Though I rarely post about other people's creations over here, but I looked around and realized I have quite a bunch of talented friends / colleagues around the world, so I'm using the occasion to start a series of posts on these people and other inspiring creatives whose work really speaks to me.

The first one is Karina Manucharyan, my dear friend from Yerevan, Armenia. I'm super excited to see a person who has enough of courage to drop a proper graphic design job for pursuing her dream of entering a global illustration industry. She started with a children book and tons of hand drawn botanic illustrations, that are available to see at her portfolio http://karinamanucharyan.com/ and really strikingly gorgeous Facebook and Instagram pages full not only of her latest work, but also inspiration and process photos.

A conscious naiveness mixed with really properly done observational drawings gives some true honesty and authenticity to the whole thing, and in case you are looking for an illustrator for any hand drawn lifestyle / food / gardening / children's book project, drop her a line: karinamanucharyan @ gmail . com

©Karina Manucharyan, 2014