Andy Singleton

After seeing a post on Design*Sponge about Andy Singleton I had to check out his website to see his other work and share it with you. Andy graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2006 and defines himself as an Artist/Illustrator.

His paper- cuttings and hand drawn illustrations are an exploration of the natural and man-made world......I love the contrasting black and white tones and how it draws you into the lines and shapes created. To follow what Andy is up to you can visit his blog here at www.andysingleton.blogspot.com

Unit Twelve | Exhibition & Workshop Space Opening

Heres the photos from the opening of Unit Twelve run by textile artist Jennifer Collier. I had a lovely afternoon with friends making cards, envelopes and planting sunflower seeds in the workshops, then we popped inside to check out "Yours Sincerely" Exhibition which featured some amazing work.........

Viv Sliwka | Hens Teeth

Ruth Allen

Shellie Holden

Clare Hillerby

Iain Perry

Jennifer Collier

Peter Crawley | Stitched Illustrations

Pay Attention all fans of Stitched Illustrations, you must go to Peter Crawley's website and check out his work.....

Its amazing!

I must give credit to Mr X Stitch & Jenny Hart from Embroidery as art for this post....which was featured on the blog a few weeks ago.

Map Paper Cut Out, "The Streets I Walk".

An old map of Stafford, my home town. This is one of two in the Paper Cut Out series, the other is a map of Warwick and Leamington Spa where my brother went to University.....hopefully I'll get this one finished by tonight...fingers crossed!

A Single Sheet of Paper by Peter Callesen

Just a small selection of amazing Paper-Cut Outs by Peter Callesen, go to http://asinglesheetofpaper.weebly.com to see more!

Map Cut-outs by Karen O’Leary

This make me so envious......I wish I had the time! To see more go to Paper Taste Buds.

Sample Book Work

Hi.....sorry again for the lack in posts, its seems Uni has taken over most of my life! Here's a preview of a sample book I'm working on at the moment, this one's a small piece of map with embroidered roads. I'm using my found objects as either part of the work or to inspire a piece, which in the end will lead to an installation of found/regenerated objects. My collection has grown considerably over the summer and now I have too much inspiration! I'll be uploading more photos of new experiments on flickr over the next few days so keep an eye out!

Embroidered Vintage Envelope

This is my latest addition to my uni summer work, an embroidered vintage envelope. On Tuesday I went to a weekly flea market in Newcastle - under - Lyme and spent a good few hours rummaging through boxes of postcards, letters, envelopes, photographs and who knows what else!
As my daughter says 'those places are full of treasures' and I love discovering them. I had to keep my budget low as the summers aren't kind to us skint students, but I managed to get 14 postcards and 7 envelopes as well as some lovely vintage fabrics that I couldn't resist. Let me know what you think of the piece......Its always nice to know what people think!

Embroidered Vintage Postcards

Over time I've collected loads of Vintage Postcards especially ones with text on which I then hand stitch over, this one is french dated from the 1940's. I've just finished this piece this morning and was dying to share it with you.....let me know what you think.

Embroiderd Beetles

Ive just uploaded a lovely selection of photos to my Flickr page showing my 'Beetles' Collection, which were produced for my final project in my 2nd year at Uni.
I was able to study, sketch and photograph the collections of Beetles held by The Natural History Museum in London, and used my drawings directly for the printed images used in the pieces. Papyrus Papers and Vintage Egyptian Maps represent the history and mythology linked to Beetles and Scarabs.
Hope you like them.........Let me know what you think!

My Little Paper People

Say hello to "Gra and Lai" my little paper people, they feature in a family project I'm currently working on. I was asked by my brother and his fiancee to design invitations for their wedding in March 2010, so I created these characters of them.
Gra took very little time to make, I love his wonky Top Hat! Lai, in the way of many women, went through many dresses before finally settling on this one. My favourite features are Gra's wonky Top Hat and Lai's Bouquet which is made from dried flowers, tell me what you think.....

Hens Teeth

Here is a lovely piece by Hens Teeth. I've known of her work for a few years and i'm always amazed by the detail and mix of found papers, print and embroidery. I think Viv makes the most gorgeous pieces!

Globe Trotters

Paper shoes by Jennifer Collier. Check out more of her work at http://jennifercollier.co.uk.