Cynthia Mosser

The powerful color of this necklace is whimsically delightful. Image source: reason to be pretty.com

Ben Heine is a multidisciplinary self-taught Belgian artist who creates among other things, portraits using circles of varying sizes and color. Completely excellent form and both dull and bright color. Image source: benheine.com

My favorite combination: orbs, color, GLITTER and faux bois. (Never in a million years did I think I would be writing this.) One can even mix glitter colors as though they were paint. Who knew? Image source: marthastewart.com

A native of Vietnam, this Seattle-based artist carves crayons and details objects such as plates using needle and thread. These crayon sculptures, however, appear reminiscent of the long figures flanking a Gothic cathedral portal. Image source: www.diemchau.com

Nothing can describe the sight of a HUGE dahlia blooming in full! This is a "bonaventura" dahlia. Image source: Kerry Michaels

Made from porcelain ware, Li Xiaofeng creates gorgeous dress and suit forms with a fragmented patchwork of shards. Image source: oddee.com

I adore Zeloot's illustration from Elizabeth Kolbert's book review. ( New Yorke r, July 20th 2009) What a great use of distortion, color and shape to compose a compelling image. In the NY'er article, Kolbert lays out various authors' insights as to why Americans - and ever more so - global citizens are and are becoming so fat. Image source: New Yorker Magazine

I had the pleasure of showing my work with Leah Nobilette this past weekend at a Portland design store called Relish . I love her work thanks to its color, texture and shape. Image source: Relish