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Zuk Zuk Magic Blossom Bears Print on EtsyMagic Blossom Bears archival print

Toronto-based New Zealander Helen Acraman clearly has a soft spot for bears (ditto here). These tender pen & ink illustrations have the textural quality of aboriginal art: meticulous tick marks and simple geometrics create fur, feathers, and the like, mixed with a very Nordic-folk-ish approach to color: brilliant magentas & reds, sky blues, bright oranges, and soft yellows. At the artist’s Etsy shop, ZukZuk, you can satiate your ursine craving with a limited edition archival print of one of the sunny illustrations. Most prints are available in small (8.5″ x 11″) and large (13″ x 19″) sizes with various colorways to choose from.

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Hello Kitty Gundam

MySpace user YodaNZ has got a serious thing for Hello Kitty. This New Zealand illustrator has created a series of makeovers for the celebri-cat that are, in the words of the great Woody Fu, TCP – totes cutesy poots. Sanrio should take some cues from this stellar showcase and crank out some cool vinyls already!! Fingers crossed…

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