Ink, Tea & Alcohol

Working primarily with calligraphy ink and liquids like tea, brandy and whisky, Carne Griffiths draws both human and floral forms in the most unique and abstract way. “Alcohol has a curious effect on ink, taking the colour deep into the paper very quickly – it behaves very differently to water and gives permanence to some inks” explains Carne. Check out his Etsy page for super affordable prints from his collection!

(via This Is Colossal

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44 Comments

  1. dimitri wrote:

    Absolutely beautiful and very unique. I really love it. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Mira wrote:

    That looks so beautiful. Have to check out the prints. Maybe I can afford something 🙂

    xx

    glamdevils

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  3. Denisa wrote:

    Looks really nice. Have a nice day.

    http://www.fashiondenis.com/

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  4. Wow! I’ll have to look at prints! I’m kind of an art hoarder these days!

    <3becky
    http://www.loosefromthezoo.com

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  5. Breathtaking! These are so beautiful!

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  6. Sinem wrote:

    Ooooh! Beautiful!

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  7. EmerJa wrote:

    WOW, so beautiful! And the idea of using alcohol instead of water and how she explain the different behave they have on paper is really interesting!

    http://www.emerjadesign.com

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  8. amanda wrote:

    this is beautiful!

    Thanks for sharing!

    Kisses xxx

    http://honeypopkisses.blogspot.co.uk/

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  9. dorylyn wrote:

    exquisite

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  10. Louise wrote:

    WOWWWWWW, amazing artwork

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  11. Wow I love these – great to discover fellow Etsians! Off to check out his shop!

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  12. Reptilia wrote:

    amazing illustrations!

    http://www.justreptilia.com

    xx

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  13. simply amazing!!! xo, Alma
    http://www.soulofashopper.com

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  14. These are crazy cool!

    A new post on ways to actually wear spring runway trends in real life is up on Local & Opulent.

    http://localandopulent.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/453/

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  15. Wendy R wrote:

    Wow those are really cool! Thanks for sharing them!

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  16. Namrata wrote:

    Amazing illustrations! Love his style of work!

    Namrata
    http://seasoncheck.blogspot.in

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  17. Alyx wrote:

    Wow, those are so beautiful- the details are so intricate…amazing.

    http://alyxtheprincess.blogspot.com

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  18. this kind of art is the closest to my heart, im adored with this piece. i was wandering : is this a handmade artwork, or digital painting, there is no diference – this is just too perfect.

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  19. So beautiful!

    xx

    LEATHER & ICE CREAM

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  20. sharon wrote:

    these are so inspirational.
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  21. Love these! Just did a post on watercolor print shoes 🙂

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  22. Xeana wrote:

    Such beautiful illustrations!

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  23. Mary wrote:

    Gorgeous illustrations! I need to check out his store.

    Mary

    http://marymarysgarden.wordpress.com

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  24. Em wrote:

    Absolutely beautiful. I’d love to have one of these large scale in my living room!

    Thanks for continually bringing fantastic artists to our attention!

    xoxo, Em
    http://stylebydirtywater.blogspot.com

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  25. Paula wrote:

    Once again – thank you for this post. These pictures are totally amazing!

    ♥ Paula Shoe Fiend.
    http://shoe-fiend.blogspot.co.uk/

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  26. Amazing

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  27. Nice!

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  28. Kristina wrote:
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  29. ALIX wrote:

    Those paintings are gorgeous, they have a very subtle luxurious feeling!
    Love it, really beautiful, as the whole blog, girls!

    If you want to go check my photo and painting blog out, i’ll leave you the adress, enjoy!!

    http://auburnleaf.blogspot.fr/

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  30. Devika wrote:

    WOW! so beautiful and creative!!

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  31. Olivia wrote:

    They are very beautiful and amazing !! 🙂

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  32. Camille wrote:

    Carne Griffiths is a miraculous artist and these pieces are breath-takingly amazing!

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  33. anna wrote:

    It’s some thing more than perfect.<3

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  34. Lisa wrote:

    Absolutely Stunning. What an amazing Artist.

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