Latest Posts by marmalade-minestrone - Page 2
I drew this reusable cup pup to tell you about how much I like my own favorite cup.
I came up for the idea for this one while looking out of my airplane window. In the last two years, I’ve travelled a lot, and I have a love/hate relationship with it. I don’t like the feeling of being away from home, and feeling slightly lost. But I love the feeling of having nothing to do but letting my mind wander, and thinking about places I’ve never been before. This piece is inspired by that mellow feeling ~
Wanted to draw some energetic fighting poses! The poses are referenced from stock photos, and the character is drawn from imagination. Don’t mess with her!! She’ll kick you ✨
Resource explaining how I analyze a pose and translate that into a character is available on my patreon ~ http://patreon.com/loish
Finally finished this FMA embroidery commission for kelly!
It took me a while to complete but the learning experience was marvelous and I am so so pleased with the end result. Plus, isn’t it wonderful to turn your favorite idiots into skaters and then surround them in flowers? Cause I can do that for you if you want 👀
✨🌈Commissions are OPEN! 🌈✨
Winter Hues Germany-based photographer Ben Simon Rehn shares beautiful shots of winter hues in Iceland February and March 2020.
A really nice winter sunset over the south rim of the Grand Canyon. I camped overnight and was not prepared for temperatures in the single digits (F) after coming from Death Valley…it was a long night. Grand Canyon, AZ - [OC][1335x2000] @mattymeis - mattymeis
The Void of Lanzarote Germany-based photographer Birgit Schlosser shares some impressions of the quiet, empty and deserted side of the volcanic island.
Esther Scroll, Ancona, early 18th century
Handwritten text, unfinished decorated cut-away parchment Parchment, 8 membranes, 39 text columns, 23x458 cm Carved wooden roller Gift of Mrs. Erna Ascoli in memory of her husband U. Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art ON 0495
This scroll is a beautiful example of the particular style of decoration that flourished in the Italian towns of Ancona and Lugo in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Artists in these towns specialized in a laborious technique whereby the parchment was cut away to create an intricately patterned frame for the text that reminds us of the beautiful lace used in fashions of that period. This elaborate technique was employed to adorn megillot, ketubbot and a variety of Judaica objects. Only a few such Italian cut-out parchment scrolls remain today.
Solar System series by Jian Guo. 2016.
Jian Guo is an architect, illustrator and designer who lives and works in Shanghai. He describes his own work as “stained glass-style” art, and enjoys creating fanart - his most popular to date is that of the Lord of the Rings series.
When the Solar System series was first proposed, there was some debate as to whether or not to include Pluto, as it was no longer considered a planet in the traditional sense. However, the series was deemed an homage to the past, Pluto retaining its place by virtue of its established position in classical astronomy.
All images courtesy of the artist.
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Azerbaijani painter writes Quran on transparent silk pages
Azerbaijani painter and decorative artist Tünzale Memmedzade has transcribed the Quran onto transparent silk pages. Memmedzade, a 33-year-old artist, used 50 meters of transparent black silk, and 1,500 milliliters of gold and silver inks in the project, which has taken three years to complete. (read more)
Mashallah, how incredibly beautiful.
“Healing Hobbies”
A few weeks ago I was sent back to the hospital with another infection. I ended up being there for two whole weeks, during which I even celebrated my birthday. Fortunately we made the best of the situation bringing in cupcakes and a few decorations the nurses allowed me to hang up in my room. It was up to me to how I wanted to spend my time there and I didn’t want to be bored and miserable. So of course I also brought my embroidery supplies to keep me occupied while I was there.
I already had the sun and mountains piece on the go when I got there. Once I had enough energy back in my hands, I got to work filling in the outline with bright colours. Then I had the idea to layer in even more colours to a few of the sections just to add a bit of dimension to the piece. One of my aunts loved the finished product so much that she asked if she could buy it off of me. Obviously I’m going to give it to her since she is family.
Anyways, once that piece was done I needed more to do. Thankfully my mom brought in some hoops I had prepared beforehand for me to work on. I managed to make the two smaller pieces while I was still there. Having this hobby is just what I needed to make it through this most recent stay at the hospital. It kept me busy while I laid in bed receiving numerous medications to help me get better. Working on a bit of embroidered art was just another way for me to heal.
Knitted Portrait Chicago-based artist Faith Humphrey creates colourful knitted/wired portraits. The wires are used in such a way that they bring depth, light and nuances to the faces of the people and animals represented.
Hidde van Schie
‘Looking For Some Logic’ 70 x 60 cm oil on canvas 2013
Hand-Embroidered Issues of The New York Times Featuring Bloomberg, Gaga, Clinton and Obama … It’s Lauren DiCioccio’s SewnNews: 👉 https://wp.me/pjlln-cMa
There’s this Carrie Fisher quote, “Take your broken heart. Turn it into art.”
Embroidery is one of two things i find consistently therapeutic: the more difficult one. I can cook in most moods, but I can’t reach for needle and thread when I’m at my lowest. So this was sitting in my head for months before I cajoled Sis into sketching it out for me.
Every stitch in it feels like another step towards some luminous numinous state of victory over my depression and anxiety. Small steps, of course, with a great deal of backsliding and self-loathing in the mix, but steps nonetheless, traced out in pinks and reds and maroon. I’m still here, and I’m healing, and even on days when my world and vision are greyed out, I’m still here.