Once, when I was around 21, I had an eye-opening conversation over lunch with someone who had worked for years in managerial positions at charities. While my mind was occupied with graduate opportunities and starting salaries, his was elsewhere. “There are some people we probably don’t need anymore,” he said of his organisation as we […]
Based out of Northwest Ohio, near the city of Toledo, the artist Paul Verdell paints and draws a variety of people with plenty of personality. Like most artists, he has drawn since he was little, but didn’t make a real go of the medium until he was in his mid 20s. That was when he […]
You may know Coco Capitán for a number of reasons. Her evocative photographs or atmospheric paintings are grounded in an inherent understanding of form. Her signature typeface, on the other hand, is instantly recognisable in its unconventional, hand rendered personality. An aphorism previously seen on the site back in 2019, when we met Coco’s football […]
Like many working artists, Catherine Repko remembers a childhood fuelled by creativity. She had a handful of encouraging art teachers that helped grow her confidence in the field, which meant that by the time she graduated, her sight was undeniably set on art school. “I don’t really remember making that decision, it just was,” she […]
During the first lockdown, artist Sammi Lynch had the pleasure of looking after a dog. Most mornings, she would journey with the dog from her flat in Stoke Newington to Walthamstow wetlands for a walk. And over the course of a year, Sammi and the dog witnessed the seasons subtly changing before them. As golden […]
We love to hear about a creative’s latest endeavours over here at It’s Nice That, especially if that update involves one of their favourite commissions to date. Gigi Rose Gray, an artist born and raised in New York City, bedazzled us with her illustrations of women and buildings nearly six years ago. Since then, Dorchester Collection commissioned […]
Some of life’s best occurrences tend to happen on the off-chance. It could be that fleeting, spontaneous moment where you decide to go out for the evening, which turns out to be the best night out you’ve ever had; or maybe you say yes to an unexpected project and gain commissions off the back of […]