Matthew Plater

Larry's Layers Masked

first of the dunny groups

Splintered thoughts

Splintered thoughts

Matthew Plater, also known as Map Map, is an artist based in the UK. His resume should also clearly state that he is a maker of out-of-this world creatures and creator of characters that are whimsical as they are edgy. All his people are lovingly hand crafted from polymer clay and then brought to life with acrylic paint.

I think that his stuff are worthy to be made into a collection especially since he does an excellent job of balancing characters who (I think) belongs to a completely new category: cute, yet bizarre. His 2D work is also great as well, as seen from a couple of paintings above.

You can catch more of his work over on Flickr, and here’s a shop if you’re a collector of fun toys! And his blog is a fun read on others who share his aesthetics as well.

Happy Monday! 🙂

rebekka seale

This post is probably going to sound uber creeper of me (but I don’t care). I kind of wish I was friends with Nashville artist Rebekka Seale. Once I stumbled onto her blog Dear Friend, Dear Friend, I felt like I wanted to dial her number on an antique Victorian phone so we could get together for the afternoon to make artwork while baking cookies and drinking homemade lemonade. Now I want to type her a letter asking her why her Etsy is empty? It made me so sad!

Jennifer Davis

Jennifer Davis

Jennifer Davis

I’m in love with everything done by Minneapolis-based artist Jennifer Davis.

Her paintings are a perfect blend of whimsy, mystery and color that it’s hard to describe exactly what it is that makes me feel the way I do about it. Her creatures and figures take on various colors, shapes and forms (some human-like and others that begs a closer look); that she makes me wonder if she has a secret lens that is able to offer a glimpse into a universe that is different from ours.

You can purchase her work in several places, one of which is her Etsy shop. You can also see her paintings at Nahcotta Gallery in Portsmouth, NH, USA from 6th to 30th January among 10 other artists in Nahcotta’s first show of the year.

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Happy weekend everyone — I hope you had a great start to the new year! I had some time to read a few good books during the holidays and I can’t wait to share them with you starting next week!