I discovered the mid-century inspired art of Pool Pony while perusing the tables over at Poppytalk Handmade’s latest Mix Tape market. Their pieces have lovely colors, textures and form but the people behind Pool Pony didn’t put up much information about themselves, which is a shame really. I’d really love to hear more about the personality behind the art, and to see what inspired them to create them.
Instead of the usual typography-inspiration post this Monday, I thought I’d leave you with something even better – inspiration delivered via typography AND video.
This was part of the series by Ira Glass on Storytelling (which can be seen on YouTube). This one here is just a snippet of the talk and can be applied to any design discipline, even illustration, and is done by David Liu.
Push past the pain, hone that killer taste and keep on working!
Happy Monday folks!
I think I did mention that stamps were one of my obsessions, and no one does stamps better than Sarah of The Small Object. She has loads of new stamps, notepads and all sorts of other wonderful things up for sale in her shop – have a look and I know you’ll be smitten, just like I am! I found her about 6 years ago and I’ve been following her updates ever since.
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On another note, I’d like to share something that’s been on my mind lately.
On Pikaland, I write about artists and illustrators from all around the globe without prejudice. Up-and-coming talents are featured because I believe they have what it takes to go far, and I don’t shy away from featuring established artists as well. It’s very important to me to support them – no matter if they have already been at it for a very long time, or those who have just begun. Every business requires word of mouth to help spread the news around, and I don’t take for granted that those who have been around longer might need help from time to time as well. Perhaps it’s just me, but with each passing day I’m so afraid that they might fade away, and that would absolutely break my heart.
This came about after I went looking for a few artist’s shops (a lot of them that I knew before I started Pikaland) and was stopped short because a lot of them had closed down. I felt so very sad, and guilty at the same time. I kept asking myself was there something that I could have done to help somehow?
So if you like someone’s work, perhaps give them a shout out on your blog? Never for a moment think that what you do won’t count, because nothing can be further from the truth. All it takes is just one little step.
And with that, have a wonderful weekend folks – I’m going to rest, sketch, draw, read and regroup for the weekend. Everyone deserves a little time-out no?
