The Incredible Very Talented Mister Finch

“Scraps of thread, fabric and paper are stitched and pulled into fairytale creatures looking for new owners and worlds to inhabit. They hide in the woods, behind masks, some have died along the way and are buried under spoon lockets. Finch works alone and makes everything himself by hand in a studio full of books, glass jars and naughty cats.”

I am a person who is loves looking at art, insects, animals, Victoriana and fiber creations. I discovered the world of Mister Finch’s insects and other fabulous creatures today on Zite.com. Mister Finch is a sewing man from Leeds in Yorkshire. He creates these dazzling fairy tale like creatures from beautiful old fabric. He says his inspirations come from nature. The life cycles of birds, insects, and flowers are particularly interesting to him. As he is from a country rich in folklore, witches, cats, hares, and other creatures take part in his creations.

He likes recycled fabric like velvet curtains, an old wedding dress and old aprons because he can sew his stories into the fabric and into the creatures he creates. And he likes cats. Read more about Mister Finch oh his blog, My Name is Finch and on his Facebook page.

SURFACE PATTERN DESIGNER AND TEXTILE ARTIST CHLOE WOOD

Surface design by Chloe Wood. Chloe Wood is a Surface Pattern Designer, Illustrator and Textile Artist based in London. In 2008 Chloe graduated from Cardiff School of Art & Design with a 2:1 Hons degree in Contemporary Textiles and Surface Design with a specialism in Print. You can see and read more here.

Art from Folded Sheets of Paper

Simon Schubert is an artist who lives and works in Cologne, Germany. Born in 1976, he studied Liberal Arts and Sculpture at the Duesseldorf Academy of the Arts under the tutelage of Irmin Kamp.

In his paper art series, Schubert meticulously folds sheets of paper, creating a very shallow relief or bas-relief. When the lighting is right, the paper comes to life with depth and contrast. Each ‘sculpture’ is made from a single sheet of paper using only creases and folds. No additional colour is added to the works.

Schubert cites his inspiration most often comes from literature, philosophy, film and fine art. He said a defining moment of inspiration came from the work of Joseph Beuys, which opened Schubert’s eyes that art could be, ‘more than just something decorative and influence into life directly’.

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