Bodil Jane

Dutch illustrator Bodil Jane continues to blow me away with her feminine,...

Diane Dal-pra

There’s a special energy amongst women, found in friendships, relationships and family, that inspires Paris-based artist Diane Dal-pra to replicate that same spirit in her acrylic paintings. I just love the juxtaposition of old and new in…

Camilla Perkins

I only recently discovered the work of UK based artist Camilla Perkins and thanks to her vivid depiction of sapeurs from Africa’s Republic of Congo, I’ve fallen down a wonderful rabbit hole, learning about a…

Ana Leovy

Mexico City based artist Ana Leovy is disrupting beauty stereotypes with her...

Kanghee Kim

Artist KangHee Kim's series Street Errands, where layers of her own digital...

Helle Mardahl

I want candy! Or should I say, I want Halle Mardahl candy. I’m currently obsessing over the Danish designer’s glass “bonbonnières”. Lidded jars, dishes and vases are individually hand blown and left to take on…

Joseph Lee’s Portraits

Los Angeles based actor and artist Joseph Lee has spent years studying faces and the feelings that they emote. So it’s absolutely impressive that his series of abstract portraits, composed of just a few thick,…

Diego Cabezas

Spanish sculptor Diego Cabezas is a master at bringing line drawings to life. I’m just blown away by his striking, hand-forged iron sculptures and how, despite their elegant minimalism, they manage to exude so much…

Ashley Seil Smith

2018 was undoubtedly the year of the woman. So what better artist to feature than Ashley Seil Smith, whose work centers around themes of feminism, intersectionality and interculturalism. Not much is necessary to define the strength,…

Holly Jolley

Chilian artist Holly Jolley's illustrated portraits make me happy and jolly. Look...

Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen

Honestly, wow . . . let’s just take a moment to bask in total awe of the pure magic that artist Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen creates, shall we? The Danish paper artist has been making paper…

Why I Do What I Do

The question I get asked the most, since I started my blogging career nearly nine years ago is: what inspired you to start HonestyWTF? The short answer is: I’m in it for all the extraordinary…

Altoids Tin Art

Landscape painter of the West, Glenn Dean, has notoriously used Altoids tins...