‘In Her Head The World Was Green’ – Detail of a Textile ‘Art’ Bag by Mick Lindberg I discovered Mick Lindberg’s beautiful textile art at the start of my Instagram journey. I am fortunate to count her among my most constant and supportive ‘Insta-Friends’. Mick’s love of textiles and stitch were inherited from her Swedish mother and grandmother. Her … Read More
The Marsh House – A Painting by Christopher Gee
The Marsh House by Christopher Gee I saw a painting by Essex-based artist Christopher Gee on Instagram recently. It featured an old house, with many windows, set against a dark background of trees and an inky sky. I felt as though I recognised the building. Gee’s work really appeals to me. The muted tonal palette and sophisticated naivety of his … Read More
‘Friends Reunited’ – An Instagram ‘Curation’ Story
‘Friends Reunited’ – a ‘curation’ from found objects I really enjoy Instagram. It’s stimulating and endlessly informative – a great way of ‘meeting’ like-minded people and discovering new creative contacts. It is, by its very nature, primarily visual; an instant hit – a picture-gram. It doesn’t take long to speed-scroll through and ❤️ anything that particularly appeals. That’s one approach. … Read More
Instagram – Contacts and Creative Inspiration
Paperclay shoes from an installation entitled ‘Not all things go to plan’ by Alison Bournes. Some months ago I gained a new follower on Instagram. This artist had started making shoes from porcelain paperclay and I assumed that, rather than being a coincidence, there must be a link to my own ceramic work. A series of direct messages revealed … Read More
Sara Fanelli
‘Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly’ – mixed media illustration (from ‘Sometimes I think, Sometimes I am – by Sarah Fanelli) I stumbled across Sara Fanelli’s fascinating work completely by accident a few years ago in the Tate Modern Bookshop. I was looking for a present for a godchild and picked up her fabulous book entitled Mythological … Read More
Jane Daniell – Artist and Printmaker
Jane Daniell – Aquatint Etching “Once upon a Time” – (detail) I popped into Southbank Printmakers Gallery – an artist-run cooperative at Gabriel’s Wharf – just before Christmas with a friend who collect prints. (We were on our way to Tate Modern but the Southbank has so much to offer that we took our time and meandered for a while). … Read More
Isobel
Isobel – an ‘art doll’ by Johanna Flanagan It was by pure chance that I discovered Johanna Flanagan’s Instagram account, ‘The Pale Rook’, a few weeks ago and immediately started ‘following’ her. I was intrigued by her work. The next day she posted an image of Isobel – an ‘art doll’ – the central character in an exhibition entitled … Read More