Laura Cesari - Fantasy Deco Drawings and Prints

Microcosm, handmade block print.

Carving the print block for Microcosm.

Original drawing for Pegasus, next to the print block.

The relief block printing process, printing Harvest Dryad in 2020.

Ink detail of Centaurs. Hand-printing allows each print to be unique, no two are alike!

Fabulous Wallflowers Ink Print Series

Plants, animals, and human forms entwine and coexist in a world of decorative fantastical beings.

Carved and printed by hand, from my original drawings, each of these prints has a unique ink blend and texture. I print in small runs, outside on sunny days, and the prints are signed, dated, and numbered.

You can find handmade limited-edition prints, as well as clothing and accessories with my art, at my shop:
Caballera.com.

Inspired by ornamental arts, folklore, archetype, and nature, these images represent the unity, harmony, and balance of living things.

I love making my own original lines; reflecting on the themes I've seen and felt as a 5th-generation Californian artist: I'm an especially big fan of Cali's folk arts evolution from our early-1900's Art Deco to our 1960's-70's Psychedelic Art Nouveau resurgence, and motifs inspired by my roots in the Mediterranean, Himalayas, and South America.

In hybridizing these elements, I've made my own unique multicultural dreamworld of mythical numinae; in surreal nature-inspired landscapes, they show a harmony and connection between humans, animals, plants, and the Universe.

We grow up on tales of mermaids, angels, dragons, and fairies, and we accept these mythical creatures with a sense of imaginative childlike wonder. I hope my hybrid beings and multicultural deco drawings can inspire people to think inclusively and love each others' differences in the same way that we love mermaids, angels, dragons, and fairies. ♥

See what's available now and buy original ink prints at Caballera.com.