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I LOVE these watercolor paintings by anges-cecile (Silvia Pelissero). The way she uses color and plays with areas of detail is so beautiful. The video above is a really neat look into the process of her work. I think my favorite part of her pieces is the eyes, they are always so wet and life-like.

See more of her more on deviant-art.

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Pittsburg based artist Bovey Lee makes these incredible paper drawings by hand cutting into Chinese rice paper. Her intricate works each tell their own story. Originally from Hong Kong, Bovey has created installations as well as these beautiful drawings. See more of her work here.

via Colossal.

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Princess M is a somewhat anonymous 17 year old artist who creates fantastically intricate and detailed ink and watercolor drawings. The longer you look the more you see in her work. I love her use of color and wild fluctuating line, truly beautiful, not to mention impressive for a 17 year old. Princess M’s artist statement attributes much of her artistic expression to a struggle with anxiety, stating that she wants to create art that “allows people of get a visual of  (what) an emotion could look like” I’d say she’s done an amazing job at capturing the depth of emotions in her work.
More images after the jump.

See more on her website.

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Map of San Francisco

I think maps are really cool, so naturally, I think Jennifer Maravillas’ colorful new take on cartography is awesome.Inspired by her many trips to different U.S. cities Jennifer started creating maps that are more like abstract art than urban space. None the less, the work is beautiful in its use of color and even though the maps are not functional from a navigational standpoint they are inherently “map-like.”

See more of Jennifer’s maps here.

via Design Milk.

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This beautiful photo essay by Ulrika Kestere is based on a fairtale in which a young woman own seven invisible horses. During a storm all of her laundry and her seven horses (being invisible makes a horse very light weight) blow away with the wind. The girl must then search the countryside for her laundry shrouded horses. The fairytale may seem a bit odd, but it photographs are really lovely.

See more of Ulrika’s work here.

via Colossal

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Knitting has never looked so good.

Britain-based textile designer Claire-Anne O’Brien was inspired by the many types of knit stitches to create these large scale knit stools. I think it’s really cool to see the normally tiny stitches blown up, they texture they create is really unique. Claire’s Knit Stools were exhibited at Designersblock in London during September 2011. See more of Claire’s Knitting here.

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I’ve never seen porcelain used so beautifully as in Ruth Tomlinson’s  jewelry. Ruth  is a jewelry designer from London who is currently exhibiting at the New York International Gift Fair. Her most recent collection, Flora, “uses a unique combination of porcelain and precious metals to create jewelry which combines romance, delicacy and the feminine.” I love how she integrates the tiny chains and pods of porcelain together to create something so lovely. Ruth’s other collections are equally stunning, my favorite piece is from Encrustations, image after the jump. See more of Ruth’s work here.

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While thumbing through a couple of great design sites I recently found the work of Elisa Strozyk and was immediately drawn to her work. I’m such a sucker for finely made wood objects and she has the knack for making you believe she’s working with some other material pushing the boundaries of what wood will do. Many of her her sensual designs attach wood to fabric aiding in the flexibility. Although a few pieces introduce color most rely on the natural variation of the wood to produce pattern & visual interest.

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