Kristina Sabaite

A Lithuanian children's book illustrator living in Spain, Kristina Sabaite's work is a delight. Her red riding hood broaches necklaces and rings, but best of all I love her rabbits.

Happy Doodle Land

Flora does it again, and wins my heart with this wonderful illustration.

Frank Chimero

Here is 'Spooky The Cat' by Frank Chimero, Frank has some very clever and wonderful pieces, I also really like his series on the states of America.

A Little Hut

Here is some clever paper work by Patricia Zapata at A Little Hut. Patricias blog site has lots of free downloads and just wonderful designs.

Angi Lewin

I love the colours in this Angi Lewin lino print, and the ever wonderful allium head. http://www.angielewin.co.uk

Alexander Hendry

The wonderful designs of Alexander Hendry at Fabric worm, http://www.fabricworm.etsy.com

Pastastic

Freya's picture of me, Yes those are bags!

Today, to combat flu cabin fever, we played with pasta. The creations are now going hard ready to paint, sticky messy fun, and a good way to rid yourself of pasta, purchase, mistakes (the intestine like tube pasta is not good).

Faces

I love this sheet of painted faces, I find it really inspiring, it is painted faces for textile dolls by Mary Stanley. http://marystanley.blogspot.com

Abigail McLellan

This is the work of a Scottish artist Abigail McLellan who died just last month aged just 40. Her work has wonderful soft quality and wonderful colour. Images from Rebecca Hossack Gallery; http://www.r-h-g.co.uk/ and The Open Eye Gallery http://www.openeyegallery.co.uk/

Woolly Jumper Garland by Mary Stanley

These little jumper garlands created by Mary Stanley, are great and they reminded me of Little Robin Red Vest.

I found them here; http://www.flickr.com/photos/art_spirit

Little Robin Red Vest by Jan Fearnley

This book has been a Christmas favourite in my house for 10 years or more, It has lovely illustrations and is a story of generous spirit, I highly recommend it.

Tattoo Ladies

Couldn't resist sharing more of the fantastic work of Mimi Kirchner and after Gertie's man, Mimi's ladies go very well. http://mimikirchner.com/

Gerties Tattoos

http://www.deillustratiestudio.nl/ Had to show you Gertie's lovely tattooed man too.

Printing with...

...Finlay's rubber band ball, made very interesting marks, and is good to grip onto for small hands or hands that don't do what their owners want them too.

Anne Beth Borselius

In a similar style to Gertie's bird cage is this work by ceramicist Anne-Beth Borselius who's work I discovered today at http://pinkpagodastudio.blogspot.com/ to see more of this wonderful Swedish artists work, here is her website; http://www.annebeth.se/

Gertie Jaquet

Children's illustrator Gertie Jaquet also makes fantastic ceramics, this piece is my favourite. http://www.deillustratiestudio.nl

Paula Valentim

Similarly delicate and sensitive work is made by Paula Valentium from porcelain, who's work is just wonderful. http://paulavalentimceramics.blogspot.com/

Fiona Watson

http://fionawatson.co.uk Here are some examples of Fiona's etchings.

A Way With Things

Some people are good at making everything beautiful, I think this must be so with artist and print maker Fiona Watson, here is a tiny selection of the beauty that she has posted at her flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildgoosechase/

Illness and spirogyra

A day at home, as everyone is ill except me (the nurse), has led to bouts of spirogyra. May be for a mobile, may be for shhhhh (Christmas) maybe just for fun.