Ilija Bašičević Bosilj III

Ilija Bašičević Bosilj's wonderful little assembled carved birds complimenting his extensive paintings of birds which you can see in previous posts. 

Whale

I also had the opportunity to make a whale this week. It is so good to make things!
This is a band saw box, I didn't treat the wood after making as I wanted to keep it light in colour it is made from a sandwich of Birch, Oak and Cherry woods.

Morito Toyonaga I

I don't know where to start, this artists work is so wonderful.
So this is the first of a number of posts about Toy-roadworks, the creative hub of  Morito Toyonaga  豊永盛人 . Morito Toyonaga  paints and makes fabric, wood and paper mache toys, sculptures and kinetic wonders.
I will start as I started the new year, with mermaids. These are Morito's carved wooden mermaids for scooping in the bath and in the bottom picture for skittles.

Doug Cocker

Doug Cocker creates these beautiful interrelating wall pieces carved from wood and painted. Doug also makes monumental sculptures, his sketchbooks are a joy.

More words

These flooring's are produced by Fontenay from reclaimed barrels and crates, lovely to see the printed text still visible in their new incarnation. (found here)

Guy Taplin

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

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.

Florentijn Hofman II

Another large scale example of Forentijn Hofmans incredible work, making fantastic impact on the landscape. Three grand piano's representing beached whales and washed up cargo.

Aeneas Wilder

Aeneas Wilder produces amazing structures and installations, an architect of 'jack straws'.

Markku Kosonen

The fantastic and inspiring weaving of Finnish artist Markku Kosonen, have a look, he has the most beautiful work.

Gyongy Lacky

Bare with me, I'm on a weaving roll. Here is the gorgeous work of Gyongy Lacky I particularly love the colour of the cut ends of wood in the central vessel. Thank you Tim Johnson for all the wonderful links.

Wooden cake and sweet molds

Love these carved sweet molds from Japan, first seen at a life lighter.

Djurdjica Kesic

This is the wonderful work of Djurdjica Kesic, originally from Yugoslavia, now living in Australia. Djurdjica trained as an interior designer, and taught that subject for a number of years before retraining in Jewellery. Her work is varied and utilises many materials the works above have been created by reincarnating materials, such as a humble domestic chair.

Popcorntree

Thread, and now buttons. I love these buttons and the delicious photographs of them, hand made by Sara in Palma.

Beauty

Beauty is these wonderful shelves and boxes of toys by Jin Lu for her very wonderful (and lucky) grandson.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tesstsai/3880568003/

Victor Stuart Graham's Bon Voyage Liners

So happy to have found this amazingly beautiful work. http://www.flickr.com/photos/victorstuartgraham/

Arks by Victor Stuart Graham

These Arks by Victor Stuart Graham are magical, I adore them. Victor uses found wood and drift wood to make his art, all his work has a naive beauty and observation, just stunning. http://www.flickr.com/photos/victorstuartgraham

Sina Emrich

Sina Emrich's organic growths of jewellery like bracket fungi or seed pods, delicate and wonderful. http://schmucknomadin.wordpress.com/ Found at the fabulous: http://www.thecarrotbox.com