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.
