Eye Like Stuff

At the risk of seeming like I have turned into a bug lover, the next series of posts are basically an ode to all things creepy crawly.

While I would rather all creatures of the insect variety (particularly those that fly) maintain their distance, I have to admit I am growing fascinated with illustrating them. 

There is something about the combination of hard shells, hairy limbs and delicate wings that make insects creepy (get it?), yet beautiful.

It was this eery beauty, along with the similarities between an insects’ world and our own, that I hoped to convey with this series of illustrations for the Society of Insect Pathology at uni.

When told at the start of semester we would be creating a font based on bugs, I didn’t just groan, I freaked.  

Only recently have I come to grips (aka, don’t scream and hide) with my fear of birds, and wasn’t quite sure how I was going to deal with coming up close and personal with the insect world.

See, I’m not necessarily afraid of birds and bees.  I’m just not so comfortable with those creatures that can fly.  I’m fine with the multiple eyes, arms, legs and other pointy things - it’s just that I don’t trust wings.

Perhaps this is the reason why (unlike many other fonts that were created) I completely avoided the subject of wings and stuck to those multiple arms and legs when creating the font…

Apart from my few… issues… it was quite enjoyable designing my own alphabet.  For the first 50 hours that is.  The second 50 were slightly more challenging, but being able to use my own font definitely reduced the pain (or perhaps that’s just the blur of time).

Some books are made for coffee tables, others are made sit front and center on your favourite shelf.

I am mesmerised by this design and love the tactile nature of combining wood and paper cut outs. 

It makes me wonder how this could be taken a step further by adding even more intricate folds as well as varying textures and opacity of papers…

paperphilia:

Artist book “Among Humans”. By Cassandra Fernandez.

Edition of two artist books inspired on the theme of freedom.
Lino-cut prints on paper and wood applications.

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garabating:

Clever Dreams by ~Etoli

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So, so cute!

eatsleepdraw:

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When challenged to make our own alphabet for uni, I decided to have some fun and play with my food (or sweets rather). 

‘Great people have great egos. Maybe that’s what makes them great.’ —- Love it!

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I’m thinking a visual analysis of my brain may produce a slightly more chaotic picture…

This year I decided to make my own Christmas cards.  It seemed like a reasonable, and most importantly - attainable, goal at the time.

Now a month after finishing uni and proclaiming to many a friend of my plans, I find my self with the start of an illustration and not much hope of finishing it in time. 

Being one of those infuriatingly impatient people who struggle to wait till Christmas before giving people their gifts, the thought of keeping this little guy under wraps (and the chance to use a Christmas pun) till next year was too much to stand.

So happy Christmas all.  Your store bought cards are in the mail. If they don’t make it in time, I hope this guy will suffice. X

These are kind of creepy but I can’t pull my eyes away.  Seriously, imagine if Santa popped out of your chimney looking like that!

Images by Sakiroo Choi on Behance.

I’m seriously enthralled by these illustrations by Marios Lima, titled ‘Monster Headaches’.  Check them out on Behance.

Moustache inspired nail art - sure beats growing a mo!

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archiemcphee:

The Fat Monkey or Macaco Gordo in São Paulo, Brazil was designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman and made using 10,000 flip-flop sandals.

This lazy (and altogether awesome!) monkey was constructed with the help of local art students and is over 45-feet-long.

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Less talk, more giant monkey sculptures!

I am rather impressed by these cut outs.  Even more so after having a go recently myself.

While I didn’t have a laser I was armed with scissors and scalpel - that was until I realised just how dangerous I was with sharp objects.

dotsonme:

Made by Julene by Julene Harrison.

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