Renegade Craft Fair

Renegade Craft Fair at The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London E1 6QL. 8th and 9th October, 11am-6pm. Free Admission.

Mosaic Monday

Mosaic Monday, originally uploaded by Feltbug.

1. puppets, 2. El nublado de esta mañana, 3. 1851, 4. Poster in a window for a very bad person in Brighton, 5. ..., 6. Speed is for pussies - ®®™, 7. Early Warning System, 8. Untitled, 9. Untitled, 10. softly falls, 11. Rastro cerrado 004, 12. Training For Service, 13. Solar eclipses 1954-2000, 14. Untitled, 15. Untitled, 16. dance the dance, 17. matching moo minicard tag, 18. Winter Philadelphia, 19. Untitled, 20. detail of altered couture top, 21. tiger moth, 22. Bemis 11, 23. musaraigne, 24. mitten15, 25. Bear layer/stencil #2, 26. Untitled, 27. g-boro 050, 28. The Jumps, 29. Untitled, 30. Screen shot 2011-09-23 at 22.45.02

Here is a selection of photographs and artwork by some of my lovely friends on flickr. Click on the image to go to flickr where you can find the featured artists or use the links above to go to the individual artist's flickr. Thankyou to all the artists for sharing their pictures.

Spalvieri/Del Ciotto

Sachetto chair by Spalvieri/Del Ciotto at Mint, 2 North Terrace, Alexander Square, London SW3 2BA in the Brompton Design District.

Tent London

Ivanka

Naori Priestly

Tent London 2011 will not only be packed with the latest, dynamic interior products from over 200 international design companies, across all continents. In addition, this year Tent will host a showcase of exciting gallery events, in and around its vibrant Truman Brewery location in the heart of London’s creative East End. More information can be found here. 22-25 September. Admission £10

The London Art Book Fair

Assembling box Nr 14, originally uploaded by Redfoxpress.

Red Fox Press are one of the exhibitors at The London Art Book Fair, an annual event devoted to international art publishing. Hosted by the Whitechapel Gallery in association with Marcus Campbell Art Books, The London Art Book Fair presents the work of individual artist publishers, galleries, magazines, colleges, arts publishing houses, rare book dealers and distributors alongside a wider associated programme of talks and events. 23-25 September at The Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High Street, London E1 7QX. Admission free.

Peace Day

Peace Day

Tracey Neuls

Shoe designer Tracey Neuls has opened a new shop on Redchurch Street near Brick Lane in East London.

Designers Faudet-Harrison are to hold their first joint exhibition of new objects at the Tracey Neuls Design Shop. For London Design Week Faudet-Harrison have been invited to alter, amalgamate and redesign a seris of objects in a way that they could only do. Previous design alterations are so clever and effortless; for example, a matchbox where one side of the slide drawer is empty, serving as a place to put the spent matches.

There is a competition to win a pair of Tracey Neuls shoes, more info here.

Brick Lane

Barbara Keal

Hand felted garments by Barbara Keal to be worn/displayed as sculpture on purpose-built stands. Taking the desire to connect with the natural, animal world as a point of inspiration, the colours and textures of Sussex wool and alpaca fleece become eared or antlered hats and cloaks which evoke a beautiful, wilder, hairier existence.

Following its successful integration into the London Design Festival last year, Origin: The Contemporary Craft Fair will return to Old Spitalfields Market from 22-28 September 2011.
Origin offers a rare opportunity to see and buy a diverse range of high quality, original craft from over 200 makers in one convenient location. Disciplines range from ceramics, furniture, metalwork and glass, to fashion accessories, jewellery and knitwear. Entrance fee is £10.

Mosaic Monday

Mosaic Monday, originally uploaded by Feltbug.

1. Poster Book, 2. Book Cover Design in Progress, 3. old school book and goodies, 4. Booked out, 5. ink drive, 6. Rio-pencils, 7. robot horse assemblage - ROWDY - The Robot Racehorse - Reclaim2Fame, 8. P for Pirate, 9. a page from my book+, 10. Mirlo, 11. Unfurled., 12. Handmade book, early 1990's, 13. Study and Application, 14. notebook, 15. man, 16. De niro, 17. boya de mar, 18. palm silhouette, 19. keeping up with the dye journal, 20. Vintage Boys and Dog, 21. Untitled, 22. cycle #1, 23. Untitled, 24. nightscape, 25. Untitled, 26. http://flickr.com/photos/49503115336@N01/6109334577/, 27. studio, 28. Lantern, 29. 8, 30. poison pin5

Here is a selection of photographs and artwork by some of my lovely friends on flickr. Click on the image to go to flickr where you can find the featured artists or use the links above to go to the individual artist's flickr. Thankyou to all the artists for sharing their pictures.

Fine Cell Work

'Love in' workshop

On 22nd September, Fine Cell Work hosts a stitching session between 4 and 6 pm with Fine Cell Work volunteer at HMP Bullingdon and Karl, an ex offender who spent time at HMP Bullingdon demonstrating some of the intricate skills that Fine Cell Work prisoners learn. Participants will make a charming ‘love’ inspired pin cushion . There is more information here.

The White Pencil

Watch the short film here.

The D&AD White Pencil is awarded to a creative idea that changes the world for the better.
For the inaugural White Pencil Award, D&AD is partnering with Peace One Day. In 1999, filmmaker Jeremy Gilley founded the non-profit organisation Peace One Day to document his efforts to establish an annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence with a fixed date of September 21st.

London Design Festival

London Design Festival 17th-25th September

Dalton Ghetti
The Power of Making at The Victoria and Albert Museum





Ariane Prin
at The Dock

Buoy

History of Aeronautics

Lungs of Oak

MA Designer Maker

Ashley Heminway

Wendy Helps

If you like to mix your fine art up with more traditional craft skills, then the MA Designer Maker is not to be missed. I was lucky enough to meet both of these wonderful artists when I visited the shows last week. We had an interesting talk about their work which made visiting the shows this year even more memorable.

MA Printmaking

MA Printmaking at Camberwell College of the Arts is always a joy to see. This year my favourite work was by artist, Paul Wye, whose installation is featured in the top 2 images. The shows continue until the 8th September.

MA Book Arts

MA Book Arts at Camberwell College of Art until 8th September. These spectacular sculptures are by Jukhee Kwon.

HUNT THE NEW

The University of the Arts Postgraduate Summer shows are on at Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon until 8th September. They are closed on Sunday 4th September.

Funky Pretty

Funky Pretty, originally uploaded by matthew feyld.

Canadian artists Matthew Feyld, Jaret Penner and Michael Swaney are exhibiting at Gallery Steinsland Berliner in Stockholm, Sweden until 23rd September.

'They are fun and straight, yet thoughtful calm and poetic. Their stories revolve around characters in what may have started out as a depiction of reality, but in the end became something entirely different. Or if possible the other way around. The imagery is a modern version of traditional folk art, full of life, movement and color, varying from simple, unadorned, and a myriad of details.'