latest studio works on paper

Simple and Striking

My own favorite picks from a photo shoot with aspiring model Ceara Bickerton.

Photographer Daniel Rose http://www.danielrose.co.nz/

Make up and styling Claire Ellery

Model Ceara Bickerton

Clothes provided by Trouble and Fox http://www.facebook.com/troubleandfox

Krets

I'm really loving the work past and present from Krets Gallery in Sweden. I first came across Richard Pearce's exhibition'winter in the cowshed', made of found timber. Then by pure coincidence came across artist Malin Gabriella Nordin exhibition 'Vacation',  (I have been coveting her work for a wee while now). here is some of my favourites... 

Richard Pearce

New Zealand Artist Richard Pearce and his latest exhibition at Krets in Sweden.

Colour blocking window display

Continuing with recycled materials this months window display uses the inside of a printer cartridge from a digital printing machine.

Karla Black

I have only seen her work online and within books and periodicals. I really need to see it in the live to fully appreciate this amazing Scottish artist.

Latest Arthouse Installation Project

Jessica Pearless www.jessicapearless.co.nz

The Arthouse Installation Project Nelson NZ

 http://arthousearchitecture.co.nz/installation-project/arthouse_site/

Documentary Charles & Ray Eames

IRA GLASS

http://punchedandruled.tumblr.com/

“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.” — Ira Glass

Hoot Hoot Christmas Window

With all the windows I make I upcycle as much as I possibly can. For 'HOOT HOOT' 

I collected postal tubes, shoe boxes, polystyrene packaging, and even lolly sticks for the branches.

Wish I had thought of that.

Amy Joy Watson
http://www.amyjoywatson.com/
http://www.saatchionline.com/profile/293349

Using balsa wood Amy stitches together these geometric sculptures (yes you read it correctly stitches together by hand). swoon...

ENVIOUS OF: Kristiina Lahde

Just amazingly stunning work,  I would love to think I would have done this with the simple envelope, Im utterly envious...

http://www.kristiinalahde.com/?id=7

Missile Toe. Creating opportunities to get fresh.

Its that time of year again and I was delighted with last years card I made for creating opportunities to get fresh, and have a blast...now what about this years card...

front and back

inside card

double sided missile toe hanging in doorway

How to make a paper rosette