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meet: sydney penner of anewall

anewall is a two-woman company that makes stunning self-adhesive wall pieces. based out of vancouver, canada, their mural pieces caught my eye. their mural pieces are big and beautiful, they also offer charming smaller portrait pieces. anewall's name is inspired by the theme "make yourself a new wall". anewall is owned by bff/sister-in-laws sydney and richele penner . sydney kindly took some time to talk to us more about how anewall got started and what's ahead for them next year.

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meet: lisa junius

lisa junius is an amazing artist whose future is so bright it hurts to look at! really. just wait 'til you look at all of her amazing work. i first saw lisa's work on instagram and was attracted to her soft images that are very strong, feminine and empowering. but, it's so much more than that - you'll have to decide for yourself what her work means to you. lisa posts so much new work, it's very inspiring to me and i am so honored to have her share some of her insight here!

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meet: keiko brodeur of small adventure

keiko brodeur is an illustrator in los angeles, california who is taking the card world by storm with her brand, small adventure. her unique illustrations are warm and inviting. there is a strong theme of wildlife and nature amongst her work, which makes me feel safe and comfortable, like all of her characters are friends that i've met just awhile back. keiko tells us more about her story and shares some of her pieces and workspace below. 

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meet: francesca iannaccone

francesca iannaccone is a talented artist from north england with the most darling illustrations. her fun use of color and really caught my eye, and really owns up to her shop's name: shape colour pattern. i'm sure it won't take you long to become smitten with her work either!

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meet: naomi wilkinson

naomi wilkinson is a brilliant illustrator based out of bristol, england. what continues to amaze me is her simple style that conveys so much, it's just enough and always suggests so much. i dream of having a style as strong as hers. naomi is busy illustrating for clients all over the world, but took some time to talk to us about what drives her. 

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meet: emma lawrenson of little print press

emma lawrenson is a print maker based out of england. she recently won the new light art prize printmakers award, an award that looks at artists in north england. emma has been printmaking for around fifteen years. her style is very calm and mature. i love the colors she uses. emma was so kind to share her experience and wisdom with us!

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meet: kristina hultkrantz of emmakisstina illustration

kristina hultkrantz is the lady behind emmakisstina illustration, a fun, girly brand based out of stockholm, sweden. kristina's stye is bold and playful. she has a ton of goodies in her shop at all different price points, so there is something for everybody there! kristina shared about her journey to being a full-time illustrator below.

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meet: kate of woodland tale

woodland tale is kate and eugen's shop. their shop is filled with the warmest, loving stuffed animals and a collection of animal rubber stamps to go with it. you can tell that each animal has so much detail and love put into it, it's bound to make any child SO happy. kate shared with us more about woodland tale's process and how things got started for them.

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