For this edition of TGIF: Thank God for Illustration, I thought I might showcase some work from a few of the latest artists to sign-up as contributors for Feed Your Soul: the free art project. I’m getting excited, aren’t you?

Nan Lawson

Chad  Walker

Kim Haller

Mike Lewis

kate alizadeh

Erin Stueber

Snow is magical to me…it always has been and always will be.  It’s fleeting and ephemeral and blankets my world in sparkly mystery. Oh, to sit on the couch with some hot cocoa and watch it fall from the sky is truly one of my favorite things of all time. It doesn’t matter that I am now old enough to be responsible for the shoveling and scraping, or that the time for suspense over whether school will be canceled or not has passed me by,  snow still captivates and excites me.  There is just something so aesthetically pleasing about looking out at the world all covered in white. It’s just so beautiful & clean, at least until the snow plows come and the snow becomes stained black from car exhaust.

We had a little snow last night, just an inch or so, but what a wonderful sight to wake up to. Sometimes I wish it snowed more around here, but not really….it would be need to be colder longer then and I might become tired of the snow.

Here are some illustrations for a snowy edition of TGIF: Thank God for Illustration.

TheNebulousKingdom

Sarah Jane Studios

Lily Moon

Groundwork

Pipodoll

‘Pine Cone’ from ELizabeth Martin at 1000Markets, $15.

1. The Poppy Tree 2. Belle & Boo 3. Miss Avocado 4. Multiple Personality 5. Stephanie Fizer 6. Noosed Kitty

Also, make sure to visit artist Samantha Hahn’s blog for some FREE printable Halloween cards!

Arcane Arts is the shop of artist Adrienne Vita and is where she sells all her pretty & artful things.  Her work consists mainly of illustrations in marker, ink, water colors, cut paper and acrylics and can be in her Etsy Shop, on flickr and on her website. I am a big fan of Adrienne’s work and I especially love the pieces above.

I am excited to share that Adrienne has very generously offered to give away 2 winner’s choice prints to one lucky Indie Fixx reader!

 How to enter

Visit the Arcane Arts Etsy Shop, choose your favorite pieces and leave a comment on this post with them. You may share each of your faves, but please leave a separate comment for each one…that will also increase your chances of winning! One random commenter will be chosen to win their choice of (2) $20 prints from Arcane Arts. This giveaway will end Friday, October 16th at 11:59 pm EST.

Kelly Rand, director of Hello Craft & a writer for both Crafting a Green World & DCist.com, is back with another post for her regular series on the Guest Blog called From the Desk of Kelly Rand. Recent post include this one & this one. 

I have a fixation with watching people create. I could spend hours watching someone draw, paint, knit, embroider; it doesn’t really matter. It is amazing just to sit there and see a work of art come alive in front of your eyes. It is truly magical.

Going to see a band play also holds this spell over me. I love it when small bands are awed by an audience and when you can tell they truly love making and playing music. And it is
another great way to get your indie fixx.

Did you know that many shows are promoted by small indie poster makers? It’s where craft and music come together to create what’s called the indie rock poster in an awesome combination that’s just as fulfilling as peanut butter and jelly.

Many posters are designed and then screened in small batches by hand. You’ll find posters advertising your local band at a local venue to a well known band trying to retain some of their roots. Designers and printers of the rock poster make up another facet of the handmade community. Here is just a taste of the indie rock poster:

Bad People Good Things is helmed by John Foster a well known author, speaker and designer, and winner of numerous design awards.

Just like many rock poster creators, Greg Pizzoli of Doctor Pizzoli, makes so much more than just rock posters, but his posters are pretty fly. You can even watch a video of Pizzoli taking about his work.

Dynamite Printworks gives good process photos and says exactly how many colors/screens were needed per poster.

These posters from El Jefe Design are beautifully clean and show tight compositions.