Artist: Timothy Hon Hung Lee

I was over on the Illustrophile blog and saw these gorgeous ink on paper works by artist Timothy Hon Hung Lee. The detail in them is absolutely incredible. I love the florals and the patterns. For more work check out his website. Also check out a short documentary of him and his work here on youtube.

Artist: Rachel Gurney of Day Of The Head

Check out these darling skulls from Rachel Gurney of Day Of The Head. The are knitted with luxury cashmere yarns and then are felted and patchworked together. I just love all the knitted patterny goodness. So neat! See lots more at the Day Of The Head etsy store and flickr site.

Artist: Michelle Engel Bencsko of Cicada Studio and Cloud9 Fabrics

I'm happy to announce that Michelle from Cicada Studio and Cloud9 Fabrics is the winner of my Bloesem Kids giveaway. Yay! Michelle is a fabulous fabric designer. She recently started the fabric manufacturing company Cloud9 Fabrics with co-founder Gina Pantastico. Cloud9 Fabrics brings contemporary, affordable and eco-friendly designs to the fabric marketplace. The bottom pic shows their first collection. How adorable! Check out more in Michelle's Cicada Studio blog, website and etsy store, and also check out the Cloud9 Fabrics website here.

Artist: Beautiful Skin leather goods

As I said yesterday, I am now the owner of a sparkly new iPhone. Yay! So I've been looking around for a cute new case for it. And I found it! It's by Beautiful Skin leather goods on etsy. Mine is the one in the bottom pic with the lacy feather pattern. They were all so fun, it was hard to decide. See tons more here in their shop. Have a great weekend everyone!

Artist: Amy Rice

Got my hair cut yesterday over at Olive Salon in Minneapolis (love that place, yay for Sara) and check out what was hanging up on the walls. Gorgeous paintings by Amy Rice! So I took out my shnazzy new iPhone and snapped some pics to share. See more of Amy's work on her flickr page, website and blog. It's really worth checking out. And yay for a great Minnesotan artist!

Artist: Marnie of J. Austin Ryan

How darling are these paintings! They were painted by Marnie Vollenhals of J. Austin Ryan. Her paintings are of the little suburban dog with the black back named Hawk and his friends. To see more check out the J. Austin Ryan website, blog and etsy store. Cuteness!

Artist: Penelope Dullaghan

Have you ever wondered who is behind Illustration Friday (the weekly illustration challenge where a topic is posted every Friday and then illustrators from around the world have all week to come up with their own interpretations)? It's the fantastic illustrator, Penelope Dullaghan! Above are some of her beautiful illustrations. You can view her portfolio here and her blog here. And also check out Illustration Friday for some major illustration inspiration!