Title: Fun ATCMedium: mixed mediaCreator: Carol Plume This is the first of three ATCs that I received when I took part in a swap. Artful Academy (unfortunately closing down now) ran their Supply Savvy challenge on Facebook in November 2019 and at the end of it they organised a swap for anyone who wanted to… Continue reading OPA: Fun ATC
Title: rainbow birdMedium: glassCreator: Robyn Coetzee I adore Robyn's fused glass birds. Last summer she ran a giveaway on Instagram and I won this lovely little rainbow bird that now hangs alongside my mis-tit in my craft room window. Creator: Robyn CoetzeeWebsite: http://www.robyncoetzee.co.ukOnline shop: http://www.robyncoetzee.co.uk/shopInstagram: instagram.com/robyncoetzeeglass/Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RobynCoetzeeArtist/
Title: Netsuke sketchesMedium: print on cartridge paperCreator: Ella Goodwin This is the only piece of someone else's art that is a print rather than an original. But the illustrations are just so cute I couldn't resist. I'm not sure how I'll display it; I'll have to either use some hinging tape to fix them to… Continue reading OPA: netsuke sketches
Title: purple abstractMedium: mixed mediaCreator: Max Pring This is a lovely little piece of abstract art. Purples and blues and very very sparkly; the scattering of gilding flakes gives a nice touch of contrast. Creator: Max PringBlog: maxinepring.blogspot.comFolksy: folksy.com/shops/MaxPringArtAndCraftsTwitter: twitter.com/maxinepring
Title: mis-titMedium: glassCreator: Robyn Coetzee Robyn makes lovely fused glass pieces, mostly birds and some jewellery, though she has recently expanded into making ocean-inspired designs as well. I have a small flock of her birds hanging in my craft room window and this was the first one I bought. I was taken with the idea… Continue reading OPA: mis-tit
Title: Afternoon walkMedium: oil on paperCreator: Susan Bence I'd been following Susan on Instagram for a while when I decided to treat myself to one of her paintings. I love the intensity and depth of colour in her palette, especially her landscapes, and the way she uses sgraffito to add touches of texture. She is… Continue reading OPA: afternoon walk
Title: BouquetMedium: lino printCreator: Amie Bell I dithered for ages before finally buying this lino print. Not because I wasn't sure about the design — I love it — but because it was available in two colourways. The traditional black on white had that wonderful high-contrast crispness, but then there was this softer silver on… Continue reading OPA: bouquet
Title: Autumn HuesMedium: watercolourCreator: Tina Martin I was looking around at ACEOs (art card originals and editions) as they can be an inexpensive way to pick up original art, came across this one and bought it straight away. I love all things nature-related and these autumn leaves really grabbed my attention — the colours are… Continue reading OPA: autumn hues
Title: botanical tile (gold0128)Medium: ceramicCreator: Lisa Ellul Oh the hours I spent trying to decide which one of these to buy. All of Lisa's tiles are lovely but I couldn't just pick one at random. So I made a first pass through, making a short list of the ones that particularly caught my eye, then… Continue reading OPA: botanical tile
Title: robot whaleMedium: inkCreator: Anton Peck Way back in 2011 (it's only ten years but it feels so much longer), I was one of the supporters of Anton Peck's Adopt-a-Robot project for which he designed and drew 100 robots. This robot whale — number 82 out of 100 — now lives on the wall next… Continue reading OPA: robot whale
Title: Field ViewMedium: Lino cut printCreator: Beth Knight I've developed an appreciation of lino cut prints over the last year or so and this one particularly appeals to me. It strikes definite nostalgic tones for me — I grew up on a small farm in the middle of the Lincolnshire countryside. The fields of my… Continue reading OPA: field view
Title: moonlit coppiceMedium: enamelCreator: Kevin France I am just so taken with the mood of this piece. The glow of the full moon through the bare trees over the winter landscape is beautifully rendered in blue and white enamel. I really don't tire of looking at it. When I first contacted Kevin about buying this,… Continue reading OPA: moonlit coppice
Title: GrowMedium: mixed mediaCreator: Zoe Ford This is one of the pieces of art I have had the longest. I bought it back in 2015 and it has been on my wall ever since: at first it was just pinned up in its clear envelope above my craft desk and then, a couple of years… Continue reading OPA: Grow ACEO
Title: Little tree boxMedium: three-dimensional collageCreator: Frances Bloomfield These may only be short blog posts but some of them take a ridiculous amount of time to write. Aside from my habit of composing sentences in my head several times before committing them to the screen, in the process of checking the links I inevitably end… Continue reading OPA: little tree box
Title: Earth 2/5Medium: collagraphCreator: Emma Cook One thing leads to another and after having my interest in lino prints rekindled and following more printers on Instagram I inevitably came across people using other printing methods, such as collagraph. One of those people was Emma Cook who, among other things, makes these lovely miniature framed prints… Continue reading OPA: Earth collagraph
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