Friday 30 April 2010

Lotta-Pia Kallio

Above: Bug Dress, Below: Dear WilliamLotta-Pia Kallio " I am interested in small stories and traces left by different events. My favourite materials and media are textile, photographs and video. I also make art of used objects, reassemble pieces into new stories and realities. My works often reflect the past: I try to catch the time passing by, understand the events around me, rewind and play in slow motion."

Yuki Kitazumi

These delicate and beautiful compositions are by Japanese illustrator Yuki Kitazumi

Thursday 29 April 2010

Nick Ashby



Nick Ashby's flocks of birds are wonderful. Nick produces pictures with themes of repetitive imagery. He also has an amazing series called everyone I know. Have a look at his portfolio it has some very haunting and interesting works.

Mark Hearld



Prompted by Rob Dunlavey and then Deb's posting of Mark Hearlds print, I revisited Godfrey and Watt and found these wonderful pigeon's that I had missed before.

Olivia Jeffries

Above: What's the use, Below: A breath of Fresh Air


Above: In the dark I do exist. Olivia Jeffries loves old pieces of paper, scraps of history, paper with wrinkles and liver spots to scribe on and reinvent into her art. A great way to escape the dangers of a fresh blank white piece of paper.

Wednesday 28 April 2010

Guy Taplin

A wonderful sardine boat by the Guy Taplin, this piece is not his usual style, but its is simply a beautiful thing.

Automata by Cartoonmonster

Wonderful kinetic toys from the  cartoonmonster  Brianne Mees. I love automata's so I was thrilled to find these lovely wave machines, and having watched a film of them moving I am even more enamoured.

Anika Easter


Above and below; Images of Fenced In
Anika Easter is concerned with the lines of wires in our world, and in the piece above has magically made the fence wires into guitar strings that can be tuned, for you to pick a tune as you pass, wonderful. Anika also designs clothing and paints.

Tuesday 27 April 2010

Luella Martin




Here are some of Luella Martin's paintings of Allotments. Little bright jewels, observing the treasure of allotment plots. Luella is a painter and printmaker working in Brighton.

Mary Summer

Above: Sheep Tree, Below: Seaside Field

Above Hayle Birds, Below: Cornish Field

Mary Summer's paintings have wonderful observations of nature and its humour. Mary paints observations of the south west coast where she lives, her compositions have lovely colour and texture, but most of all I love their sense of fun.

Monday 26 April 2010

Potato Prints


The last of my posts on John Dilnot's creative madness, I had to include it though! Potato Prints, love it.

Bad Apples and other joy's

Above: bad Apples, Below: Moths

Above: Weeds and Pests, Below Garden Birds.

A small selection of some of John Dilnot's wonderful screen printed books available at his website.

John Dilnot


I have been aware of these gorgeous boxes of flight for a while, but at last I have found John Dilnot's website and all his wonderful work.

Alex Malcolmson


These 'slatted birds' by Alex Malcolmson are a joy, based upon the idea of an upturned boat and drawing upon the traditions of decoy making, absolutely stunning. Alex also established the Godfrey & Watt Gallery in Yorkshire which I found today, and which exhibits many of my favourite artists.

Sunday 25 April 2010

Francesco Misseri's A.E.I.O.U



These sand animations from the Misseri studio are fantastically creative, and breathtakingly simple in their expressive mark making. There are also some wonderful paper origami animations from this team Quaq quao

Francesco Misseri

Above: Mio Mao 'The Spider', Below: Mio Mao 'The Peacock'

Above and below Mio Mao 'The Kingfisher'
I want to share a glimmer of the amazing works of Francesco Misseri and the Misseri Studio. 'Mio Mao' is a wonderful series of animations made with plasticine. I adore the way they are so are so cleverly made, and the fluidity and abstract morphism that they are not afraid to use.

Mogu Takahashi




Mogu Takahashi is an illustrator designer and artist living in Tokyo her work is rich in fun, experimentation and energy.

Saturday 24 April 2010

Laura Di Francesco


An angel with a duck by Laura Di Francesco a children's illustrator originally from Italy. Her works are delicate line drawings with strong colourful details.

Aliette


This is one of a series of prints by Aliette, a Parisian graphic designer, about autumn. They are wonderful, lacking in colour and yet full of colour at the same time, subtle and beautifully balanced.

Friday 23 April 2010

Geke Uit De Bosch



Paintings by the Dutch artist Geke Uit De Bosch, paints with soft layered palett of abstract landscape with wonderful slices of line.

Thursday 22 April 2010

Deborah Foutch


Deborah Foutch sculpts, stitches and paints, the above image is called 'All rivers lead to the sea' and is stitched paper, and is part of a river series.

Cornelis Ruhtenberg

This is one of the beautiful painting's of Cornelis Ruhtenberg who's work I found at the Olson Larsen Gallery. Cornelis Ruhtenberg was originally from Latvia, trained in Berlin, before emigrating to America and achieving success as an artist in New York.