Since we last featured Brooklyn-based sculptor
Nina Levy’s
awesome illustrations on her sons’ lunch napkins, the creative mom has been hard at work churning out more drawings, which she documents under the Instagram handle ‘
@dailynapkins’.
Using watercolor paints and a black Sharpie, she creates fantastic illustrations on plain white napkins that blend together pop culture characters.
When she first started out in 2006, her two sons Archer and Ansel would use the napkins to wipe their hands and clean themselves, but these days they take on a more decorative purpose.
The loving mom spends one to two hours every night on her drawings, and views them as a symbol of her love for her children as well as a fun project.
“I view them as a sort of compulsory nightly drawing practice, an enforced pop culture update, and, in my most pretentious moments, a form of sustained performance art,” she told
Instagram Blog.
View some of Levy’s illustrations below and follow her drawing adventures
here.
Stitch and Paddington: two cute, destructive and totally unrealistic pets that my younger son would really like to have live at our house. #paddingtonmovie #paddingtonbear #paddington #stitch #liloandstitch #disney #disneyinfinity #dailynapkins #napkinart #teamup #pets
A photo posted by @dailynapkins on Jan 8, 2015 at 12:52pm PST
Minions Menorah for Hanukkah: Sadly, we did not have a minyan of Minions. #minions #despicableme #minionsthemovie #minionsmovie #dailynapkins #napkinart #fanart #hannukah #menorah #mashup
A photo posted by @dailynapkins on Dec 18, 2014 at 5:09pm PST
Over the weekend, I realized that there was only one week left of school and there had been no seasonally themed napkins. I had noticed that the most popular napkin as far as web traffic goes recently is one with the Minions dressed up for Christmas... And given that we will probably have to see the upcoming Minions movie I should probably do another holiday Minions napkin....The Minions lend themselves to endless costuming and mashups. (google "minions mashup" if you doubt, or have nothing better to do) Not so much for Rocket and Groot. They seem a little annoyed by the decorations and the substitution of candy cane for weapon. #marvel #marvelmovies #marvelsuperheroes #rocketraccoon #rocketandgroot #groot #dailynapkins #napkinart #fanart #mashup #holidayspirit #christmastree #christmasdecorations #christmasmashup #christmas
A photo posted by @dailynapkins on Dec 15, 2014 at 1:12pm PST
What's black and white and can't see where it is going? Penguin Troopers wearing my attempt at the new Storm Trooper helmets from the Star Wars trailer, but had trouble. #starwars #penguins #stormtrooper #mashup #dailynapkins #napkinart #fanart
A photo posted by @dailynapkins on Dec 8, 2014 at 1:39pm PST
C3PO Hails a Cyberman: Which metal suited guy is more cool? My sons like both Star Wars and Doctor Who, but at the moment, they prefer the Cybermen. #doctorwho #Cybermen #c3PO #starwars #dailynapkins #napkinart #fanart #teamup
A photo posted by @dailynapkins on Nov 17, 2014 at 3:27pm PST
Snarky animals share a sarcastic moment: Grumpy Cat and Ricket Raccoon. #grumpycat #rocketraccoon #marvel #guardiansofthegalaxy #superheroes #talkinganimals #dailynapkins #napkinart #fanart #teamup
A photo posted by @dailynapkins on Aug 3, 2014 at 3:01pm PDT
"I'm expending considerable energy on not eating you." One of our favorite lines so far in Sage Blackwood's "Jinx's Magic" #werewolf #jinx #sageblackwood #dailynapkins #napkinart #fanart
A photo posted by @dailynapkins on Nov 20, 2014 at 2:12pm PST
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My Modern Met and
Instagram Blog, images via
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