Design inspired by nature

Hi all, I’ve been in my craft studio all weekend as its cold and damp here in London. Yesterday I felt inspired to make an antelope head style motif, I knew how I wanted it to look, I just couldn’t remember the name of the species etc. After a good look around the internet I…

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Crystal Palace Park

Hi all, today Cha-guy and I went for a long walk around Crystal Palace Park in South East London. We passed some ruins of the old Crystal Palace erected on the site in 1854 This magnificent building was designed by Joseph Paxton and hosted the Great Exhibition of industry and technology. It was burnt to…

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Hortus Folio Album

I made a steampunk Kathy Orta folio mini album using a Kathy Orta tutorial and a paper stack called Tattered Time By Die Cuts with a View (DCWV) I was inspired by an amazing youtube video by Bellajucielove Here is the front, most of the embellishments are papercuts painted with gold gouache then inked with…

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Paper Graphic Design by Natasha Molotkova

The ‘new’ art of paper graphic design is portrayed here in the work of Natasha Molotkova and her company http://www.papergraphic.co.uk. Natasha grew up in Siberia, studied Fashion and Surface Pattern at the University of Worcester and now produces colourful tangible campaigns for a variety of clients.

Lo Siento Studio

I’ve recently discovered the work of Lo Siento Studio, they make paper cut inspired campaigns for a variety of companies, including this exquisite cut for a paper brand.

..destitute of geometry…

We had a fantastic time in Oxford last week visiting the new maths institute for a garden party and talk by Marcus du Sautoy. I’ve only been to Oxford once, many years ago so it was a real treat to be shown around by Cha-guy who studied maths there. Our first night was spent at…

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