Featured artist and design

Today I found yet another outstanding artist, Creations Aimelle. She has gorgeous photos and photography. I was especially taken with this mousepad with it's stunning blues and greens accented by the hot orange of the koi.

Featured artist and design

With some rather draconian changes over on Cafepress, we're getting a big influx of new designers over on Zazzle. That's exciting for all of us, because the more overall traffic that is driven to Zazzle, the better it is for everyone. My design and site this week is a newcomer to Zazzle, Retropolis Travel Bureau. Be sure to check his overall front page layout, which is a superb example of using html to highlight the feel and theme of his work without overwhelming it. The artwork itself is nothing less than spectacular, an homage to art deco at its finest with a bit of black humor thrown in. I love the intricate shadings and attention to fine detail.

Featured Design

I've had Tanya Bond's Charming Critters site as one of my favorites for awhile, but hadn't yet featured any of her designs. I love her two Robins. Perhaps because my name is Robin and I have a special affinity for birds. These are English Robins, different from our larger, sleek American Robins but so charming. I especially like Tanya's loose, impressionistic brushstrokes and the way her animals come to life. I hope everyone reading this checks out Tanya's entire gallery.

Featured Dog Site of the week

Cruising around Zazzle today I came across a site with some gorgeous painterly depictions of a number of breeds by Lyn Hamer Cook. I'm showing the Sheltie, but there are many breeds available at Wally Doodle. Please check her out! These breeds are generally quite good representations of the breed on colorful and scenic backgrounds. It looks like mostly cards and postage stamps as the presentation of choice. Perfect for dog lovers of all types.

Featured Design

Ruxique's Little Art Shop

Welcome to my Featured Design series. In this section, I want to highlight some of the other great Zazzle designers. There's an incredible amount of talent out there and people are producing beautiful materials! The intent of this section is to help other great designers get exposure.

The first design I've picked is by Ruxique's Little Art Shop. Ruxandra is a graphic artist from Romania creating stunning and unique cards and letters, mostly for the wedding market.

I picked this glorious sunflower design for several reasons. I love the attention to detail in this piece. The burst of color, the way the sunflower breaks the plane of the edge of the design, the rule around the edge and the free-flowing typeface heads with the simple san-serif combine for a cohesive balance. Also note the detail on the back side. There is a lot of thought put into this artwork. It's not just slapped up there. Though Ruxandra intended this piece for a summer wedding, it would be appropriate for any summer get-together. It makes me think of warm days and the garden I had as a little girl in Kentucky.

Ruxandra has other outstanding designs as well. Please visit her shop, It's always fun to look at beautiful things, and as a designer, I can look at good designs and get ideas I may be able to incorporate in different ways for my own work.