a life lighter....

Tile Tuesday : Red Road Design

2011-03-01T14:56:00.000Z

Find out more at Red Road

Sylvia Ji Interview!

2011-02-25T18:16:00.000Z

American artist Sylvia Ji at Red Road Design.

Etsy Treasury

2011-02-13T21:13:00.005Z

'Twisted Sister' by sunshinescot

eco-concious bridal co... labellefairy $375.00	antique brass hardware ... thehouseofoliv... $	Funky Garter Belt with ... katiekansas $30.00	Old Iron garden fence 5... artyecological $10.00
Lavender Bath Salts 8oz SweetSallysSoa... $8.50	FLIGHT- 8 x 10 Digital... ALDDesigns $8.00	A is for Ant T Shirt Sh... Lollyflower $20.00	Luminate - Antique Chan... 86ForTheHome $275.00
original ink drawing, L... artfields $50.00	Snowflake Obsidian and ... abacusbeadcrea... $34.00	Dark Grey Leather Wrist... leatherblossom... $85.00	Ivory Tassel Necklace A... MayBrady $49.00
Pearls and Silver Cockt... YourOwnMadelei... $36.00	The Flying Circus-Victo... RagDolliesMadh... $34.00	Sterling Silver Quoted ... whiteliliedesi... $34.00	nuit 1 aliette $25.00

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Tile Tuesday

2011-01-18T22:27:00.000Z

I'm starting a new way (for me) of highlighting the people's work I really enjoy. It's called - Tile Tuesday. I'm hoping to select six images from designers. makers, photographers, artists and highlight their work, on a weekly basis, at my new blog Red Road (both my Red Road and Ziggy have taken over a wee bit and I'm in a quandary as to keeping my a life lighter and black red white going. So many things going on).

But if you have a moment to comment I'd love you to pop over to Red Road and perhaps suggest who you would choose?? Thank you in advance for your support!

red road design

2010-11-30T19:29:00.000Z

Inspired by my daughter Lucy who wanted 'grown up' pocket mirrors instead of wee cutesy ones I came up with some limited edition 'Art Mirrors' from my artwork! Folksy

tilleke schwarz

2010-11-09T08:49:00.000Z

jo cheung

2010-11-07T22:10:00.001Z

Some lovely examples of Jo's work and where she's been exhibiting recently!

Jane Cabrera

2010-11-07T11:22:00.007Z

Jane Cabrera Originally uploaded by Hazel Terry

I got to see this lovey wee matchbox by Jane when I was down at Hazel's house! So it had to be highlighted with my matchbox travels! Thank you Hazel!

inde allumettes

2010-11-06T16:24:00.000Z

Thank you Rob for the 'heads up' on the wonderful art of traditional matchboxes - I remember Russian cigarette packs being as wonderful as these - must look in to them. Flickr Link

shellie holden

2010-11-04T21:28:00.002Z

"In using a contemporary novel as a back drop for the embroidery, the cut work decoration is used to manipulate this meaning when combined with the written word - in Sadie Smiths White Teeth some of the abrupt, crass language in the book emerges through the printed textual layers of paper, jarring the reading, perhaps forcing to viewer to reconsider the role of embroidery in the 21st Century."
Link - studio spool

applehead

2010-11-02T23:38:00.001Z

"I found a lovely poem by T.S Eliot called "New Hampshire". Inspired by this, I made a small illustrated accordion book and tiny embroidered tree. And they fit! ( the tree only just but it does fit!) I am really satisfied with the result - it is exactly as I imagined it to be. The matchbox was covered using a page of text from an old Yates Garden guide titled "beginning a garden". APPLEHEAD

Art Badges

2010-11-01T21:39:00.001Z

One inch Art Badges I've created from my vintage artwork - all available for sale - here

the matchbox project

2010-10-31T10:14:00.001Z

Just came across a matchbox project and this image just made me smile! Leanne and Naomi Shedlezki - an artist duo from Sydney, Australia, have been creating and presenting work across Australia, Japan, the United States and China. Their work incorporates performance, photography, new media, installation and collaborative exchange.

michelle loffler

2010-10-29T09:46:00.000+01:00

Michelle has used the Wilderness Collection, Venetian Papers and Photography Rubber Stamps to produce her matchbox art. Link - Darkroom Door

rachel greig

2010-10-28T14:32:00.000+01:00

More amazing matchbox illustration and graphi design.

matchbox art

2010-10-27T22:25:00.002+01:00

sense of wonder

Matchbox Meadows

Chic'n Scratch

paperiarre

2010-10-26T21:54:00.000+01:00

I feel a lovely project coming on when I popped into Etsy and found these lovely examples!

Prague

2010-10-17T11:49:00.002+01:00

I'm heading to Prague for the week and to get me in the mood for a bit of street art I found this on Artifact .... can't wait!

And, of course, some classic Art Deco and Art Nouveau as found here (Klimt) at the Prague Museum

yuko someya

2010-10-15T14:18:00.000+01:00

Beautiful sensitive piece - I must be in a delicate phase of research at the moment.

pookaqueen

2010-10-14T22:14:00.000+01:00

Just love these illustrations I found today on Etsy by a London maker who goes by the name of 'pookaqueen'

kyoko imazu

2010-10-13T20:00:00.001+01:00

I love 'dear ada'!!!!

Amazing Pencil Sculpture

2010-10-07T12:17:00.002+01:00

Amazing examples of pencil lead sculptures as found my my friend Debbie - unfortunately I don't have a link yet but they are incredible! But wait! I now have the link from one of my helpful readers! Thank you so much Elaine! Link

Singer Sewing Machines

2010-10-03T22:07:00.000+01:00

Lovely day at the very first 'Made in the Shade' Indie jamboree in Glasgow and just had to take a pic of the windows at the "All Saints" shop on Buchanan Street - must be about 60 Singer sewing machines in their window display!

arlen dean

2010-10-01T20:11:00.006+01:00

Gummyfication Originally uploaded by Alkaline Samurai

Just love the flow of lines and the clean choice of colours in this artwork - nice retro feel too!

Last of the spinning tops!

2010-10-01T15:47:00.000+01:00

Lovely selection of wooden spinning tops from a House and Garden magazine! Specially for Deborah!

spinning tops

2010-09-27T16:55:00.000+01:00

Am I the only one that's old enough to remember spinning tops? There used to be a great wee independent toy shop in our town many years ago who sold wonderful & unique items..alas no more. Lovely little blog too!

toy cars

2010-09-26T17:26:00.000+01:00

I've been working on my computer again trying out some software to help my students with and came up with this based on some vintage packaging paper I had.. great fun but it took ages! I printed it out on to card and will put it on Etsy as a blank greeting's card some time this evening. .. off for a coffee!

karla gerard

2010-09-25T18:39:00.000+01:00

Some mixed media fun to cheer up the darker nights - it's 16 x 20 inches - an original MIXED MEDIA collaged with printed papers and acrylics.

jeff shinaka

2010-09-24T15:07:00.001+01:00

Amazing American paper artist Jeff's work!

mimilove

2010-09-23T22:03:00.006+01:00

Hedgey Detail Originally uploaded by mimilove forever

The wonderful 'mimilove' has been working her mixed media magic again - entitled 'Hedgey'

darrel morris

2010-09-22T20:54:00.001+01:00

Darrel learned textiles and sewing on his Grandma's knee - he's now a textile artist and an associate art professor and I just like his work! Found at James Wagner's site!

yulia brodskaya

2010-09-21T12:11:00.000+01:00

I never did quite get into the paper quilling thing but I love the mix of graphics with paper forming ......

susan stockwell

2010-09-20T21:02:00.000+01:00

Still working on the paper theme for a wee while longer, I came across UK artist Stockwell and absolutely loved this piece called Pom-Pom, made of tissue paper and measures 90 x 120 x 120cms centimetres

stefana mcclure

2010-09-18T21:50:00.001+01:00

Map of the world - cut paper - 22 inches in diameter

Earbud Ball - 1,100 iPod headphones - 41 inches circumference

chris natrop

2010-09-17T12:26:00.000+01:00

I'm being drawn to working with paper again and am always is awe with the intricate work of such a delicate material. Would love to have seen this exhibition and please go to Chris's website as there are such wonderful examples of his amazing work!

cannelle tanc

2010-09-16T14:52:00.003+01:00

I don't know where artists and makers get the patience to complete such a task and can you imagine how you might feel when you balls it up half way through hmmm but would we know as onlookers...... Just love tanc's work ..... this is from a street map of Berlin.

charlotte liddle

2010-09-15T16:12:00.000+01:00

Just a wee sample of the illustration work by Charlotte and I thank Rachel for pointing me in the right direction! Website well worth a visit!

sputnik

2010-09-13T20:17:00.000+01:00

Having some fun on my computer last weekend as I was working on a project and came up with this ..

amanda ross-ho

2010-09-10T13:08:00.000+01:00

Just popped over to Saatchi, as you do, and came across some amazing artists - perticularly fond of American artist Amanda's work. Saatchi Link

andrew joyce

2010-09-08T16:31:00.008+01:00

Cakes Originally uploaded by Andrew Joyce - Doodlesandstuff

Just popped into Andrew's Flickr and had to show you this illustration ...

remy veernhuizen

2010-09-07T07:57:00.003+01:00

Link - Inhabitat

Link - Inhabitat Just love the idea of recycling old blankets to make a carpet! Great site by the way - well worth a visit.

anne wilson

2010-09-05T12:16:00.001+01:00

I just love large scale pieces and I came across this American artist by accident as I was really looking for Anne Wilson, I think, Central St Martins (textiles) but what a happy find ...

edgeinspired

2010-09-04T10:36:00.002+01:00

What I would give to have a beach hut! Sweet little mixed media that makes me want one even more!

cori dantini

2010-09-03T14:58:00.000+01:00

A lovely illustrator I keep coming back to that I didn't realise was on Etsy .....

grace coddington

2010-09-02T09:21:00.000+01:00

Lovely sketches of the feline form from both species! From the book called 'The Catwalk Cats' it combines a irreverential take on fashion using her wonderful wee observations and the cat. Link - brixpicks

rob dunlavey

2010-09-01T16:48:00.008+01:00

Originally uploaded by Rob Dunlavey

Just love Rob's work and have just spied his uploadings on Flickr!

mia rosenthal

2010-08-31T21:09:00.003+01:00

Breakfast Cereals of this Great Nation Ink and graphite on paper, 30 x 20 inches - a girl after my own heart! I'm not sure you can see the obsessive detail and repetition - it would make a great textile print. There is a lovely detail of it on Mia's web but I just can't capture it so make sure you visit her.

Thank you Tash for sorting this out for me - you're a star!!! violetsands

mia rosenthal

2010-08-30T14:07:00.000+01:00

Lovely piece of drawing by Mia - loving the detail and the repetition!

jay anderson

2010-08-29T17:03:00.000+01:00

A wee piece I was working on yonks and yonks ago and as I was clearing up I found again - might develop it .... not sure ....

willie cole

2010-08-28T15:32:00.001+01:00

'Malcolm's Chickens 1' Made with matches, brooms, wax, Styrofoam, marbles, 26 by 34 by 20.5 inches. Collection of James Sokol, Birmingham, Alabama. Homage to Hazel!!

chris kenny

2010-08-26T14:45:00.000+01:00

I love the constraint of the shapes against the flurry of texture, shape and colour. Link - designboom

priscilla jones

2010-08-25T07:43:00.000+01:00

Priscilla's work is wide and varied and I particularly like this work and her very feminine mixed media - pop over and take a look!

Ovaltine Advert

2010-08-24T19:26:00.002+01:00

Ovaltine Advert Originally uploaded by ElfGoblin2

I used to love these Lucy Mabel Atwell type illustrations - ah! the age of innocence! Other great childrens illustration can also be found here.

aurelie guillerey

2010-08-23T22:20:00.003+01:00

1+1=blues Originally uploaded by aurelie guillerey

Just love everything about this! The colours, the simplicity and the humour - illustration pour Très Tôt Théâtre saison 2010-2011

made in the shade lovelies

2010-08-21T18:37:00.001+01:00

Another lovely Glasgow find - the textures and colours were wonderful - this 'baby squirrel gilet' was just gorgeous!

made in the shade lovelies

2010-08-21T18:26:00.001+01:00

Lovely day in Glasgow and feeling quite refreshed and inspired at seeing Elaine's work!! Here's a wee sample.

made in the shade

2010-08-20T14:09:00.000+01:00

Over 40 wnderful Indie designer/makers in Glasgow tomorrow including a Kirsty workshop aka 'a wooden tree' - should be fun!

jackie sleper

2010-08-19T18:44:00.001+01:00

cocky eek

2010-08-18T15:34:00.000+01:00

ooooh! don't you just want to throw yourself into the middle!!!

peskimo

2010-08-17T10:25:00.005+01:00

Originally uploaded by Peskimo // Jodie & David

'The Bends puts Bubbles in your Brain' - designed by Bristol artists Jodie & David - just love the retro quality to this, the humour and the colours!

kirsty anderson

2010-08-15T14:40:00.000+01:00

A lovely gift from my lovely Kirsty - 'mr stag' created just for me using the silk I designed and screen printed myself a few years ago - complete surprise ..... and I'm enjoying wandering round the house deciding where to place it! Kirsty's Shop

kathleen holmes

2010-08-14T08:13:00.000+01:00

'Baby Doll' 14" x 12" x 6" Mixed Media

'Tea Leaves' 17" x 11" x 10" Ceramic & mixed media

anahi decanio

2010-08-13T12:50:00.000+01:00

A really interesting political mixed media piece by Decanio - titled "Speak Now or..." and was exhibited at Palm Beach Armory - Stop Violence Against Women

hillery rebeka sproatt

2010-08-12T12:23:00.001+01:00

Eclectic mix of items from shelves by American artist Sproatt - wonderful range of work on her site and I just might come back to highlight one of her illustrations too!

benjamin verdonck

2010-08-11T22:14:00.001+01:00

Amazing images of the Belgium artist's swallow's nest - placed up on the 7th floor (I think) and took about 3 months to create. When I read about the artist I used Google to gather some of the images ...... have included his web in the title.

kirsty anderson

2010-08-09T11:32:00.000+01:00

Red Door Gallery commissioned over 14 artists, designers and makers to interpret the classic tenement building. This is Kirsty's lovely version and the rest are on display in their Victoria Street shop in Edinburgh!

tim walker

2010-08-08T07:11:00.001+01:00

The Victoria and Albert Museum and the National Portrait Gallery in London include Tim Walkers epic and captivating photographs in their permanent collections.

anna peach

2010-08-07T17:26:00.000+01:00

Just love collections and repetition, then came across Anna Peach's work. This work is entitled -

'Urchin' and is a collection of golf balls recovered from the floor of the Pacific ocean, urchin, made up with plaster on panel.

kohei yamashita

2010-08-06T15:40:00.000+01:00

Kohei Yamashita creates 2D and 3D works by collaging fragments cut out from printed matter. They are characterized by microscopic round parts taken from diamond advertisements, articles explaining the structure of atoms, and photos of soccer balls and flowers. These colourful fragments are taken from glossy paper, and have the appearance of water droplets or beads, covering his works with a radiant luster. Quote from - tokyoartbeat .............. I just love it!!!!

sarah aspinall

2010-08-05T11:53:00.000+01:00

I really like this mixed media illustration by Sarah - it's called "A Lonely Imp"and uses materials such as old receipts, bits of paper, lonely imp, acrylic, buttons, string etc

sandra dieckmann

2010-08-03T06:18:00.001+01:00

From a series called 'weekword' I think it's been created using paper collage but I'm not too sure - perhaps computer driven, but just love the colours and the textures!!

lila sanchez

2010-08-01T15:03:00.001+01:00

Lovely clean lined illustration on wonderful Japanese paper (I think) and a lovely Flickr find too!

portmeirion 2010

2010-07-27T15:43:00.000+01:00

Another wish achieved after many many years ... I used to sneak up to watch 'The Prisoner' and we've just come back from a lovely visit to North Wales, Anglesey and the strange but pretty village of Portmeirion (where most of the TV programme was filmed) .....

holidays or bust!!!

2010-07-08T12:21:00.001+01:00

SATURDAY JULY 10 2010

Shop Craft Dance!

York Hall, 5-15 Old Ford Road London E2 9PJ

1 minute from Bethnal Green Tube Station

SHOP at over 60 stalls of the hippest in handmade. Open 12pm to 7pm

CRAFT a fascinator headpiece with The Make Lounge; screen-print a tote bag with Mr Wingate; colour-in jewellery with Tatty Devine. DANCE to DJs The A-Maisonettes, The Vinyl Vendettas, She Runs With Wolves (Ladyfest Ten); learn to Lindy Hop and Jitterbug with a special beginner's class by Swing Patrol from 5.30pm to 7pm.

I'll be on holiday but my lovely Kirsty will be there aka 'a wooden tree' - I've even bought a cossie for this holiday! See you all soon.....

nina braun

2010-07-05T10:15:00.001+01:00

Braun takes traditional female handiwork to a new level by creating soft sculpture installations that depict the dynamic between unnamed creatures with only eyes in common. Entitled 'Tumulus'

gelitin

2010-07-04T12:00:00.002+01:00

"After almost 5 years of knitting the rabbit found its final place in the Italian alps (close to Cuneo). It waits there to be visited by you. Link - gelitin It's sad too as it's lost its insides!!!

I've been tagged!

2010-07-03T22:07:00.001+01:00

Thank you Deborah and Hazel and Tash for passing this tag to me. I'm not too sure where to begin but am also passing this on to some other hardened bloggers as I always find other people much more interesting! But here goes -

1 - I was almost knocked down by the Queen in Dundee (seriously) a police man collared me in time...

2 - I learned to scuba dive a couple of years ago in my local Burntisland swimming pool - haven't graduated to the sea yet so this isn't a pic of me LOL!

3 - I once sang in an opera at the King's Theatre, Glasgow - it was called 'L'elixir d'Amour' (OK it was the chorus and I was playing the part of one of the Italian peasants)

4 - I once won a white colour television when I entered a competition to design a cake incorporating a Cadbury's flake - I called it the Cadbury's Fake Flake Cake - 2 swiss rolls stuck together, coated in jam or cream, rolled on to flake crumbles, wrapped in yellow icing to create the wrapper, one end open so you could see the crumbled flake and at the other end the icing was twisted like the wrapper - finally food dye was used to draw up the graphics. Eh viola!!!

5 - One of the things I've always wanted to do since I used to sneak up to watch this on TV as it was on too late and I was too young to be up was 'The Prisoner' or Portmeirion to be precise. I loved that strange and quirky village but I'm getting the chance to see it in a week as my Belfast man and I are traveling down to Wales and this is definitely on my 'must do' list. I hope I'm not disappointed!

6 - Had my colours analysed recently and have discovered I'm a Spring!! I'm really pleased with that as so are Nicole Kidman, Jody Foster, Meg Ryan and now me! LOL!!!

7 - I did my family roots and I think I'm a mix of Scots, Irish and Finnish ...... So I'm off now to tagged my fellow bloggers and get them thinking too.

kirsty anderson + penny forbes

2010-07-02T09:12:00.000+01:00

First joint exhibition of Kirsty and Penny will be held in 'Under The Stairs' Edinburgh from the 8th July all through The Festival so if you want to chill out and rest those weary feet the venue will serve you well - wonderful ambience and lovely artwork to buy!!!

yuki kitazumi

2010-07-01T12:11:00.009+01:00

Originally uploaded by yuki kitazumi 北住ユキ 2

' 夏祭り'　'summer festival'
Sweet little illustration just right for my summer holiday mood and a lovely reminder of my trip to Japan.... I couldn't get a decent image to show you but eventually found a lovely site here

maxwell loren holyoke hirsch

2010-06-30T10:29:00.011+01:00

Originally uploaded by Maxwell Loren Holyoke Hirsch

Just love the simplicity, colour and control of this illustration!

wosene kosrof

2010-06-29T15:48:00.004+01:00

Found some interesting art pieces at artpropelled - almost reminded me of Hundertwasser's work.

diana dias - leao

2010-06-28T06:26:00.004+01:00

glass dresses #1 Originally uploaded by lamentables

Amazing works by Diana made from glass! Diana first career was in fashion and at the age of 60 she decided to study glass making techniques - so you see, you're never too old!

kathy schicker

2010-06-27T11:07:00.003+01:00

Link - fibreQuarterly

Kathy's work is based on archival and family photos through which she delves into the legacy of human relations. She is drawn to this practice because it marries two passions:photography and weaving. It enables her to translate striking images and poignant family portraits into woven fabric and lets her explore themes of home, family, memory and loss with an intimacy inherent to textiles.

tilleke schwarz

2010-06-26T12:20:00.000+01:00

I love when specialisms get mixed together and I just love Dutch artist Tilleke's work. You have to pop over to her site too, it's such fun and quirky too! Tilleke's site

karen ruane

2010-06-25T08:55:00.002+01:00

I must be a slob as I don't know how anyone can work in such a clean way - this must be an act of love (and patience). And what a lovely photograph detail! Some lovely pieces / samples on her Flickr pages

lisa kokin

2010-06-24T05:57:00.000+01:00

'Vestige' Sewn found photographs, batting, paper, 51 x 16ins Lisa's a great favourite of mine with my students. I think I used at least 4 of her works as reference over the last year and will continue to do so next session.

marian bijlenga

2010-06-23T06:46:00.001+01:00

Found a more detailed image from Marion's front page.

marian bijlenga

2010-06-23T06:33:00.001+01:00

Wonderful mix of embroidery and alternative materials. It was difficult to get images of the Dutch artist's work and I would love to go and see them to realise their scale and detail. Her site and found image here - http://www.danielleembry.blogspot.com/

mia liu

2010-06-22T07:06:00.000+01:00

Artist Mia Liu adjusts her sculptures made from used Guggenheim tickets from her days working at Visitor Services.

sue degennaro

2010-06-21T15:36:00.001+01:00

Just loved the shape, use of typography and colour of this Aussie illustrator's work.....

joseph montgomery

2010-06-20T10:38:00.000+01:00

I'm in the mood for some abstract art and came across this very tactile piece - the only problem is I want to squidge my hands into it and it's not the done thing! Entitled Image Sixty Five and is made up from oil, clay and sponge on panel, 12.5 × 9.5 and just over 2 inches thick. Courtesy of Laurel Gitlen (Small A Projects). Found on a wonderful site called artcat

laura jordan

2010-06-19T06:12:00.001+01:00

This is such a delicate print I'm not too sure the detail will show up on screen. Entitled 'Angel Boys' this 17 x 32cm digital print on Thai fabric mounted on to watercolour paper was originally hand drawn by Delicate Mayhem’s artist Laura.

dorophy tang

2010-06-18T08:05:00.000+01:00

Dorophy's wide and interesting portfolio, as you can see, ranges from illustrations for Adidas to camera skins and packaging. Found at wicked halo and you can check out Dorophy here

melinda jose

2010-06-17T04:23:00.001+01:00

Love the silhouette mixed with the plate design reference in this illustration that I found on the wonderful krisatomic blog.

c s neal

2010-06-16T09:41:00.003+01:00

Modern Love column in the New York Times

Chris has been an llustrator for the Modern Love column in the New York Times and is now moving on to childrens books. Can't wait to see his new work.

heather holbrook

2010-06-15T18:13:00.000+01:00

Lovely mixed media piece entitled 'Bird Cage Dress' and you can see even more at Heather's site P is for Paper

tamar mogendorff

2010-06-14T07:06:00.000+01:00

Textile and fibre artist Tamar uses thousands of fabrics and threads to create her ideas in her Brooklyn workshop. Check out her lovely website

elisabeth lecourt

2010-06-13T09:08:00.004+01:00

'Knock Knock' Map of London

'Bonjour Monseir Monsier Solei'
Born in France in 1972, now lives and works in London. Her head turning work includes her intriguing line of map-wear. She folds and cuts individual maps by region to produce clothes not to be worn but rather hung, mostly pleated parochial dresses and button-down shirts made out of modern maps.

lisa meyer - kairos

2010-06-12T11:27:00.000+01:00

this Encaustic Mixed Media measures 12"x12" and evokes, for me, memories and light which is exactly the themes that Lisa works with - lovely piece!

art hong kong 2010 international art fair

2010-06-11T08:18:00.000+01:00

I love the use of broken plates and over sized buttons on the dress installation. About 110 galleries participated and brought together high profile artists such as Damien Hirst, Andy Warhol and Takashi Murakami, along with these impressive newcomers. (but I can't seem to find their names - I will keep looking).