Tiny Inventions

Tiny Inventions is the Brooklyn-based directing team of Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata, and I’m in love with their latest project: a 10-minute animated dark comedy called Something Left, Something Taken about a vacationing couple’s encounter with a man they believe to be a serial killer. The film also features their own voices!

Something Left, Something Taken

Something Left, Something Taken

While the film is great, I really appreciated the highly detailed posts about their process. From character design (they purposely made “uglier” characters!), to how they filmed the decomposition stage (watch the whole show to find out more!), they shared their experience with fans and students generously. Max and Ru combine handcrafted art, photography, and digital techniques into their animations; and adds their own humor into the mix. The result? Beautiful, one-of-a-kind handmade films that I wouldn’t mind watching over and over again.

See more of the duo’s work over at Tiny Inventions!

{Thanks to Gina for pointing out their work!}

Sponsor giveaway: Gabrielle Rose

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This week’s sponsor giveaway comes from Gabrielle Rose, a watercolor artist based in San Francisco who lists the Golden Age of Illustration and beautiful, vintage children’s books among her stylistic influences.

She’s giving away two 4×6 prints, two postcards and four original watercolor mini paintings that would instantly brighten up your home! Just leave your comments by 4th August and we’ll select a random winner after!

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UPDATE: Commenting has now closed, thanks so much for participating. The winner of this giveaway is Daniel Moran, as generated by random.org.

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{If you’d like to be a sponsor on Pikaland, you can see more information over here!}

Nicole Gustafsson

Nimasprout

Nimasprout

It’s no secret that I love trees, so when Nebraska-based artist Nicole Gustafsson
sent me an email about her work, I’m sold. Nicole specializes in relief & intaglio printmaking and mixed media paintings, and I really like her Build a House collection — they’re a series of limited edition linoleum print on handmade paper made by Porridge Paper. Nicole’s varied portfolio includes painting and etching too, so head over to her website to see more of her beautiful work (her paintings are beautiful!)

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