Music of the Pencil

Coming soon to The Collective...MY BROTHER. See that name there, Jared Tromp, him and a few other college artists are going to have their work showcased at The Collective from the 17-29 of September. Go and support some young, local talent and get to know what is happening around you! 

Foxy

Love this colourful fox! :)

{Uncovet}

Anticipation Design & Watercolour by Taylor

This lovely lady had posted a few comments on my blog and so I went to take a squizz at hers. Taylor has a beautiful lifestyle blog called Anticipation. Take a look at it {here}. But not only is she amazing in her blogging but her little pieces of artwork are the cutest most divine things I have ever seen. Well done! Have a look at some I spotted and then take a look at her online store on {Etsy}. Super cool, Taylor :)

Sharp{ie} Wall Decor

I don't know if you have ever tried to do anything awesome with a Sharpie... I bet this guy has! Timothy Goodman is a good man indeed. He can come and draw all over my wall whenever he wants! I love this wall decor idea - personal and playful. Think I may just give this a bash one day...

This is the wall of the Ace Hotel - Timothy Goodman.

Talkative Chair by Stefan Sagmeister

This chair was designed by Stefan Sagmeister. The words used to create the chair were words Sagmeister had written in his diary while he was away in Bali! The chair is spectacular although very unusual with phrases such as "my big toe appears to be dirty" woven into the other more lovely phrases such as "I very much love sitting here looking out over the Sayan Ridge... and letting my mind go". I think it is such a great idea!

{Stefan Sagmeister}

Sandra Dieckmann

What lovely art you have... This work is powerful in it's subtlety.

{Sandra Dieckmann}

Little Girls...

This is such a beautiful piece. It would be perfect for a little girls room (I know a few people have bambinos at the mo).

{Alice X.Zhang}

Wise Words. Cute Artwork.

This little Bob Marley quote is pretty perfect as it is but how delightful does it look here?

From this little Tumblr. blog

Jen-Jen Designs

We went to the House & Garden show this morning and I was blown away at how much better it was this year than last. So many new inventions and so much creativity from the home grown stands :) I especially LOVED the Jen-Jen Designs stand! She really caught my eye with her wall of miniature canvases of quirky sayings and illustrations and the two hessian "LOVE" stamped ottomans. I know I will be buying a few of those canvases very soon! Kitchen, lounge and bedroom - they will just go with anything :)

{This pic I took of her blog}

Bianca Green : Art

I kinda like this mixed media look in Bianca Green's prints.

DIY Canvas Typography

Saw this cute idea on Pinterest and love that it is actually SO simple to DIY. {Here}

All you will need is letter cut outs so go for a font you like and choose the wording you want. As a designer I would prefer to design my own and cut them out of thin wood. 

Stick the wooden letters onto canvas with some good glue and spray paint over in white (unless you want a whole other colour but I love the white on white look). Keen to try this sometime. 

The Collective - Durban

"The Collective is an art gallery that has been created for, but not limited to, the promotion of young artists under the age of 35 within the Durban area. Not only do we promote the visual art spectrum, but music and poetry as well. We are also putting focus onto arts that are not usually given a platform, such as street art and graffiti." - The Collective Blog

Drop into The Collective for a cup of coffee and a browse otherwise stay tuned to their Facebook page for info on upcoming events : {The Collective on Facebook}

LOCALS ONLY

WorkingClass and Volcom Stone bring you the LOCALS ONLY publication launch and screen print exhibition. This Thursday night, The Upstairs will host this event featuring up to 18 works of art from South African locals. Here is the low down:

"6 Artists each from Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg were given the brief to communicate their personal experiences in their respective cities. 

Each city was given a different colour palette with which the artist had to work in. 

The aim being to portray the allure of each city as seen through the mind of its creative's."

R50 entrance where you will receive "Locals Only" publication a free (snacks provided & a cash bar)

Some of the Artists who will be showcased are Mary-anne Hampton(DBN), Skullboy(DBN), Wesley van Eeden(DBN), Bruce MacKay(CT), Pearly Yon(CT), Warwick Kay(CT), Louis Minaar(JHB) and Sindiso Nyoni(JHB).  

Freya Art & Design : Inspiring Words

Spotted such a cute little design on Pinterest and I finally found my way to more!

Here I found Freya Art & Design shop on Etsy. I love her cute designs and quirky sense of wonder in her writing! The colour choices are neutral but so fun! There's so much MORE so visit the shop on Etsy!

KZNSA RED Members Exhibition

So last Saturday I went to one of my ultimate places for breakies, NSA Art Gallery in Berea. So blessed to get there and realise that they had one of their big exhibitions on. They had their members exhibition and the theme/brief was RED. Not exactly sure of what the theme entailed but the artists all seemed to do such a great job. They all had an awareness of something whether it was politics, poaching or personal views. Here are a few I loved!

I encourage you to go and check it out! KZNSA, 031 277 1705. 

Flowers by Paul Solberg

These are such stunning works of art by Paul Solberg found on Young Gallery. I love the Flamenco piece.

 Burst by Paul Solberg.

 Truth by Paul Solberg

Flamenco by Paul Solberg (This is my favourite one)

Water Colour Bird

LOVE this painting. Image from ffffound!

Melanie Rolland

What a fine face that Melanie has portrayed in this illustration. I love the use of colour and would have this in a large size in my house. Stunning work.

Image from Tumblr.

A girl with long pigtails and a crown... A princess!

Today I mailed my mom a link to a blog that I found rather intriguing and I love the site too! Whimsy™ is a fascinating woman who designs and sells her goodies at the iHeart Market and online...

After I sent the link to my mom she responded with a picture she kept - happens to be on hand which is weird - because : "it was so unusual and not like anything you have done before or after".

Take a look at my drawing... I see a princess. What do you see?

Image supplied by Kelly's mom. 

Nautical...

Blogger and friend, Liz of http://hatchingheart.blogspot.com/ has advised an awesome sight for trends... Check her blog for more details on some of the latest!

One of my favourite trends all the time is a nautical trend... Image found on http://www.trendbible.co.uk/blog/ . 

How cool are the anchor plates! I will definitely stencil those one day. 

The nations are another passion to me so these pillows and crazy cool globes press my button! 

The gold birds are a must for me as I love gold right now and birds painted in the God's colour are always perfect! Love the cute chair.