BEAUTY: Egg Art For Easter--Elisa Sheehan

I previously celebrated the lovely eggshell art of Elisa Sheehan here, and she has been hard at work creating more beautiful little boxes and larger-scaled pieces featuring her designs. She makes gorgeous art from eggshells based on the Japanese art of kintsugi (previously here) where a piece of broken pottery is fixed using gold. This highlights the crack and the repair, giving the object a sense of history, of use, and of extra value. Sheehan does the same with eggshells which of course must be broken to be used. In her statement about her kintsugi eggs, she says, "I’ve always loved the Japanese art of 'kintsugi' wherein broken pottery is repaired with gold and rather than trying to disguise the break or flaw, it is highlighted and therefore elevated to a status of beauty. Its age is celebrated, its history is seen, its flaws are revered. I think it’s a good way to think about ourselves, others and our relationships as we age - not to try to look like our former, younger selves but to embrace our 'breaks and flaws' and to honor them and see the beauty in them."

https://elisasheehan.com/

BEAUTY: Art--Yellena James

I love these highly satisfying images of imaginary botanicals by artist and illustrator Yellena James.

"My latest works further explore the intricate and delicate forms of an imaginary ecosystem, twisting and floating together in an alluring environment. I attempt to create an ethereal place which is hypnotically familiar and yet hauntingly exotic, adding tiny little details in a sort of compulsive meditation, until a perfect balance is created. The intricacy and high detail, along with hints of existing organic shapes lend to the intimacy and believability of each new world."

Yes.

Top to bottom: Avid; Biome; Dulcet; Entice; Glimpse; Maze; Scatter; Spore; Thistle; Vestige

https://yellena.com/

BEAUTY: Drawing for Halloween--Emre Tuna

For Halloween: the skeletons in the ink drawings of artist Emre Tuna ask big questions and face big issues.

https://www.instagram.com/tinypieceofmercury/
https://tinypieceofmercury.bigcartel.com/

BEAUTY: Painting--Stefan Kürten

Stefan Kürten has quite an affinity for Mid-Century Modern homes and architecture. His groovy, solarized images feel like they are form that time period. But the really amazing thing about these canvases of ink and acrylic are their size! Watch the video below.

Top to bottom: Abgrund; All Things Must Pass; Blue Clouds; Crying Lights; Double Ultramarine; Far Away For Far Too Long; Forbidden Lake; It's All Over Now; The Perfect Night; Top of the World; Trampoline; Your Silent Face

https://stefankuerten.de/

BEAUTY: Egg Art For Easter--Elisa Sheehan

Elisa Sheehan makes gorgeous art from eggshells based on the Japanese art of kintsugi (previously here) where a piece of broken pottery is fixed using gold. This highlights the crack and the repair, giving the object a sense of history, of use, and of extra value. Sheehan does the same with eggshells which of course must be broken to be used. In her statement about her kintsugi eggs, she says, "I’ve always loved the Japanese art of “kintsugi” wherein broken pottery is repaired with gold and rather than trying to disguise the break or flaw, it is highlighted and therefore elevated to a status of beauty. Its age is celebrated, its history is seen, its flaws are revered. I think it’s a good way to think about ourselves, others and our relationships as we age - not to try to look like our former, younger selves but to embrace our “breaks and flaws” and to honor them and see the beauty in them."

https://elisasheehan.com/