I'm not one to spend £3 plus on a cup of coffee. I'd much rather buy some good beans and make some myself at home than cruise by Starbucks every morning for my fix. But I do make a trip to Starbucks every Wednesday; not for coffee-related activities, but rather for a knitting group.

I don't think anyone would be surprised by me saying I adore Audrey Kawasaki's work. She is one of the most inspiring artists about at the moment, and her fame certainly well deserved. Once before I was poised to buy one of her prints before completely forgetting on the day the print was release. As typical with her works, it sold out well before I remembered.

This Sunday her new print, She Entwined, goes on sale.

I absolutely love this adorable peephole covers on Cocoboheme. Now if only I had a peephole to attached one too

(Found via NOTCOT.org)

Yoko Tanji's fantastical works possess striking textures and colours, and are so diverse in content and style it is almost as if they have been produced by various artists. As well as creating her own illustration masterpieces, she works as an illustrator for both magazines and book covers.

UK-born but now based in Japan, Japanese-British artist Gez Fry applies both hand-drawn and computer-generated techniques to his anime-inspired style. The influence of several big manga artists, such as Masamune Shirow (of 'Ghost in the Shell' fame) can be seen in his work, as well as those ...

Once based in Los Angeles and now in Thailand, illustrator Yoko Tanaka creates pieces that are adorable but slightly morbid and reminiscent of children's fairy tail books. The soft, limited palette combined with the medium of acrylic on wood lends her paintings a beautiful endearing texture and depth

Born and raised in Toba, Japan, Yoskay Yamamoto moved to the United States at the age of 15. A self-trained illustrator, Yamamoto's artistic tastes expanded as he fell in love with the urban culture of the West coast

Illustrator Katogi Mari's fantasy works bring to mind the traditional illustrations German fairy tail books would often contain, those many of us will remember from our childhoods. Her simple, pastel-based colour schemes are given an extra layer with intricate shapes and patterns

So far I've tried to be quite lean with what I pick up from the Spring 2010 season. I have mountains of recently purchased DVDs sitting on my bookshelves (Baccano!, Eureka Seven, Rahxephon ... the list could go on) and I'm trying to focus on series bought with hard-earned cash rather than 'free' fansubs ...

I'm not the biggest CLAMP fan. In fact, I used to be a more vocal fan, especially before I'd read the fast majority of their manga.