You make the blue skies blush

Art inspiration: Peter Carrington

So, I was browsing through Tumblr and I found a few of these illustrations and I thought they were amazingly inspiring and breathtaking, and it's really got this magical aura about it that draws me into the drawing.

These drawings are by the talented Peter Carrington, an illustrator from Manchester, who makes artworks about  science, natural history and his struggle to gain knowledge. 
As Carrington states, “I’ve always had an interest in science and nature, and during my studies I decided to combine this with my practice. Through deeper research into different scientific areas it quickly became apparent that, due to having dyslexia, I was never going to get a grip of the topics to make work that wasn’t shallow and ill-informed. I became frustrated that I wouldn’t be able to use the visual language of the sciences that I had become obsessed with. It was at this point that this frustration became the forefront of the work and the drawings became a portrait of me and my struggle with dyslexia. I began using the visuals of science and natural history journals to create seemingly scientific illustrations.”
Carrington’s work harkens back to the history of biology and botany, where drawing and labels were the key to all knowledge, then he adds his own bit of mystical influence. 
To see more of his work, click the link above. 
(CARRINGTON'S BACKGROUND TAKEN FROM ART & SCIENCE JOURNAL)

I've been really obsessed with illustrations and graphics recently, and will probably be showing you more of these works that inspire me. Perhaps one day I'll even share my very own drawings up here, but for now, they're being posted on my Instagram, which is @rosettes, so do take a look if you want to.
Have a lovely weekend! x

It felt like you really knew me

Rivulets flow from your eyes as your lungs crystallize

Vlada Roslyakova by Horst Diekgerdes 

Numéro 2008

Thought I'd share this lovely editorial with you. Vlada is one of my favourite models and she reminds me of a porcelain doll, especially in these photos. I especially love the first photo, it's absolutely breathtaking. I'll be going ice skating this Friday, my last day of the holidays, so I thought this post would be pretty apt! 

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I'll travel the sub-zero tundra

 I'll break glaciers and frozen lakes 

And that's just the tip of the iceberg 

I'll do whatever it takes to change 

Farewell powdery paradise 

We'd rather skate on the thinnest ice 

Fingers failed us before they froze 

Frostbite bit down on all our toes 

Snow drifts build up and enfold us 

As we wait in this winter storm 

So we snuggle close in the darkness 

And keep each other so warm

I don't know how to be something you'd miss

Stella McCartney photographed by Linda McCartney, 1984

I saw this photograph of Stella on Tumblr and I think it's absolutely lovely! I know it's pretty weird but although she is a designer and all, I think she is absolutely beautiful and her eyes are so magical. She looks a little like a mix between Natalia Vodianova and Gemma Ward, no? Okay, maybe just my opinion.