I gave my textile printing and collage course last weekrend at Creative Recycling. The course went well and we all produced a finished wall hanging to take home. Here are the attendees with their work:
Sian Phillips:
Carol Birtwistle:
Maureen Cain:
I shall be giving the course again at Creative Recycling on Saturday 18 August. If you would like to book a place on this course please contact the Gallery direct as below:
Creative Recycling, 40 Beech Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 9EL
0161 881 4422
www.creativerecycling.co.uk
Email:creativerecycling@mac.com
For the last few years I have offered my stuff stash in the form of a wall hanging for use on the back of the kitchen door. I have now developed one in book form which offers similar tidy attributes but has the additional advantage of being portable.
The stuff stash book is A5 size and has five pockets to store bills, tickets, lists and other day do day documents you need to keep handy. It also has plain pages on which you can record other pertinent information. It has a ribbon tie to keep everything securely in place when the book is not in use.
For those with a lot of stuff to manage I will also make an A4 size version to order. This is the same as the A5 one but bigger.
You can purchase the Stuff Stash Book from this website by clicking the following link:
http://www.sharpart.co.uk/shop/products-page/art-journals/
Annabeth Orton has been running a group of artists and craft workers for several months. We meet monthly at MadLab in Manchester and would like to encourage others to join us. There are no fees of any sort nor is there any criterion for joining. We talk about our areas of work and receive back encouragement and suggestions for taking it forward. Annabeth writes up the proceedings on her Glittermouse website and you can get a feel for what the meetings are like by clicking on the following link:
http://www.glittermouse.co.uk/critblog.html
The next 5 group meetings will be held on the following dates:
23rd May
27th June
25th July
22nd August
26th September
They are all Wednesdays and we will meet at 7pm at MadLab.
If you plan to attend or would like further information send an email to Annabeth: mouse@glittermouse.co.uk
When I launched my Cats Journal last month I received an email from Pat Berry by return asking when was there going to be a Dog one. Well here it is and in an attempt to appease Pat for the delay I have incorporated an image of one of her beloved greyhounds on the cover.
The Dog Journal is made from recycled materials and has collaged textile printing on the front and back. It has a book marker and thirty six pages that are decorated with page tags and canine ephemera.
You can purchase the Dog Journal from this website by clicking the following link:
http://www.sharpart.co.uk/shop/products-page/art-journals/
I have added a Bermondsey Journal to my range of art journals. It is made from recycled materials and has collaged textile printing on the front and back. It has a book marker and thirty six pages that are decorated with page tags and ephemera to evoke the spirit of the Bermonsey.
The Bermondsey Journal may be purchased in my online shop on the following link http://www.sharpart.co.uk/shop/products-page/art-journals/
Alternatively you can see the Bermondsey Journal at Bermondsey Fayre in Bermondsey Street, SE1, which holds stock.
I hope that you like this addition to my range. If you would like me to develop a specific journal for you please send me details to tiksha@btinternet.com and I will discuss it with you.
When customers are looking at my journals they often say “I wouldn’t want to write in it” or “I wouldn’t know what to write in it”. Well the Lazy Journal has been designed specifically with these people in mind. Every page has already been written in! I have covered the pages with a variety of writing including extracts from diaries, posters, announcements and writing based artwork. The owner has a fully complete journal which can be dipped into whenever she feels like it.
It is made from recycled materials and has collaged textile printing on the front and back. It has a book marker and thirty six fully completed pages.
The Lazy Journal can be purchased from the shop on this website by following this link:
http://www.sharpart.co.uk/shop/products-page/art-journals/
I have created a coffee table sized textile book which is titled “Textilophilia”. It is bound and edged in textiles and each page has a multiple image textile collage. All of the images are hand printed. I have reproduced the whole book below so that prospective buyers can see what they are getting.
Textilophilia may be purchased from this website. Follow this link:http://www.sharpart.co.uk/shop/wp-admin/post.php?post=812&action=edit
I have added a Cat Journal to my range of art journals. It is made from recycled materials and has collaged textile printing on the front and back. It has a book marker and thirty six pages that are decorated with page tags and feline ephemera.
You can purchase the Cats Journal from this website by clicking the following link:
http://www.sharpart.co.uk/shop/products-page/art-journals/
I have introduced a Ladies Journal into my range of art journals. It is hand made from recycled materials including textiles, envelopes and an old hard backed book. The covers are made from textiles which incorporate hand printing. There are thirty six pages which have page tags and other relevant ephemera. Each journal has a textile book mark.
You can purchase the Ladies Journal from this website by clicking the following link:
http://www.sharpart.co.uk/shop/products-page/art-journals/
The Ladies Journal can also be purchased from Creative Recycling in Beech Road, Chorlton.
I gave my book making course at Creative Recycling last weekend and the quality of books produced was very high. We created textile covered bindings with collaged decoupage and an internal signature of thirty six pages made from recycled envelopes. The pages of the signature were embellished with page tags and printed ephemera. Here are the attendees with their finished work at the end of a very enjoyable day:
Lyn:
Katie Owen:
Abi Lake:
I will be giving the course again at Creative Recycling on Sunday 17 June from 11am till 4pm. If you would like to book a place on this course please contact the Gallery direct as below:
Creative Recycling, 40 Beech Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 9EL
0161 881 4422
www.creativerecycling.co.uk
Email:creativerecycling@mac.com
Back in 1990 Rosemary and I met Angela Diggle at an open air craft fair in Whaley Bridge. Angela persuaded us to go along to her art classes the following autumn and we attended these regularly for several years. Angela taught me all about watercolour and mixed media techniques and all of my output in these genres has derived from her influences. We both liked her own work and acquired a number of her paintings.
Angela moved down to St Ives in Cornwall and still paints and teaches in the artists community there. If you would like to make contact with her she can be reached on: AngelaDiggle@btinternet.com
The Spring is upon us and it is time to turn our attentions to gardening. Why not record your efforts and progress in a Garden Journal this year?
My Garden Journal is hand made from recycled materials including textiles, envelopes and an old hard backed book. The covers are made from textiles which incorporate hand printing. There are thirty six pages which are embellished with gardening ephemera. Each journal has a textile book mark.
The Garden Journal can be purchased from the Shop on my website. Just follow this link: http://www.sharpart.co.uk/shop/products-page/art-journals/
The Garden Journal can be seen in the following galleries: Creative Recycling in Chorlton, the White Gallery in Bollington, the Hayfield Studio in Hayfield, New Mills Original in New Mills and Bermondsey Fayre in London.
I recently joined the New Mills Original group of artists which has its own retail gallery in Rock Mill Lane, New Mills. I now have a range of my products in the gallery including: bags, aprons, journals and my new framed textile collages. If you live in the High Peak area or are planning a visit make sure to look in at the gallery where there is a broad range of high quality arts and crafts on display.
The gallery is open from Monday to Saturday 10am to 4pm except on Wednesday when it is closed. It is open from noon till 3pm on Sundays.
I have added a High Peak Journal to my range of art journals. It is made from recycled materials and has collaged textile printing on the front and back. It has a book marker and thirty six pages that are decorated with page tags and ephemera to evoke the spirit of the High Peak.
The High Peak Journal may be purchased in my online shop on the following link http://www.sharpart.co.uk/shop/products-page/art-journals/
Alternatively you can see the High Peak Journal at New Mills Original, the Hayfield Studio and The Framer’s Corner in Chapel-en-le Frith all of whom hold stock.
I hope that you like this addition to my range. If you would like me to develop a specific journal for you please send me details to tiksha@btinternet.com and I will discuss it with you.
I have been working on a journal for cooks for some time and have at last reached a format that I think is practical and aesthetically pleasing. The Cook Book is made from recycled materials and has a textile covered binding which features textiled collage which has been hand printed. The format is A5 which is larger than my standard page size for art journals. There are five pages with pockets for storing your favourite recipes cut from magazines and other source material. Opposite these page pockets are plain pages on which the cook can make notes.
I hope that you like my Cook Book. It can be purchased online from my shop at this link : http://www.sharpart.co.uk/shop/products-page/art-journals/
I have added a Bollington Journal to my range of art journals. It is made from recycled materials and has collaged textile printing on the front and back. It has a book marker and thirty six pages that are decorated with page tags and ephemera to evoke the spirit of Bollington.
The Bollington Journal may be purchased in my online shop on the following link http://www.sharpart.co.uk/shop/products-page/art-journals/
Alternatively you can see the Bollington Journal at the White Gallery in Bollington where Fiona Bailey is holding a stock.
I hope that you like this addition to my range. If you would like me to develop a specific journal for you please send me details to tiksha@btinternet.com and I will discuss it with you.
I have opened a new shop on my website which I have called “other stuff”. I have put all of my miscellaneous items into it including rubber stamps, packets of paper pieces and textile printed collage pieces as well as circular and rectangular page tags. If you are an active artist or crafter you are bound to find some items of interest. For everyone there is my range of greeting cards which I have buddled up into discounted packs. The following link will take you directly to my “other stuff” shop:
http://www.sharpart.co.uk/shop/products-page/other-stuff/
Rosemary and I have been collectors of the work of these two artists for over twenty years. During this time they have worked in many media always prefering to use recycled materials wherever possible. This has included handmade paper, wire, wood, found ephemera and glass. They are now recognised as leading developers of fused glass art.
For the past six years they have owned their own gallery in Chorlton at 40 Beech Road. The Gallery has expanded through this period and now includes two main galleries, the shed where prints are displayed and courses are held, and an extrordinary urban garden. Next door Fiona’s son Jack Lloyd has his own framing and print business.
The following are just a few examples of their prodigious output. You can see more of their work and various activities at:
http://www.40beechroad.co.uk/
or even better pop along to the gallery and give yourself a real treat!
On this course you will be taken through all the steps necessary to make your own book utilising a range of recycled materials including envelopes and textiles. At the end of the course you will take home your own book that you will have made and decorated yourself.
This course is proving very popular and I suggest that you book early to avoid disappointment. Places should be booked direct with:
Creative Recycling, 40 Beech Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 9EL
0161 881 4422
www.creativerecycling.co.uk
Email:creativerecycling@mac.com
I have added some framed textile collages to my online textile shop
They can be seen by clicking on the following link:
http://www.sharpart.co.uk/shop/products-page/textiles/
You will also be able to see my new range of heart shaped textile cards.
I hope that you like the work.
James
I held my Art Journaling Page Creation course at Creative Recycling on Sunday and some great work was produced by the attendees.
Suzanne Davies and Sophie Uglow show their pages inspired by Lynne Perrella:
Jane Hughes shows her work inspired by Teesha Moore:
Sophie shows her Teesha pages:
Suzanne shows her Teesha page:
I am giving three more courses at Creative Recycling in February and March. For full details go to upcoming events:
http://sharpart.co.uk/category/upcoming-events/
Have you visited my online shop yet? There are lots of textiles and paintings available for you to buy online:
http://www.sharpart.co.uk/shop/
shop
I have added Aprons, Shoulder bags and Stuff Stashes to my online textile shop. These items are individual works of art and may be purchased online. I will post your selections to you.
You can go straight to my online textile shop by clicking the link below:
http://www.sharpart.co.uk/shop/products-page/textiles/
I hope that you find some items that you like.
James
I have added some more flower paintings to my online shop. The following link will take you direct to the flora shop:
http://www.sharpart.co.uk/shop/products-page/flora/
I hope that you find something there that you like.
I am pleased to announce that my online shop is now open. You can now select items and collect them in your basket and pay online through paypal or a credit card. The items will then be posted to you.
There are seven individual shops by art and craft category and you just click on the category to view the available items. If you click on any of the pictures of individual artwork it will enlarge to enable you to inspect the item more closely. Another click will take you back to the shop.
Visit the shop by clicking on the following link:
http://www.sharpart.co.uk/shop/
I hope that you will add this link to your favourites and visit the shop regularly.
Happy shopping,
James
I am giving several courses over the coming weeks at Creative Recycling , 40 Beech Road , Chorlton. There are still a few vacancies on each course:
Saturday 14 July-art journaling
Saturday 21 July-Book Making using recycled materials
Saturday 18 August-Print on Textiles
I hope that you will be able to join me on one or more of these fun events.
Further details of each course is given in Upcoming Events on my website blog.
All courses should be booked direct with:
Creative Recycling, 40 Beech Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 9EL
0161 881 4422
www.creativerecycling.co.uk
Email:creativerecycling@mac.com
Pat Berry is devoted to greyhounds and adopts them after their racing days are over. She currently has Jule and Herman under her care. Last winter I made them some coats to protect against the winter cold of Chicago. More recently Pat asked me to make a Halloween coat for Jule:
Herman is much too shy to go out in such garb but his picture is often to be seen on Anne Leuck-Feldhouse’s website (see my blog under Other Artists Stuff) following a particularly successful pet portrait she completed last year.
If you have any ideas for an unusual product from textiles let me know and I will try to come up with some suggestions.
james sharp
broad lee house
combs
high peak sk23 9xa
01298 70237
I ran my printing on textiles course last Sunday at Creative Recycling, Beech Road, Chorlton. Some excellent work was produced but some attendees were too shy to have their picture taken! However, Kayli Rogers wasn’t and here she is with her wall hanging:
And here is me with mine:
I shall be giving this course again at Creative Recycling on Sunday 26 February 2012. Places should be booked direct with the gallery:
Creative Recycling, 40 Beech Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 9EL
0161 881 4422
www.creativerecycling.co.uk
Email:creativerecycling@mac.com
I have been commisioned to make a variety of special journals this year. Examples of the Brighton, French, Spanish and City of Manchester ones are shown below:
I can supply any of the above if you would like one or alternatively can design a specific one for you if you would prefer.
I have also created a Much Wenlock Olympic Journal, see below:
I will be pleased to supply you with any of the above and you can order by email, post or telephone:
…
james sharp
broad lee house
combs
high peak sk23 9xa
01298 70237
I ran my Art Journaling – Page Creation course again at Beech Road last Sunday and some excellent artwork was produced. We worked on some ideas developed by Lynne Perrella and Teesha Moore and used a range of recycled materials during the day.
Anna Marsland shows her work:
Matt Jones shows his work:
These are my Teesha Moore style pages:
Finally, we bound our signatures in a hard cover which I had decorated in textiles with one of my new rubber stamps:
I will be running the course again in the New Year and will include it in my blog under upcoming events as soon as I have firm dates.
I have redesigned my Stuff Stash to bring it in line with my current work. It is ideal for keeping a whole range of items together in one place and can be hung on the back of a door or on a wall in its own right. It has nine usable pockets and two clips. Overall it measures 30″ x 20″.
The example above is decorated with pocket labels and my new sharpart ladies stamps but I can produce the Stuff Stash with or without decoration and labels to your own specifications.
If you would like to have your own Stuff Stash I will be pleased to discuss its design with you. I can be contacted on any of the media below:
james sharp
broad lee house
combs
high peak
sk23 9xa
01298 70237
tiksha@btinternet
