A little photoshoot in Wythenshawe Park with the latest felts. Sewyoursoul has been VERY VERY busy which is awesome!

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    Another chance to see some of the works from ‘Imitation Show’ in a group show in The Old Barclay’s Building, Chelmsford. Looking forward to this, should be great fun! Come along and have a gander.

    19 May at 22:30 until 27 May at 18:00

• Old barclays building, 2, high street, chelmsford

• The shiny shed presents- HEADS UP An exhibition that brings together diverse artists from across the county, all hand picked for being outstanding in their own fields.Featuring work from THE SHINY SHED – TENBOMB – WORKBENCH – PHOTOMAGICK – THIS IS IT – ESSEX TERROR -BRAVE1 – LUCY SPARROW – GARETH HOPKINS – LLOYD HARVEY – JO BULL – and more soon to be confirmed . . Artists on show have varying practices, through sculpture, knitting, felting, graffiti, film, cut metal, painting, urbex photography, and illustration, but all share a common thread of high quality, passion and dedication to their practice. This is not your average local art show. Exhibition runs Saturday 19th- Sunday 27th May, open 10.30-6pm Closed Mondays Private view party on friday 18th May from 7pm. Live music from GIRL IN A BEAR SUIT and BRIMSTONE BEACH CLUB! Due to licensing restrictions the private view event is by invitation only. If you would like to come along, please click ‘attending’ on this event page, or email theshinyshed@googlemail.com to be added to the guest list.

Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/140016049462603/

What do graffiti artists cuddle at night? Fluffy spray cans of course! I made one of these last year for the InsideOut-Vice Versa show at West Bank Gallery and for the Muse Gallery on Portobello Road. I really enjoyed making them and decided last week that I’m stitch some more together to see if anyone would like their own cuddly spray can. You can now buy a custom made Molotow spray can from SewyourSoul for £45.00 including P&P. You can even choose what colour paint you want. To place your order, simply click the contact button on this website with your choice of colour and I’ll reply with the payment details. Orders should take about a week to make and ship out. Any questions, just contact me Lucy Sparrow sewyoursoul@hotmail.co.uk

I’ve been a busy bumblebee these last few days and extending my cushion repertoire to include these retro controllers. I’ll be making the consoles later this week and offering a discount for people buying both cushions from the set. These giant controllers can be yours for a mere £35.00 with multiple item discount and postage. Grab a unique and felty bargain today! They’re available in the shop, just click the link at the top of the page.

This lovely little friendly fluffy tank was a commission for a friend I have in the forces. It was one of the trickiest things I’ve made so far but I loved every minute of it because I’m also a military enthusiast. It has a trunk for a camo net on the top and a compartment for ammunition and removable grenades to sit in the top and drive the thing. Thanks to Keffa for these photos of the finished product.

The last set of images from Imitation Show in April 2012 at Hoxton Gallery. A last big thankyou to everyone who came and enjoyed the show. I’m planning my next solo in October as well as group shows with Illumini and the Portabello Film Festival.  Thanks Rick Roberts for the photos, great candids!

• Hello Kittycats and Felt Fans! My good friend James Elphick at GuerrillaZoo is putting on a fabulous party on Friday and you are all invited. I’m going to be there selling felt in the goblin market place so dress up, put on your goblin make up and I’ll see you there!

                                                The Goblin King’s Annual Masquerade Ball 2012

  Friday, 4 May 2012

  20:00 until 03:00

  London Old Vic Tunnels

  

Dearest Lords & Ladies of Misrule…
You are hereby invited by The Goblin King to his Annual Masquerade Ball!

The Goblin King’s ‘Theatre of Trolls’
2nd Annual Masquerade Ball 2012

A FANTASY THEMED NIGHT OF MISCHIEF AND REVELRY
This evening see’s the World Turn’d Upside Down; Where Fools become Princes for one night. Where Goblins, Nymphs, Ogres, Bad Faeries and other Creatures of the Night, beyond the realm of human vision, are free to make merry, tempt, seduce, carry out acts of foolishness and wantonness.

Dearest revellers cast aside your thoughts of the next day and abandon yourselves to the mystical excesses and delirious cacophonies of The Goblin King’s Theatre of Trolls!

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MUSIC | PERFORMANCE | ART
THE GOBLIN MARKET | CINEMA
IMMERSIVE THEATRE | TWISTED CIRQUE

Friday 4th May 2012
8.30pm – 3.30am
The Old Vic Tunnels
Leake Street Entrance London SE1 7NN

http://www.goblin-king.co.uk/
http://bookings.oldvictheatre.com/single/SelectSeating.aspx?p=15010
Early Goblin Tickets SOLD OUT
Adv Tickets ON SALE (£5 off door price!)
VIP Tickets ON SALE (A pair of tickets and a bottle of goblin wine!)

Important Dress Code:
Costumes or formal attire with mask required. Imaginative and elaborate costumes recommended!

The Goblin King’s Theatre of Trolls are kindly supported by
Twisted Cirque | FAE Magazine | Opal Nera | Die Mortal |
Prangsta Costumiers (offering 20% off all patrons www.prangsta.com)

This week, I’ve been foraying into stuff that previously, I have had very limited knowledge of. To be fair, I still have very limited knowledge of stop animation but the success of this video has given me the taste for it. Lawrence and I took this little tortoise that I’d made into the woody bits of the Lake District and made a video of him crawling around in the grass. I took some stills as well because I think he is beautifully camouflaged in the woodland scenery.

Moo is a commission for a friend of mine and she will be shortly jetting off in a cardboard box to meet her new owner. Moo isn’t her real name, she just became known as that whilst I was making her because for three days, she looked more like a cow. Here’s Moo frolicking in the Lake District where I’m living this week. If you’d like an animal made out of felt, I’m taking on commissions so just get in touch and I can hip your little creature off to you.

In 1974, the kids at Eli Lilly and Company discovered this magic combination of chemicals we now know as Prozac or Fluoxetine if we’re going by its generic name. It wasn’t until 1987 however that they finally got the go ahead to start making it for public consumption……and consume they did.

Prozac with its distinctive cream and green capsules has featured heavily in my artwork for over five years now and due to the high demand for the keyrings, I thought I’d make a batch of them this week to tide me over for a while. The more I made, the better they all looked together when they sat on my sofa in their half-completed states. As the rain thundered down on the caravan, these little happiness capsules took on their own personalities.