Areez Katki

The next artist/fashion designer I wanted to share with you all is Areez Katki. He is definitely a young designer worth paying attention to coming out of New Zealand at the moment. You can find his clothing at Children of Vision in St Kevins Arcade and Miss Crab along Ponsonby Road, each garment a unique piece of art in it's own right. A spark was definitely flamed the other night when I saw Areez hand knitting the start of a garment at Flagship...I dream to own one of his pieces! The colour choices, the fabric, the hand touch of Areez himself....just beautiful! Like I mentioned earlier this week, this Saturday is Flagship's first ever Market Day and Areez is one of the stall holders...so one more reason to come :)

Sergio Lopez’ ‘Painted Roses’

  Rugosa Alba

I am so in love with this series by San Fransisco based artist Sergio Lopez. There is something so simple yet so mysterious and intricate about these works. The sexual rawness and delicacy Lopez captures in the female form and the muted natural tones leave me enchanted with each painting. This body of work consists of oil and gouache works on paper, linen and canvas. Definitely on the wish list of art to have on my wall one day :) I have a feeling I'm going to need a lot of wall space!

Sara Orme

 

A while back I came across Sara’s whimsical polaroids in a fashion spread and instantly fell in love. Such a unique way to capture modern fashion through the lens of this dieing format.  As a amateur photographer and lover of all things analog the following Q & A left me super inspired, so my hopes in sharing this interview is that it may spark a little something in you! We all have so much to teach and learn from one another. Enjoy :)

Erin Forsyth

I recently did an interview with NZ based artist Erin Forsyth for Kingbrown Magazines online blog. Here are the highlights and some images of her work. Isn't she awesome?

Austin McManus

I recently discovered this photographer in Kingbrown Magazine Issue #7. Love his style and source of recent inspiration. Girl power!