Rob Ryan was born in Cyprus, but studied and is now based in the UK. His incredible skill with a scalpel (yes, he cuts everything out by hand) has made him the go-to figure for paper cutting. Ryan says that he likes the work of William Blake, and those very English twentieth century artists like… Continue reading Rob Ryan – Scalpel Master
…Hide your eyes! The whiplash world of Aubrey Beardsley! Naughty but nice. How much do I LOVE the work of English Illustrator Aubrey Beardsley? Very much indeed. I have loved it for years and years..since I was very small (when presumably I filtered out all the “naughty bits” and just loved all the pattern and… Continue reading Aubrey Beardsley
… without an H at the end!! …as I am continually telling the students! Danish designer Hanna Werning produces pieces which are like explosions of colour and pattern. Werning’s beautiful, overlaid images appear on all manner of surfaces – wallpaper, greetings cards, notebooks, fabric…they are so diverse and varied. Usually a riot of different clashing colours,… Continue reading HannaWerning
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