Five Faves #6

Ritva's beautiful handmade giveaway
Hurry though - it ends Sunday evening!

1) Favourite woodland finds

Wöllies' moths, owls, blog and shop (love her DIY brooch kits)


2) Favourite art book



Modernism - Essays on Finnish Modernism

coupled with this exhibition at the Design Museum in Helsinki



3) Favourite wall decor





Painted tree rings made from dead red elm wood trees by Focuslineart*


4) Favourite fun art work




Takashi Furuya
No.2 and 3. can be purchased from Illustrated Living


5) Favourite craft project


Mustache Eggs by Oh What Fun!**
(who cares if Easter's over???)


Voilà - lots of colour this week
See you later !

* Via Café Cartolina
** Via Lady Spider Art

Let me tell you a story

Morgandy

I'd like to introduce you to a few new acquaintances

Linnet, who prefers her bird friends to people. She prefers mist and twilight to sunshine. the birdcage door is always open, a comfort rather than a cage.

Brenna, who knows of the secret garden behind the old wooden door

Corinne, who dreams of island life, wandering the cliff tops and collecting flowers.

These exquisite creations are the work of Nottingham-based mixed media artist Gillian Lee Smith. Love at first sight! Gillian has a lifetime fascination with storytelling, history, fairytales and folklore. Her work (painting, felt and soft sculpture) explores the expression and characterisation of human nature, a glimpse of the hidden, and is influenced by the Baroque and Victorian periods.
Each of her sculptural characters tells an original tale and endeavors to embody a whole lifestory with a single image, a way of seeking the perfect representation of our character. They are a nod towards her own imaginations, avid reading and childhood dreams.

Need I say more? Gillian's work is quite extraordinary, moving infact. Her sculptures have a soul. Why don't you take a look for yourself?

AQ-V - Vintage Americana

Love these fine art reproduction mini prints of original WPA artwork by AquaVelvet. The Work Projects Association commissioned various artists to create silkscreen, woodcut and lithograph posters during the 1930-40s as part of President Roosevelt's New Deal. Combining simplified graphic illustrations with bold, hand-lettered typography, they were both eye-catching and effective in promoting health and safety programs, travel and tourism, educational and cultural programs and community activities. Amy's repros are printed on archival bamboo fine art paper and have an ample white border for framing. Fabulous!

You can find out more about Amy Henderson /AquaVelvet here and by following her lovely visual language blog, focused on graphic design, illustration and typography. Amy is giving away this beautiful Montana print on her blog, but hurry, entries close at the end of August. Enjoy!

Naive

Wow! Have you seen this book? Have any of you bought a copy?