Thomas Campbell

Colourful, collaged, stitched kaleidoscopes, the work of Thomas Campbell is a tonic for the eye.

Dominic Wilcox

Dominic Wilcox has already appeared on this blog . As soon as I learned who had created this installation Field, of course, came to mind. I adore this man's way of thinking, his work is a breath of fresh air.

Guy BEN-NER Wild Boy

Stills from Guy Ben-ner's film: Wild Boy, where he enacts finding a wild child (his son). This film makes me want to install a hill in my house. I love the fact the family pets; rabbits, hamster and budgies are free in the space.

Guy BEN-NER

I cannot express the joy that this short film by Israeli artist Guy BEN-NER brings with its ingenuity, resourcefulness, incredible fun and love. Guy found himself home with his small children, and unable to work in a studio, he embarked on making his art, integrating his domestic life, including his children in his elaborate productions. An absolute joy!

Scott Bergey

Scott Bergey is a self taught painter from Canada.

"I build from simple things - a piece of paper a brush- but challenge myself to explore textures, colour and techniques. I find faces and expressions fascinating, and prefer painting people to landscapes and still-life." Scott Bergey

Sora Mizusawa II

Fabulous cork people by the Japanese illustrator Sora Mizuawa, remember his lightbulb?

Paper Dresses And Models With Sixties Hair

It was wonderful to see the paper dresses modeled today. I had been requested to make paper Sixties dresses to compliment my friends haircuts, I am so happy with the results . . . What fun!

Whaam

Managed another dress, based on 'Whaam by Roy Litchenstein'. I think it's my favourite.

Paper dresses

I have been asked to make a 1960's style paper dress for a hair dressing photo shoot on Monday, I made a Mondrian style one yesterday like Yves Saint Larent's. I am enjoying it so much I have made another. This time it is an Easter Miffy Dress as I know my friend who requested it likes Miffy, here is my Easter Miffy. Might even make another . . .

Happy Easter and Thank you

This week has been one of generous gifts and surprises.
I won a prize a wonderful rabbit by Lisa Rendina (Thank You X)

I was sent a fabulous recipe book 'The Handsome Chip' (Thank you X)

And I received a fantastic dossier of fantastic illustration fresh from the Bologna Children's Book Fair (Thank you X), I am a very lucky lady.

Thank you for all the comments and encouragement you give to me and the artists I feature on this blog.

I Hope you have a lovely Easter/Spring celebration, Thank you x

Victo Ngai

This is a poster designed by for 1200 posters called 'Notice what you care about. Assume that many others share your dreams'. Victo Ngai is a Hong Kong illustrator who graduated last year from Rhode Island School of Design, she is now beginning a very successful illustration career with work published in the NYTimes and different magazines. I love this poster my only wish is that is was a feature length animation.

Dani Sanchis III

Moleskin illustration and collage by Dani Sanchis.

Dani Sanchis II

Dani Sanchis I

Collage, illustration and thread, this is the work of Spanish graphic designer Dani Sanchis who uses old books and illustrations to make his collages.

Origami Shadows by Kumi Yamashita

These pieces called Fragments of 2009 are by the artist Kumi Yamashita. The top and bottom image is of profiles made from foil, the middle image is profiles formed from coloured resin sheets. Kumi Yamashita creates amazingly shadow installations and other magical works (mystery solved).

Catherine Rosselle

Catherine Rosselle makes bandages for broken hearts and these are her lovely scrunched up (textile) love letters.

Bert Teunissen

Here is a tiny selection of Bert Teunissen's Domestic Landscape series, where Bert has travelled most of Europe and Japan taking portraits of people in their domestic environments. These portraits are fascinating in terms of culture, belongings, interiors, furniture, style as well as being stunningly beautiful. Bert has been working on this project for the past 13 years and as a photographer he says that the work is all about light, for me they are all about people, but Bert is also documenting the demise of culture and tradition.

"I found that when local traditions disappear, most of their visible aspects are also lost. When a small farmer stops slaughtering, the open fireplace becomes redundant. Sausages and hams will be dried artificially and smoked in a factory losing their original flavour and appearance. And when a small farmer stops farming, the stables are converted into storage or living spaces, the stable doors are replaced by windows, the cement floor by parquet, the hayloft is altered into bedrooms, the kitchen moved to the former parlour, and slowly all rooms and spaces will have lost their original meaning and significance."

Travel the world by house hoping through the fantastic portfolio of Bert Teunissen.

Judith Hoyt

Judith Hoyt trained as a printmaker but now works in the genres of sculpture, encaustic and jewelry. Most of Judith's work is collage and Judith uses found metal to collage into these stunning jewelry pieces. Thanks Dom, what a great discovery.

Asafo Flags

Coastal Ghanan Fanta people had small military companies known as Asafo to which men and sometimes women belonged. Each company is identified by a particular name number and set of symbols . The flags are approximately a meter by a half meter and are beautifully appliqued with this information.