Ashley Percival is a freelance illustrator from Cornwall UK. Cheerily inspired by nature she creates quirky animal images which are unassumingly charming.
Purely for the ladies: the upcycled recycled creations stitched up by 'of linen and lace' make me wish to shop/t'il I drop. Based in Iowa, in the USA: Madison County Bridge Country,the clothing is dreamy and romantic rather like the Clint Eastwood film.
I am not a big fan of insects generally but the fantastic transformative sculptures which American artist Mike Libby fashions using real beasty/bug specimens cogs and wheels from old clocks and watches/pocket watches are indeed beautiful and fascinating.
I have a friend who tells me that she sees pattern everywhere: that when sitting in a cafe/park/cinema she obsessively seeks out repetition.
Carl Gombert is, I hazard, similarly slanted. In his own words:
...I am fascinated by pattern. I am interested in exploring the complexity that arises from simple repetition and rotation, and the interplay of positive and negative forms.These images are all hand stamped, one-of-a-kind prints. I have a large collection of small stamps, and I am constantly experimenting with new combinations...