hanna konola

beautiful!
check out her print set at rare device here
(above image from hanna konola)

alyson fox's illustration is in the ny times. check it out.

illustration rocks!

i am so drawn to illustration, and yet i am so scared to delve into it. i have daydreams of going to graduate school for illustration, but i know that i am too afraid. i would love to take some classes, but can't find any that seem down the alley i want to head. my grandfather was an illustrator, and his style really resonates with me. that's the main reason i am scared- i may not live up to his work.

but... after all that honesty, here is a new illustrator i am liking- Irene Schoch

above:
"l'arche aux 7 couleurs"
below:
"c'est une histoire d'amour "

I really like her use of color, and how fun everything looks.

stina persson- fashion illustrator

i have been on this illustration kick lately- probably because i've been trying to work on my own. thanks to joy, i found stina persson, a fashion illustrator who uses watercolor, cut paper and acrylic (my kind of illustrator- mixed media!) to create beautiful work!
(the above work is untitled on the website, but is # 1/16 in the cut paper section)

on my wish list this week

i have a huge weakness for illustration (almost as much as for letterpress), and once i saw a snipit of Laura Ljunkvist's new book 'follow the line through the house' i knew i had to feature it. Laura is not only swedish-born but is an editorial illustrator and a designer of several MOMA store catalogs. i love books that are interactive and curious for kids- especially with great design. check her site out here.