Monday, April 23, 2012

shinique smith


















untitled, 2007, untitled, 2010, untitled, 2003-04

these collages will wake up your monday morning...see more here.

Friday, April 20, 2012

nicole dextras




lace leaf collar, magnolia leaves with cut design, camellia countessa, camillia flowers, lilac flowers, yucca leaves, laurel leaves, willow branches and thorns, rose spine, forsythia branches, rose hips, roses, hemp thread

i want to dress like this everyday...see more here.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

magali rizzo





















haunted wash house, embroidered portraits, wink, hand embroidery, the rabid sheep, portrait of papin sisters, 2007, sheet of butcher cotton, cross stitch embroidery, 140x140cm

i was lucky enough to see this work in person...amazing!...see more here.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

rachel udell




















the shapes of my dreams and of my nightmares (detail), 2010, soft sculpture, untitled, 2006, soft sculpture, untitled, 2010, soft sculpture

funky fiber figures...see more here.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

young do jeong



moving target, 2010, oil, enamel, acrylic, ink, spray paint, oil stick, wood construction on canvas and panel, 40.5x50, in-n-out-us, 2012, oil, acrylic, ink, color pencil, rice paper on linen and canvas, 30x60, um-mah, 2010, acrylic, gouache, shellac, spray paint, pen, wood construction on canvas, 11x15.5

another amazing tyler grad...see more here.

Monday, April 16, 2012

jennifer solon


























barren ground, mixed media collage, 24x24, divisions within, mixed media collage on panel, 16x16,  speaking out, mixed media collage on panel, 12x12

lovely layers, marvelous marks...see more here.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Friday, April 13, 2012

david page coffin


breaking thru, 2010, watercolor, gouache on paper, 21.5x29, how weather works, 2011, watercolor and gouache on paper, 11x12, non-overlapping magisteria, 2011, watercolor and gouache on paper, 19x27

a reader sent me the link to this artist-thanks so much! the ever-changing volatile landscape always inspires...see more here.