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I’m a long-time fan of Lithuanian artist Jurate Gacionyte’s flickr page. She has an equally cool website called Amazing Tree House, where she sells notecards and shows off her fantastic drawing skills in addition to her beautiful photography.

I’m having a programmer do some work on mint for me, so the site will be up and down for the next week (or hopefully less!) But I’m here to stay, so if you find the site down, just keep checking back! Thanks.

For some reason, Liza Lou popped into my head the other day. I learned about her in college, and her work stuck in my brain because I just can’t imagine the amount of time that goes into her projects. The beaded tiara above was supposed to catch your eye and make you read this post, because just looking at the photos below probably wouldn’t have conveyed the materials it is made out of – it is an entire, full size kitchen, and it is entirely covered with little glass beads. They’re put in place one by one, with tweezers. Can you imagine?! I’d like to see it in person; it must be very sparkly.

I found this painting by Kate Diago on her blog, All and Sundry, and I just love it – especially for the combination of lots of white with little touches of bright colors like that fantastic turquoise and red combo in the painting above.

Kate lives in Brooklyn and is trying to get back into painting, which resonates with me and my recent attempts to throw myself back into anything creative that does not relate to a computer.

And here’s some exciting news – soon you’ll be able to see Kate on Little Paper Planes! I’ll have to keep my eyes out for it.

I immediately thought of small scale models when I saw Amy Bennett’s moving little paintings, and sure enough, that’s what they are inspired by – that, and the themes of nostalgia for the past, families, transitions, and loss.  Amy’s themes are so perfectly captured in her paintings that you almost don’t need to read about them.  And I find that very impressive.

I found the photo on the left on decor8 yesterday, and was immediately reminded of the fabric on the right, carried by reprodepot. It’s 99″(over 8 ft) tall so you’d get the same feel as the photo on the left. (Marimekko fabric $115 per 99″repeat.)

While I was checking out reprodepot I found these fabrics too:

From left to right, Kaakaopuu Light Green ($28.90/yd), Dadel Pink (another large pattern, $126 per repeat), and Metsanvaki ($42.60). See these and more here.

I recently did a post for OK Great on some great shoes covered in illustration by Masa, and they ought to be included in the Virtual Shoe Museum. I’m not that into shoes, mostly because I’m really into comfort, but even I got excited looking through all the crazy shoes in the Virtual Shoe Museum. The best part of all is that you can search for shoes by material (paper, lace, feathers) or use (furniture) or even color. (via Lost at E Minor. Thanks Brendan!).

It’s not just because he’s my boyfriend that I think his portfolio is awesome. Really. See his brand new site here.

Sandra is an amazing illustrator from Sweden who has a great flickr page (where I found the little crocheted pieces on the right) in addition to her portfolio and etsy shop, where you can find the perfect “softie” to give to some lucky kid.