Happy Friday!

A Where the Wild Things Are illustration to start your weekend off:




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Have a good weekend, everyone (all four of you)!

Bookish Wallpapers for Your Mobile Device (from Poolga)

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Mike Stilkey is a Guy who Paints on Books

Mike Stilkey is an artist who uses discarded books, which would have ended up in a dumpster, as a canvas for murals and sculptures. Watch the video below to see his process.


Mike Stilkey's Reminiscent from Daniel "YB" Ybarra on Vimeo.

See more examples of his work: MikeStilkey.com

The Exquisite Book

The Exquisite Book is collaboration between 100 artists and is based on the game Exquisite corpse (I remember playing a variation of this game in my English class in junior high). With each artist contributing one page, the books is divided into 10 chapters. Each page is connected by a shared horizon line. Collaborators only have the page preceding their own to reference to.

Watch the video below for a better explanation:


The Exquisite Book from ALSO on Vimeo.

Win a copy! 
Mint is giving away a copy of The Exquisite Book and sketchbook on their blog. All you have to do is leave a comment (deadline to enter is Tuesday, November 9th). Why not try your luck?

Buy the book! 
Purchase the book at Chronicle Books and receive 25% off plus free shipping (sweet!) when you enter the promo code EXQ.

If you're holiday shopping, this is a great book for any art lover!

Illustrations by Nan Lawson

Image credit: Nan Lawson

Where to buy: Etsy store 

Love, love, love!

Library Illustration by Vikki Chu

Image credit: Vikki Chu

Loving the details in this illustration by Vikki Chu--especially the person taking a nap.

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Book Inspired Illustrations

Yay for the weekends! Let's celebrate with these book inspired illustrations.

Photo credit: Lydia Nichols

Photo credit: Jane Mount

Photo credit: Tatsuro Kiuchi