Creating beautiful interiors with the things you collect By Sibella Court This book was published a couple of years ago and it is one of those I love to go back to time and again as a visual source book. In BOWERBIRD, Sibella reveals her approach to collecting and collections. She shows how to procure… Continue reading Bowerbird
Mend yourself by making things By Rosemary Davidson and Arzu Tahsin Published by Quercus books As somebody who is a craft author and maker of many years, when I saw the title and strap line of this book it resonated with me. In the introduction the authors, both makers, describe how they realized that craft… Continue reading Craftfulness
National Portrait Gallery, London 27 June – 15 September 2019 Cindy Sherman’s groundbreaking series, Untitled Film Stills, 1977-80, is currently on public display for the first time in the UK, in a major new retrospective of the artist’s work at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Cindy Sherman, explores the development of her work from the… Continue reading Cindy Sherman
20 projects using traditional Japanese stitching Jill Clay Published by GMC publications Here at Creative Colour we are very taken with the whole concept of slow, and hand sewing in particular, as a way of winding down after a hard days graft, so this book is perfect for us. What is Sashiko? It is a… Continue reading Sashiko
By Fran Heath 2016 Abel’s illustrations copyright Roscoe Cattle 2016 Heather’s illustrations copyright Cleo Cattle 2016 I was browsing in the children’s shop a Pocket Full of Pebbles, in Cowes Isle of Wight when I came across this delightful book by an Isle of Wight author and artist. She has taken a dolls house decorated… Continue reading HOW WE CHOOSE TO PLAY
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