MONDOCHERRY

A beautiful use of paper bits that would have otherwise been thrown away by Mondocherry

JUNK MAIL

artwork above by Yulia Brodskaya

The average household throws away 13,000

separate pieces of paper each year.

Most is packaging and junk mail.

DOHA CHEBIB

Eco-friendly bowls designed by Doha Chebib are created out of unwanted waste wood.

FIONA WILLIS

I love the work of artist Fiona Willis.

Her 'How to grow Carrots' is just exquisite.

She will be on the stand next to mine at Select@Bath - well worth a visit.

ANGLO-SAXON FIND

This amazing find of 1,500 glistening pieces of Anglo Saxon jewellery that was uncovered by a man with a metal detector last July in a farmers field had been buried for 1,300 years.

The pieces are quite stunning and such detail.

The value of this amazing find is £3.3m. It is also exciting historians as it shines new light on the darkest hour of the dark ages. Already, the bent pins sticking out of objects are being tentatively interpreted as having been torn from clothing of slain soldiers, in the manner described in Beowulf. By figuring out how each piece was made – and what it was used for – the experts might yet transform understanding of Anglo-Saxon culture. For the latest details on this story: CLICK HERE

CORALIE BICKFORD SMITH

Coralie Bickford Smith an award winning book cover designer who has created several acclaimed designs for Penguin Books.

These book covers are just so lovely that it makes me want to go out and buy all the classics all over again!

BOVEY LEE

The paper cut work of Bovey Lee is so beautiful.

See above 'Atomic Jellyfish.'

Originally from Hong Kong, but lived in USA since 1993 where she creates her paper cutouts.

GET OUT!

My nephew Charlie Swan Pullin (aged 18) has created this great animation by using bits around the house. The clothes Old Man Fergus is wearing are made out of old socks, the room he is in is Charlie's old computer box. I think it is a fantastic animation!

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON

Not many people seem to know that as well as being a great story teller Hans Christian Anderson was also a great paper cutter! These pieces were cut out with scissors whilst telling his fairy tales in and around 1840.

The top blue and white paper cut is his largest known piece (measuring 42cm by 34cm) was made in 1864.

In 2002 it was sold at an auction in his Danish homeland for £44,580.

SARAH BODMAN

Sumi Perera, UK. ----------------------Sarah Bodman, UK

Mary V Marsh, USA -------------------Catya Plate, USA

Jo Anne Hill, UK --------------------------------Debbie Hill, AUS

Sarah Bodman from the Centre for Fine Print Research at UWE Bristol School of Creative Arts has been working on

‘Bookmarks Infiltrating the Library System’

The Bookmarks projects series aim is to encourage appreciation of work in the format of the artist's book. Participating artists each hand-produce an edition of 100 signed and numbered bookmarks to give away through distribution boxes at venues around the world. Over 250 artists have contributed more than 25,000 bookmarks. Contributions are collated into sets; one full set being sent to each of the contributing artists and the rest divided and sent in distribution boxes to participating galleries, bookstores and libraries around the world, for visitors to take. Each bookmark is stamped with the current Bookmarks project website address, which directs the taker of the bookmark to the gallery section of the website. Visitors to the site can view works by the artists and contact contributors via their website and email links on our site.

To see the whole collection click HERE