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Dr. Ella Hawkins Reimagines Ancient Artifacts and Prized Objects as Edible Replicas

May 31, 2025

a vintage book page with an illustration of a human-headed duck floating on water, with three other birds flying in the background

In ‘The Junior Classic,’ Michael Ezzell Builds an Uncanny World from Vintage Books

May 27, 2025

in a bold palette of colors, a head pops out of water, sending a ripple effect outward toward lilypads, lotus flowers, and a duck.

Muhammad Fatchurofi’s Contrasting Illustrations Ripple Between Boldness and Delicacy

May 10, 2025

a small sketchbook with elaborately designed travel notes and drawings

Through a Love of Note-Taking, José Naranja Documents His Travels One Tiny Detail at a Time

April 23, 2025

Tomoko Kubo’s Hiragana Embroideries Double as Japanese Language Learning Devices

April 7, 2025

a large pink bubble filled with eyes and a full human skeleton emerges from the eyes of a seated figure

Wondrous and Mischievous Misfits Populate Rhea Mack’s Bubblegum Daydreams

April 4, 2025

a square composition comprising esoteric symbols, prismatic gradients, astronomical forms, and other geometric or alphabetic shapes

Daniel Martin Diaz Encodes Cosmic Questions into Geometric Paintings and Prints

April 2, 2025

two hands touch the corners of a group of block prints of pink tropical flowers on a black background

Tropical Flowers and Prickly Cacti Leap from Lili Arnold’s Vibrant Block Prints

March 26, 2025

an illustration in blue, black, and white or a young woman seated against a floral background, holding a large pupa as a moth emerges from it

Uneasy Interactions Signify a Response to Tragedy in Jinjoo Jo’s Blue Illustrations

March 10, 2025

a photograph of a postage stamp-shaped tattoo on a forearm, containing a compositional detail of a woman's eye with tears rolling down her cheek

Intricate Postage Stamp Tattoos by Ash Aurich Are an Ode to Art History

March 10, 2025

an aerial view of the rear of an inflatable public installation of a fantastical, brightly-colored figure perched on the edge of a city building, illuminated at night

Fantastical Figures Illuminate Urban Buildings in Amanda Lobos’ Murals and Installations

February 20, 2025

an illustration of a black cat wearing a kimono, standing in front of a pink background and holding a blue-and-white bowl with daffodils as a white betta fish swims in front of its face

Felines Evoke ‘A Floating World’ in Tùng Nâm’s Illustrations

February 19, 2025

a composite image of 8 humorous illustrations of snakes representing the Lunar New Year

The Year of the Snake Slithers in Many Guises in Mary Maka’s Playful Illustrations

February 18, 2025

a small paper tunnel book depicting large mushrooms and a figure hiking through a landscape

Imaginative Scenes Vibrantly Expand in Shelley Aldrich’s Illustrated Tunnel Books

February 4, 2025

an embossed page of crustacean shapes from a collection of pictures for the blind (tactile graphics), created by M. Kunz, Director of the Illzach School near Mulhouse, France

Turn-of-the-Century Tactile Graphics Illustrate Nature for People Who Are Blind

January 23, 2025

two pink houses sit next to each other in a large green lawn, under a blue sky, and one of the houses has reached up and is curved to hover over the other one as if listening in

Hayden Williams’ Illustrations Imbue Cookie-Cutter Houses with Uncanny Personalities

January 16, 2025