Greatt Whyte

A batch of joyful stickers and postcards submitted by Manchester’s graff artist, Greatt Whyte.

 

The Colourful World Through A Childs Eyes

A lovely submission from the little Picasso’s at Shadsworth Infants School

Charlie, Earth From Space • Alesha, In The Jungle • Dillon, Under The Sea •Myah, At the Beach • Szymon, Space • Leo Y, My Alien • Alexis, The Funfair

We love seeing work from the next generation of artists her at Papergirl Blackburn

Sublime And Ethereal In Their Luminescence with Artist Louise McNaught

We are so thrilled here at Papergirl Blackburn to receive a print from the lovely artist Louise McNaught.

Louise‘s creations feature nature, animals, and the celestial realm in glorious, blazing neon hues, where the animals are God-like, Sublime and ethereal in their luminescence. McNaught’s work is motivated by emotive and spiritual experiences which has manifested in a mixed-media approach. Her soft style suggests a delicate relationship between nature and ourselves, making a clear point about man’s destruction of nature – which flutters jewel-like in the balance. When focusing on endangered species the imagery often takes on a duality of not only what is happening to the animal itself, but also relfects how we feel psychologically about the effect the human race is having on these species.

 By subverting traditional representation she hints at darker consequences, yet paradoxically giving animals an elevated status. Her animals are a medium for self-expression, as lack of conext and background suspends the creatures in an internal or even numinous space, where they become a metaphor for the human condition and psyche.

 Just as we use highlighters to mark areas of importance, McNaught is doing this with fluorescent media. By drawing the viewers attention to the animals presence and energy, McNaught is hoping to share with the viewer the awe that the natural world inspires within her. (http://www.louisemcnaught.com/about)

Internationally represented you can find out more about Louise’s work through her website www.louisemcnaught.com

Cath in the Attic with Artist Cath Ford

Beautiful original collage pieces from community artist, maker and creative collaborator based in Blackburn (in her attic) and working across the North West artist Cath Ford.

 

 

You can find out more about Cath through her Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/CathInTheAttic/?fref=ts

One Voice is Fear and One Voice is Love with Hayley Welsh & Andy Faraday

The awesome creative couple that is Hayley Welsh street artist, and photographer Andy Faraday have submitted to Papergirl Blackburn a print of their collaborative work ‘Dream Big’

 “At every crossroads in life we hear little voices. The loudness of life muffles them sometimes, but they’re still there – listen.

One voice is fear and one voice is love. Trust Love. He will take you where you need to be. Look for the love, and the wonder of childhood in everything life throws your way. Recognise it and create it.

 That is what I believe life is about.”  (http://www.hayleywelsh.com)

You can find more about Hayley Welsh and Andy Faraday, about their art, photography and world travels through their websites http://www.hayleywelsh.com and http://www.andyfaraday.com

Exciting Universe of Creative Possibilities With Artist Stephen Holden

Born in Darwen in 1956 Stephen Holden has been a practicing artist for over thirty years. 

Stephen Holden’s work can be found in myriad of public and private art collections both in the United Kingdon and abroad.

You can find out more about Stephen Holden and the way he works through his website http://www.artiststephenholden.com/about

Ramblings of a Contemporary Artist in Learning with Artist Liam Ainscough

As part of Liam Ainscough 12 weeks Neo residency prize recently and with some expert help from Denis Whiteside, Liam has been using colour halftone and the screen printing process and experimenting printing on different materials to get a thought provoking “Anti-Utopian” images.

You can find out more about his work through his blog https://liamainscough.wordpress.com/2016/10/28/screen-printing-colour-halftone/

The Value of Art with Artist Minty B

 Minty B Has always enjoyed mixed-media but it wasn’t until she had her daughter that she really found a niche in re-working children’s artwork.  Minty B has branched out and become passionate about the value of art and creativity for mental health / well being in all ages

 As well as the children’s drawings and well being workshops, Minty B also creates original pieces of  artwork and hand painted ceramics. Here she has submitted mixed media pieces for this years Papergirl Blackburn.

You can find out more about Minty B through her lovely website http://mintybworksofheart.wixsite.com/worksofheart/about-me

Blakey Moor with Artist Rianon Francis

Rianon Francis is a multi media artist who has worked with a range of media including drawing and painting, collage, found objects, collected items and assemblages as well as photography.

Harvest Moon with Artist Kerris Casey-St. Pierre

Finding inspiration everywhere Kerris Casey-St. Pierre created Harvest Moon after being inspired by the foil from her sandwiches and how much she liked the creases and folds in it.  Kerris was about to throw it away and then decided to make something with it for Papergirl Blackburn.

Kerris Casey-St. Pierre has worked as a community artist for over 17 years, and has been involved in a very diverse range of projects in all sectors of our community, both locally and nationally. She works mainly with mosaics, masks, lanterns, textiles, and paint, as well as organising a number of events Kerris is a great believer in learning new skills and techniques; to aways explore new concepts and ways of working.

Kerris Casey-St. Pierre is currently a director of The Bureau, organising lots of events for the Art centre in Blackburn

 

You can check out all her wonderful projects http://www.spiraldesigns.co.uk