Ditology

"Il Dito" in Italian means the finger, which is the main subject for artist Dito Von Tease who creates celebrity portraits with the main subject being an index finger, this is seriously photoshop mastery.
The images are cute and amusing but the work deals with the deeper meaning of identity (especially for celebrities) and what the fingerprint represents in terms of information and uniqueness. You can just take the images at face value though (pun 100% intended) and try to guess what celebrity they are trying to represent! These are 3 of my favourites.
http://ditology.blogspot.com/
 

Sorry if the page was going a bit crazy in the past hour! Been doing some major re-decorating, hope you like it! 

Panic Room

Sick music, cool graffiti, cress idea. Watch the vid.

ARTIST: Julien Pacuad

Hey there!
*insert standard apology for not blogging in ages*
I found this awesome artist the other day - Julien Pacaud.  He is a french artist who is fantastically quirky. On his website it says that he "hopes he can someday have enough free time to devote himself to his real passion : time travel."
I am a massive fan of collage and my recent obsession with anything to do with space/galaxies/star print meant that Pacaud is the artist of my dreams! He combines vintage images with modern prints and concepts and his work has a scientific edge to it which was probably influenced by his previous job as an astrophysicist. 
His work is pretty surreal (a style that I am usually not a fan of), but I think he makes it work really well because of the simple shapes that uses.Check him out here: http://www.julienpacaud.com/  
I even created a new cover photo for my Facebook profile inspired by his work! 

 Artwork for Tamara Goukassova's EP : "August in September"

my inspired collage

PHOTOGRAPHER: Jasper James

Jasper James is an awesome photographer but my favourite collection of his is his "City Silhouettes" series. These incredibly simple portraits have been captured beautifully and skilfully. Having lived in an apartment all my life, the familiar view of a city skyline with tall buildings reminds me of home. I'm not sure if these portraits are created where the view from the window is relevant to the subject or not but that could add a personal touch to the photo. My favourite part about this collection (apart from the unique idea) is the way the simple silhouettes are such a contrast next to the busy, crowded streets and buildings - it really works! 
Check out more of his work here: http://www.jasperjames.co.uk/project/people-and-places-2/

Naughty Ceramics

"Trixie Delicious" is a crafty artist from New Zealand who re-works vintage plates and tea cups by painting rude words/phrases on them (some of the pieces just have simple graphics). I find these so simple yet so amusing as well. Just seeing these nasty phrases on such pretty and prim pieces of china creates a fantastic effect. Maybe it's because you associate the plates and tea cups with fancy tea parties, a place where you would never hear words like "whore", "maneater" and "ass."
You can buy her work from her Etsy store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/trixiedelicious?page=1#
Or even try recreating it with some cheap finds at a flea market and a permanent marker! 

Barbie Girl

Woah! I can't believe its been so long since I've done any new posts (almost an entire year!). I shall try to update the blog more regularly from now on.I came across this project by artist Jocelyne Grivaud and loved it as soon as I saw it! All girls (and maybe some boys too) will remember playing with Barbies when they were children. Opening up the packaging for a Barbie doll was always a brilliant experience as their clothes and hair were all shiny and new! That moment was a special part of Grivaud's childhood and she has created a tribute to Barbie with this exhibition by recreating famous works of art with the iconic image of Barbie.To see more of her work go here: http://www.barbiemamuse.com/eng/barbie_galerie.php

Tall Painting

30 Day Challenges

Bored during your summer holidays? Want to do something creative and get those juices flowing? Check out these 30 day challenges from http://blog.allisonlehman.com/. If you try any, put them up on picasa or something and link them to me or put them up on the blog's facebook page! I love stuff like this because it makes you feel guilty if you don't do it so you want to keep on going and you feel so satisfied once you finish! It also lets you be super creative because you're "forced" to photograph and draw things that you wouldn't usually photograph and draw which I think is awesome.
30 Day Drawing Challenge

30 Day Photography Challenge

96 Pix

Image based personality test.
I remember that I used to love doing these personality quizzes when I was younger but they'd always be seriously predictable and I kind of knew what I was going to get before I had finished the quiz! I even took tests for "what career path should you follow" when I didn't know what to do at uni... I got everything from a teacher, to a lawyer, to a business woman, to a chef!
This test is a bit different... There's 48 "questions" and for each one you have to choose the picture that best suits your personality (in your opinion).
This was my result:

The Intellectual Hippie
You love to help people, but usually find unconventional and subtle ways of doing it. You're fascinated by what the human mind is capable of creating, and seek the world for moments to enrich your life. You love psychology and philosophy. Your respect for all living beings makes you a humble and likeable person, and the biggest reward is when you get to impart your knowledge to those around you.

I guess this is fairly accurate, I do love helping people and I like creative things and creativity! My highest percentage was "curious, unconventional, imaginative, artistic" and my lowest was "sociable, adventurous, outgoing, energetic" which I agree with quite a lot but I'd like to think that I'm a sociable person!

Take the quiz here: http://designbyadrian.com/96pix/
Let me know what your results are in the comments section!