Category: new work
Some magical lettering, dreamy tins, and more
I’ve got some magical lettering for you by Marenthe. And I want to point out the range in the work today. We’ve got some pretty great editorial, home decor, gift, children’s book work, and more. Let’s start out with Marenthe’s dreamy lettering.
Marenthe Otten
Mara Penny
Sarah Walsh
Mike Lowery
Rebecca Jones
Helen’s new watercolor and more!
Have you seen Helen Dardik’s videos on Instagram where she magically paints her art in time lapse? You can see more here.
Helen Dardik
Hsinping Pan
Katie Vernon
Kate Mason
Jessica Allen
Carolyn Gavin’s Home Decor Collection
Check out more terrific products Carolyn has with Anthropologie:
xo,
The Studio Ladies
Get your mitts on new work by our artists! Check out these presentation boards.
Art directors: Get your mitts on this work for your amazing products! This is art that my artists did in my e-course Make Art That Sells: Creating Collections for Home Decor. I create 3 trend boards for each home decor course of what I think are the next trends. And the cool part is watching how these brilliant artists translate those trends into their own style, leading the way.
Looking for Summer Reading? Our artist Flora Waycott’s new book collection is now available.
We’re so happy to share that our artist Flora Waycott’s “Collectible Editions Series” is now out with Barnes & Noble. These classic books are beautifully illustrated and are leather bound with embossed and gold foil stamped details. Each book has gilded edges with gold treatment applied to the edges of the pages … Yum!
Photos: Flora Waycott
Links to purchase these books can be found here on our products page! Enjoy your summer reading.
xo,
Lilla, Susan, Reine, Joanne, Patty and Julia
Creative thinking is the way of the future
Here is part two of our special editorial series done by our artists! You can see part one here. I thought it would be really fun to give our brilliant artists an assignment on how creative thinking is the future (which I totally believe, by the way).
The new skill that will become more in-demand than ever before is creative thinking.
“I personally think there’s going to be a greater demand in 10 years for liberal arts majors than there were for programming majors and maybe even engineering,” he said. “When the data is all being spit out for you, options are being spit out for you, you need a different perspective in order to have a different view of the data”, writes Mark Cuban for Travel & Leisure Magazine.
Check out the diversity of concepts and style. Which is your favorite?
What happens when we give our artists the same assignment?
I thought it would be really fun to give our brilliant artists an assignment on how creative thinking is the future (which I totally believe, by the way).
The new skill that will become more in-demand than ever before is creative thinking.
“I personally think there’s going to be a greater demand in 10 years for liberal arts majors than there were for programming majors and maybe even engineering,” he said. “When the data is all being spit out for you, options are being spit out for you, you need a different perspective in order to have a different view of the data”, writes Mark Cuban for Travel & Leisure Magazine.
Check out the diversity of concepts and style. Which is your favorite?
We received so many great illustrations from our artists! We’ll share more of them with you later in the week. Stay tuned for our next newsletter to see more of this special project and also follow along on our Instagram @lillarogers.
xo,
Reine
We’re now representing artist Mara Penny
We are beyond delighted to announce that we are now representing the brilliant and lovely Mara Penny. Mara was a standout in my Make Art That Sells courses, often getting selected to be included in the assignment reviews. Take a look at her gorgeous work and I’ll tell you a bit more about why we chose her.
There are specific things I look for when taking on an artist. All the great drawing in the world won’t sell if the color palette isn’t amazing. Mara’s gorgeous colors on this piece in particular knocked me out. Plus, bugs.
I asked Mara what her dream job would be and she replied that having her own home decor collection would be a dream come true. I really, really need these tins to be made so I can have them! (Do you hear that, art directors of home decor and gift? Let’s talk.) I look for really fresh and on-point home decor designs that I can license easily, as seen here:
Originality is a key quality in all of the artists we represent. I’ll tell you something. When I saw this chair by Mara for the Home Decor class assignment I really stood up and took notice. (Or should I say, sat down.) So charmingly eccentric.
This piece (below) tells me that Mara could make an incredible craft book cover or editorial illustration. I love to see as many different markets covered in a portfolio. Why? Because then I can make a good living for the artist, which artists deserve to have.
What is Mara’s favorite food? Read more about Mara and see her work here.
Sarah Walsh for the Guardian
Our artist Sarah Walsh just completed editorial art work for the well respected Guardian. The article is titled “Despite many obstacles, the world is getting better.” You can read it here.
See Sarah’s portfolio here.
Sarajo’s Godiva Chocolate Bliss
We’re so thrilled to see our artist Sarajo Frieden on Godiva’s homepage! She had the opportunity of a lifetime working on this very special edition for Godiva’s 2017 Valentine’s Day Collection.
Images from Godiva website.
The packaging is stunning and captures the playful wit and colorful palette of Sarajo’s work. As part of this project, Godiva flew Sarajo over to Japan to meet with the Godiva team and speak at the unveiling of this special collection. What an amazing experience!
photos by Sarajo
Sarajo captured this journey to Japan through a series of beautiful photographs and we’ll be sharing all of those with you this Tuesday, Feb. 7th on Lilla’s Instagram Feed @lillarogers. Be sure to follow along in the fun and see how this wonderful collection came to be. And while you’re at it, go ahead and buy some of these yummy chocolates for yourself or a loved one this Valentine’s Day.
xo,
The Studio Ladies
