Hello again I have been revisiting the work of textile artist Janet Bolton, I still find her work delightful. Janet's imagery is in the tradition of folk art but also abstract art, the pieces have a simple charm  Lets have a look and see what you think.

If you want to see more she has a great Pinterest board.

Book making.

Hi again, yes I'm still here and I know I said that I would try and post once a week and it's May now. All I can do is say sorry once again and thank those of you who are still visiting my blog.

I have a big love of book making so I thought that you might like to take a peek at the work of Adele Outeridge, she has been a big inspiration to me for years.

 

 

Fantastic aren't they, sculptural, inventive and stretching the bounderies of what it means to be a book.

To see more take a look at google images or visit studiowestend.com

Hello again it's been a while since I have posted on my blog but I'm back and hope that it will be a bit less erratic. There has been a lot going on some good some not so good but such is life I guess. It is difficult knowing what way to jump when you have had a break but I found these lovely etchings by artist
 Susan Bowers, Susan is a contemporary artist, printmaker and book artist. I am drawn to the mark making and the mystery of these etchings, to me they 'feel' like an emotional inner landscape which draws you in.

Find out more by visiting trace-marks.blogspot.com

I love the work of Freya it always makes me smile and feel good, call me an ol' romantic if you like but these days a smile on peoples faces is always welcome.

Enjoy your weekend.

The lovely fun work of Carla Sonheim.

www.carlasonheim.com

Have fun this weekend.

 Really interesting art from Sakir Gokcebag using everyday objects, you can find a lot more if you like it on google images.

Enjoy your weekend. 

Julian Trevelyan - Printmaking.

How do you see things?

Make your mark this weekend.

I've just discovered the work of Nancy Nicholson and I'm really enjoying the movement and energy of the pieces. I love her use of colour, the choice of appliqued fabrics and her surface stitching.

Nancy has a lovely website with some really fun stuff, find her at www.nancynicholson.co.uk

Take a look at some of the lovely lino cut prints from

  Mark Herald.

www.stjudesprints.co.uk

Lorna Graves revisited.

I have managed to find some more work from the wonderful Lorna Graves, her work or even images of it have been really difficult to find since her death. I used to exhibit along side her in a local gallery and always really enjoyed the pieces she had there, money was tight and I could never really afford to buy many of them. I thought that her work would always be available to me, how I wish now that I had collected more to enjoy!
You are still missed Lorna.

'Stones and Stars'.

'Angel and Birds'.

'Animal Rainbow'.

'Animal Rainbow'- print.

'Boat'.

Unknown.

'Night Journey'.

Enjoy your weekend.