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Kate Walsh Embroidery

Posted in craft, embroidery with tags craft, embroidery, Kate Walsh on July 29, 2016 by shewalkssoftly

Kate Walsh creates “tiny macabre embroideries.”

I love her style. These are like little portraits…just missing the flesh.

Kate Walsh

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Mr. Riu

Posted in craft, paper with tags craft, Mr. Riu, paper, papercutting on July 20, 2016 by shewalkssoftly

I was absolutely certain Mr. Riu’s detailed cut paper projects must be laser cut, but he does all of them meticulously by hand.

I think sometimes there is immense satisfaction in doing something the hard (er, traditional) way in an age where so much digital shortcuts are available. The act of creation is intrinsically meditative and meaningful.

The shadows are incredible!

Mr. Riu

Robin Van Valkenburgh

Posted in absurd, craft, humor, sculpture with tags absurd, ceramic, craft, humor, Robin VanValkenburgh, sculpture on July 13, 2016 by shewalkssoftly

Robin Van Valkenburgh makes what she calls “pop surreal ceramics.”

Many of these inspire a sense of nostalgia in me, while catering to my love of the absurd (beloved childhood characters mix with traditional ceramic creatures and shapes).

Robin Van Valkenburgh
Etsy Shop

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Fabulous Cat Papers

Posted in anatomy, craft, science with tags anatomy, craft, embroidery, geek, notebook, science on July 12, 2016 by shewalkssoftly

Fabulous Cat Papers carries gorgeous handmade embroidered notebooks with all kinds of perfectly geeky themes (heavily focused on anatomy and science).

I’d having trouble choosing just one of these (and I have an odd habit of “saving” really nice notebooks and leaving them blank because they are are art pieces!).

Fabulous Cat Papers

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Meredith Woolnough Embroidery

Posted in craft, nature, sea with tags craft, embroidery, nature, sea on July 2, 2016 by shewalkssoftly

Yes, this is embroidery!

Meredith Woolnough sews intricate leaves, coral and other forms found in nature on her sewing machine with a special fabric that dissolves in water, leaving only the gorgeously fragile skeleton of the design.

I love the way she mounts them on a crisp white background to show the subtle shadows.

Meredith Woolnough

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Seiji Kawasaki: Wooden Food

Posted in craft, food, sculpture with tags craft, food, sculpture, seji kawasaki on June 28, 2016 by shewalkssoftly

I couldn’t find an artist homepage for Japanese wood sculptor Seji Kawasaki, but I did find a great Instagram (which I was almost reluctant to follow because I feared while scanning my feed I’d think “Oh great, more pictures of peoples’ boring food.”)