typography

A recent artist I discovered during quarantine who inspires my artwork is Marley Soden (who goes by “Marley Makes Things” on social media). I’ve always been really interested in typography and calligraphy, and Marley is constantly pushing the boundaries with writing styles, mediums, and surfaces. She’s designed a variety of things from large-scale murals to book covers. Something I found very moving was her story about her struggles with eating disorders and her relationships with food, but how she found comfort and recovery by fostering a newfound love of cooking and incorporating it into her art. A lot of her recent designs are made with food items which she bakes herself (like words made out of sprinkles or flour). Her attention to detail- from the initial design, to the construction, to the digital editing- is incredibly inspiring!