Charles Dellschau was an American butcher who lived between 1830 and 1923. He was a part of the Sonora Aero Club, a group of men that met to discuss and design flying machines. According to his diaries one of the members of this seceret society had discovered the formula for an anti-gravity fuel he called “NB […]
Hailing from Colombia, South America, Julian de Narvaez is an artist with an antiquated illustration style. Resembling the woodcuts that were used to illustrate children’s books in days of yore, Julian’s art works capture the essence of both a world from the past and a world that exists only in fairy tales and the artist’s […]
Eric Fan is an artist and illustrator from Toronto, Canada, who specializes in apparel design. His illustrations have found a place on cell phone covers, t-shirts and tote bags through websites such as Society6 and Threadless. Eric Fan’s art work combines steampunk and fantasy imagery with antiquated illustration styles, resulting in illustrations that combine modern ideas […]
Takeo Takei was born in Suwa, Japan in 1894. In 1921 the young Takei got married and turned to his art in order to support his family, illustrating a children’s magazine with his stylized, attractive drawings. Throughout the course of his career, Takei produced hundreds of illustrations for magazines, posters and children’s books. This gallery […]
Betty Boop was a cartoon character that was created by Max Fleischer in the 1930s. Betty Boop’s first appearance was in Dizzy Dishes in 1930 and the little animated temptress went on to perform in the Talkartoon and and Betty Boop animated series. This cute, curly-haired character was based on the actress Helen Kane who was famed […]
Stephanie Rubiano creates collages out of antique photographs, real butterfly wings and textual elements such as vintage letters and old documents. Each antique fairy collage is unique, made up of whimsical ideas that capture the artist’s imagination at a certain point in time. Rubiano’s creative portraits include symbolic elements such as crowns (royalty and superiority), […]