Wednesday, 22 July 2009

sea shell mobile . . .

i can't pass by an intriguing or unusual shell
when walking along our sandy shores ...
here is a wonderfully simple idea, a shell mobile to make

paper keys . . .

from quilled paper

Tuesday, 21 July 2009

Monday, 20 July 2009

Friday, 17 July 2009

castles of paper . . .

a perfect paper castle


by student Wataru Itou (伊藤航) in Tokyo
it took four years to complete
The exhibition is called "Umi no Ue no Oshiro"
(A Castle On the Ocean )

Thursday, 16 July 2009

Monday, 13 July 2009

saying a huge thank you
to Tara from "silver apples of the moon"
for introduced me to the wonderful work of
bruno aveillan
you can see more of bruno's work on Taras blog here & here




quirky animals by victor dubrovsky


quaint felted animals by
victor dubrovsky

Sunday, 12 July 2009

sahara dalley - tactile wall art




3 dimensional tactile art
textured & patterned plaster on canvas
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"reminiscent of Japanese katagami and kimono patterns,
as well as traditional and contemporary English wallpapers"

Sunday, 5 July 2009

annette emms... faerie feet

annette emms faerie feet
annette emms tint faerie shoes annette emms
sells the pattern for these tiny little shoes
for you to make a pair for your very own faeries

Wednesday, 1 July 2009

karen halt . . . sculpted textiles

karen halt sculpted textiles delicately sculpted textiles by
and interview with the artist

alexia sinclair . . historical women

christina of sweden

elizabeth 1st

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historical women beautifully portrayed by photographer
alexia sinclair