Tuesday 10 December 2013

Thursday 20 June 2013

Golden Book Gown . . .

Ever fascinated by children's picture books & stories
I was amazed to come across this stunning
 "Golden Book gown

Storybook gown constructed entirely out of recycled
and discarded children’s Golden Books.

Can the stories of our past become part of a sustainable future?



Tuesday 28 May 2013

The Gates of Moria necklace . . .

Always love anything to do with Tolkein of course
and so swooning over the latest from
his wonderful "Gates of Moria" necklace
made from a silver crown coin.

Thursday 23 May 2013

Mosaic grotto . . .


Another craft on my list of "to do" is having at  a try mosaic.
Greatly inspired by this wonderful mosaic grotto by
Candace Bahouth, it is beyond gorgeous.
See more of her creations here

Friday 17 May 2013

Lighting inspired by tree forms . . .

"Forms in nature"
a chandelier that casts shadows of trees around a room
giving an ethereal, deep in the forest feel.
visit the site to discover more . . .

Wednesday 15 May 2013

The Human Elephant Foundation . . .




a wonderful coming together of thinkers, individuals and corporates,
who harness their creativity for the overall health of the planet.

 "The elephant is a metaphor for the yearning for forgotten
conversations beetween humans the earth & all living things"

Driftwood elephants created by Andries Botha.
Visit the website for more info on the wonderful work of the foundation
and a peep at the stunning images.

Monday 13 May 2013

Unwoven~light instillation . . .


This is a wonderful instillation "unwoven~light" at the Rice Gallery, Texas.
Made with waves of chain-link fence embedded with plexi glass.
It catches the changing play of light & makes a stunning feature.
 Created by  Soo Sunny Park
Lots more wonderful images of the instillation to see on her site.

Thursday 9 May 2013

Sylvain Meyer, land art . . .

Delicate land art by Sylvain Meyer,
using only materials from the forest floor ~ 
Oh let me get out into the woods to play!
You can see more of his work here.
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Sorry I have been away for so long folks
so much happening here, amongst other things
I am mid way through illustrating a new childrens book
and most excitedly preparing to become a grannie!
Hope to post more often again, if you would like me too ! x

Sunday 17 February 2013

Sue Griffiths, tiny paper dress creations

 Welcome to the magical world of Sue Griffiths
"Messie Jessie"
and her delightful paper dress assemblage art creations.
She works with  work with mixed media and collage .  
and says "Being somewhat of a magpie, my work frequently features
found objects, recycled jewellery, beads and fabrics."
Find her here on Etsy

Thursday 14 February 2013

Scroll paintings . . .


Incredible scroll paintings of
each painting constructed from thousands of strips of paintings.
She says "I want the viewer to be captured by the overall presence of the work
and to be moved by the play of color and texture across the surface of each piece."

Tuesday 12 February 2013

Art dolls & Scottish costume . . .


Love the details of the tartan Scottish dress on
these costumed art dolls
by

Sunday 10 February 2013

The Snow Queen . . .

 This beauty is named
and was created by Franca Bruno.
You can also find Franca's jewellery in
her treasure trove of a shop in Gatehouse of Fleet,
Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland.

Tuesday 5 February 2013

Miniature masks . . .

the tiniest, delicate, nature inspired masks
this one a red hummingbird
made by
Jacob & Celest Ewing
and sold in their shop

Thursday 31 January 2013

Eric Standley, paper windows . . .



 I had to do a double take at
Eric Standley’s stunning paper creations.
Made from thousands of pieces of laser cut paper
layered to create amazing stained glass effect windows.


Thursday 24 January 2013

Shintaro Ohata art & sculpture combine . . .


 Painting & sculpture combined
capture scenes from everyday life in the delightful works
by 

Tuesday 22 January 2013

Tanya Besedina . . .

Beautiful, detailed clay tiles depicting faerie stories 
influenced by the people & the world around her
by story-teller Tanya Besedina


"As with any story of depth, it takes layers and layers of truth,
struggle, revelation, and achievement to complete its arc"

Thursday 17 January 2013

Cosy faerie coats . . .

perfect faeriewear for keeping oh so warm
from 
suppliers of stunning costume comes


Monday 14 January 2013

Faerie rocking crib . . .

The cutest faerie rocking crib!
where you can purchase the pattern to make this sweet creation.
Now why do I have cribs in mind?
Well, I can let you into a wee secret, Im so excited
for I am to be a Grannie in June !!

Happy New Year . . .

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas,
we did, such precious lovely family time indeed.
Im back at last after being tucked in my wee studio
wher I have been plotting & planning my year ahead
( you can read more about that over on my othe blog here)
Now its high time we began to share more loveliness here!
We have lots more beautiful creations coming up so do stay tuned.
Happy New Year to you all.
X X X