Fabulous Friday Felt Work

British artist Lucy Sparrow has taken a run down, empty store in east London and created a light, bright, colourful cornerstore filled to the brim with all sorts of goodies... FELT goodies that is!

Lucy has hand crafted every single item in the shop, including the cash register! Magazines, candy, beer... you name it, it's felt! The wee 'art installation' is open til the end of August. Our lovely Katie is currently on that side of the world, maybe we should send her in to check it out!?

Found via the Jealous Curator

Tick Tock Porcelain Clocks

How neat are these beautiful scalloped porcelain plate clocks by Aussie company Angus & Celeste? These are great pieces of decorative art that also tell the time. Reminiscent of vintage plates, the illustrative surface decorations are complemented by brightly painted hands. Yummo!

A Little Cute, A Little Prickly

What could we love more than a teeny tiny knitted cactus? That would be 88 of them of course! 

 'A Promise Made, A Promise Kept' is an installation of stitched succulents by artist Thomas C Chung, combining a love of prickly plants and yarn-based craft in the most pleasing way - and we're so glad his knitting needles didn't stop at just one!

Vintage Textile Transformations by Mr. Finch

The self-taught artist Mr. Finch is part hunter, part gatherer and fully genius. Obsessed with the rolling hills and mossy woods near his home in Yorkshire, Finch goes gathering for inspiration. "Flowers, insects and birds really fascinate me with their amazing life cycles and extraordinary nests and behavior", says the artist. He then goes hunting for vintage textiles; velvet curtains from old hotels, a threadbare wedding dress or a vintage apron and transforms them into all sorts of beasts and toadstools. The aged feel creates a sense of authenticity, or mystery as if each piece has an incredible story to tell.

Billowing paper sculptures by Peter Gentenaar

Netherland-based artist Peter Gentenaar creates billowing paper sculptures that are born out of what he couldn’t do with commercial paper. As a printmaker, Gentenaar’s search for a better type of paper led him to an unexpected process of creating his own custom beater that processes and mills long-fiber paper pulp into the material he now uses in his artwork. “My sculptures start as totally 2-dimensional,” says Gentenaar, describing the process in which his organic forms come to life. As the wet pulp dries around the bamboo framework it begins to shrink and curl. The resulting sculptures, massive, yet delicate seem to resemble underwater organisms gracefully floating in water. The pieces are then suspended in mid-air in sprawling spaces like churches. 

Gunjan Aylawadi - Intricate Paper Crafting

Sydney based artist Gunjan Aylawadi creates these intricate, colorful sculptures that appear to resemble woven textiles. However, upon closer observation, her work—inspired by patterns and motifs in Islamic art—are made entirely from curled paper. The process, long and intricate, can cost the artist months on a single artwork. And not just any old paper will do. For example, “Against the Wind” is made from hand-cut strips of paper from old music books, which are then individually hand rolled and assembled. 

Fun Kiddie's Spaces

Need some inspiration for fun and functional kid's spaces? Here are some of our favourites:

Marinski Handmades

We find these handmade plates and bowls by Marina Marinski so sweet!! Marina is a jewellery maker, art historian and animal lover; designing all sorts from illustrated necklaces, brooches and earrings to painted ceramics. 


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