Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the marvelous.

March 31, 2017 1:21 PM

Our digital lives are often nothing more than pure escapism, the lure of the perfect moment seemingly captured at will. But what about all those moments where the hum-drum of everyday life simple fills the void? Where you're laying the kitchen table out for dinner, rather than photographing what's on the plate. Where you're actually passed out on the couch instead of being tweeting frantically about the latest Netflix series you've become obsessed with? That's where artist Sally Nixon draws her inspiration for her series of amusing illustrations. More at her website and Instagram.
posted by Johnny Wallflower (6 comments total)

These are fantastic, thank you. A bit NSFW, in a benign-illustrated-nudity kind of way, just so folks are aware.
posted by sandettie light vessel automatic at 1:38 PM on March 31, 2017

these are rad and remind me of those Victorian illustrations of everyday domestic life that got posted here recently which I wish I could find right now
posted by prize bull octorok at 4:20 PM on March 31, 2017

it was this
posted by prize bull octorok at 4:28 PM on March 31, 2017

I've sometimes thought about just drawing illustrations of my own life and my friend's lives, mostly because where I live is such a weirdly idyllic place and some of the memories are just really beautiful.
posted by yueliang at 4:55 PM on March 31, 2017

I'm stIll inadequately adorable compared to these.
posted by Miko at 8:03 PM on March 31, 2017 [1 favorite]

Love these pictures. Thanks for posting!
posted by tuesdayschild at 10:51 AM on April 1, 2017