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Art inspiration/ 5 – NICOLAS OUCHENIR

Wouldn’t you like companies and brands like Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Christian Dior, Gucci, Miu Miu, Chloè and Cartier to commission you to create custom letters , invitations, logotypes, custom signatures and more creative lettering jobs for them ? hell ya ! Well , for many calligraphers it may be a dream job but meet Mr. Nicolas Ouchenir, for whom this is has become a reality.

He’s is one of the most sought after and go-to calligraphers in the industry today who’s shown that calligraphy is not just about craft & hobby but it can be taken to whole another level as a serious profession. I came across this article from Business Of Fashion ( one of my fav website ) and found his story to be very inspiring.

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Image Sources: Garance dore , nowness , businessoffashion

Hope you guys enjoyed the calligraphy week . see all posts !

Sign-up for a class near you and learn this very interesting form of art. Trust me its a lot of fun!

Happy weekend everyone!

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Art inspiration/4 – CHRISTIE JONES

Hope you guys are enjoying all the calligraphy inspiration going on here this week. Today’s featured artist is the super talented  ‘Christie Jones’ ! She is a calligrapher based out of Long Island,NY. Her love and passion for this art form has led her to turn it into a successful business . I personally love the simplicity and sophistication in her work. She also teaches calligraphy and conducts workshops . The latest one is on 25th October which is in collaboration with westelm! Checkout her website , bedsidesign.com for all the details and you can see all her work there too!

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This is some of the work she has done for peach plum pear photography.

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And this one is one of my favs- tattoo design which she did for Marrisa, studio owner and founder of bourbon and goose.

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great work right? don’t forget to checkout more on bedsidesign.com.

want to see all calligraphy posts this week? right here!  + more inspirations ? check here!

I am totally inspired ! hope you are too,

Have a great week ahead!

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favorite pins /1 – Calligraphy

Today is the second day of calligraphy week on designforsoul and i have put together some of my favorite pins. Posters, graffiti, art, invitations, packaging .. you name it – there are so many beautiful calligraphy inspirations everywhere!

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Source: love this simple calligraphy kit shown on style me pretty living

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Source: attraction poster by anil darinc and the lovely packaging on packagingoftheworld

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Source: white lettering invite and watercolor art

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Source: how cute are these simple animal strokes by andrew fox.

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Source: graffiti wall art by Gemma O’brien

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Source: watercolor art print by Shannon Kirsten and absolutely drooling over this creative typography which looks like french fries by the six&five studio

Hope you enjoyed them – happy pinning ! See more calligraphy posts HERE.

have a great week ahead…

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Art Inspiration/3 – TANYA YEREMEYEVA

Morning everyone! How was your weekend ? mine was extremely busy , photo shoots, housewarming party and prep work to decorate a 6 year old clients room. In-fact the whole last week has been hectic and i haven’t been able to post much , however last week I told you guys I would be dedicating a whole week to CALLIGRAPHY posts and here is the first one.  Today I am sharing the work of a talented artist.. definitely a great inspiration for a monday morning.

About the artist,

Tanya is a freelance motion graphics artist, currently working out of New York City. As a relatively new member of the lettering world, she started promoting her work online by creating one piece of lettering a day and publishing it via social media, and she quickly gained a following. Her work is mainly hand drawn, though some designs are later digitized.

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Tanya’s love for lettering stemmed from starting a calligraphy course back in her home country, Ukraine, as a way to have a distraction from stresses of social activism. It quickly grew into her outlet for positivity, optimism and motivation that shows through the work.

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Image Source: Log of Tanya’s daily work.

Checkout Tanya’s Website  for more of her work.

Also, check out more art inspirations and featured artists on the blog HERE!

Hope you guys enjoyed her work !

Happy Monday Everyone.

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Art Inspiration /2 – balenciaga

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The painting below is one of my most favorite from all the ones I have created so far. It was inspired by this 1950’s photo of a model wearing a beautiful Cristobal Balenciaga Coat and she looks simply Gorgeous! doesn’t she?

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Above photo source .  More of my paintings at Art Gallery.

You can also see more Art Inspiration posts Here.

Have a great weekend!

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Shopbox #2 – Navy is winning this Fall

Autumn is here and the changes are happening. Pumpkin cinnamon lattes are taking over cool lemonades. Pastels are being replaced by darker warmer hues. This fall I have a new favorite.. yup it’s Navy!! Actually I have been obsessing over this color all through this year and I think I am going to try out even more of it for fall. Burgundies, maroons and dark oranges usually dominate this time of the year but this year I am going Navy. Its dark, its sophisticated and it can be paired with all the pops of colors from the fall foliage.

Yesterday I used this color in my painting and thought I should put together another Shopbox to inspire you guys and like it as much as I do.

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Shop these items here :: 1) Fabulous coat from Zara. 2) Ring from Terrain. 3) I am definitely going to use these terracotta tiles from Tabarka Studio in my house. 4) Cute scarf from Etsy. 5) Embroidered pillow from Anthropologie. 6) Fedora hat from Topshop.

Inspiration : Color used for a Seascape painting

See more color inspirations and previous Shopboxes HERE!

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