Animated Fingers

Very busy just now with all sorts of projects, most due for completion very soon. This year I have been working on animations with some students, this is a frame from one, I love the way my camera recognised the faces.

Beware Petunia by Roger Duvoisin

Got a fantastic book sent to me today, the illustrations are just wondrous, but then it is my favourite illustrator, Roger Duvoisin. I have posted more images at flickr for you to enjoy.

Maarten Baas's Wonderful Furniture

Oh I love wobbly looking furniture, here are some new finds by Maarten Baas.

Antique Flooring Stairs by Jan Korbes

Jan Korbes’ belongs to a group called Garbage Architecture in The Netherlands who's focus is, “objects interiors research and workshops based on recovered waste materials”.

Gran and Her Hen

This is my gran with the black hen who lived with her for a while, supplying a daily egg , but always managed to do her business outside. It is a paper felt picture made from mulched pre-dyed serviettes I call it paper felt as it is a process very like making felt though mixing the colours is exactly the same as painting.

Fancy Pigeons and Pigeon Fanciers

Fancy Pigeons by Fazal Sheikh. http://www.fazalsheikh.org/ I have had a wee thing about pigeons for a while now, it fits as I love producing pictures of people with birds. I really want to go and photograph Pigeon fanciers with their birds and do some drawings and paintings, this beautiful photo will spur me on to do something about it soon.

Gates of Hell by Heather B Swann

Top: documentation photo by Wolfie on Flickr

Bottom: documentation photo by John Raptis

Street sculpture in Degraves Street Melborne by Heather B Swann.

http://www.helenmaxwell.com/artists/artists_display.asp?ID=102

Shadows

Shadow Puppet production of little Red Riding Hood by my students, every year I teach some students about Shadow puppets and challenge them to put on a performance, the results are wonderful.

Mashallah Design

Top: Wolf

Bottom: Juki

http://www.mashallahdesign.lacaptas.com/public/indexpage

I've been wanting to share this fantastic Wolf T-shirt with you for days, Mashallah Designs collaborated with Linda Kostowski http://www.realfakewatches.com/ to create this digital T- Shirt.

Wolf has been produced digitally and has 419 component faces. Three people were digitally recorded and their three dimensional data was converted into two dimensional sewing paterns and ultimately these interesting clothes.

Fazal Sheikh, Photographer

Found this incredible photographer at http://masalachaionline.blogspot.com/ . I adore this surreal picture, but there are many fantastic, sensitive and journalistic photographs on Fazal Sheikh's site.
He works usually in a documentary form creating a sustained portrait of communities and their triumphs and problems, exhibiting and producing stunning books the image above is from moksha.

Lui Bolin

"Each person chooses his/her own way in the process of contacting outside world. I choose to merge myself into the environment. Saying that I am disappeared in the environment, it would be better to say that the environment has licked me up ..." Lui Bolin.

Sometimes I Loose Things...

Sometimes I loose things that I want to blog, and now I have just found someones work that I lost for a while. Not that it is surprising as the dutch artist Desiree Palmen specializes in camouflage, and has now spent over a decade making people disappear into their surroundings.

http://www.desireepalmen.nl/text.php

Telephonic Sheep by Jean-Luc Cornec

Top Photo Dandyman, Bottom Photo: Hannerola

These sheep by Jean-Luc Cornec, exhibited in Frankfurt in 2004, are stunning, blogged everywhere but I still wanted to share them, as maybe you've missed them on your travels.

Marshmallow Sculpture by my Students

Today was Marshmallow Sculpture day for my students, happy days, here is a wee inkling of their success.

David Dear's timepiece 'The Hourglass'

This is very elegant piece by David Dear, I can't really look at Hourglasses without thinking of the Wizard of Oz. Oh and I love the Orange adverts with the lovely Wicked Witch of the West ...

http://www.kikkerland.com/designers/dear.html

Wire Cat by Sashetta

Wonderful wire cat with tummy full of fish made by Sashetta an Israeli jeweler at Flickr.

Noa family

The Noa family designs are beautiful and if you like the challenge of navigating Japanese websites here they are:

http://www.noafamily.com/index.html

They design and make wonderful baby wear, blankets and gifts as well as accessories and stationery. You can also buy them here: http://stores.ebay.co.uk/My-Fair-Lady-2007

Shinzi Katoh Bunny Teapot 'tea for two'

Just wonderful.
Shinzi Katoh items seem to be harder to come by all the time. If you like bags and folders go here; http://stores.ebay.co.uk/My-Fair-Lady-2007

Little Hats

Lovely felt hats that I bought today for a crazy £1 each, hours of fun.

Ronnie Yarisal and Katja Kublitz

Passive Aggressive Machine by Ronnie Yarisal and Katja Kublitz , I Love this stress busting creation. Maybe you have some ideas of where you could see it best placed; banks, post office queues, work? Both graduates of Central St Martins London, they create installations that are akin to toys for adults or candid camera exploits. http://www.yarisalkublitz.com/

Gerald Rose's Illustration

Another favourite children's book from Gerald and Elizabeth Rose the wonderful story of 'Old Winkle and the Seagulls' wonderful evocative illustrations and a generous spirited story of kindness and hope.

United We Stand by Rob Southcott

Another tangle of wood that appeals to me is this fabulous thicket of chairs by Rob Southcott http://www.robsouthcott.com/

Peter Marigold

Top: Octave Bottom: Split Boxes Peter Marigolds designs are fascinating, with clever use of disposable objects and waste products. http://www.petermarigold.com/

Beautiful Coops from Framebow

I found these very beautiful hen houses at Framebow, building chicken coops is an artform in itself and these design solutions are great. http://www.framebow.co.uk/

Chicken Coops of Norfolk

Cots to chicken coops, there is a reason for this strange passage of thought, and that is the cot reminded me of those lovely wheelie chicken coops. Then I was reminded of Joff's coops and his lovely broody goose, who hopefully has a gaggle of goslings to fuss over now.

Alberto Marcos

Madrid based designer and architect Alberto Marcos cot with wheels (called Zebra).

http://www.kidslovedesign.com/ninetonine-zebra01-zebra02-convertible-baby-cot.htm

Wallpapers by Emma Hack

http://www.emmahack.com.au/

Emma Hack, Chameleon's on Wallpaer

It is dress and skirt time again and here are some fab examples of the Australian artist Emma Hacks body art or skin illustrations. http://www.emmahack.com.au/