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Less than 20 days to Christmas! Still looking for the perfect present for that art lover in your life?? Fine Line Magazine’s 4 back issues make a great gift! Not to mention that they look amazing on your coffee table! www.finelinemagazine.etsy.com

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Still looking for the perfect present for that art lover in your life?? Fine Line Magazine's 4 back issues make a great gift! Not to mention that they look amazing on your coffee table! www.finelinemagazine.etsy.com

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Hello friends! 

It is with mixed feelings that we are announcing the end of Fine Line. We absolutely love the magazine and are so proud of what we have accomplished, but it is time for us to say good-bye. We have both been super busy with new projects and are feeling good about the paths we are currently taking. Of course, we want to say a huge thank you to our amazing artists and fans! It was such a pleasure working with all of you and we appreciate all the love and support you gave us! 

As a way to go out with a bang (and perfectly timed for the holidays!), we are offering 20% off everything in our Etsy shop. We are quickly selling out of our back issues, so don't wait! We like to think that Fine Line will be come a super hot collector's item one day. :) Use the coupon code: FINELINE1

www.finelinemagazine.etsy.com

Thank you for everything!

Cassandra & Jessica

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Are you guys familiar with the art work of our co-editor, Cassandra Smith? She repurposes found and vintage objects to give them awesome new life! And she could use your help in a contest!

The Martha Stewart American Made contest is a great way for up-and-coming artists/designers to get some recognition. Cassandra is competing in the contest and needs to get as many vote as possible. Please visit HER PAGE & VOTE!

http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/nominee/79876

PS. You can vote 6 times in a row! And vote again every 24 hours between now and Sept 13th if you have time. :) Thanks!

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YVES MARCHAND & ROMAIN MEFFRE

We absolutely love these photographs by Paris-based artists Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre. Rich textures, subtle pops of color and gorgeously soft lighting bring a sense of magic to these forgotten places.

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KAROLINE HJORTH & RIITTA IKONEN

An incredibly amazing and funny photo series, found here.

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JOE KIEVITT

We can't stop staring at these wonderfully graphic paintings by Portland, Maine-based artist Joe Kievitt. Working on paper with ink and liquid paint, Kievitt isolates areas for treatment, working on a slow and meticulous process, creating these somewhat hypnotic asymmetrical works.

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ISABEL M. MARTINEZ

How great are these perceptual studies by Toronto-based artist Isabel M. Martinez. Spending her formative years in Santiago, Chile, Martinez's work takes apart experience, time, perception and emotion in these simple yet mesmerizing photographs. Each piece is done using analog medium format film, multiple exposures, and in-camera masks to achieve the striped pattern, which at times renders the illusion of a three dimensional collage.

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EMILY BARLETTA

Brooklyn-based fiber artist Emily Barletta has us looking twice at her organically inspired pieces. At first glance we thought they were mere drawings, but each delicate line is actually thread, which makes us love it twice as much. Her careful use of color and composition weave textures that feel natural and inspiring - now if we could only see it in person!

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IZZIYANA SUHAIMI

We love these sweet pieces by Singapore-based artist Izziyana Suhaimi. Combining traditional illustration, watercolor and then adding embroidery, Suhaimi creates a subtle narrative between the traditional craftsmanship and contemporary subjects in these beautifully done pieces.

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ILSE LEENDERS

From her series "Mimicry", Netherlands-based artist Ilse Leenders creates these carefully composed, colorful pieces that feel perfectly spring-like to us. Speaking to the idea of individuality and identity in contemporary society, "Mimicry" presents humans as faceless animals, adapting to their environments. Check out her website for a variety of other great projects.

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DANIEL SEUNG LEE

From his series Corolla, New York-based photographer Daniel Seung Lee gives us a new way to see a very old subject. Removing color from flowers - arguably their defining and most attractive characteristic - Lee instead paints a rich textural portrait of something wonderfully organic, and yet almost leaves us feeling cheated. 

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ANNA POGOSSOVA

Yet another artist we just had to share from our favorite art blog, The Jealous Curator. The most peaceful, lovely photographs of Iceland by Sydney based photographer Anna Pogossova.

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Jesse Draxler

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OLIVER JEFFERS

A native Irishman, Brooklyn-based artist and illustrator Oliver Jeffers is as clever as he is talented. From his oil paintings featured here, to his picture books for children, Jeffers has a knack for balancing sweetness with a touch of irony. Titles like Gravity, Depiction of Beauty and Adolf Dali complete the story.

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KENOJUAK ASHEVAK

We're loving the honest simplicity of these pieces by Inuit folk artist Kenojuak Ashevak. Seemingly borrowed from another time, her confident use of color and composition is really refreshing. These pieces are from her Birds series, courtesy of 50watts.

Ashevak passed this January at the age of 85. For more information about her read on:

"One of the best known and most acclaimed Inuit artists of the last 50 years, Kenojuak Ashevak, is being remembered by many across Canada this week....Ashevak began contributing to the famed Cape Dorset print collections in 1959, and [...] contributed to them every year since, right up until the fall 2012 release." [continue reading at Canadian Art]

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LAURA REDBURN

Always a sucker for colorful collage, we love these pieces by Wales-based artist Laura Redburn. Drawing equally from nature, dreams and the past, Laura's work blends innocence and playfulness perfectly.