Showing posts with label artists book fair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label artists book fair. Show all posts

Saturday, 10 October 2009

Sideshow Curiosities

I've made an artist's book about 'Sideshow Curiosities' as a collection, and am pretty pleased with it. The book below is from an edition of 6, and was originally in watercolour and then digitally printed. I'm working on a screen printed version, which should hopefully make it to the Manchester Artist's Book fair.







Also, I'm starting an Etsy site on which I'll be selling handmade (by me!) books and some artwork. Part of the profits will hopefully be going to Leicester based charity Wishes For Kids, who help very poorly children and their families. I'm hoping to get in touch with them next week and hopefully then that'll be underway.


Exciting stuff!

Sunday, 27 September 2009

Back!

Phew, all moved into the new house in Birmingham, all settled in and we have internet etc... I've been moving house so I couldn't come online for a while- hence the lack of blog posts. I will keep up to date, I promise!
So anyway, I've finished the painting part of my Apricot Cat artist's book! :D Woo woo! I want to do the lettering so badly but I need a grey fineliner, and I can't find one that I like. I was going to order online but I'd prefer to try it before I buy it, so I'm gonna try and get one from uni tomorrow (first day back!). Anyway, here are the Apricot Cat pics:





I need to put the writing in but am struggling to fine a grey fineliner that I like, so once I've done that it'll be finished and I'll see about making it into an artist's book.
I've been doing a few other drawings which I've put on flickr and making a few bits to sell on Etsy, which can be found here:
I've been doing lots of animal drawings since I found the book below for only £2.99 at Waterstones, and it's got loads of animal pics in it!


(It's by Alice Tomsett and is usually £5.99)


Also on Flickr I found this really cool group called Free Art Friday, where people make free art and leave it lying around for people to pick up, in the street for example. I really wanna get doing some :) Do any of you guys do free art? I'd like to see it! You can find that group here. I think it's a really cool thing to do because it'd make my day to get some free art and I'm sure other people will appreciate it too.


Anyway, as ever I'd appreciate constructive criticism on any and all work, so let me know what you think!
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