A photo and a link: Nicholas Conbere

Gorgrous etchings and drawings: http://www.nickconbere.com

A photo and a link: Hannah Bertram

Hannah's work is a gorgeous blend of contemporary practice and traditional aesthetics. "This is a project of ephemeral site-sensitive dust works created and installed in 12 private homes." It's hard to imagine how something this complex and delicate can be created with dust. I love the fleeting quality of these pieces. To learn more about Hannah's work, check out her website.

{Thanks to I Dreamed I Saw for the heads up.}

A photo and a link: Jen Stark

Jen Stark's work is gorgeous and technically complex. Her drawings are made with felt-tip pens and her sculptures are made from handcut paper.

A photo and a link: Michael Wille

I've been really interested in abstract work lately, which probably isn't much of a surprise. These paintings by Michael Wille "combine architectural remnants of particular cities, gathered throughout short stays in each place." I love the idea of this and the pieces really do have the feel of a collection of memories.

A photo and a link: Samuli Heimonen

Paintings by Finnish painter Samuli Heimonen.

A photo and a link: David Linneweh

Gorgeous paintings, drawings and prints by David Linneweh. These remind me a bit of screen prints - the flat bold areas of color and minimal use of shading. And I particularly like contrast of the delicate pencil lines.

A photo and a link: Jeff Nishinaka

Really amazing paper installations. I would love to see one of these in person. To see more, check out his website!

images from Jeff Nishinaka

A photo and a link: Kimberly Hennessy

Kim Hennessy's work is completely awesome. Period.

Thanks to Abbey for the heads up.

A photo and a link: Blu

BIG BANG BIG BOOM - the new wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

Ok, so this video by Blu is pretty much mind-blowing.

Katie Sokoler is pretty awesome

Yes, she really is and her blog is pretty great, too.  I love how ridiculously sweet her street art is...thought bubbles, colorful footprints, happy shadows. All I want to do now is head to Brooklyn and start hunting for her work!

20x200 and an ode to Jennifer Sanchez

I love 20x200, which is a venue for affordable art prints organized by Jen Beckman. I'm always excited when I receive the weekly newsletter with new editions and this week is no exception. I'm particularly enamored with the newest print by Jennifer Sanchez (actually, with all of her work).  I have one of her pieces in my office, a gift from a wonderful friend, and it always makes me happy.

A photo and a link: Matt Eskuche

A few weeks ago a friend introduced me to artist Matt Eskuche, who makes gorgeous renderings of trash using glass. He just finished a residency at RIT and I'm lucky to have gotten to see this work in person. The detail in his pieces is just astounding - can you see the tiny pistachio shells in the top image?!  I want them so badly!  I honestly couldn't believe that these were all made by hand - no casting involved.

A photo and a link: Clay Hufford

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of printing postcards for my friend Clay's MFA thesis show. Clay works in glass and when I said I'd stop by to see his show I had no idea how blown away I would be! The space was a bit raw and absolutely perfect for his work. The top piece, for instance, is glass cast from an old radiator and the bottm piece is equally gorgeous - the tiles made me feel like I was under water.

A photo and a link: I Lego NY

Have you seen these yet? Christoph Niemann made a tribute to NYC with legos after moving to Berlin.

A mural (or two) for you

You may have already seen these, but I'm just completely taken by Love Letter.  This project is a major undertaking of 50 murals, organized by Steve Powers and The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. I'm especially in awe of the scope of this project and how inspiring the murals are. Also, make sure you check out A Love Letter for You, the accompanying blog for the project.