Art Hound

Qusamura is a plant shop based in Hiroshima. These are so artfully done – it goes to show how much you can do with very little.

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Regine Ramseier via The Jealous Curator inspired by the writings of Herman Hesse.

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Florals by Brock Potucek.

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rosegolden, a new project by Anabela of fieldguided and Erin of Atlantic Treefox. The photographs are accented with hand-painted gold leaf by Erin. Aren’t they dreamy?

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The Makers is a super awesome photo project by Jennifer Causey documenting some of Brooklyn’s most passionate small business owners. When I first discovered this project, thanks to Wolf Eyebrows, I have to say I was filled with jealousy like my friend, The Jealous Curator. It was a classic case of “Why didn’t I think of that?” except for the small fact that I am not a photographer.

Here’s what Causey has to say about the project…

I am lucky to live in Brooklyn, New York. It’s a place full of energy and creative spirit; located close enough to the lights and frenetic energy of Manhattan to have a big city feel, yet far away enough to give a sense of space and small town community. In this hectic, industrialized modern world, I am constantly seeking handmade and artisan-produced products. I love discovering people who embrace a more tactile way of living, so I decided to start photographing them. When my project began, I knew I was photographing people who make things, but I soon realized I was also photographing people who make things happen. As the project evolves, so does the adventure and pleasure of documenting the people behind the products: to learn what inspires them, what keeps them going, and their thoughts on the city where they live and work.

Here are my favorite from the series so far:

Saipua – a kick-ass flower shop and artisanal soap maker. I want to get married again just so I can have a bouquet and arrangements by these folks.

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Morris Kitchen – a maker of small-batch food products. Their ginger syrup looks amazing and I plan to get my hands on some ASAP.

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Check out the rest of the series here.

Julia Schauenburg is a German-born, Australia-based commercial and fine art photographer. She embarked on a year-long series, 52 bunches of flowers I bought myself, in which she documents the wilted remnants of flowers she bought herself each week. Schauenburg’s concept is brilliant and her execution spot-on; her intense, singular-focus and stark simplicity bring the concept to life with beauty and poignancy.

I have spent one year buying myself flowers every week. I am giving myself flowers, in appreciation of myself…

I watch them die, I take their photograph, like a mug shot, a document of their existence an honor to mine. I document the moment of loss, the moment when romance turns into nostalgia…

The gesture of giving flowers is the desire to manifest, in real time, an emotion, which is timeless in its nature. The tragedy lies within its inherent truth, its eventual death…

By photographing a part of its process, the part before the romantic moment gets destroyed, is the moment I am capturing, documenting and keeping…

As Hippocrates said, ‘Life is short, Art is long.’