Artpixie: Design & Inspiration

Illustrations

2011-01-27T00:43:00.000-08:00

I haven't updated in a while so I thought I would post some of my recent work:

(click on images for bigger size)

Original photo here

Drawing I did of Marion Cotillard, the quote is from Inception.

Ailera Stone

2010-11-21T02:01:00.000-08:00

Photos by photographer Ailera Stone

Ailera uses a canon powershot A710, Canon EOS 400d, Canon EOS 40d and 50mm f/1.4 lens.

Inspiration 12.11.10

2010-11-11T22:22:00.000-08:00

Click images for source link:

Inspiration 8.11.10

2010-11-09T22:05:00.000-08:00

Click on images for the source link:

Photographer: Marianne Taylor

2010-11-08T21:28:00.000-08:00

I usually don't really do wedding posts but I thought these pics were too pretty not to share:

These photos are from a photographer named Marianne Taylor, she took pictures for a french fashion blogger named Eleonore who is from Paris and celebrated her wedding in her grandparents forrest.

"We’ve been working in the forest for 9 month to make it nice, we bought tents and built a candyfloss shed and the dancefloor (with a star in the middle), I went every weeks to emmaüs (french charity store) to buy 65 chairs for the dinner and nice vintage dishes, people lent us the tables and my grand mother gave me white sheets and flowers to decorate it. The dress code for the guests was : dots and stripes and many of them followed it. Our guests slept in tents with us after dancing around a camp fire and it’s been a wonderful day and night. I imagined everything with the caterer, the designer for my dress and the taylor for my husband’s suit. We did all the decoration by ourselves and took inspiration on once wed and other decoration blogs. Here is also our wedding website and here our invitations made by one of our witnesses."

Credits:

Photography: Marianne Taylor

Catering: Marie Chemorin

Film: Baptiste Firroloni

Planning: Virginie & Anne and Eleonore

Artist: Katogi Mari

2010-11-07T21:07:00.000-08:00

Katogi Mari is an illustrator from Tokyo, Japan. She has been working as a freelance illustrator since 2005 and her work has been published in a wide variety or magazines and books. You can view her portfolio here.

D.I.Y + crafts project: Pinwheels

2010-11-07T21:06:00.000-08:00

Check out this D.I.Y and crafts project that was posted on Style Me Pretty: Bridal Inspirations and created by Posh Paperie. Be sure to take a look through their website as well because there are plenty of great detailed step by step guides for pretty stuff you can can create very easily.

Click here to view the whole tutorial

Inspiration 7.11.10

2010-11-06T21:54:00.000-07:00

Click on images for the source link:

If you haven't noticed already this blog has a facebook page.

Photographer: Ricor

2010-11-06T20:33:00.000-07:00

These polaroid shots are by Taiwanese photographer named Ricor. You can see more of her work at her flickr and portfolio. She mainly shoots with film.

Update - 31st October 2010

2010-10-30T23:37:00.000-07:00

I haven't done a post in a while so I thought I'd fill you guys in on some stuff I'm working on right now.

Here are some drawings that I am working on:

More edited photos:

Free Giveaway: Two Sushi Teacups with Saucers from Meeralee

2010-10-19T01:31:00.001-07:00

Giveaway ends 2nd November

Win: Two sushi teacups with saucers

About Meralee: Meeralee is a freelance artist and illustrator from New Jersey. You can view her portfolio here.

For commissioned work, you can contact her at: meera.lee.patel@gmail.com

Links:
shop: www.etsy.com/shop/yaymeeralee
blog: thelittlebrowngirl.tumblr.com

Simply visit Meeralee's Etsy shop and leave a comment on this post stating which item is your favorite and why.

Extra Entries

1+ Entry

For an extra entry mention Meeralee's shop & my BLOG somewhere on your blog, twitter, tumblr etc.

PLEASE LINK ME TO THE POST IN YOUR COMMENTS

Name
Email
The winner will be contacted by email and mentioned in a post

Frankie 2011 Diary

2010-10-03T04:10:00.000-07:00

Frankie Magazine has it's first ever diary out with adorable illustrations from artist Amy Borell. The diary also includes a double page layout, birthday reminders and a notes section. To see more of Amy's work go here & to order a copy of the diary click here, I think you can also order previous issues of Frankie on the site as well.

Also check out this great blog by Katrina Tooley

via Daydream Lily

Botanical Gardens shoot part II

2010-10-03T01:02:00.000-07:00

Botanical Gardens shoot

2010-10-02T01:49:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I had a little photo shoot my friend Cecilia, she brought along her friend Bianca. We walked around for most of the day taking photos, after wards we went to see Dinner for Schmucks. Here are some pics from the shoot, there are more photos that I need to edit:

Black and white photos:

Some random photos at home:

Mels 17th

2010-09-19T05:09:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went to a party. It had the theme Ninjas vs Pirates, everybody got dressed up on the night. Here are some photos I took:

Rainbow in your hand

2010-09-05T01:24:00.000-07:00

Rainbow in your Hand is a book by Masashi Kawamura who is a copywriter and art director from Tokyo. The book started off as a personal project in 2007 and was later published in the Japanese bookstore "Utrecht". It's a flip book but rather than an animation it creates a 3d rainbow in your hand.

You can see his other works here, he made another set of flipbooks called "Calculation in Motion"

Typography 05.09.10

2010-09-04T23:25:00.000-07:00

By Uppercase Magazine

By D.E.M

By Neversleeping (Etsy Store)

Etsy finds 01.09.10

2010-09-01T00:09:00.000-07:00

Message postbox
Wooden Ball point pen

These items are by Wonderland Room. I mentioned the shop in the last Etsy post I made. I recommend you visit their page. So many cute items.

City

2010-08-31T04:18:00.000-07:00

On Saturday I went to the city to take some photos with my friend Cecilia. She brought a long some of her friends too. We walked around the city taking pictures. I'm hoping to take some photos at the aquarium next time.

This was near Southern Cross Station.

Pictures from the food court at Crown Casino:

Childhood Friends

2010-08-29T00:00:00.000-07:00

Photos by Leonard Miller

via Photography Served

You can see the rest of the photos here

Nirrimi: She Rose

2010-08-28T00:00:00.000-07:00

Photos by Nirrimi Hakason
Model: Alexa
Makeup/styling: Jules

Jono Winnel: Night Forrest Bubble

2010-08-27T01:00:00.000-07:00

Photos by Jono Winnel (Daydream Lily's brother)

Model: Farren Anne
Styling: Noshin Mansourian
Lighting and special effects: Tom

Etsy finds 27.08.10

2010-08-27T00:00:00.000-07:00

Classic camera style pencil sharpener & Beautifully printed Polaroid Cards of the Paris Story by Wonderland Room. The sharpener is great for anybody to take to school and it can also be used as decoration. The Polaroid cards of Paris each show a street view of Paris. You can write a note on the backside of each cards + it's packaged in a decorative storage iron case.

Build Your Own Cupcake

2010-08-26T01:01:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to share this really cute Build your own cupcake kit I found through one of my favorite blogs Creature Comforts, which was made by Vol25.

You can download the pdf file HERE

Flickr Favorites 26.08.10

2010-08-26T01:00:00.000-07:00

CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR SOURCES

Flickr Favorites 25.08.10

2010-08-25T03:43:00.000-07:00

CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR SOURCES

Vintage camping

2010-08-25T03:38:00.000-07:00

Photos by Laurent Nivalle
http://laurentnivalle.blogspot.com
via Photography served

Weet Bix Design

2010-08-20T01:37:00.000-07:00

This is a character and packaging design I did for Weet Bix cereal. It's one of my outcomes for Viscom.

Miss Unkon

2010-08-16T02:28:00.001-07:00

I did a post on Miss Unkon already over here. I just wanted to post these pretty photos. The dresses are on presale for September.

Pictures

2010-08-13T22:24:00.000-07:00

I took a few pictures yesterday:

I added another set, for more information click here.

Watercolour Drawings

2010-08-13T01:08:00.000-07:00

These are some watercolor drawings I did in Viscom.

Cati Anne

2010-08-12T00:18:00.001-07:00

Most of her photos are really rich and vibrant in colour.

This is a video she made to Regina Spekor's - Us

Hailey Rose Jones

2010-08-11T04:10:00.001-07:00

Photos by Hailey Rose Jones
You can also find her on Tumblr

Resort 2010

2010-08-11T04:08:00.001-07:00

Photos: Mark Hunter
Styling: Wildfox (Meredith Leyerzaph, Emily Faulstich, Kimberley Gordon)
Hair: Kimberley Gordon
Model: Tiernan Cowling

Photos via Wildfox

Food Blogs part 2

2010-08-10T02:32:00.000-07:00

David Lebovitz
Food blogger from Berkely,California. David has recived many mentions from many publications including, Bon Appétit, Chocolatier, Cooking Light, Fine Cooking, Food+Wine, Gourmet etc

Chez Pim
Pim grew up in Bangkok, was shipped off to study in other places, and somehow found herself in the San Francisco Bay Area. She quit her Silicon Valley job in 2005 to pursue a career in food.

Matt Bites
For the past 20 years Matt been immersed in food in one way or another. As a former graphic designer and art director in the food industry he surrounded myself with great food before I began branching out into photography and blogging as a way to expand and share his passion for all things food and drink.

You can a list of more great food blogs here.

Photo sources 1, 2

Collection : Underwater

2010-08-10T02:31:00.000-07:00

By oscarzabala

By Cecy Young

By TobTob

By Claire Marie Vogel
^^ That haircut reminds me sort of Edward Cullen? :/ Does anybody else see it?

By forse*no

By Dude Crush

By SARAΗ LEE

Any ideas for the next collection?

Ann He

2010-08-09T00:30:00.000-07:00

Photos by Ann He, she's 15 years old and you can find her on tumblr here.

Interview: Olivia Bryce Yates

2010-08-06T01:29:00.000-07:00

Name? Olivia Bryce Yates

Age?
23 years so all I have to look forward to is dirty thirty

Where are you from?
Newcastle Australia, A nice town two hours north of Sydney

Tools of the trade?
Yashica Medium format, Ricoh 35mm and about 15 different kinds of Polaroid camera

Artistic influences and how much does it influence your work?:
I paint nearly everyday and have more of an arts background than I do of photography so I guess it factors in pretty significantly.

Why do you like photography/art and what do you get out of it?:
Its fills my O.C.D requirements

What motivates and inspires you?(films/music/people ect):
John Jacob Niles, No Country for Old Men, Handsome Furs are nice to listen to while doing activities and obviously my friends are the most significant factor as they make up the majority of my photography

Where do you see yourself in the future?:
Still in the same place

Where did you learn how to edit and do you have any tips?:
I try not to edit
Who/what/where are important parts of your photographic process?:
Shoot, shoot, shoot some more. Sometimes your best work will be your mistakes.

Film or digital?:
Film, though there are some people out there now who are doing amazing things with digital photography.

Anything else you'd like to share? (favourite bands/movies ect.)?
Maybe musically look at the Drones? And film wise Kenneth Anger, Scorpio Rising being a good place to start.

Links:
www.cookies-and-cream its a site I have created to showcase varying works from a whole host of contributors. My personal website is also updated daily, www.Bryceyates.blogspot.com with random moments from my life.

Interview: Tanya Prilukova

2010-08-06T01:28:00.001-07:00

Name: Tanya Prilukova

Age: 21

Where are you from: I live in Novosibirsk it's in Siberia, Russia. it's a lovely city but i am going to move when graduate from university.

Tools of the trade: Actually i don't understand this question (my English isn't perfect) if you mean what i do for living - I'm a student. i study advertising.

Artisitic influences and how much does it influence your work?:
Oh it's a very hard to answer! there were and is sooo many talented artist. just to name some of them: Van Gogh, Annette Pehrsson, Lauren Nassef, Brandi Strickland, The Beatles, Salinger and so on, i could name forever

Why do you like photography/art and what do you get out of it?:
Just love art/photography. it's something you can create by yourself. it's like a million of lifes i will never live.

What motivates and inspires you?(films/music/people ect):
Everything inspires me as a person. and you know thre is like a "separate channel" for art and my photos/ideas for them in my head. so when i see/hear/feel something that touches me, i just make a "note" in my head. and it could be a film or story i've herad or photos and illustrations or ..
Where do you see yourself in the future?:
Aah are you serious?) oh i hope i will live and do something good

Where did you learn how to edit and do you have any tips?:
I am a self-tought and thanks to my friends - i got a really nice tips from them.

Who/what/where are important parts of your photographic process?:
I think all these are about a light.

Film or digital?:
Both. but i love film more) sometimes it's just reliable to use digital.

Anything else you'd like to share? (favorite bands/movies ect.):
You can find it in links
Links: www.flickr.com/photos/greenlook/
www.iliveinoctober.etsy.com/
www.lastfm.ru/user/iliveinoctober/

and
www.flickr.com/photos/greenlook/favorites/

Drinking out of the freckled cup

2010-08-06T01:26:00.001-07:00

Drinking out the freckled cup is is a 64 paged colored magazine about film photography.
You can order it here. It costs a bit for shipping though :/ It's worth checking out though.

Ryan Riggs

2010-08-04T01:11:00.001-07:00

Photos by Ryan Riggs, shes only 17, she takes amazing photos.
Anyway here are some of her best photos:

Jessica Klingelfeuss

2010-08-02T02:21:00.000-07:00

Here some photos by Jessica Klingelfeuss. Her website and profiles on the web don't really have much info on her. You can check her out on flickr or on her website.

Time

2010-08-01T00:32:00.000-07:00

“Time is free, but it's priceless. you can't own it, but you can use it. you can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back"

- Harvey MacKay

Time- Hans Zimmer

Photos from a while ago

2010-07-31T06:23:00.000-07:00

These are photos from a photoshoot with I had with my friends that I had a few months ago. I'm also trying to make a stop motion out of all of the photos I have. The girl in most of the photos is my friend Simone.

Vintage photographer: Cecil Beaton

2010-07-31T04:12:00.000-07:00

"All I want is the best of everything and there's very little of that left."

"What is elegance? Soap and water!"

Photos by Cecil Beaton who is was an English fashion and portrait photographer and an Academy Award-winning stage and costume designer for films and the theater.

He has done design work for films such as My Fair Lady & Gigi

Source

Weekend Links

2010-07-31T04:06:00.001-07:00

Mixtape post by Sfgirlatbay
Photo shoot at the beach with The Drifter and the Gypsy
Film photos of Strawberrys by Much Love
Love this Oh Deer Adhesive Fabric Wall Sticker Decals by etsy shop Mae
Hans Zimmer (Inception): 528491,Time, Dream is collapsing, Waiting for a train, Mombasa & Mind Heist
Inception music comparision
A list of quotes by Katherine Hepburn (I like her quotes)
Creepiest fan art
5 Levels of Inception: For anyone who doesn't understand the levels
Little Paper Planes: A online store for bring a community of artists together.
Cupcake wrapper blooms by Dujour Magazine

Photo source 1, 2

Frl Zucker

2010-07-30T00:47:00.001-07:00

Film photos and Illustrations from Frl Zucker:

Photojojo store

2010-07-29T01:20:00.000-07:00

Fuji Instax Mini 25 Instant Camera $124.00

Camera laptop decal $18.00

I thought I should give a shout out to this great shop called Photojojo which sells a lot of great photo gifts and gear related to photography. Photojojo also provides a lot of help tips and diy tutorials for struggling photographers, which you can see here.

Madewell LookBook: Karmen Pedaru Aline Weber by Justin Hollar

2010-07-28T01:34:00.000-07:00

These are images from the Madewell Lookbook which were shot by Justin Hollar.
The Madewell clothing line has been around since 1937, over the years they have provided "Effortlessly cool, totally original and full of downtown-chic essentials."

You can visit their shop here, visit the Denim bar or get the inside scoop by subscribing to their newsletter here.
+

Blog of the moment: Pugly Pixel

2010-07-27T01:24:00.000-07:00

Pugly Pixel is written and produced by Katrina Tan. She has a deep love for graphic design, photography, style, and technology.

She has a freebies and tutorials section where she posts lots of papergoods that she has scanned in. I used some of her freebies on my site and in some of my drawings.

Links: Colour Lover, Flickr, IFB, Tumblr, Twitter, YouTube, Etsy, Katzeye, Puglyfeet

Katherine Hepburn

2010-07-26T01:40:00.000-07:00

“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun”

- Katherine Hepburn

Photos by Functioned Branches

My guest post is up on Daydream lily

Food Blogs part 1

2010-07-25T03:06:00.000-07:00

Design Sponge
Design Sponge is a daily website and blog run by Brooklyn based writer Grace Bonney.
You can view a list of great recipes here.

Canelle Et Vanelle
A blog by Aran a freelance food writer stylist and photographer.
The blog is named Canelle Et Vanille because the blog is filled with "the smells and tastes" of her childhood.
The blog is full of her recipes, travels and life stories. You can also take a look at her portfolio.

The Wednesday Chef
The Wednesday Chef is written by Luissa Weiss a home cook and writer from Berlin, Germany. She used to live in New York City where she edited cookbooks and blogged.

Orangette
Orange is by Molly Wizenberg, she grew up in Oaklahoma but now lives in Seattle where she went to college and now blogs. She also spent a fair amount of time in Paris. She started Orangette in 2004 because she wasn't sure what to do with herself, but she was sure that it would involve food. She also met her husband through her blog.

You can view her index of recipes here

Photo source 1, 2, 3

Collections: Balloons

2010-07-23T22:32:00.001-07:00

By Anna Amphigorously

By snailwithatophaton

By feaverish

By deadmethods

By maryclaire roman

By Olivia Bee

By Javiy

Kareena Zerefos

2010-07-23T06:43:00.001-07:00

Kareena Zerefos is an artist from Sydney, Australia.

"With a background in design, graduating from College of Fine Arts in 2005, Kareena works using a variety of media, including pencil, gouache, tea and ink, and often combines traditional drawing with contemporary digital graphic techniques."

Kareena has exhibited in solo shows in Sydney and Melbourne, as well as in numerous group shows across Australia. She also works on commercial illustration projects for the music, fashion and advertising industries.

I emailed Kareena a few questions on her work, luckily for me she took the time to answer them:

What tools/materials do you use? Do you use the same materials each time?
Pencils/graphite, gouache and ink on paper, I’ve recently been playing with copic markers too which is a lot of fun.
The materials I use kind of evolves and changes every now and again, when I started out I would just draw with whatever I had lying about, biros and old scraps of paper.
I've been working on pine plywood boxes quite a bit too, and have been experimenting with watercolour canvas too,

Three words that describes your style?

1. Nostalgic, 2. delicate, 3. bittersweet

Do you have any artistic influences?

I take inspiration from so many things like my collection of old super-8 footage from my dad’s childhood in rural NSW, travel, vintage postcards and photos, children’s books…
Egon Schiele has been a major influence I saw his figurative sketches and watercolours on a little trip to Vienna back in 2006 and that’s when I really felt inspired to draw.

Why do you like what you do and how did you first get into it?

I've always liked to draw, for as long as I remember, I don't really know why I like it - it's kind of just something I have to do compulsively!
I studied design at the College of Fine Arts, but I’ve been making art for as long as I can remember - it all started out like everyone does, sticking macaroni to paper plates and painting with my fingers!
I worked as a graphic designer for a while and it wasn’t really until about two years ago that I took the plunge to do art and illustration full time.

Where do you see yourself in the future?

Hopefully exhibiting in places like the Palais de Tokyo in Paris.

Who/what/where are important parts of your process?
Before I start drawing I make collages from photocopied bits and pieces to plan out the composition and to find all of the right elements to bring into the work (I’m completely a Virgo).

Then I use my collage as my reference to draw from. I always work with a really light and loose outline layer in pencil, work up a couple of layers by spilling and dripping ink, gouache and tea and then work over it all with the detailed pencil lines.

What music are you into now?

Ah, at the moment when I'm working, Iron & Wine, The Stone Roses, Animal Collective, The Sisters of Mercy, Doves, Kings of Convenience, The Church, Siouxsie & The Banshees...

Film camera guide: Lomography part 1

2010-07-21T23:58:00.000-07:00

What is Lomography?
Lomography is a style of photography that emerged in the 90's. Lomography is characterized by it's cheap snapshot aesthetic, over saturated colors, off-kilter exposure and blurring. Since Lomography was introduced there has been a more lighthearted approach to photography.

Diana F +
Cost: US$ 52.66
Film type: 120

The Diana camera is known for it's dreamy and radiant images. In the past few years the Diana F + has been faithfully reproduced with an addition of new features.
You can view a list of Diana F + cameras here

Action Sampler
Film type: 35mm
Cost: $39.19
The Action Sampler is a lightweight camera that captures 4 images on one 35mm print, this is because the the camera has 4 lenses that capture a sequence of images.
See sample images here

Pop 9
Cost: US$ 43.24
The Pop 9 is similar to the Action Sampler but instead of capturing 4 images, it captures 9. The Pop 9 has a built in flash and works well in the low-light situations.
See sample images here

Oktomat Cost: $43.24
Film types: 35mm
The Oktomat is the same as the Pop 9 and Action Sampler but instead takes 8 images on 1 slide.
See sample images here.

Lubitel 166+
Cost: US$ 368.92
Film Type: 35mm, 120mm

The Lubitel is a medium format lomo camera that can shoots both 35mm and medium format film. It is a remake from the Lomographic Society International.
See sample images here.

Lomo Smena 8m
Cost: $ 80.00
Film type: 35mm
The Lomo Smena is a lightweight camera that emerged in the 70's, it's known for it's gorgeous colours and saturation and also has a 'Triplet' lens.
See sample images here

Vintage photographer: David Hamilton

2010-07-20T02:43:00.000-07:00

“I think I had my heart in my throat the whole game,”

Gorgeous feminine photography by David Hamilton a photographer from Britain known for his
"soft focus" style which is imitated often these days.

Here is a little info on Hamilton;
"David Hamilton was born in London in 1933 and lives in an 800-year-old home near St.Tropez, France. David studied architecture and interior design before turning to typography and layout. While he was an art director of English magazine Queen, he bought his first camera. Later settling in Paris as art director of Printemps, he began devoting himself exclusively to photography"

In a career spanning 40 years, Hamilton has been published in prestigious publications like Vogue, Oui and Twen.

Much love found a David Hamilton book at Savers

Leave a comment if you think there is a vintage photographer that I should check out.

Source 1, 2

Ten images of inspiration

2010-07-19T01:24:00.000-07:00

By sasha_afisha

By Kubra Kactioglu

By Emily Tebbetts

By Nen August

By Molly | Orangette

By ♫muxu

By [ CK ]

By Revolutionxbaby

By Cristina Hoch

By Scarborough Fair

Links

2010-07-18T21:50:00.001-07:00

Ruche giveaway at Oh Hello Friend
Ten images of inspiration by Design is mine
Floral notebooks by Musterassi & Bird & Banner printed hankerchiefs over at Here Comes the Sun
Zooey Deschanel photoshoot for Instyle

Photo source #

Fashion Blogs

2010-07-16T06:54:00.001-07:00

This is Glamorous
This is Glamorous is an award-winning design & lifestyle blog which explores a wide arrange of topics including design, interiors, travel, fashion, art, photography etc.

So Much To Tell You
So Much To Tell You launched in 2008 s as a way to stay in touch and share inspiration. The owners of the blog both work or a fashion website called Runway Reporter, and since then their work has appeared in publications including Russh, Fashion Quarterly, No, the NZ Herald, Yen, Pulp and more.

Rose Fiona Bettina
Blog by Rosa Fiona, she posts a lot of photos of her daily life and cute outfits.

Pandora
The Pandora blog started started a few years ago. She is also friends with Cherry Blossom Girl. I can't find much info on her, it's all in French :/

Cherry Blossom Girl
Cherry Blossom Girl is a blog by Alix, a recent fashion school graduate and designer with her own fashion line. She also does a bit of editorial work on the side. CBG started in the February of 2007 when she was in the midst of preparing her end of the year collection.

Alicepoint
Alicepoint describes herself as a "Trendsetter and shopaholic. However, really reasonable and not extravagant. Oversensitive to aesthetics. But tolerant. Strongly attached to her opinions and outlook".

Photo source #

Leave a comment if you think there is a blog I should check out.

Too Busy Dreaming

2010-07-16T02:58:00.001-07:00

Photos by Too Busy Dreaming

Clare Owen

2010-07-15T00:33:00.001-07:00

These are from UK artist/illustration Clare Owen. Clare enjoys "cats, tea and biscuits, drawing and the ukelele".

Illustration of Frida Kahlo

Links: Official website, Flickr, Blog

Camera Collections

2010-07-15T00:25:00.000-07:00

By Squidart

By Faded Film Strips

By Walt Jabsco

By Live Love Paper

By Adelaide Rose

Drawings

2010-07-14T03:58:00.000-07:00

Here are some drawings I have done over the past 3 weeks. There are a few more I have to edit

Tools: Copic markers + Photoshop + my scanner

Drawing of Pandora

Mui Mui bag

I think this will be my entry for the Fifi Lapin competition

Free Giveaway: Florence Velvet and Silk Bow Necklace, Bow Tie, Belt or Headband from Hopelessly Devoted

2010-07-13T21:01:00.000-07:00

Win: Florence Velvet and Silk Bow Necklace, Bow Tie, Belt or Headband

This bow is made from beautiful, rich and soft black velvet. It has been attached to high quality velvet ribbon and can be worn in a number of ways.

As shown in the picture it can be worn as a neck tie, you can also wear it as a belt, headband or just as a necklace.

It is backed with matching black silk dupion which feels very soft against the skin.

About Hopelessly Devoted; Hopelessly Devoted makes beautiful hair pieces and accessories such as silk, velvet chiffon and lace.

Other stores:

Hopeless
Kennypow
Dolleymadisondetash

Blog:
Spokes n Daggers

Twitter:
Love Hopless

For your chance to win, go to the just enter a comment below. The winner will be picked by a random number generator.

Extra Entries

1+ entry
For an extra entry mention Hopelessly Devoted somewhere on your blog, twitter, tumblr etc.
Follow Art-pixie

2+ Entries

For an extra entry mention Hopelessly devoted & my BLOG somewhere on your blog, twitter, tumblr etc.

Name
Email

The winner will be contacted

GIVEAWAY ENDS SUNDAY 18th OF JULY

Food blogs Part 1

2010-07-13T03:22:00.000-07:00

So I saw Inception on Friday, for those who have seen it...thoughts?
I was a bit confused until I found this, which explains a lot.

Design Sponge
Design Sponge is a daily website and blog run by Brooklyn based writer Grace Bonney.
You can view a list of great recipes here.

Canelle Et Vanelle
A blog by Aran a freelance food writer stylist and photographer.
The blog is named Canelle Et Vanille because the blog is filled with "the smells and tastes" of her childhood.
The blog is full of her recipes, travels and life stories. You can also take a look at her portfolio.

The Wednesday Chef
The Wednesday Chef is written by Luissa Weiss a home cook and writer from Berlin, Germany. She used to live in New York City where she edited cookbooks and blogged.

Orangette
Orange is by Molly Wizenberg, she grew up in Oaklahoma but now lives in Seattle where she went to college and now blogs. She also spent a fair amount of time in Paris. She started Orangette in 2004 because she wasn't sure what to do with herself, but she was sure that it would involve food. She also met her husband through her blog.

You can view her index of recipes here

Photo source 1, 2, 3

Iloki

2010-07-12T23:55:00.000-07:00

Photos by Iloki
You can view more pretty photos over here

Life

2010-07-12T23:44:00.000-07:00

“Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans”

-John Lennon

Source 1, 2,

Twinkle Toes

2010-07-12T23:35:00.000-07:00

Twinkle Toes cupcake set by Meri Meri

"A cupcake kit for a ballet party. With floral decorated cake cases and an assortment of dancers as cake toppers embellished with a sheer ribbon."

via Sweet as Candy & Daydream Lily

ZARA TRF 2010 Spring LookBook

2010-07-12T00:41:00.000-07:00

These images are from the Zara TRF 2010 Spring LookBook. Zara is the flagship chain store of Inditex Group owned by Spanish Tycoon Amancio Ortega.

Zara was described by Louis Vuitton fashion director Daniel Piette as "possibly the most innovative retailer in the world." It has also been described as a "Spanish success story" by CNN

What do you guys think of the outfits? I like the second one the most.

Source 1, 2, 3

Mary Claire Roman

2010-07-11T05:57:00.001-07:00

Photos by Mary Claire Roman an 18 year old photographer from California.

Mary uses a Nikon D40x,Nikkor 50mm f/1.8, Canon AE-1, Nikon FM10, Nikon N6006 & Mamiya ZM Quartz for her photos.

She also has a photo blog & sells prints.

Resort 2010

2010-07-10T22:42:00.000-07:00

Photos: Mark Hunter
Styling: Wildfox (Meredith Leyerzaph, Emily Faulstich, Kimberley Gordon)
Hair: Kimberley Gordon
Model: Tiernan Cowling

Photos via Wildfox

Nina Pilapil is the winner of the Ezelle Printed Cotton Skirt giveaway by Ramona West
& Hannah is the winner of the Heidi Burton giveaway. Both competitions are now officially closed.

Learn something new everyday

2010-07-07T06:39:00.000-07:00

Learn Something Every Day is a self initiated daily project by UK based design studio Young. They are a studio adept in brand identity development, illustration, print and interactive design.

You can also submit your own fact here

What fact would you guys submit?

Unicorn Dream magazine

2010-07-07T05:19:00.000-07:00

Unicorn/Dream magazine: "a new bi-monthly online magazine about dreams, life, photography, hand made crafts and a bit of vintage and fashion."

The owner of the Much Love designed a few pages for one of the past issues.

You can follow Unicorn dream on their Blog, Twitter and Facebook.

I was looking through their blog and I found out that they posted my photos on there :)

Also check out Dujour magazine as well.

Sources: 1, 2

Aritzia Spring/Summer Lookbook

2010-07-07T04:04:00.000-07:00

Fashion inspiration from Aritzia’s Spring/Summer 2010 Lookbook.

Is anyone experiencing the same problem I'm having with blogger right now? I keep getting comments through emails but they don't seem to be turning up on my blog posts?

P.S there are still 2 giveaways running the Ramona West & Heidi Burton giveaway.

Free Giveaway: Moleskine Journal and 3 prints from Heidi Burton

2010-07-07T03:27:00.000-07:00

In celebration of Heidi Burton's 3 year Etsyversary, Heidi is giving away 3 items from her Etsy store. The Etsyversary is the 9th of July.

Win:
1st prize:
Grimm Fairytales - Illustrated Moleskine journal

Runner ups (3 people):
Random Acts of Kindness -4x6 Illustration Print
Tell People- 4x6 Illustration Print
I Like People Who Smile When It's Raining - 5 x 5 Print

Grimm Fairytales - Illustrated Moleskine journal

Random Acts of Kindness -4x6 Illustration Print

Tell People- 4x6 Illustration Print

I Like People Who Smile When It's Raining - 5 x 5 Print

Simply visit Heidi Burton's Etsy shop and leave a comment
with your favorite item from Heidi's beautiful shop.

Extra Entries

1+ entry
For an extra entry mention Heidi's shop somewhere on your blog, twitter, tumblr etc.

2+ Entries

For an extra entry mention Heidi's shop & my BLOG somewhere on your blog, twitter, tumblr etc.

PLEASE LINK ME TO THE POST

Name
Email
(please include this, some people didn't put their email addresses with their entries last time)

The winner will be contacted by email.

Giveaway ends July 11

Brittney Nola by Jonathan Leder

2010-07-06T05:54:00.000-07:00

Brittney Nola of APM Models by Jonathan Leder

via fashiongonerogue

Blog of the moment: Sleepyfawns

2010-07-06T02:38:00.000-07:00

She also makes cute illustrations;

Sleepyfawns is a blog by Ashley Moe. The name of her blog stems from her love of fawns and foxes, fashion & french culture.
For her photos she uses her Polaroid spectra, Pentax k1000 and Nikon d5000.
You can view more of her images here on Flickr.

+ + + +

I feel like I'm blogging the same things over and over again, so if anyone has any suggestions please contact me.

Melbourne Museum Part I

2010-07-05T05:23:00.000-07:00

Today I went with my friends to the Melbourne Museum, we were able to get in for free.
Below is a picture of my friend Simone taken at Parliament Station.

I think the pictures with the butterflies in them were taken at the Bugs Alive! exhibition which is currently still running.

"Bugs Alive! includes over 100 species of live insects and spiders, thousands of specimens from the museum's collection, giant models and exciting interactive exhibits." -Melbourne Museum

Sorry it's a bit repetitive :/

Sometimes I can't choose between colour or black & white.

Jeannine

I will post the others photos up soon.

xoxo

Kate Daisey

2010-07-05T01:21:00.000-07:00

Illustrations by Katie Daisey

Katie Daisey is an artist originally from a small farm in Illiniois. She has done a lot of freelance work for clients such as Target, HGTV, American Greetings and Chronicle Books.

Apart from freelance work, Katie sells art on the road at festivals, art shows, and online
To visit her official website go here. She also has an Etsy shop.

Free Giveaway: Ezelle Printed Cotton Skirt from Ramona West

2010-07-04T05:17:00.000-07:00

Win: Ezelle Printed Cotton Skirt from Ramona West
An adorable vintage 70s skirt in an amazing blue and rust print. High waist with full tiered ruffles. softest cotton fabric. Back metal zipper with buttoned waistband.

Size: xs
Waist: 24"
Hips: free
Length: 19.25"
Fabric: cotton
Condition: excellent vintage

About Ramona West: "Ramona west is a carefully edited collection of vintage clothing and accessories from southern California, curated by designer and vintage enthusiast, marybeth andrews. each piece is hand picked for style and quality with a keen awareness of current trends."

Links:
Shop, Etsy, Twitter

For your chance to win go to the Ramona West shop and leave comment telling me which dress if your favorite and why.

Name
Email

The winner will be contacted

Giveaway ends July 11th

Stuff no one told me

2010-07-04T02:26:00.000-07:00

Stuff no one told me is a blog by Alex Noriega who is from Barcelona. Here you will find cheeky & quirky illustrations. Alex also has a sketch blog where he posts random artworks that inspire some of his drawings.

Also I will be making a few guest posts for Daydream Lily while Liss is moving over to Queensland :D

xoxo
Artpixie

Lisa Mitchell

2010-07-02T21:57:00.000-07:00

This is a shoot Lisa Mitchell did for Vogue. I love the bokeh in the first pic <3 Lisa came 6th place on Australia Idol a few years back. Her debut album Wonder which was released last year, debuted on the ARIA charts at no.6 + also scored 3 nominations.

Photos via Rebecca Wolkenstein

Oh Hark! already getting spins on BBC Radio 1

Her song Neopolitan Dreams was in a french film called L'Age de Raison

Artpixie Newsletter

2010-07-02T02:21:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Tabitha Emma I managed to finish the layout for my newsletter and import it into Mail chimp. Starting this week I am sending out weekly newsletters, if you want to subscribe just enter your email in the form below or go to this page , which is basically the same thing. The newsletter will have a post roundup, featured post and featured giveaway.

join our mailing list

* indicates required

Email Address *

EDIT: The form doesn't seem to be working here, please go to this page.

Etsy favorites

2010-07-01T02:35:00.000-07:00

1. Xylophone Necklace, 2. Fabric Decor Tape, 2. Adhesive Wall Stickers, 4. Adhesive Wall Stickers, 5. Number Stamp Set, 6. Bear Earphone Bender

Post a link to any shops you think I should check out.

Camilla Akrans

2010-07-01T01:28:00.001-07:00

These photos are by Swedish photographer Camilla Akrans.

You can find more pretty pics at Lund Lund.

Karlie Kloss by Dusan Reljin

2010-06-30T00:36:00.000-07:00

Photos by Dusan Reljin, originally published in Elle US (September 2009)

Free Giveaway: Cat Coin purse from Buyster

2010-06-29T22:28:00.000-07:00

Giveaway ends July 7th

Win: Cat Coin purse by Oran Leather from Buyster

About Buyster: Buyster is an Australian online retail company based in Sydney. Their goal is to "offer you an unparalleled selection of great value products and excellent customer service – making your shopping experience easier, quicker and hassle free".

About Oran Leather: Oran Leather is an Australian company specializing in fashion accessories with a focus on cutting-edge design, high quality products and value for money. Their range includes both Ladies and Mens leather bags, as well as accessories and other leather goods. Oran Leather was established by husband and wife team Ofer and Naomi Or in 2001, and is based in Sydney.

How to Enter

( COMMENT TO WIN)
For your chance to win go to the Buyster site and leave a comment telling me which item is your favorite and why.

Note: This competition is for Australian residents only, sorry :(

( INFO TO INCLUDE)

Name
Email

The winner will be contacted by myself and Buyster

Buyster also specialize in lighting as well.

+ + + +

The free giveaway from Behappynow is still open, also there are more giveaways to come so keep entering :)

Dilka the Bear

2010-06-29T07:05:00.000-07:00

Paintings by Dilka the Bear

I can't find much info on this artist, but she sorta reminds me of another great artist Art and Ghosts.

She also does illustrations as well:

Free Giveaway: Behappynow watercolour portraits

2010-06-29T04:47:00.000-07:00

Win: 6 tiny watercolor portraits printed on quality 180g/m paper from Behappynow

About Behappynow: Behappynow is an etsy shop specializing in custom paintings (portrait & illustration. The shop is owned by Jenny who is from Jerusalem. She was born in Russia and at the age of 11 I came to Israel with her family. Last summer she finished my studies in Bezalel Academy of Art and Design.

Reader Discount
Behappynow has kindly offered exclusive free shipping to all Art-pixie blog readers. Just simply mention the Art-pixie blog when you make a purchase.

How to enter

(COMMENT TO WIN)
For your chance to win go to Jenny's site and choose you favorite watercolour drawing and comment on this post telling me why it's your favorite.

(INFO TO INCLUDE)
Name
Email

The winner will be contacted by myself &

The giveaway ends on July 3

Sarah McNeil

2010-06-29T04:29:00.000-07:00

These illustrations are by Sarah McNeil, her illustrations were also featured in an issue of Frankie Magazine a while back. She also has an etsy shop where she sells prints and brooches.

Blog, Etsy

found via daydreamlily

Paints by Numbers

2010-06-27T05:52:00.000-07:00

Paints by numbers claims she's "just another girl who likes to take photos, making attempts at a career in Fashion & beauty".
She loves digital photography but prefers film more and says that she loves her cameras like she loves her friends.

She also has a blog

Emmy Leah

2010-06-27T01:42:00.000-07:00

These film photos are by Emmy Leah. She says "I like photographs of simple things and anonymity."

Blog of the moment: Kiss Me Quick

2010-06-26T23:38:00.000-07:00

I've been following Kiss Me Quick for a while now, it's by 2 friends Carina Martins and Carla Macedo.

Here is a little bit of info they sent me about their blog:
"We love photography and we love style, so about a year and a half ago, we decided to start a blog, mostly because we didn't know any Portuguese fashion/photo blogs (we're from Portugal) we really liked, but it kind of became a creative outlet for both of us.

Everything we know about photography we've been learning from experiences we've had with our shoots.
Everything we've done so far mostly happened in the moment, we don't really have a plan (in terms of clothes, places, and theme), things just happen. We get together and have fun.

Besides having fun, we want to create something we can be proud of.

There's nothing like that post shoot feeling when you see your work and feel like you've created something worth believing in. Feels like a small victory over the harsh ways of the world.

We get inspired by books, blogs, art, places, people, illustrations.

Our pictures are taken with a Nikon D90, that I love.

At the moment, our main objective is to explore and learn new things about photography and the editing process because I feel that there is still so much for us to learn.

I don't believe we're major fashion experts or anything like that, we enjoy style but creating great pictures is much more important to us."

Cheney

2010-06-26T05:54:00.000-07:00

Photos are from Cheney , a religious 16 year old girl who has a love of film photography & old movies.
She uses a Canon 50d and Canon Ae-1 for most of her photos.

This is a stop motion video she made, not sure what song is playing in the background though.

yyellow bird

2010-06-26T05:02:00.000-07:00

Photos by yyellowbird (aka Cari Ann Wayman). There are so many wonderful pictures on her photostream.

To see her professional portfolio go here

Blog, Twitter, Formspring, Facebook, Tumblr

Also I just got an email from Buyster about organizing a free giveaway for my blog.

Cherry Green

2010-06-25T07:32:00.000-07:00

Found via Papertissue

These quirky drawings are by Cherry Green (also known as Alessandra Genualdo), a 22 year old artist/illustrator.

I got this weird message on formspring saying " You take nice pictures, but I am going to unfollow you. I'm fairly certain you don't like coloured people. tsk"

ugh....:/

also I'm featured on Daydream Lily :]

The Clothes Horse

2010-06-25T05:48:00.000-07:00

This is a drawing I did just before of The Clothes Horse.
Materials: Copic markers + Photoshop + Bleedproof paper

Also and thanks to Meg and Katie for mentioning me on their blog :)

Yukari Terakado

2010-06-25T04:09:00.000-07:00

These gorgeous illustrations are from a Japanese artist named Yukari Terakado.

Yukari Terakado was in charge of the illustrations in 2008 Sony music Garuzuibento pink organizer and also the T-shirt illustrations for the apparel brands in 2010's London YourEyesLie.

Cannelle Et Vanille

2010-06-24T01:02:00.000-07:00

Here is a cute food blog I found just today through Tabitha Emma's blog called Cannelle Et Vanille by Aran who is a freelance food writer, stylist and photographer.

The blog is named Cannelle Et Vanille because the blog is filled with "the smells and tastes" of her childhood.

The blog is full of her recipes, travels and life stories. You can also take a look at her portfolio.

Divine Sweetness

2010-06-24T00:56:00.001-07:00

These handmade creations came from DIVINEsweetness.

DIVINEsweetness specializes in polymer clay jewelry, such as miniature fake food, novelty items, polymer clay cupcakes, kawaii inspired thinga-mahjings, sweet lolita accessories, humor and lots more.

" Crafter has an old soul and draws inspiration from everything and anything under the sun."

The items are all uniquely handcrafted and carefully pieced together.