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i’m a big fan of kari herer’s photography. i love the way she combines illustration with still life and turns it into a breathtaking photograph. so i was thrilled to hear from her about her latest collection- a series that combines fresh flowers with bird illustrations.

when it comes to gorgeous florals, i’m pretty much a “what’s not to love?” sort of girl, so these were right up my alley. and thankfully kari’s prints are available for a very affordable $25 right here at her etsy shop. thanks to kari for passing them along. i’m off to do some more book work (we’re still looking for a few extra new homes and before & afters- email me here if you have any you’d like featured!) so until monday, i hope you all have a wonderful weekend! below is a summary of this week’s posts:

must read posts: living in: edward scissorhands, under $100 roundup: bar accessories
new sneak peeks: ellen hanson, hetta, neryl walker, diva of linea carta
biz ladies 09: successful biz dev meetings from the client’s point of view
we like it wild: fall floral arrangements in papaver vert felt vases
new diy projects: made with love: stripping tin, chela’s fabric screen, erica’s faux porcelain vases, kate’s monogram wreath
new before & afters: kate’s couch, amanda’s yard, erin’s bath, christine’s desk + elizabeth’s lamps, hannah and kate’s chairs
small measures: savoring the staycation
new recipe: in the kitchen with jen causey’s savory crepes
dear d*s: wedding decor to home decor ideas + chrome restoration
new d*s guest bloggers: themed anniversary gift ideas from bird & banner
misc.: tea towels from studio patro, book covers from book city jackets, postal press specimen calendars, salvaged wood installations by henrique oliveira

Hey Guys,

These illustrations are based on vintage copyright free image plates. I combine with them fresh flowers and then take my own photographs. Just let me know if you have any other questions or concerns :)

-Kari

Well I am intrigued – you have appealed to both the artist and the horticulturalist in me. The images you have created by collaging and photographing two and three dimensional objects are so imaginative. I find your work absolutely fascinating – and the prints are so affordable…
-Michaela

this work reminds me strongly of the wonderful etching-collage prints that john murphy, an artist in the philadelphia area, has been making for some time now. i wonder if kari is a student of john’s? or if they’ve collaborated on these? anyone else see the similarity? http://www.shopjohnmurphy.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=40

Lauren,
I had never seen or heard of John Murphy’s work before – but I just took a look at it and it’s amazing!! I love the frames that he uses for most of his work. Just beautiful! Thanks for the link!

kari h.

hi guys

just a quick note- i covered some of keri’s work like this (photographs of flowers on top of illustrations or 2d images) back in the summer of 2008 so i don’t think she’s lifting this concept off of john. i’m a HUGE john murphy fan so i wouldn’t post anything that i thought was ripping him off, promise ;)

grace

re: “i covered some of keri’s work like this (photographs of flowers on top of illustrations or 2d images) back in the summer of 2008″
I found a post on this site from ‘08 about Kari Herer but they were flowers in vases, no flowers over illustrations. Also another one this year with silverware and fake TTV but again no photos of flowers on illustrations. Is there another post and I just can’t find it? I’d like to read it.

thad

here is the post with fresh flowers laid on top of written numbers: http://www.designspongeonline.com/2008/06/kari-herer-photography.html

the concept of laying florals on top of images/text is something people have been doing for a while.

what is “fake ttv”?

thad,
Here is a post that where I explain my history a little bit.
http://kariherer.blogspot.com/2009/04/magnolia-critters.html

You can also visit my old website http://www.karigrosser.com and see some ceramics that I did way back in college 2001 with florals placed on top of objects. Very different objects but similar in concept.

Feel free to contact me with any other questions or concerns!!
kari

Photographs of these pieces are definitely a lower price point and probably sell more….But I would LOVE one of these as a whole piece. Dried flowers framed in a shadow box. What a beautiful piece of art!

Thanks for the link Grace. TTV is short for through the viewfinder and describes the process of taking a photo of a subject with one camera through the viewfinder of another camera. For example, using a Nikon D80 and taking a photo through the viewfinder of a vintage Kodak Brownie. You can get some interesting results. Fake TTV is when you take a regular photo and then use photo editing software to add a layer over the photograph so that it mimics the look of a real TTV photo – hence fake TTV. If you do a search on Flickr for “ttv texture” you can find free creative commons textures to create your own fake TTV photos.

I use a kodak Duaflex IV that I bought off of ebay for $12.00. It’s such a fun process and you can find instructions on how to make it work with your digital camera here –
http://www.russmorris.com/ttv/

(yes Thad, I do use photoshop as well for some of my images :)

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