Noticed that Steven Harrington updated his site with new work. Lovely as usual. Great color sense here. Love the peacocks. Check out the Etc. section for photos of his installations.

My co-worker Cynthia introduced me to this fantastic illustrator, Paulina Reyes who has done some great work, most notably for Kate Spade. Adorable illustrations, fantastic use of color.

Stina Persson’s work is also for sale at Gallery Hanahou. Her’s are gorgeous in color, graphic in shape and form. Lovely in all.

I got a lovely email from the Gallery Hanahou about their upcoming exhibitions. I took a peek at their shop and was delighted to find work from my favorites Tina Berning, Stina Persson and Jeffrey Fulvimari. I especially loved the concept of Jeffrey’s paper plates… simple paper plates adorned by Jeffrey with his trademark girls. There’s something lovely about seeing doodles and illustrations done on paper plates and paper napkins. Lovely stuff.

Absolutely loved the work of Kareem Iliya… reminds me of Mats Gustafson but with bolder patterns. These watercolor illustrations are so inspiring. Great color sense… great everything, really. (via Juniper)

Russell over at Princeton Architectural Press introduced me to a few books last week that I had to share… the first (and my favorite) is Kate T Williamson’s A Year in Japan, which is Kate’s journal and sketchbook from the year she spent studying in Kyoto. I cannot even begin to tell you how much I enjoyed this book. Fantastic illustrations (Kate is an illustrator by profession) and lovely handwritten notes on her observations such as the sparkly ladies of Japan and tofu vendors on the street. A must see.