Lanterns

I watched Disney's 'Tangled' yesterday, and I thought it was brilliant. I especially liked the lantern scene, images of which you can see below. I also googled a few other sky lanterns and floating lanterns, and I think they are just magical.

Alessandro Sanna

Alessandro Sanna was born in 1975 and lives and works in the province on Mantua in Italy. I particularly love his hedgehog painting below. http://www.alessandrosanna.com/images.asp

Debbie Powell

Debbie Powell is based in London, NY and Southbourne. She produces lovely illustrations using watercolours, ink, linocut, pencil, pen and printmaking. She has a very impressive client list including Jamie Oliver, Carluccio's, Marks & Spencer and Walker Books.
You can see more of her work here http://debbiepowell.net

Irina Werning

I saw these photos a while ago in The Sunday Times Magazine, they are part of the 'Back to the Future' Series by Buenos Aires based photographer Irina Werning http://irinawerning.com/back-to-the-fut/back-to-the-future/

Jonna Saarinen

I have just been to the RCA Graduate Show, and came across these fabulous textiles by Jonna Saarinen. Originally from Finland, Jonna specializes in screen printing, and her fabrics are just brilliant. http://www.jonnasaarinen.com/

Stunning Adverts

I discovered this really interesting 'making of' video for the Canon PIXMA printer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFcQI68njaQ



The above advert then reminded me of the Sony Bravia bouncing balls advert from 2006, which I absolutely loved.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XmUxf35AVk

Street Art

I have just joined http://www.stumbleupon.com and it's brilliant! I have just 'stumbled upon' these amazing street art images.... the majority of the images came from http://www.streetartutopia.com/

Cesar Manrique

So I have just arrived home from Lanzarote....why people call it 'Lanzagrotty', I just don't know, the island is stunning! This is partly due to the artist Cesar Manrique who fought for all the buildings to be no higher than the tallest palm tree, and that all the houses should be the same colour (except for the painted wood, which varies depending on location) Examples of his work can be seen throughout the island, and his large scale mobile sculptures appear on many of the roundabouts.

Holiday

I am going to the Canary Islands on holiday until 27th June, but I promise to post lots of exciting new finds on the blog once I get back. I hope you all have a lovely 2 weeks.
 

Kveta Pacovska

Kveta Pacovska is a Czech artist and children's book illustrator. Her book, 'The Little Flower King' is made from collaged paper scraps, paint and pencil drawings. She has illustrated more than sixty books, and won the Hans Christian Anderson Medal in 1992. Her images are lovely, and many of her books can be bought through Amazon... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Flower-King-Kveta-Pacovska/dp/0698400542/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1307981664&sr=8-5