Typewriter Art :: Keira Rathbone

British artist Keira Rathbone collects typewriters and uses them to type out her artwork. See more examples on her website. LINK

Fingerings :: Judith Ann Braun

Artist Judith Ann Braun creates all sorts of projects but is included here for what she call "fingerings". Though they aren't all that impressive at first glance, I have to remind myself that what appears to be really simple at first, actually takes some practice to do well. Her website is a bit of a pain to navigate as well so you'll have to go to art, then find the fingerings group. LINK

Post-It-Note Monsters :: Don Kenn

Not an illustrator by trade, Don Kenn lets his creativity out on office supplies. I'm loving the detail and fun in his post-it-note monsters and highly recommend everyone check out his blog to see them all. LINK

Creatures in My Head :: Andrew Bell

Andrew Bell is responsible for both two- and three-dimensional creature creations. I'm digging his illustrative style which make his 2-D monsters whimsical, and his 3-D figures are much more imaginative than your standard dunny. Check out his blog-style website that features both. LINK

Making Gods :: Gade

Tibetan artist Gade created a series of illustrations that feature modern icons in the style of more traditional figures. The Hulk, Spiderman, and Batman make appearances in ancient poses. See them all at the Rossi Rossi gallery site. LINK

Paintings :: Amy Casey

One can't help but look at some of Amy Casey's intricate paintings and imagine rolling along the impossible roadways in her impossible cities. See more of her work including close ups at her site. LINK

Gregory Euclide

Gregory Euclide definitely explores different mediums and dimensions in his natural works. Illustrations on flat paper, reliefs, large and small three-dimensional pieces venture into the genre of modeling while contrasting natural and geometric forms. I had difficulty choosing a single image to hint at the style of his work because he tries so many different things, definitely worth checking out more on your own.

His website gives a sampling of his work. LINK

His flickr page has a plethora of pieces worth checking out. LINK

Eas+ern Eggs :: TBWA London

Utilizing the Egg Bot, creative agency TBWA London has created the Eas+ern Eggs project. Artists were asked to create designs to be printed on eggs with proceeds donated to the Red Cross to help the recovery in Japan. See more eggs and learn more about the project. LINK

A Curious Bestiary :: Kaitnlin Beckett

After not visiting Kaitlin Beckett's website for a few years, I was happy to see that her recent work is even more enchanting than I remembered. The Lantern Fish shown here incorporates patterned origami paper as a background and is highlighted in the lanterns. Her Curious Bestiary contains fish and animals both real and imaginary and adds mechanical and fantasy aspects to each. Her work is a must see with over 70 original pieces, some on ceramics! LINK

Illustrations :: Iain Macarthur

Iain Macarthur incorporates geometric shapes and natural forms to create complex illustrations of birds and other animals, some available as prints or as t-shirts. Visit his behance page to see these in more detail and his other works (that include some more typical male-artist stereotypes such as skulls and pretty women.) LINK

World Water Day

This artistic vignette was created to call attention to World Water Day, which is today! Though we've seen this ink-on-water technique before, the quality of the drawing and message make this one worth a watch. LINK

Painting on Water

This artform goes back for centuries. In Japan, it was known as suminagashi. In Turkey it is known as ebru. Most of us will probably have heard of paper marbling. Though we've all seen the traditional textures used in old-fashioned book binding, this video shows how abstract forms can be created. It is a little slow moving but it does show the entire process, including the transfer to paper! LINK

Hiroyuki Doi

Japanese artist Hiroyuki Doi creates ink drawings, circles upon circles, upon circles that become texture and pattern, or clouds and explosions. See more at artnet. LINK

Heike Weber

Heike Weber caught my eye for the works done from 2007 to 2009, swirled permanent maker drawings on floors and walls. Scroll down through the installations shown on the artist's site to see more examples. LINK

Sagaki Keita

Whoa is all I can say about Japanese artist Sagaki Keita's works. From afar, they appear to be shaded drawings, sometimes modern, sometimes historic. But when you look closely, you see that each drawing is made up of thousands of smaller drawings that are not of this world. See more at the artist's site. LINK

Nicholas Di Genova

Illustrator Nicholas Di Genova obviously likes to draw and he has an amazing imagination to go along with his talent. Most of his work combines real and imaginary animals to make new creatures that include an amazing level of detail. I'd love to know what he was thinking when he created some of his pieces. His site features over 100 works that are worth checking out and includes a store section where you can purchase t-shirts, posters, prints, or copies of his three books. LINK

Loop :: Elissa Brown Barbieri

The patterns available from Loop are pretty amazing, lines, circles, and shapes creating fantastic textures. Philadelphia-based owner/designer Elissa Brown Barbieri is responsible for these patterns and sells notebooks, note cards, wrapping paper, prints, and even has a line of fabrics. Even better, their products are eco-conscious. See them all at their site. LINK

Drawings :: Dan Slavinsky

Dan Slavinsky's drawings are fascinating in the way he combines geometric and organic shapes and lines. They feel old and yet modern at the same time. See more at his blog site, and don't forget to click on the thumbnails to see them in more detail. LINK

Modern Mantra :: Thomas Broomé

Thomas Broomé has made an appearance before, for his can locusts. This time he is being featured for his Modern Mantra series. These illustrations are created entirely from hand-drawn lettering.

At his site, scroll through his work to find "Modern Mantra" and "New Drawings from the Modern Mantra series" LINK

Deweaponizing the Gun :: Walton Creel

Walton Creel's goal when creating these gun-shot artworks was to take the destructive power away from the gun. After experimenting with canvas, he eventually moved to sheets of painted aluminum. See and read more at his site. LINK