I thought that just before this holiday season that I should feature some of my favorite Etsy artists. I have done this before, but I have been so self involved lately that all I could think about was me, beautiful, beautiful me.
Sh*t, I’m doing it again.
I am facinated by artist that can do things that I can’t do. This means the world is safe from Badbird pottery, but Amanda, aka Yogagoat, has no problem with pottery. Here are some words that come to mind when I think of her art: beautiful, simplistic, elegant, sophisticated, folkish, and pretty, pretty colors. This may be the food disorder in me talking but her work reminds me a candy. Someday I hope to touch one of her pieces, but not in a bad way.
MinicingMockingbird, aka Mincy, creates haunting bird portaits. Even thougth his images are simplistic they give me the feeling that there is a long story behind each piece. Which reminds me, you have got to read the titles of these pieces, they are fantastic. Another thing is this Etsy person is a dude. It’s hard to find males on Etsy.
One last thing, I really like the lighting in his work. It helps add to the sense that there is more going on then meets the eye.
www.mincingmockingbird.etsy.com
Once again simplicity and elegance wins me over. Sandra Healy’s scupltures include mammels, birds, snakes and bugs. To me they are like adult toys (not those kind of toys, you weirdo). Their softness and golden undertone begs to me touch them. Is it just me, or does it seem like if you touched one that it would be warm?
Like I said, the images are simplistic, but they convey the nature of her subjects and how beautiful their forms are.
Oh my gosh! The opposum with its babies are so cute it hurts!
What a great idea, and I hope you’ll share more of your favorite etsy shops — it can be more than overwhelming looking for things there, so having other people point out their favorites is a good thing for me.
Those shops are all three great, and I especially love that turquoise vase!!!
Lovely choices. Wow that pottery is beyond beyond! Thanks for introducing me to yogagoat. I have to save my pennies.
Andrea, I love, love, love me, beautiful, beautiful me (meaning you)! I am wanting to create a button, with a link to your website, to place on my blog. Would it bo okay with you if I used your Black Pheobe image for the button?
Sh*t, tried twice leaving a review in technorat. Don’t know if it was published, published twice, or not at all–so here am I.
Lucy
Wow, I absolutely adore the bird pictures. And I love your artwork! it’s nice to meet another illustrator who is on Etsy.
Hi Andrea! I finished a project using one of your embroidery patterns and wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed it! It is featured in a post that will be up 10/12.
Love your designs!