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Wednesday 30 March 2011

Rebecca J Coles ... a journey travelling with a pencil, paper and a pair of scissors...

I am fascinated with the materialisation of constructing flat sheets of paper into three-dimensional decorative forms. Accommodating an obsession for collecting and a desire to make things, I deconstruct paper ephemera to create unique artwork. The ethos of my work and the methods of my practise delineate an absolute labour of love.
Each profile is intricately hand cut from carefully selected paper, focusing on recycling a medium that would otherwise be discarded and lost. I reshape small details of colour, imagery and text into delicate silhouettes that are then re-sculptured and encased, thus transforming an every day object into a piece of work that invites the viewer to see beyond its original source.
The reinvention of the art of entomology combined with a desire for arrangement means my work focuses on the assemblages of shapes with themes stemming from nature. Cutting out the paper shapes, I dissect images in order to examine the detail of the original form. Filling a structure with different imagery offers a different visual perspective.

Repetition has always been notable in my work, and each piece is composed of hundreds of hand cut profiles. This, just as the value of time spent making each piece becomes equally important to the final story.­
 www.rebeccajcoles.co.uk


Rebecca will be exhibiting more work with us at The Bungeroosh Gallery this May as a part of Brighton Festival of Artists Open Houses. The exhibition starts May 7th and is open the following weekends in May 11 am to 5,30 pm.

Monday 14 March 2011

More Lux & Love coming to Bungeroosh this May.

Designer and maker Carola Del Mese creates jewellery under the name ‘Lux & Love’. She uses 60% reclaimed materials, raids the brass bins at the metal recycling centre and uses genuine vintage charms and chains, combining them with carefully selected new materials, semi precious stones and pearls.

Lux & Love has recently launched 2 new collections - Arabian Nights and Tattoo Parlour, featuring high quality charms cast from antique originals exclusively for Lux & Love here in the UK. These charms have been brought back to life by combining them with jewels and other treasures to make unique and limited edition pieces.

Themed collections for the future include Crown Jewels, using royal regalia charms and huge jewelled nuggets, and Circus, using traditional circus themed charms.

Lux & Love’s jewellery has been selling successfully for the last 2 years exclusively at open houses and just a couple of selected shops, and February 2011 saw the launch of the new online shop at www.luxandlove.co.uk

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Miranda Vincent

Miranda Vincent
Oil painting "The Surprise"

Helen Cann

Helen Cann
Paintings

Charlie High

Charlie High
Silver on a hand

Maria Tilyard

Maria Tilyard
Dress rail and fish

Art made from recycled materials

Art made from recycled materials
Bicycle Flower

Paper cuttings by Suzanne Breakwell

Paper cuttings by Suzanne Breakwell
Hibaku Tree

Art made from recycled materials

Art made from recycled materials
Plastic flowers

Bungeroosh Paintings by Helen Cann

Bungeroosh Paintings by Helen Cann
Graffitti Titania

Paintings submitted to HOUSE open by Helen Cann

Paintings submitted to HOUSE open by Helen Cann
Happy Families

Sophie Thirlby's beaded jewellery

Sophie Thirlby's beaded jewellery
Bracelet

Bone china ceramics and lighting from Tanya La Mantia

Bone china ceramics and lighting from Tanya La Mantia
Table lamp

Bungeroosh

Bungeroosh
Patchwork throws

Forever Foxed

Forever Foxed
Terrier-inspired cards and gifts

Ceramics from Linda Calvert

Ceramics from Linda Calvert
Rose vase

Silver by Charlie High

Silver by Charlie High
Fern bangle

Wake Up Your Make Up!

Wake Up Your Make Up!
Siobhan Collette - Make-Up Artist

Stef Warde

Stef Warde
Peculiar Vintage

Shrine Tea Pot

Shrine Tea Pot
By Lux & Love

Clock Tea Pot

Clock Tea Pot
By Lux & Love

Awaiting

Awaiting
By Liz Toole

Dandelion

Dandelion
By Su Breakwell

Pippa Forster

Pippa Forster
Headdresses

Lux&Love

Lux&Love
Brooch

Front Door

Front Door
Hubcap flowers

Recycled hubcap flowers by Tina Tigh and Su Breakwell

Recycled hubcap flowers by Tina Tigh and Su Breakwell
Hubcap Flowers

Trees and grass

Trees and grass
Liz Toole's birds

The Forest

The Forest
In my living room

Cat

Cat
Amongst the birds

Mantle

Mantle
flowers and prints

Paper cuttings by Su Breakwell

Paper cuttings by Su Breakwell
Sunflower and Daisy

Beads on wood

Beads on wood
Sophie Thirlby

Ros Kelly

Ros Kelly
Prints

Maria Tilyard's vintage cushions

Maria Tilyard's vintage cushions
Horse cushion