Posts by Margherita Cole

Margherita Cole

Margherita Cole is a Contributing Writer at My Modern Met and illustrator based in Southern California. She holds a BA in Art History with a minor in Studio Art from Wofford College, and an MA in Illustration: Authorial Practice from Falmouth University in the UK. She wrote and illustrated an instructional art book about how to draw cartoons titled 'Cartooning Made Easy: Circle, Triangle, Square' that was published by Walter Foster in 2022.
Illustration
November 16, 2023

Artist Captures Warm Family Moments in Beautiful Watercolor Illustrations

There are many ways that families show their love. It can be in the smallest moments, like a mother brushing her daughter's hair, or a father letting his child sit on his lap. Artist Soosh captures these tender fleeting moments in her beautiful watercolor illustrations. Using a delicate color palette, she renders a variety of family dynamics, including siblings, parents and children, as well as grandparents. Her scenes are always domestic and full of love.

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Crafts
November 13, 2023

Crochet Artist Creates Colorful Flora, Fungi, and Seashells That Look Like the Real Thing

It's easy to mistake one of Marianne Seiman‘s creations for a real-life piece of nature. The Estonia-based artist crafts amazingly lifelike flora and fungi in crochet, sparing no small detail in her work. From polka-dot mushrooms to flower-dotted vines, these tactile pieces are as impressive as they are enticing to touch. Seiman learned crochet as a child, but did not pursue it until she moved to the countryside in her mid-twenties.

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