Peony Gent

Some examples from the portfolio of Peony Gent's degree show at Edinburgh College of Art.

Chiho Nishiwaka II

Today I am sharing some more of the gentle misty drawings of Chiho Nishiwaka, peaceful drawings that despite Chiho's love of music seem to take all the noise away and make you feel like you are in a quiet underwater world.

Heledd Owen

"Is it possible to be sad whilst eating sprinkles?" A page from the sketchbook of Heledd Owen who has just graduated in illustration from Edinburgh College of Art.

Ruoyan Wang

I am jumping around at the moment, there seems to be so much going on and I have seen so many amazing things this year. Today I am sharing jewelry and it has been a long time since I featured any on the art room but this jewelry by Ruoyan Wang, is different, it is like sculpture and poetry. It makes you wonder and it makes you think about the every day that you surround yourself with, the daily routine and objects that you use.
There were glasses that don't let you see, but cushion the eyes in blue fluff and shield them in silver and seed pearls and a hand pocket lined again with softness and shaped like fingers, elegant, thoughtful beauty.

My works often combine precious metal and mixed media with different materials utilized to help build specific atmosphere of a jewellery piece and to interpret the emotion embedded within the design. I seek inspiration from subtle feelings and details of daily life, talks through the language of jewellery and tries to evoke contemplative thinking about human, feelings and life. Rouyan Wang

Chiho Nishiwaka I

Chiho Nishiwaka is a Japanese illustrator who has just completed her MFA at Edinburgh College of Art. Chiho is also a musician and her love and knowledge of music influences her illustration.

"For me, drawing is like the playing of musical instruments. I instantly judge which tone is effective and which line feels comfortable, before following art theory with logic. Every decision is made in each moment, like playing the piano. Essentially, I trust my feelings, although knowledge and logic are present in the background." Chiho Nishiwaka

Saskia Cameron

Here are some pages, and a page of sketches for a little book about moths called \'Lunatic' by Saskia Cameron who has just graduated from ECA in illustration.

Lucy Emma Wayman II

Yesterday in the bright sunlight Lucy Wayman's work illuminated by bright shafts of sunlight light the room with chains of texture and light.

Lucy Emma Wayman I

Yesterday, I visited the Edinburgh College of Art degree show and saw the work of Lucy E Wayman whose work at this show is very like textile, macrame or tapestry Here is her spiders-web of tights weighted with stones.

' Lucy's sculpture works revolve around material form, contrasts and constraints. She is interested in playing with contrasting preconception of objects and their functions especially in relation to the human body. Her bodies of works such as Let Down, and Home Sweet Home rely heavily on the artist’s presence and touch within the works, experimenting with repetitive structures and soft materials. They aim to evoke emotional responses based on relationships, whether it be to a person, object or place. The presence of generational craft techniques, such as weaving, lends an emotive tension between the hard and soft materials.'