artists 101 - the architectural geometry of toronto by kinnon elliott

 

 all images by kinnon elliott illustration:

TD Towers | Toronto City Hall | Palmerston Branch

| St. Jamestown Branch| Sharp Centre for Design, OCAD University

| Beaches Branch |Uno Prii Apartment Building

 

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good golly i love the geometric stellar-ness of kinnon elliott's architectural illustrations: the "Toronto's My Home ... and I'll Be Here All Weekend Long" series. love how the art showcases the designerly lines of one of my favourite cities. so very wonderful! and all those fabulous city libraries highlighted? fantastic!

which artists are you loving these days, nicies?  

check out all of the artists 101 stars so far: 

alex steinweiss 
noriko ambe
lucky jackson 
taylor holland 
shigeru ban 

jeanette johns

emily barletta 

 

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a fabulous giveaway with the little red door!

hot off of her resounding silver medal victory at the 2012 handmade olympics, i'm thrilled to welcome the brilliant artist toni, of *the little red door*, with a gorgeous giveaway!

i just love this shop. 
one of my very first handmaking faves on etsy, the little red door makes the absolutely most charming brightly hued little houses & ceramic miniatures. each creation is a whimsical wonderland! honestly - i think a little house or wee village is the perfect gift for pretty much EVERY occasion:

• how about writing someone's name in tiny houses as a birthday gift. 
• having the little red door custom create a special motivational word you love as a pick-me-up gift for a friend or a graduation treat! 
• having a custom name village crafted for a happy wedding couple or new baby.
• getting married soon or having a party? why not choose a set of minis as a custom wedding or party favour for the guests!
• or simply choose one of her beautiful wee ready-made houses or little tv sets for your modern terrarium, potted plant, curio shelf and more.

the adorable possibilities are just endless. and the woman behind the art: so very very genius! (and such a nicey too!) whimsical worlds await!

the little red door

etsy shop | twitter | pinterest 

and yay! one lucky rikrak studio reader will 

WIN a $60 USD custom name or word VILLAGE! (up to 7 letters) woohoo! 

just imagine the fun!

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway 

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one way to enter is to grab one of my rikrak studio buttons,
like this one for YOUR BLOG! here they are!

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and add it to your blog!

{ ... just copy & paste the text in the box above onto your blog sidebar! thanks! }

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:: RULES ::

a) it is possible to have a maximum of 12 entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as its own comment. thanks!
c) using random.org, 1 winner of the little red door giveaway will be chosen on
may 11th @ 11:59 pm EST.
d) open to contestants worldwide.
e) please be sure to leave me an email where i can reach you if your account doesn't link to one. thanks.

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thanks so much toni!

 


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artists 101: lucky jackson

the fabulously fun embroidery work of lucky jackson

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brilliant.

bright.

& beautiful.

indeed, mixed media artist lucky jackson's  work is all-things wonderful. her most recent adventure: 365 lucky days - one original piece of art every day, is the latest brainchild in this inspiring artist's illustrious portfolio.

sagely weaving embroidery, vintage fabrics, paints & media of all delicious kinds, fellow ontarioan lucky is lighting up the stitchy world with her delicate, touching, humourous artistry.  (check out this week's 365 theme *arrested development* - hurry! and her pdf patterns for sale now, too.)

a couple of years back i had the pleasure of meeting & interviewing lucky. what a nicey! & seeing her art up close & personal.. well it's just gosh-darn mesmerizing.

{so hop on over to feeling stitchy for a chance to win some lucky jackson goodies for yourself!} 

lucky jackson

 site | 365 lucky days |  twitter |

 shop  | facebook

what artists are inspiring you today, nicies?

have a great weekend!

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artists 101: alex steinweiss

supercool album art by alex steinweiss

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ever judge an album by its cover?

me too! 

love meeting artists? 

me too!

 artists 101 is just for you, cuties!

today we're talking alex steinweiss!

graphic designer alex steinweiss is credited with inventing the album cover in 1938!

wow.

that's cool!

before alex's amazing art, lp records came packaged in plain brown paper sleeves.

now that's a fabulous designerly invention!

above are just a few of his fabulous album covers from over such an illustrious career!

which one's YOUR fave?

what's YOUR fave album cover lately? 

 (i'll be sharing mine wednesday!)

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the 2nd annual *my talented friends* giveaway!

yay to friends!
so thankful for dear long-time friends; for reconnecting with long-lost friends; and for brand new wonderful friends!

thought we'd have a little cyberly neighbourhood party here on the blog!

last year i started compiling a thanks to my lovely handmaking & vintage-finds friends! now you can WIN a $20 gift certificate to any one of their lovely lovely shops! you choose the shop!

AND better yet... you & your fun fun handmaking or vintage or supplies shop can get added to the fun, too! {fun free advertising for ya!} just click here to find out how to add your shop!

i'll be updating the list of shops every day and rotating the order, too, for maximum exposure!

and yes - participants can play, too!
and now... the prize....
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{ the prize }

a fabulous $20.00 gift certificate from me to YOU to spend in

ANY ONE of the e-shops below.

that's right... one lucky winner will get to spend the prize in any one of the e-shops participating.

1. visit my lovely friends' shops.
just click on the etsy mini's below to go to the shops!

come back here and tell us YOUR FAVE item from EACH SHOP and why you love it.

PLEASE NOTE: ------> YOU can visit up to 20 different shops!
= up to 20 entries!

the shops are:

2. in the spirit of friends, tell us about one of your dearest pals.
& why you love them!
= 1 entry

3. what makes a great friend, in your book?
i'd love to hear your thoughts!
= 1 entry

4. come follow or subscribe to my little blog 

and join the fun everyday! 

you can become a google friend connect *follower* by clicking "follow" on the top left of the blog home page OR subscribe via email or *reader* on the left hand colomn. (please note:--->  to WIN this particular giveaway you must be a rikrak studio follower or subscriber! thanks nicies!)

please leave me a comment about it.

 = 1 entry

5. grab one of my rikrak studio buttons,
like this one for YOUR BLOG!

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and add it to your blog!

{ ... just copy & paste the text in the box above onto your blog sidebar! thanks! } 


6. tweet about this giveaway
= you can tweet about this giveaway ONCE PER DAY for the duration of the giveaway! (one  entry for each tweet!)
 and come back here and tell me about it. please include my twitter account in the update: i'm @therikrakshop on twitter!)


7. follow me on twitter
i'm @therikrakshop
= 1 entry

8. blog about the giveaway and tell me about it here.
= 1 entry

9. do a facebook update
about the giveaway with a link, and tell us here 

= 1 entry

10. please just make sure that each entry is its own comment!

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RULES:

a) it is possible to have numerous entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as it's own comment. thanks!

c) as always, this giveaway is open to all contestants, worldwide.

d) for this particular giveaway, YOU MUST BE A RIKRAK studio follower or subscriber,
old or new! thanks!

e) the winner of this giveaway will be chosen from random.org on

friday october 7th, 2011 @ 11pm EST.

f) please be sure to leave me an email where i can reach you if your account 

doesn't link to one. thanks.
g) thanks so much everyone! and thanks for visiting the blog!

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