Barcelona to Santorini and Venice, Hax traveled to some of the most Insta-friendly cities across Europe over the years, but there’s a reason why London holds a special place in her heart. It’s the city she calls home and she’ll never get bored of discovering its beauty over and over again.
“No matter where I travel each year, it seems that my most memorable moments always happen here… Every season has its unique charm, so if you’re not from London and planning a visit soon, hope you find some inspo,” she writes on her Instagram page.
Most of Hax’s Instagram posts see her frolicking in beautiful designer dresses around her hometown, but that doesn’t make them any less informative. Fashion is an important aspect of her Instagram page, but she’s a travel blogger first and foremost, and her posts will take you to some of London’s top attractions and give you tips and tricks you’ll need to enjoy them to the fullest.
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]]>The post Erin Clarkson of “Cloudy Kitchen” Traded Science for Becoming Baking Superstar appeared first on MagazineBlogger.
]]>Clarkson studied geology and geography, and she developed an understanding of the scientific process during her time at the university. Her background in this field shaped her journey as a baker and influenced the way she develops recipes today. She’s a huge believer that baking is an absolute science, and her process includes obsessive testing, re-testing, and making tiny tweaks before she gets it 100% right.
Another thing that inspired Clarkson’s journey as a baker was her move from New Zealand to New York. She spent her now-husband Rick while working at an oil rig, and used cooking to cure her homesickness after moving with him to New York.
“I started baking a few of my favorite New Zealand recipes to bring a bit of home closer to me… As my homesickness gradually faded my baking and recipes began to take on more and more inspiration from my experiences in America,” she explains on her official website.
Clarkson now specializes in sharing accurate, repeatable, and thoroughly tested recipes with the world, and they helped her attract almost 500,000 to her Instagram page Cloudy Kitchen.
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]]>The post Black Cats Are the Main Stars of Vanessa Stockard’s Oil Paintings appeared first on MagazineBlogger.
]]>Black cats are actually always the main stars of Stockard’s artwork. The Australian artist finds ways to incorporate them into every painting she does. Sometimes they are prominently featured, mostly in her original works, while other times they lurk in the backgrounds, waiting for the viewer to discover their hiding spot.
In her paintings, Stockard often features her own cats as well as black cats that she came to meet over the years. But arguably the most popular black cat featured in her works, a crown-wearing feline named Kevin, doesn’t actually exist.
In one interview, Stockard shared that Kevin was created when she mistook a sock in her studio for a kitten. She decided to bring that kitten to life through her paintings and give it a crown so people could spot it more easily.
“I paint cats. I understand cats. As much as anyone can understand cats, “Stockard shares in her profile at Birdcage Collective art gallery.
Continue scrolling to check out more of Stockard’s paintings below.
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]]>Camp Hollow is a porcelain brand based in Utah, and its founder JK Dreamer is on a quest to create a space where others can find solace, inspiration, and a touch of whimsy. Memories of joyful moments spent in nature inspired him to start Camp Hallow with a group of fellow artists who share his vision.
Camp Hollow’s creations usually take the shape of animals crafted and hand-painted in perfect detail, ranging from ducks and owls to deer and foxes. They take the shape of candles, necklaces, and tiny figurines, but this brand is definitely best known for its candle holders that can bring the magic of nature to any cake.
Camp Hollow (@camphollowstudio)Despite their tiny size, a lot of work goes into each of these pieces, and it usually takes between three and four months to produce them.
“We begin with a concept for a new nature-inspired necklace, figurine, or cake topper, and start the design process with pencil sketches and digital drawings. From there, we sculpt the design from clay, a mold is produced by our partners who pour a ceramic slip cast. The pieces are then fired, painted, glazed, and fired again,” reads the brand’s official website.
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]]>The post Kyle Hilton’s “Oscar Brawl” Illustration is Filled with Countless Easter Eggs appeared first on MagazineBlogger.
]]>Hilton is a digital artist based in Jackson, Mississippi, with a pretty impressive resume behind him. In addition to publishing several books and collaborating with other authors, his illustrations also made their way to such high-profile publications as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter.
Entertainment Weekly is his latest partner in crime, and the “Oscar Brawl” illustration that he created for this magazine quickly went viral. It’s giving “Where’s Waldo?” vibes, and it will have you searching for your favorite movies that made their way to the silver screen in 2024.
Just like its name suggests, this illustration features tiny movie people from several major Oscar contenders, including Wicked, Conclave, The Substance, and Anora. It’s also sprinkled with references to major Hollywood blockbusters, such as Twisters, Gladiator 2, and Deadpool & Wolverine, while also paying homage to several indie darlings, including Thelma, A Different Man, and We Live in Time.
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]]>The post Jochen Mühlenbrink’s Paintings Capture the Nostalgia of Drawing on Fogged Windows appeared first on MagazineBlogger.
]]>There is also a certain level of nostalgia to drawing on fogged windows. It is a habit we usually pick up as children and returning to it always evokes memories and oozes with the feel of escapism.
For German artist Jochen Mühlenbrink, this practice proved to be an inspiration for an intriguing series of oil paintings. Each of these artworks looks like a photograph of a fogged window taken moments after someone finished drawing on it.
Mühlenbrink’s paintings feature simple fogged window drawings like animals, emojis, and various incoherent lines. But what really draws the attention is the world that hides past that window, the world blurred with the fog and only hinted throughout the small cracks offered by the lines of the drawing itself.
“I am amazed by the obviously visible world. But this actually connects me more with the invisible. So steam or fog is just the medium at this time I use to show my fascination for the act of seeing,” Mühlenbrink shared in a recent interview with Overstandard.
You can check out more of these fascinating paintings by scrolling below.
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]]>The post Vitor Velez’s Illustrations Take Us Between the Lines of the Natural World appeared first on MagazineBlogger.
]]>Velez is the mastermind behind the Instagram page The Headlessketcher, and his fascination with art and animals has always gone hand in hand. He spent countless hours as a child browsing through wildlife encyclopedias and trying to copy the illustrations he found inside, treasuring all that nature had to offer.
Many years later, Velez’s art is still inspired by the beauty of the natural world, and he wants his illustrations to evoke a sense of exploration and discovery.
“Drawing parallels to scientific illustration, I delve into meticulous research and attention to detail to capture the unique characteristics of each animal I paint. However, I refrain from pursuing a rigid realistic representation, striving to maintain a unique feeling of artistic identity in my work,” he writes on his official website.
Velez mostly uses pen drawing, colored pencils, and watercolor in his work, tailoring his technique to each new piece. Even though his approach to art is constantly evolving, his illustrations are instantly recognizable by the hand-written notes that give them an encyclopedic feel.
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]]>Chroma is a digital pop artist from Toronto, who embarked on quite a journey before finding his true calling and attracting over 190,000 followers to his Instagram page. He got his degree in fine art and psychology at the University of Waterloo before switching his attention to architecture during his master’s studies, but eventually decided to stick to thriving as a digital artist.
Chroma’s body of work explores the threshold between the iconic and the anonymous, and that’s one of the reasons why many of his illustrations put celebrities front and center.
“This tension between human and object has always been an inspiration to Nashid and his art responds to this phenomenon. Celebrities are real people with emotions, insecurities, and dreams – but they are also idols of secular worship and adoration,” he writes on his official website.
Chroma’s illustrations are instantly recognizable thanks to their floral and geometric elements, and using them isn’t a coincidence. He wants these adornments to humanize his subjects, while also giving them an abstract feel and making them look disconnected and object-like.
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]]>Rosa is an Italian illustrator, whose decision to keep her work 100% real and honest helped her build a community of 700,000 Instagram followers. She enjoys using her body of work to explore a wide range of topics close to her heart, from body positivity and double standards to mental health.
Rosa’s drawings will give you a peak inside her head, and she describes them as her personal venting session that allows her to show the twists and turns of my everyday life.
“I’d love for people to be able to relate, to go ‘Hey, that’s totally me!’ It makes me feel less alone. There’s an Italian saying: ‘mal comune mezzo gaudio,’ which roughly translates to ‘a trouble shared is a trouble halved.’ It’s all about finding common ground and sharing the load, you know?” she told Bored Panda.
Even though she’s no stranger to exploring the dark side of life, Rosa’s style is pretty lively and vivid since she enjoys experimenting and playing with color. In addition to sharing her work online, Rosa also illustrated several books and created a series of products inspired by her drawings, including prints, puzzles, phone cases, tote bags, and more.
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