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Browsing Archive: May, 2011

Green Great Britain

Posted by Phiona Richards on Tuesday, May 17, 2011,

Tuesday 18th May, my son's school are celebrating Green Great Britain by letting the children wear green. The school is an eco school and a Good Food school. Now he's eleven year's he's that age when he wants to be a little be more crucial about what he wears.

Designing this T-shirt for him was a breeze as his favourite colour is actually green. When I collected him from school, I put it in a carrier bag along with some green hairspray. As you can imagine he was made up. So fo...
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The trouble with paper beads

Posted by Phiona Richards on Monday, May 16, 2011, In : Sampling

I have been exploring paper beads recently and having great success and actually loving the result. ( see earlier post - Making Beads from Paper)

Until that is I try to go bigger. My aim is to make some sturdy hollow beads but every time I push them into shape they seem to collapse. I can form the paper into a domed shape but as soon as I put it down the centre pops out, as you can see in the photo.

I'm not really sure how I'm going to resolve this problem. It maybe that coiling around...
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Water Origami

Posted by Phiona Richards on Tuesday, May 10, 2011,

The video is truly amazing, it was retweeted on twitter by @bookloverRAH from a post by @uponafold.

Flottille (detail) from Etienne Cliquet on Vimeo.

Don’t let the rather simple geometric images above fool you, watch the video. Using small pieces of paper (just 2-3cm wide) artist Stephen Ratcliffe has created delicately folded origami pieces that once placed in water begin to bloom, the result of capillary action as the paper absorbs water. Beautiful.

(via reddit)
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Do you need a reason to visit First Anniversary: Paper Exhibition?

Posted by Phiona Richards on Monday, May 9, 2011, In : Exhibitions

One: The most obvious, to visit an all paper exhibition. If you are a fan of paper and what can be created with it, then this is definitely for you.

Two: Location, location, location. Unit Twelve is found on a working farm set in the beautiful Stafford Countryside.

Three: The curator of the exhibition is Jennifer Collier, so to met her in person and to see her studio will give you a very real connection to why artists work with paper.

Four: The way the exhibition is set out allows you t...
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'Paper' Exhibition in Edinburgh

Posted by Phiona Richards on Thursday, May 5, 2011, In : Exhibitions

I received an email informing me that my submission had been accepted for the upcoming 'Paper exhibition at Craft House Concept in Edinburgh.

This is my second 'all paper' exhibition this year. I feel as though I am finally moving forward. I will be sending one of my book sculptures with a selection of my 'Organic Repose' range. The downside of exhibiting is the distance, I always want to be present at the private views but logistically this is not always possible.

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Boxes, Boxes, Boxes

Posted by Phiona Richards on Wednesday, May 4, 2011,

Last night was spent catching up on my box-making. I needed to make a few to house some pieces that are going to the 'Ladies Night' event at Byard Art, Cambridge I remember, when I started creating my jewellery pieces I was conscious that they needed to be housed safely giving them that precious feel. I sourced various companies that supplied boxes but they never really seemed to have what I was looking for. In the end I created my own.

This means that each piece has a box made to fi...
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'Regenerate' Exhibition

Posted by Phiona Richards on Sunday, May 1, 2011, In : Exhibitions

This is an exhibition I am currently taking part in which is taking place at Forge2 Gallery in Culworth, Northamptonshire. The theme is one of spring and rebirth, and will incorporate associated topics such as recycling and sustainability. It will run from 8th April until 30th June.

Apart from my work other artists associated with this exhibition are:-

Kylie Coles is a Contemporary Woodturner. She layers paper onto wood then turns it created stunning aesthetically pleasing pieces.

Craig En...
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Making Beads from Paper

Posted by Phiona Richards on Sunday, May 1, 2011, In : Sampling

Making beads from paper

I had a little dab

ble at creating beads out of paper over the Easter. The first se t of beads, made from strips of paper I had attempted before but I didn't like the e lipse shape that resulted. I know it all depends on how you cut the paper and I really wa nted to figure out how to make a lovely round bead. It's more straight forward than I thought and I was pleasantly surprised at the result, I've just got to figure out how I'm going to use them i...

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Phiona Richards

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I am intrigued by paper and it's versatility. It is a total misnomer and full of contradictions. I am continually exploring the possibilities this material unfolds for me.

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