Online - January 11, 2006

Cute Seeks Same

Alena Hennessy’s Artwork

As Hello Kitty and every Pomeranian puppy on the planet have amply demonstrated, cuteness never goes out of style.

It seems, however, to be having a particularly strong moment now.

So, in keeping with the times, we present Alena Hennessy, a North Carolina-based artist whose artwork and clothing is adorned with deer, bunnies, unicorns, birdies, flowers, and trees that are fresh, pretty, and — it can’t be denied — cute.

Much of her dreamy work — white outlines on pastel backgrounds — includes acrylic- and epoxy resin-on-wood paintings in the $120-$320 range, as well as prints and a line of “fauna” (hand-poured hydrostone wall reliefs) for considerably less. So for a relatively small investment, you can get in on the current climate of cute.

Which, frankly, seems in no danger of blowing over.

Available online at alenahennessy.com.