In 2008, graphic designer Becky Edgington and illustrator Sarah Beetson created two limited-edition packs of playing cards featuring images from Beetson’s exhibition, 50 Bucks: Bring On The Sluts. The images were selected from almost 500 small artworks created on moleskine paper, inspired by vintage pornography and a trip to Japan.

Pepsicola donated a vending machine which Beetson customized with illustrations and adjusted to vend the artworks in a Pepsi bottle at $50 a pop. The exhibition was a great success, touring Melbourne, London, Portland and New York, and by the time the exhibition run was over all of the original playing cards were sold.

Ever since then, people have been requesting new packs of the cards. With respect to the original limited run and the wonderful people who bought those first packs, Edgington and Beetson have created two all new packs showcasing a selection of the 437 other ‘Sluts’.

The two packs are “R” and “X” Rated: R is naughty, but a bit demure; X is the right choice if you’re looking looking for nudey boys, and generally ruder girls. Each pack is printed on delicious coated heavyweight matte stock, but the best feature is that every single card contains a different illustration (or ‘Slut’). These are a great way to unbalance your poker opponent, or add a cheeky sparkle to any cards evening. Both decks are available in the Lost At E Minor store

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Premiering her fourth solo exhibition, I Dream in Celluloid, Australian artist Sarah Beetson’s work presents the strange and beautiful world of lucid dreaming. With images inspired by Beetson’s dreams and memories, the exhibition will feature everything from hand-painted quilt to a stop-motion animation of her completing one of her works. Beetson’s fantastical show will start on the Gold Coast on February 19, with ten percent of all opening night sales being donated to The Queensland Flood Appeal.

Australian-based illustrator Sarah Beetson has her third solo exhibition, You Are Not What You Eat, beginning in Adelaide next month, as part of the Fringe Festival. It will then move onto Melbourne in March.

Melbourne-based illustrator Sarah Beetson has her second solo exhibition opening on June 6th, featuring Australia’s first Art Vending machine. 50 Bucks: Bring On The Sluts is a collection of 500 moleskine-sized artworks which will be priced at $50 each. Those interested in buying one will be able to make their purchase through a donated Pepsi vending machine, which will be dispensing the artworks in a ‘message in a bottle’ fashion. Should be fun.

French illustrator Miss Miza is currently working out of Barcelona where she creates works that play off the little things she collects — ‘small treasures’ she keeps carefully and ‘blends harmoniously’. [see also the work of Melbourne-based artist Sarah Beetson]

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Melbourne based illustrator Sarah Beetson is having her first solo exhibition at The McCulloch Gallery on Rankins Lane. The show, Bodies, opens on Friday July 13. Most of the work was included created in her Melbourne studio, with added influences from a trip she took to Hiroshima, Japan. [see also Sarah Beetson]

Argentinean illustrator Eduardo Bertone creates layered pop art inspired artworks which have been featured in numerous group and solo exhibitions throughout Europe. He studied graphic design at ESDG in Argentina and illustration in Madrid. [see also Ben Frost; Sarah Beetson]

Renee Nault’s work is kaleidoscope of colour, intricate patterns and ambiguous points of reference. Her portrait drawings are full of character. They’re kinda like the best friend you never had. [see also Deanne Cheuk; Sarah Beetson]

I love the work of UK-based artist Julia Staite. She was featured in the Curvy book [a collection of the world's best emerging female illustrators] that I put together a few years back and her cute meets kitsch, meets cool, meets colourful work is now represented by the illustration agency PVUK. [see also Sarah Beetson]

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A couple of funky cushion designs from Marie Hanson, a freelance illustrator and designer working out of Copenhagen, Denmark. Her work is wonderfully vibrant, a sea of bright colours colliding in a seemingly random assortment of shapes and patterns. [see also Ben Frost; Sarah Beetson]

Having recently relocated from London to Melbourne, Sarah Beetson is a dynamic and exciting young illustrator whose work ‘reflects herself in its energy and innovation. Among her current and frequent inspirations and obsessions are retro, trash and gay culture, vintage clothing, John Waters movies, Angela Carter, JT Leroy, The White Stripes and The Dresden Dolls, 1980s Pepsi logos, candy and fairgrounds. Her favourite place in the world is Coney Island, New York’. [see also Ben Frost]