Here’s a thing that’s equal parts twee, charming, and—at times—darkly funny: Real Life Lines. Started by illustrator Charly Clements, the parameters of the project are simple. Clements draws a few basic illustrations and adds a couple of lines of text to a photo of a real-world object. She then documents her surprisingly human work on her reallifelines Instagram account:
It’s a natural continuation of Clements’ illustration work, which frequently features anthropomorphized objects. But the real-word connection really steps up the whimsy.