I thought it might be interesting to see a little more "before" since my illustrations are only posted "after" they're painted. The next painting will be a study of some pretty fabulous high heel pumps. I love looking at shoes like this, but I do not enjoy the wearing of them. Achi wa wa (which basically translates to "ouch"). Anyway, here's the sketch of my next project. Hopefully I'll post the finished product tomorrow.
Cute no-staple Stapler
Made by Humans has designed a stapler that doesn't use any staples. Sweet. It's really a pain pulling out staples when you're ready to recycle paper. Their design instead punches up to 4 sheets of paper with a "tab" that folds over and keeps the papers in place. In addition to never running out of staples, you can choose from two cute critter styles—dog or cat.
Lovely Clusters Design Shop
I stumbled across Lovely Clusters today which is a website for handmade designers and vintage goods purveyors from around the world. You can shop by color or category and even start your own shop if you have creations for sale. It's carefully and lovingly curated so even though you be taken to many Etsy shops to complete your purchase, the searching experience isn't so overwhelming.
Lovely Creations is the brainchild of Rachel Follett, a graphic and web designer living and working in Maui, Hawaii.
Vintage high heel pump illustration
©2010 charming ink/lachelle via
Shoes. I've always loved well-designed shoes, but the cost is often prohibitive which is probably a good thing since I have limited closet space. The right shoe can literally make or break an outfit and this is the reason we women often have so darn many pairs of shoes. They are lovely pieces of sculpture in my opinion. This vintage spectator pump is on my latest personal stationery notecard design.
Painting of the day [dress & shoes]
If you're looking for a special way to invite a special woman to be your bridesmaid, this illustration can be purchased as a customizable card complete with envelope here.
Spoonflower
I love this site! I’m making an effort to buy handmade or custom-designed whenever possible. On vacations, the only things we allow ourselves to buy are pieces of artwork, usually by hard-working street artists. Spoonflower fits the bill perfectly if you love fabric. Textile lovers and seamstresses can create on-demand printed of fabric with their custom designs. This particular swatch by Troismiette is called “Cherry.”