Emily Warren

I know very little about Brighton-based illustrator and maker Emily Warren but her beautiful paper mâché animal sculptures caught my eye the other day and I'm smitten. I think she deserves to be pushed into the limelight. Emily has an MA from St Martins and loves drawing and making things from rubbish. Her creatures look lovely grouped together and that bunny and rabbit would be perfect in a child's room. Emily is happy to take commissions...
You can see other examples of her work at the Stealthy Rabbit and also browse her illustration blog here.
Enjoy!

Adam Howling

I discovered lots of new artists, illustrators and crafters while I was in England last week.
I bought a card by Adam Howling, a freelance illustrator working for clients in the UK and abroad. Adam is represented in the U.K. by Eye Candy. I love his use of colour, sense of humour and the retro feel in his work.
Have a look at his portfolio and tell me what you think.

Toy Horse Travels

"Being an object that doesn't change or move, my challenge is to create a different, thoughtful scene every day"

Cassia Beck of Lola's Room, Cassia Rose and Violet May fame (see previous post) played with a toy horse when she was a child.

She has decided to photograph it every day for a year and is hoping to make her collection into a book. You can follow the project on her horse blog and buy prints of her daily images from her etsy store Lola's Room.

Enjoy!

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Violet May

Travelling Elephants & Balancing Act

My two prints of the day

Fun, colourful collages

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Violet May

A Week in West Yorkshire

David Nash, Henry Moore and Sophie Ryder at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park
David Hockney at the World Heritage Site Salt Mills
The Victorian Arcades, Leeds
Leeds City Museum
Bettys Tea Rooms
What a brilliant week!

The Little Wren House Factory

It's been a while since I posted any unusual dolls.
Anne Hutchinson's handmade animal characters are quite extraordinary.
Just look at the details on this, this and this.
I'm impressed!

O Comely

oh comely is a magazine about people and their quirks and their creativity, rather than money and what it can buy

I picked up a copy (issue 2) when I was in England and I love it.

You can take out a subscription or buy issue 1 here.