art with a cause

Jen Corace is my new favourite illustrator and fine artist. I think her combination of pastel-like colours with playful narratives gives her work an adult innocence. Who doesn't want to be ice-skating with their best friend/sister in a brilliant coat in a forest setting? I couldn't save the pic, but go to the fine art section, bottom right to make sense of my description.

I recently purchased her artwork, Down Down Down, sold through Tiny Showcase to support the Gulf Restoration Network. They raised $11,595 USD in 10 days through the contribution of 50% of sales of her swimmingly sensational creativity. Tiny Showcase is one site that deserves full cred for curatorial vision and charity fundraising. Go to it and buy yourself a great print for a good cause.

collage of collections

San Francisco artist, illustrator, all round creative really, Lisa Congdon, has been blogging her year of 2010 in the form of collections. She is almost half way through - it looks like quite the effort but she is committed and so far it is very interesting, evoking all sorts of memories from the past and a willingness to share her stuff in an organised and beautifully colourful display.

here are some of my favourites...

M.I.A. and New York Times

M.I.A. at the Grammy Awards 2010, 9 months pregnant to the day. This is such an effort..I love her style and her political prowess, although the NYT article published May 25 2010 provides a little more detail on M.I.A. and the Tamil movement.

M.I.A. NY Times article written by Lynn Hirschberg - read now.

more water with colour

Serena Mitnik-Miller
I cannot get enough of water colour at the moment, it's coming to me in desirable tattoos, via the Frankie newsletter and due to new rains in Melbourne town, it's reflecting its pretty self all over the asphalt to make trippy patterns. Above is my new favourite with a taste of geometry - Heaven.

Pro doodle

Luke Skinner