Fifty percent of the year down, fifty to go. We’re in the middle of a heatwave here in northeast and it definitely feels like July and summer are in full swing! Get your desktop ready for the month with our minimal calendar download.
Havoc Hendricks is inspired by minimalism, both as a way of life as it concerns aesthetics. His art focuses on the complex patterns that can be found through nature viewed through a minimalist’s perspective. This so-called “detailed minimalism” translates incredibly well through Hendricks’ paintings – make sure you check out the moons and geodes.
Print Tube Dress // Stripes One Dress
Fluorescent Over Dress // Fluorescent Flounce Blazer
Ballet Suede // Semi Cordovan Mule
Semi Cordovan Runner // Hand Molded Leather Sandal
Multicolor Leather Tote // Leather Buckle Clutch
Leather Crossbody Box Bag // Medium Crossbody Zip Bag
The Nicks Dress // The Piper Dress
The Quinn Dress // The Theo Dress
Joni Dress // Kate Jumpsuit
Ella Top // Trumpet Pant
Cream Utility Short // Sun Fade Wash Palma Jumpsuit
Moss Loop Dress // Cream Lune Sweater
Venetian Backless Velvet Slipper Shoes
Venetian Velvet Slipper Shoes
Lucia Blouse // Lina Jumpsuit
Claudine Jacket // Sophie Top
Whitney Dress // Lily Blouse
Olive Dress // Thea Blouse
If you’ve ever brandished an X-Acto knife you know how unwieldy they can be, and just how much practice it takes to guide the blade with precision. Annyen Lam is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Toronto whose practice includes cut paper work, installation, lithography, screen printing, and book arts. The pieces seen here combine two of her talents – cut paper and lithography.
Summer is peak reading season for me, and you’d better believe I’m not one to crease the spine or dog-ear pages. Enter these modern brass bookmarks from Poketo that will stylishly mark where you last left off – choose from from Hand, Box, or Wave.
There’s not a lot of information to be found about Australian artist Dane Lovett, but all I need to know is that I like what I see in his work – particularly the pieces centered around plant-life. His latest is a series of two-color ultra-violet paintings that simultaneously make me think of greenhouses and backlights.
It took me awhile to get on the chia pudding train because the hype seemed like too much. I only just hopped on last month, and well, I was wrong and it’s delicious. Just make sure you’re near a mirror and some dental floss, you know, just in case.
If the name Ray Pettibon sounds familiar to you, there may be a few reasons why:
1. His association with his brother’s band, Black Flag. He not only named them but designed the distinctive four bar logo.
2. His album cover artwork, like Sonic Youth’s Goo.
3. His prominence in the early 1980s in the southern California punk rock scene.
From an art perspective, Pettibon is known for his comic-like illustrations, usually done in India ink on paper, that often include violent or anti-authoritarian subject matter. In later years he’s also used collage in his works. I’m especially drawn to this collection of surf culture illustrations that was on display at Venus over Manhattan.
Katie Ford‘s Gleamer takes the premise of her mixed media works which focus on place and utility and translates it to wearables. The project grows out of her desire to work towards a zero-waste studio practice and an interest in how mended and handmade garments infuse artful care into daily life. Ford uses quality vintage garments, remnants from studio work, and plant-dyed textiles to create her original one-of-a-kind fabric compositions.
Jill Bliss has committed her days to studying and creating in the Salish Sea islands of Canada and Washington. She’s bought a parcel of land and plans to build a homestead on it to use as home base as she explores the Cascadia bioregion. And while Bliss explores it all, I’m partial to her Nature Medleys series – the temporary arrangement of mushrooms and plants that she then photographs.
