Much Ado About Winehouse

Saturday, July 23rd of 2011 the world lost yet another music legend - this time it was iconic soul singer Amy Winehouse. Not that it came as a shock to most, but it nevertheless left a gaping hole in the music community, and the hearts of her fans worldwide. 

I was myself a little saddened by the news - after all, her Back to Black album has been on heavy rotation on my iTunes since it was released. But at the same time, it was an expected end to a life filled with tumultuous behaviour. Now she joins the best of them - those frozen in time in the 27 Club - and her voice will live on and be celebrated forever more. 

In celebration of her life and music, today's post is all about Amy Winehouse fan art. Enjoy!

Nothing's Radder Than Roger

Just when you thought skateboarding was the most uber-awesome hobby on the face of planet earth, Roger Skateboards slaps you in the face with some mondo-epic designs to blow your mind. 

Okay, well...maybe not epic...nor mind-blowing...but they're sure to dredge up a smile, and make you wanna hit some pavement. 

Check out their wicked-smart site.

For more hipster awesomeness, check out the catalogue here.

Imaginative Wood Jewelry Boxes

Hunting online for interesting looking jewelry boxes and I came across these beautiful hand-carved wooden gems...

Feral Textiles by Keiley Stewart

Last week I went down to James Street North for the monthly Art Crawl and stumbled across the most whimsical animal heads created by textile designer and Sheridan student Keiley Stewart at the Surfacing Show inside of James Buttrum and Son Gallery. There was a fox, a lion and a hare and they were beee-utiful! 


She had artfully strung them from the ceiling at head-level so that people could stand up in them and try them on. A photographer kept busy taking shots of random art lovers wearing the heads and I was lucky to get mine taken with the fox head and added to the wall of fame. Totally interactive art always makes me smile - it's so much more personal and memorable.


I also love that Keiley is into foxes - her fox scarf and ring are so adorable I want to break into her house and steal them (I'll pay for the damages ;P). Seriously though - this girl has got talent and I hope she takes it a step further. 


Check out her site here. Can't wait to see more from her soon!

The Graphic World of Nubby Twiglet

 

Recently I've been looking to get inspired so I can set to work on re-tooling my portfolio, both for web and in print and I stumbled across some interesting advice on the subject of printed portfolios on Nubby Twiglet's website. Aside from her extensive clientele and gorgeous eye for design and style, she also has a wonderfully simple and fresh take on graphic design and shares her ideas and expertise via her extensive blogging. As a budding designer, I strongly recommend taking a peep at what she has to offer. 

Check out more of her work here. 

Gorgeous GIFs (Now how often can you say THAT?!)

[please click on each image to see them in action]

Breathing new life into photographs, street photographer Jamie Beck and her partner motion graphic artist Kevin Burg have combined efforts to create some of the most compelling cinematic GIFs I've ever seen. These stunning images capture single moments in time with a voyeuristic style that is truly inspiring. I hope to see more of these in the near future. 


Read the full story and see them in all of their glorious action here. View more of their work here. And see more beautiful Coco Rocha cinematographs here.