Cool Sh*t: Art + Design

This installment of cool sh*t is dedicated to art + design from Chicago creatives. See something you like? Support it + follow the artist. p.s. stay til' the end for a lil' fcttw update :)

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1(CHI)CAG-ODOG ON THE L - @justfanni

"FANTASÍA ARIEL IS A CHICAGO NATIVE ARTIST. SHE ESPECIALLY ENJOYS PORTRAYING WOMEN THROUGH HER DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS. WITH A BACKGROUND IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND CREATIVE WRITING, SHE’S CURRENTLY EXPLORING DIFFERENT WAYS TO TELL STORIES."

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@frijoliz.art

"FRIJOZ IS THE PSEUDONAME FOR AN ILLEGALIZED PERSON, PROPGRANDIST/CULTURAL WORKER WHO TOUCHES ON THEMES OF MIGRATION, MOTHERHOOD, QUEERNESS, AND LIBERATION"

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Journey of a Panther Tee - @bycohenwaters

"ESTABLISHED IN 2022, BODIES OF WATER IS A BLACK OWNED FASHION-HOUSE FOUNDED BY COHEN WATERS JR. INSPIRED BY THE COMMUNITY & THE LOCALS OF CHICAGO, BODIES OF WATER PROVIDES A LENS INTO INNER-CITY BLACK CULTURE WITH FASHION & EVENTS. WE OFFER COMMENTARY ON EQUALITY ALONG WITH THE STRUGGLES OF BLACK PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. BODIES OF WATER IS AN ADVANCEMENT FROM COHEN'S INTRODUCTORY BRAND WTRS*, WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN 2019 IN THEIR LIVING ROOM."

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Sun Flower Bag - @theghettoflower

"THE GHETTO FLOWER IS A COMMUNITY OF INNOVATORS AND CURATORS, EQUIPPED WITH THE INTERNET, DEVOTED TO UPLIFTING AND SHARING THE VOICES AND CONVERSATIONS THAT DEFINE OUR COMMUNITY."

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Wonders of the Redline - @ewrks

"A CHICAGO-BASED MULTIMEDIA ARTIST WHOSE WORK EXPLORES THEMES OF RACIAL IDENTITY, INTIMACY, AND GENDER."

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@aghettoartstudio

NOW AVAILABLE IN-STORES AT FOURTUNE HOUSE + SOULFULL CHICAGO

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TO THE WORLD: a chicago coloring book - @fromchicagototheworld*

*SNEAK PEEK OF WORK IN PROGRESS