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Caption: Butterflies #5ftinf #diy
Caption: As part of the Open Houses in May during the Brighton Festival, I have a shed installation...this May the theme is 'Nesting'.
I have collaborated with @westelm to form part of the piece which reflects on creating a cozy, safe space from found things, collections and colour... and there are a few nests and butterflies involved too...
Partly because of this theme, I invited guest artist Shyama Ruffell to exhibit her beautiful hand painted butterflies, beetles and moths, framed in vintage boxes inside the house...
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Caption: Hand painted paper butterflies, beetles and moths by artist Shyama Ruffell
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Caption: For my own project I colour copied vintage cigarette cards and also used an old 'local butterflies' poster and cut the butterflies and moths out...
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Caption: I then spiked them with some wire...
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Caption: ...and attached them to a growing ceiling of twigs!
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Caption: ...after I'd played about a bit first!
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Caption: www.instagram.com/5ftinf More about the open house at:
facebook.com/64sandgate
www.instagram.com/64sandgate
and on my blog:
www.5ftinf.com
You can find Shyama Ruffell's work at:
www.shyamaruffell.co.uk
www.instagram.com/shyamaruffell