Reach For The Sky

Do you remember Daniel Frost's wonderful mobiles and kites? Unforgettable, really. Daniel has a very distinctive style and oodles of imagination. I love his use of colour in particular.  His new drawings, hopefully available as prints and postcards shortly, are such fun, and all the more so when you see them transformed into kites.

It's such a shame, I really would love to attend The Big Kite Show on the Friday 4th of March to see them airborne (SHFT, Blågårdsgade 14 st tv, 2200 København N, Denmark, kick off at 5 till 9pm, for those that can make it).

A high-flyer, our Daniel, I'm sure his creations will be an immense success and bring a smile to all. 

Definitely one of my faves!

Five Faves #38

Fabulous Photo - Weekday Carnival

Well, hello there! Having fun?
I bet you're all very busy but when you have time
Here are my Five Faves - enjoy!

1) Favourite Blog - Ribambelles & Ribambins

Prototype rocking toy made from cardboard. Design: John Millns - Leeds College of Art, 1968.
Credit: Design Council Slide Collection. Vads.

Paper animals by Antonio da Lara
credit: Los juguetes de las vanguardias (cat.exposicion) (español)

Prototype sit-on rocking toy made from blue painted cardboard. 

Design: Graham Wainwright - Leeds College of Art, 1968.

Credit: Design Council Slide Collection. Vads.

2) Favourite Piece of Artwork - Hazel's Contribution to the Butterfly Project.  

The Holocaust Museum in Houston is collecting 1.5 million handmade butterflies in an effort to remember the innocent children that perished during the Holocaust. Why don't you make one with your children? 600,000 people have done so far. 

3) Favourite Couple - Piano and Pianissimo, Cocon

4) Favourite Screenprint - Glow-in-the-dark "Freshly Made Just For You" by Osch

5) Favourite Handmade Toy - Daniel Frost's Kites - lovely!

See you all on Monday!

Fresh Talent: The Toy Shop Exhibition

 

If you follow my Tumblr you may remember me posting this image a couple of weeks ago. The Toy Shop Exhibition took place in early October as part of the Free for Arts Festival in Manchester. It was beautifully curated by UK illustrator Laura Gee, who designed this lovely promotional house for the occasion.

I've had my eye on Laura's Toy Shop blog for a while and would love to have visited the exhibition in person. From what I've seen it more than lived up to everyone's expectations, bringing together toy-themed artwork by the likes of Gemma Correll, Lord Whitney,  and Anthony Zinonos to create a magical space for toy lovers of all ages.

Elroy the Elephant by Lord Whitney (make sure you visit their wonderful, wonderful site)

The Toy Shop Exhibition introduced me to a number of new up-and-coming artists /illustrators/crafters in the UK and I was particularly drawn to the work of Evegina Baranova, Mike Redmond and Daniel Frost.

Evegina Baranova

Mike Redmond

Daniel Frost's mobiles based on Jules Verne's Around The World In Eighty Days look wonderful! Perfect for a little boy's bedroom. These handmade works of art are one-offs and are for sale via Daniel, if you're interested. I would love to see more of these, and will definitely be keeping an eye on his blog. Magical, eh?