We’ve featured the work of calligraphy artist Lorna Mulligan here before. Now through the 4th of September, she and fellow members of the Les Calmars calligraphy group are exhibiting at Carrefour Culturel in Baie-Saint-Paul, By way of preview, Lorna sent us the following two pieces, entitled L’océan and Le ciel (click to enlarge): Of them, […]
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Behind the art: Amanda Vissell’s posters
It was a pleasant surprise to see artist Amanda Vissell’s posters for girls featured on BoingBoing the other day, and reminds me that I’ve been meaning to post these sketches she shared with Karen. Looks like some were done on Clairefontaine sketching paper, and some on a Rhodia Dot pad. Be sure to click through […]
Dalton Ghetti’s amazing pencil-tip sculptures
Whoa, this is pretty incredible: the Telegraph has a new picture gallery of Brazilian-born carpenter Dalton Ghetti’s remarkable pencil sculptures. From a boot, a button, and a saw to an entire miniature alphabet, the sculptures themselves are mind blowing. Even more amazing, according to the accompanying text: Dalton uses three basic tools to make his […]
Calligraphy & tea: An interview with The Archer
Many of you know Clement Dionglay from her blog, Rants of the Archer. I caught up with her recently to ask a few questions about her background, life, and hobbies… Tell us about yourself where are you from, where do you live, and so on? I’m Clement Dionglay, a.k.a The Archer, the person behind Rants […]
Color and line: The art of Christian Skagen
Karen recently struck up a conversation with Norwegian artist Christian Skagen, who shared some of the vibrant ink-and-hot-pressed-paper drawings he’s been making for a series entitled “Horizontal Fields.” Here, for example, is a drawing Christian made with a Sailor Sapporo EF, 300gsm Arches HP, and J. Herbin’s Rose Tendresse: Here are close-ups of the three […]
On quilting and other artforms
Karen recently spoke with quilter and art blogger Marie Johansen of Zquilts. Here are her thoughts on inspiration, textiles, and creativity… 1. How do you come up with your ideas? What inspires you, and where do you go to get inspiration? Obviously my beautiful, nature filled, surroundings have a huge effect on my inspiration, but […]
A Brooklyn waterfall
In honor of the 125th anniversary of the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge, Danish artist Olafur Eliasson has designed four man-made waterfalls to run down underneath the bridge’s two main towers. The waterfalls will be turned on tomorrow and will remain on till Oct. 13 between 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. You can learn more […]
Picture pages, picture pages
More art inspired by Clairefontaine… Jeanne Verdoux is a French artist and graphic designer who lives in Brooklyn. For her latest series of drawings, she worked with Clairefontaine paper along with ink, wire and other materials to create lighthearted, whimsical scenes that jump right off the page. Jeanne’s art has been exhibited in New York […]
Who is Claire Fontaine? (II)
Clairefontaine is a French company that makes paper for all Quo Vadis planners. As Karen explained last year, many people believe that the company was named after a real person, “Claire Fontaine,” but in fact the name simply comes from the site where their paper mill is located the town of Etival-Clairefontaine. As it turns […]
