forgotten beauty.....

Kay Rasmus Nielsen (March 12, 1886 – June 21, 1957

Hello

I have been so busy over the past few weeks with commissions that I have not had time to post anything, but one of my Christmas gift, was so beautiful that I have to tell you about it.
I was bought a copy of 'The Twelve Dancing Princesses', a lovely book that I distinctly remember taking out of the library when I was 5 or 6. I had completely forgotten about it, but the moment I saw the wonderful pictures I remembered sitting in the library, wishing I had a beautiful dress like Princesses.

The artist is a Danish Art Nouveau illustrator called Kay Nielson and his work is truly amazing.
I find his images totally captivating, like all great illustrators, his work looks so simple, but also extremely complicated and the colour washes/combinations he uses are very pretty.

His prints are available on line and I am going to buy several to inspire me. Now I know about him, I will not forget his art again.

Bel x  

beautiful hues....

Macaw Feathers

Hello

I have spent some time this week trying to source interesting colours to use on my website fluidsilverbridal and I came across so many lovely images of Macaw feathers, that I had to share some of them. The colours are so brilliant and multi-tonal, simply looking at the them cheers me up.

Bel x

are you a crafty fox?

Jimbboart

Hi 

This weekend I had the pleasure of looking round a Crafty Fox Market, held at the DogStar pub, just round the corner from Electric Ave in Brixton. The market was great and I came away with a much lower bank balance, but several presents ticked off my list!
I was really surprised by the amount of graphic art there and jimbobart really stood out for me. I had already seen one or two of their plates in the design shop next to the Festival Hall on the South Bank, but I did not know who designed them.

Take a look at the website and if you fancy a nice day in town, keep an eye out for the next Crafty Fox Market, as I think it's a lovely way to spend an afternoon.

Bel x