Inspired: Anna-Wili Highfield & Melanie Matthews
You know when you’ve got a spare five minutes so you sit down and pick up from where you left off on one of your favourite blogs, and you click a link, which leads to another link, and then another link, and then another? And before you know it, almost half an hour has passed you by?
This is what happened when I stumbled upon the work of two very talented Aussie female artists. And I knew instantly that I had to share their work with you!
The first is Anna-Wili Highfield. Her “paper sculptures are created from archival cotton paper, that is painted, then torn and sewn together, to create the figure of an animal.”
{image credits: All images above belong to Anna-Wili Highfield}
Aren’t they simply stunning?! I am particularly enchanted with that Barn Owl :-) She also creates copper pipe sculptures. Find more of her work here.
I am also smitten with the work of Melanie Matthews, who is a Melbourne-based freelance illustrator. How adorable is this postcard?!
{image credits: Melanie Matthews}
I understand that her website is still under construction but you can view a sample of her work here, and I also found a blog of her cartoon drawings here. I would certainly be lining up to buy any book that she illustrates :-)
Hope you enjoy these too!
January 19th, 2011 at 4:59 am
Hi Jhoanna,
I happened upon your lovely blog by way of a google doll pattern search. Your Ruby doll pattern popped up and I just had to click on her adorable image. I am having so much fun going through your blog and discovering all of your little softies. What a delight for my doll loving eyes!
I also, love the paper animals of Anna-Wili Highfield. I saw her on ‘Man Searches Globe’ (omg-love that show. have you seen it?) Her work is so thrilling. And, to think that she got started just out of necessity….she needed a cute decoration for her child’s room and had only paper on hand. So, she started tearing and shaping. So cool.
love your blog and look forward to coming back again and again!
xoxo,
~Sena
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jhoanna Reply:
January 19th, 2011 at 9:11 am
Thanks so much for the kind words Sena! I haven’t heard of that show – but I will look into it! Thanks for the tip :-) If you make a Ruby doll, please do let me know!
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July 9th, 2011 at 3:15 am
Entertaining article, thanks for your efforts.
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