Artists Abound...

This post is dedicated to rising artists:

Studio 1am is a Chicago based design firm run by Donna Piacenza. She is doing some really innovative work in the world of jewelry and furniture. She employs unique materials for her designs creating a blend of technology and nature.

No Pattern is the title of the artist/photographer Chuck Anderson’s website. He does amazing work with CS2 creating surreal digital images and works of art.

Monsieur T is a graphic and traditional artist collaboration who create original limited quantity t-shirts.

Tokidoki is a graphic arts design site that produces t-shirts, iSkins, posters, and many other items all designed with a sleek and clean Asian graphics. Give it a chance there is some really cool stuff in there.

“Approach a group of skaters anywhere; chances are that at least one of them is skating a deck that David Flores designed. With stints at Clean, Shorty's, Real, Stereo, Thunder, Spitfire, Anti-Hero, Lucky, Forties and Deluxe, Flores has proven to be one of the most prolific artists in the skating world.”

Street artist Momo has taken pasting and painting on public spaces to new heights. The creativity and effort put into these works of art is amazing because often these creations are torn down quickly after they are posted.

“Sylvia Ji is an emerging West Coast artist with roots in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Her work explores the sexual and provocative nature of women and the roles they play in the urban landscape.”

“Nineveh Apparel is a cooperative effort between artists, musicians, and forward thinking minds, to bring people a clothing company dedicated to bettering quality of life. The cursed city of Nineveh was threatened to be flooded by God for the people within its walls had become too corrupt and too evil.”

“Shaunna Peterson's artwork is a little bit retro with a dash of humor thrown in for good measure. She's inspired by vintage advertising, drag racing, rock n' roll, and lingerie.(image placeholder)”

Oksana Badrak was born in 1978, in Moscow, Russia. In 1998 she got accepted to Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. There, with the help of her teachers Oksana began to develop her own distinctive style in illustration that was an expression of her artistic endeavor and personal identity. Upon graduating with distinction, she quickly excelled in the professional world and received recognition from Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, and Society of Publication Designers.

Kirsten Ulve is a New York City based illustrator whose early obsessions with Lite Brite, puppets and discotheques have all contributed to the style and subject matter of her work.

Robot sculptures, created by Gordon Bennett, are made from a mixture of found objects which are both old and new. The parts are found in various places including garbage dumps, basements, construction sites, and garage sales