oh be kind

adorable illustrations of animals by Erica Il Cane. show up at Fifty24SF Gallery.

A little about Erica:

Born and studied in Bologna, Italy, Erica’s evolution to gallery work has seen depictions of animals in unique, human situations rendered in Victorian-like style illustrations, etchings, and short animated films. The art is often described as imagery from a dark fairy tale, in which animals are shown within the darkness of human nature, focusing on themes of alienation, satire, existentialism. Both gallery and mural work has also been hailed as influential works advocating vegetarianism and animal rights.

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palms sweaty, heart beats

OMG ponies and pretzels. i am IN LOVE with Sarah Applebaum's work. its makes my heart go pitter pat.....felt, colors, weaving.... magnificent.

Top pic is precious. i used to weave pillows just like her wall hangings. inspiration station to weave & frame. done & done.

she also makes felt guns. POW!

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what you see

happiness in bubbles. Sebastian Bremer draws directly on slightly blurry c-prints to add a magical colorful touch.

a real treat for a friday.

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nice pants, no shoes

The Brazillian twins began their infatuation with graffiti and street art as boys in the mid 80s, pouring over and imitating art in books from New York like “Subway Art” by Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper. By that time the homegrown Futura had already parlayed his graffiti on NYC trains into becoming an international art star and a touring painter, writer/rapper with The Clash. The genial and wizened Futura took this colorful Os Gemeos gig with pleasure, gratitude and some trepidation, possibly due to the logistics of painting an 80 ft. mural above the raucous schoolyard games below.

i say, nice pants.

nothing but trouble

i woke up this morning and promised myself two things: for the next three weeks i would do yoga everyday and i would makeout with my blog at least once a day. day one. starting out with a bang. BOOM! done & done.

veng rwk is a painter / street artist who's work is all over brooklyn nyc. (there is a big "where the wild things are" piece worthy of an ogle....)
just made me happy.

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welcome, ghosts

Tony Bevilacqua is a painter and print maker from Boston, MA. Above are a series of etchings that caught my attention. If you are in the Boston area, he is putting on a group show NONE MORE BLACK at a Fourth Wall Project.

Featuring New Works by: Tony Bevilacqua, Chad Chesko, Bill Dunlap and Elisabeth Timpone.

Curated by Megan O'Toole from My love for You Blog

OCT 23- NOV 23

loose change

the lovely Etsy store is an online mecca of amazement. i dont actually spend enough time on this site as i should.... Souther Salazar (whom i've posted about on "so much to say") has now just opened a shop on Etsy selling doodles on napkins, scribbles, crayon drawings, etc. for super cheap!
word on the street is its going fast....... 75 cents for a one of a kind drawing. GENIUS!!!!!
so hurry up & go here

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