artist: danielle tanner

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Danielle Tanner of the shop GirlAndParrot on Etsy has a ton of beautiful prints and original paintings. My personal favorite (above) is the first original piece she could not bring herself to sell (though she does offer prints of it in her shop). She also has a sweet little blog you should check out, too. 

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Also, she does indeed have a pet parrot named Flojo. I'm usually not huge on birds, but this little guy is pretty cute. 

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artist: bruno catalano

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Bruno Catalano is an artist from southern France whose sculptures are blowing my mind. This series of sculptures, called "Les Voyageurs," are all of people with their suitcases in hand and the middle of their bodies missing. Maybe that is what they are setting out to find in their journeys...

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These sculptures are each one whole piece, delicately wrought and connected. You can currently check these out in person if you travel to eastern France.

Thanks to The Husband for sharing this with me!

free download: stripes and scrolls

  

   

I created some nursery art for my cousin's wife, and thought the background design was something versatile and fun. I saved it in a couple different colors for anyone to use as a basis for some easy art. Fill in the blank spot with a quotation, recipe, photo, silhouette, anything! Click through the link to see and download the backgrounds. I am too lazy to set up any sort of file hosting thing, so right click and save the image (hi-res, roughly 2MB each).

quick link: masako miki

Masako Miki is an artist from Osaka, Japan who now lives in Berkeley, CA. I am in love with her offbeat, mixed media creations. 

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Her latest exhibition in Oakland just ended, but check out her website for any upcoming events.

artist: josie portillo

Josie Portillo is an LA-based illustrator whose work is so amazing. I first learned of her from her work on NPR's 2012 calendar, and then my undying love for her was cemented by her illustration based on a short story by Gabriel Garcia Marquez:

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She also has a darling blog with lots of doodles and beautiful things to look at.

quick link: makelike design studio

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Makelike Design Studio & Print Shop is a design collective located in Portland, OR (love that town! got my back tattooed there!). I'm currently loving this cactus print and these cards.