Wednesday 29 February 2012

Photoshoot


 Tester shots











Informal group shots, will experiment with photoshop and other settings



Tuesday 28 February 2012

Traditional Scandinavian Dala Horse

traditional carved and painted wooden statuette of a horse originating in the Swedish province of Dalarna. In the old days the Dala horse was mostly used as a toy for children; in modern times it has become a symbol of Dalarna as well as Sweden in general. Several different types of Dala horses are made, with distinguishing features common to the locality of the site where they are produced. One particular style has, however, become much more common and widespread than others. It is stoutly carved and painted bright red with details and a harness in white, green, yellow and blue.



Claire Brewster

Her work is about retrieving the discarded,  celebrating the unwanted and giving new life to the obsolete. A nostalgic fascination with objects from another place or time and a desire to examine the overlooked feeds her creativity.


Monday 27 February 2012

St Judes

St Judes collaborates with an eclectic range of artists to create and print unique fabrics.

Mark Hearld, taking his inspiration from the flora and fauna of the British countryside, Mark works across a number of mediums, producing limited edition lithographic and linocut prints, unique paintings, collages and hand-painted ceramics. Below: Bird Garden, Screen Printed, reminiscent of traditional red toile wallpaper.
Red

Emily Sutton uses a combination these approaches in her current work, producing paintings, prints and handmade birds - as featured in World of Interiors magazine. Inspired by the relics of a bygone era and afternoons immersed in the contents of the Museum of Childhood in Edinburgh and is currently working on a children's book for the V&A Museum in London. Below: Curiosity Shop, Screenprinted,
Dark Blue/Mustard

Sunday 26 February 2012

Clare Rojas

Lives and works in San Francisco, illustrator and writer of children's books






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Friday 24 February 2012

Lesley Barnes

Animator/illustrator from Scotland. Click here for her blog.

Belle and Sebastian's I didn't see it coming, animation

Belle & Sebastian's tour poster, produced by strawberryluna

Alexander Girard

(1907 - 1993)
Architect and textile designer based in New York





Jacknife Posters

Jacknife Posters is a design based company from Bristol, producing some great gig and tour promotional posters, click here for their website.





strawberryluna

Is a duo of designers, Alison and Craig, from Pittsburg, using traditional printing methods. Click here for the blog






C S Neal

Neal is an illustrator and designer from Texas. Click here for his official website.









America Folk Art Museum

Established in 1961, they have an extensive gallery under collections on their website.

Folk Object

I found this blog, which displays pictures of folk objects from around the world, its an ongoing collectopn of graphic objects derived from the ornament and  utility of folk culture. Its curated by Clifton Burt.





Camilla Engman

Illustrator from Sweden, uses loose marks. Click here for her website.

Painting

Painting, using emulsion to veil and take away 
Screen print 

Converse design

Lena Sjoberg

Lena Sjoberg is an illustrator and writer of children's' books who lives in the country in Sweden. Click here for her blog.