The Charity shops of Stafford.

In order to develop my Minor Project further, I'm looking into how found objects are displayed in charity shops and flea markets. I took a trip into town with my camera to capture some of the treats stafford holds!

This was my first stop, The Katherine House Hospice shop on the corner of the high street and mill street....this place is amazing!

If I had the £48 pounds this gorgeous Singer Sewing Machine costs I'd have snapped it up there and then......keep dreaming helen!

mmmmm.....fabrics!

Glassware.

A fantastic range of books!

Just a small taste of the ceramics.....then I went to the Indoor Market to a great stall...

This guys stall can be a bit hit and miss...before christmas he had a set of ordinance survey maps that were so old and so lovely....again I couldn't afford them as they were £12 each! and now some other person has the joy of them!

I Love the way he's displayed the books and records....after taking a few more photos I headed over to Oxfam at the opposite end of the high street to the Katherine house shop.

Star Wars characters....

More Books...

Records close up...

My favourite boxes......Maps!... and so my tour ends...until my next visit to a nearby flea market in newcastle x

Minor Project work.

Here's a taste of the work I've made for my Minor Project at Uni....Click on the Photo link to see more on Flickr.

Screen Printed Postcards and Tins

Just a little taste of what I've been up to over the last 2 weeks.....click the photos link to see more!

Limited Edition Cowchap's By Gemma Latimer

Gemma has just produced a limited edition series of 100 beautiful screen prints on archival fine art paper. The prints are 60cm x 80cm (A1) and start from £35 unframed and £100 framed. All prints are numbered and signed and come in a protective tube..........to go www.gemmalatimer.com for contact info.

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!

Samples

Samples I've made to test before adding to my large embroidered map, hope you like ......

Escape by Penny Leaver Green

Click on the link to Penny Leaver Green's website and click pictures in the menu....... too many amazing things to mention on here......

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!

New Work In Progress

Hi guys......sorry for delay in posts, I've been getting back into the swing of things at uni which has taken me a few weeks. I'm currently at the start of my Minor Project in which I'm looking in to the value of an object, creating my own museum of found objects from Flea markets and charity shops. This pic shows a still life I've created to sketch from which will then be developed using various methods within textiles and ceramics. Hope you like......