Bloesem

Anna Emilia

{Art work by Anna Emilia}
Hi All... sorry to be a bit late in getting on-line again...and many thanks for all your emails... my responses will be a bit delayed...but by early next week I will respond... just arrived in the Netherlands with my family for vacation...great to see family and friends again...and currently on a brief get-away with my husband in Amsterdam.... celebrating the Queen's mother birthday... sort of a big thing here in the low-lands ...everybody gets out on the street dressed in orange... truly a great national party... let's hope it doesn't rain all day...think we have the best seats in the house though.... checked in to Miauw Miauw suites... overlooking the canals...will show you some pics later this week...

Just to make you curious...next month (yes tomorrow!)  will be a special month on Bloesem... Bloesem goes on a world tour...that's all I can say for now...the tour starts on 1 2 May....hope to see you tomorrow!

{Art work by Anna Emilia}
All the beautiful artwork in this post is from the very talented Anna Emilia...an artist from Finland...I love the details and colors in her work...Anna works on a commission basis...unfortunately no shop to show you but a beautiful website...she wrote me an email about a short break  she is taking to think about her future... I hope this future involves making more of these beautiful prints and make them available via an online shop, but for now you can ask her a question via her email if you are interested in commissioned work by her....

Weekly Gallery

As promised a new Weekly Gallery, this time at the beginning of a new week, which will be a hectic one for me...on Friday we are going to visit our friends and family in the Netherlands..joehoe...really looking forward seeing them again...but first some new great artwork by different artists...Claire Elizabeth Platt makes stunning hand-embroidered pieces, which you can find here and her journal to read more about Claire right here...

Please have a look here to see more of Jessica Gonacha's new great artwork...

New Spring Print Sets available at Port2Port...it is a letterpress printed collaboration between Mav and Lena, they will be doing all four seasons...the set is available right here...

Andrea Courchene is the designer behind Paper Sparrow...lovely paper goods and art prints, available in her shop.

Gretchen Wagoner  told me about her the opening of her show last Friday together with Rose Umerlik, at Nahcotta in Portsmouth...you can also find her work at her website of at her blog.

Hadley Hutton

Via Artstream I discovered the beautiful artwork by Hadley Hutton. Hadley from Portland works as a freelance illustrator, artist, and children’s book author / illustrator...that Hadley drawes inspiration from Asian patterns and motifs for her beautiful artwork clearly shows and her philosophy: "Less is more. {Art supplies are the exception to this rule.}".

Ludovik Boden

Just discovered these stunning bronze sculptures called the "Colonies" by Ludovik Boden over at DearAda. Ludovik says that with the "Colonies" series he is aiming to explore some of the broader aspects of the landscape we find ourselves in...more information right here...

Ana Ventura

Today is Ana Ventura's Day...I'm showing her amazing art work on both my blogs...the art, prints and things she makes are suitable for all ages and fit in any room of your house...and I think I'm her biggest fan! I was just scrolling to her website to see if she had any new prints available and then I discovered her astonishing 'Cut and Paste' series...

What I totally appreciate about Ana's shop is that she is showing the procedure of how her artwork came together as well...it makes it so much livelier and interesting for me...and here you can find her inspiring blog.

Irana Douer

Holly always is right on top of things, so of course Decor8 was the blog were I first saw this superb pillowcover illustrated by Irina Douer and made for the arty ThirdDrawerDown. As  a freelance illustrator and art student Irina Douer lives and works in Buenos Aires. (that continent is sooo on my wish list)

I have written about Irana's one of a kind cups before, but these are some great new ones and available via the lovely Makool Loves You shop!

Vote for Marieke

My dear blog friend Marieke from the fabulous Treat&Treasures is showing her great artwork called, Traces on Saatchi online gallery's website...if you would like to vote for her...click here!

Elisabeth Lecourt

Yesterday over at the always inspiring blog, Labour of Heart, I saw this incredible work by Elisabeth Lecourt. These clothes are made out of maps from Paris, New york, London and other places, of course you can't wear them, but hanging them as art on your wall would be great, wouldn't it! Elisabeth Lecourt is a French art student living in England... click here to see her website...

Levitate/Sväva

I can't stop thinking of Elisabeth and Mav's new art prject, Levitate/Sväva...it's just too beautiful!  Levitate/Sväva is made up of three entirely different pieces (sold separately) featuring Mav's photographs paired with drawings by Swedish artist Elisabeth Dunker. These drawings were made just for these photographs and then Mav silk-screened them on top creating an entirely new image. This is a very small edition of 10 of each (only 5 are available for sale) so they are extremely special and available here...and I received my first copy of Lines&Shapes...and i LOVE it!!!

Bigsow

Bridget sent me an email about her etsy shop Bigsow...where she sells these amazing "giclees" on wood and fabric art works like this one called My Mistress Boudoir...Bridget works with wood, canvas, glass, fabric and whatever interests her every day...

ps. Dear all... many thanks for all your emails, submissions and comments...I am going through my backlog of messages and will respond in the course of this week... sorry for the delay...