Enkundayo and Andrew Hem @ Thinkspace

Artists Enkundayo and Andrew Hem will be representing Los Angeles' Thinkspace Gallery with an opening this Friday, August 10th. While both artists share a foundation of graffiti and Art Center degrees they are uniquely different in their personal styles, subject matter, and experiences.Enkundayo is native to Hawaii and now lives and works as a freelance illustrator in LA. In his debut solo show and installation, 'Interlaced,' Enkundayo will display the interrelations and connections will all have with eachother despite geographic and demographic differences where human imperfection and surrealist tendencies run deep.

Cambodian by birth, Californian by circumstance, and artist by trade, Andrew Hem will be holding down the Project Room at Thinkspace with 'Brighter Days.' His paintings are playful and tragic, geometric and curvacious and an incredible mixture of emotions and brushstrokes.

Friday, August 10th at Thinkspace Gallery in Los Angeles. 7-11pm. Show runs through Sept. 8th.

Aline 'Yumi' Yamada

Aline Yamada of YumiYumi is a fine artist from Sao Paulo now based out of Columbus. Her prints are hand-drawn and later tweaked and colored digitally to create a variety of masterpieces from the same image. The girls depicted in Aline's prints remind me of Chinese ads from the 30s/40s (?) I came across a few years back at the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena. There are some amazing and budget-friendly items for sale at Yumi's etsy shop

Nina Clough

Simple, pretty, and only $20 on etsy
Dandelion Clocks by Artquirk/Nina Clough

Japanese Rice Art

The craft of rice growing has evolved into a different type of art for Japanese rice farmers in Inakadate. Each year farmers combine the aesthetic qualities of yellow, purple, and green rice leaves for an impressive display of craft and crop. The eco-friendly art will be on display until September's harvest. via designboom

The New Birds at Grass Hut

English Barn Owl
Pinky

I'm in beautiful Portland, Oregon this weekend and stumbled upon Grass Hut, a local studio, gallery, and shop run by artist Bwana Spoons and Justin "Scrappers" Morrison. Their current show with over 30 different artists, The New Birds, showcases bird-themed art with proceeds going to the Portland Audubon Society. This is a definite must-see if you're in the area but feel free to shop online too!

No Sudden Moves
Amy Ruppel

Mathew Feyld

Hummingbird House
Amy Morrison

Kokeshi Dolls at TokyoCube

These are so adorable! I picked up a few Kokeshi dolls in San Francisco's Chinatown back in the fall but mine are not nearly as cute. TokyoCube has a great collection of toys of all sorts.

p.s. great wikipedia fact "The word 'kokeshi' is also used in Japanese as a euphemism for dildo."

via sweetinvaders

Jenna Rose

Jenna Rose is a Canadian crafter, artist, and designer. She produces handmade home and fashion accessories. All designs are screen printed onto cotton or linen and then sewn into a usable and delightful object.

See her website for more designs and products and pick something up at the modishoppe here or various retailers throughout Canada.

yes, delightful!

Threadless

A couple new t-shirt designs printed by Threadless this week. Today is the last day for their summer vacation sale so snatch one up before it's too late. Up top is Understanding Bird Song by Source Creative and below we've got Recycle by Nemanja Dragojlovic.

Eveline Tarunadjaja of Lovepad

beautiful

Lorena Siminovich

It was so difficult for me to chose only a few collages by artist Lorena Siminovich. I adore the characters in her work. Originally from Buenos Aires and relocated to San Francisco, Lorena creates completely one of a kind customizable pieces out of recycled and vintage papers from all over the globe.

Visit her portfolio site here and look over the purchasables here!

Audrey Kawasaki

I can't get enough of Audrey Kawasaki! I saw her latest work at Smitten a few weeks back at Thinkspace and was once again blown away by her amazing talent and grace.

Just shopping around

Sleek Erik Jorgensen sofa

I think I love you handmade card at BuyOlympia

Photo Album by Jen Corace at If'n Books

Inhabit Triptic Slats Hanging Panel at Design Public

Joseph Felt Bench by Chris Ferebee of 521 Design

Nicole Jacquard

Sculptor and Jewelry artist Nicole Jacquard hand crafted this beautiful piece out of wood, 18k gold, steel and plexi-glass. She currently works as a professor of Jewelry and Metal smithing at Indiana University.

Alison M Brady

Photographer Alison M. Brady managed to capture some great wallpapers in her most recent project! I'd love to know where she was for all of these. Have a look at the wonderfully erie imagery and beautiful patterns.

Fuco Ueda

I just discovered the amazingly talented Japanese painter Fuco Ueda on Artist a day. Her work is a magnetically surreal exhibition of life, nature, and their interactions.

Alberto Cerriteno

The now Portland-based artist/designer Alberto Cerriteno from Mexico is a new favorite of mine. "The Enamored Whale" is an excellent example of Alberto's character illustrations that evoke childhood memories of haunted circuses and vintage tees.

If you're around the Portland area, check out his work at The Basil Hallward Gallery on the 3rd floor of Powell's Books through May 31st.

Sylvia Ji

Just a sneak peak of the new works Sylvia Ji will be unveiling on June 9th at the White Walls Gallery in San Francisco. She's taking on a whole new cultural dynamic here and I can't wait to see the final result!

Dan-ah Kim

I found out about Pratt grad Dan-ah Kim this weekend at Thinkspace's Picks of the Harvest show (still on until April 27th in LA). She has some great line drawings and illustrations on her personal site and also for sale on etsy.

Catch her at Giant Robot Gallery in NYC this Friday for the opening reception of Printed Matter 2.

ThinkSpace Gallery

Picks of the Harvest is back! Batch Four of this wonderful installment at ThinkSpace Gallery in Silverlake will include 122 artists from all around the globe and over 300 works of art. Featuring installations by Derek Weisberg, Matt Burlingame, John Michael Gill (shown left), and Sophia Pottish (shown right).

If you live in LA, this is a can't miss event taking place on Friday April 13th from 7-11pm at ThinkSpace Gallery at 4210 Santa Monica near Sunset Junction.

(p.s. bring plenty of cigarettes and beware of hipster crossing)

Mario Wagner

Based out of Cologne, Mario brings us some great illustrations craftily composted that can't help but evoke ideas of politics, society, gender roles and a general sign of times gone by. See more on his portfolio site here and be sure to pick up some prints for your reading room via 4Wall