Thursday, November 19, 2015

Lampshade is the new chandelier - new dimensions in chevron chain.


What happened after a beading session experimenting with the chevron chain technique. At the spur of the moment I decided to pull one side of beads all together to form the top row in the earring (which caused some sort of lampshade effect)...  Still deciding whether I'm really feeling this one...

Page extract of Valentino Couture from Sposa Moda Book N.30 - Collection Haute Couture / Pret-a-Porter - Fall/Winter





Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Marina Nelson - Multiple Layered Abstract Paintings


The funny thing about the creative process is that we rarely know exactly how a finished piece of work is going to turn out.  What we always do need, however, is a departure point – an initial concept born from love or admiration of beauty itself.  One such artist whose wonderfully layered work reveals this process is Marina Nelson.  Full of depth and intensity you are always looking at way more than just the immediate visual message upon viewing her work.  As she puts it in her own words:- “My painting reveals itself slowly through multiple layers, or maybe I am peeling my own onion.”







Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Bobbie Burgers - Expressionist Flower Paintings


Bobbie Burgers doesn’t just paint flowers – she reveals the spirit of it!  With her sprightly painterly style she employs vigorous brushstrokes to produce her large-scale expressionist paintings.  Unfettered and refreshing, they are sure to instil a breeze of contemporary air into any space, whilst still maintaining a style vaguely reminiscent of Provencal sentimentality.