Inspiration: Agata Krolak

Well, I can't believe it! Four years online and I've never mentioned the wonderful work of Polish visual artist, illustrator and graphic designer Agata Krolak... Where have I been???

Wherever you are, stop what you're doing and dive into her rich and colourful art portfolio here or here. Needless to say, I would love a copy of her brand new children's book Workin' Teddies:

 Love!

Matchless

Feeling inspired by Fraleise's matchstick art

 

Loving these wooden matchboxes with vintage Japanese bookpage covers

And admiring the tatty pages of this schoolboy's (?) matchbox label collection

Once again drawn to simplicity

First Steps #4

Don't you just love these photos? Hazel Terry's personality shines through in all of them. They speak volumes, I think.

Hazel is an artist and art educator, passionate about art, craft and design. Her blog The art room plant is one of my daily reads.  Quite frankly, it's one of the nicest, most creative sites I know, jam-packed with her own work, craft activities for children of all ages, 

Violet

 Yesterday's painted Easter Eggs

Decorating the walls for Freya's 6th birthday party last week

and a continous stream of amazing art from all disciplines. I really don't know where she finds so many gems.

Joanne Liu

Unity Coombes

Nathalie Niebach

Georg Cevales

 Her blog is wonderful, give yourself 5 minutes, or maybe an hour, to look through some of her recent posts. If you like art you'll love the art room plant, it's a visual treasure box, a magical place - I wouldn't miss it for the world.

Now and Then #2

Ericailcane's book Potente di Fuoco made me smile last night. My three children are budding artists (or architects) and doodling, drawing and designing are part of our daily life (one of the most appreciable aspects of coming home for lunch between 12-2!). Dylan was particularly prolific when he was young, and like many a mum, I have kept a lot (boxes!) of his artwork.

Leonardo's parents obviously did the same thing, saving and storing until the day they decided to give him back  his first drawings and the idea for his book was born.

Potente di Fuoco is a collection of real and imaginary animals drawn in 1985 and 2009. The same creatures, the same artist, as a boy and a man. You can flick through it here.

It's an interesting idea, and one that you might like to keep in mind for your own kids, I know we certainly have enough material!

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