Arts and Craft Movement

May Morris - much more than her father's daughter

Today we celebrate the unsung artisan May Morris, designer, maker and exhibitor of embroidery and jewellery. Also an outspoken advocate for trade unions and guilds for female textile artists, she lived very much in her famous father's shadow. Image: Public Domain

Arts and Craft Movement

Jane Morris: More than a Pre-Raphaelite Star

Jane Morris (née Jane Burden, 1839-1914) an English artists' model who embodied the Pre-Raphaelite ideal of beauty. She was a model, muse & wife to William Morris and a brilliant embroiderer in her own right. Image: Kelmscott Manor YouTube.

England

Red House: Home of William Morris

Following on from yesterday's post on William Morris, Julie and I thought you would enjoy having a personalised guided tour of the Red House.

Interior Design and Decoration

William Morris

Showcasing Pre-Raphaelite artist William Morris whose work had a major influence on interior design, fabrics and the fashion scene. Image: A-Z Quotes

Inspiration

The Handmade Universe: from craft to code and the spaces between - Part One

The Handmade Universe exhibition at the State Library of Victoria is from all accounts spellbinding. Today we are able to take you a little way inside the minds of the artists involved in bringing their view of the universe to us.

Mixed Media

Movable Paper Figures by Willie Takatosi Cox

Learn from Willie Takatosi Cox how to make movable masterpieces with just paper, scissors and glue.

Glass

Master Glass Craftsman: Drawer, Designer, Draftsman - Part 3

In Part 3 we conclude the inspirational visit to the studio of Andy Ferguson - master stained glass and lead light window creator. Image: Andy Ferguson©

Glass

The continuing legacy of John Ferguson’s stained glass - Part 2

The stained glass legacy of John Ferguson that we recounted in Part One continues today through John's sons Andy and Peter. Anne and Julie were lucky enough to be able to go and visit Andy Ferguson, at his workshop in Melbourne, in early April 2022. Image: Andy Ferguson©

Glass

The legacy of John Ferguson's stained glass - Part 1

Over three posts, we recount the history of a stained glass business which resulted from a friendship started in New Guinea, in World War II. It is a business that continues today, handed down to the sons of the next generation. Image: vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au

Arts and Craft Movement

March 2022 Mailbag No 2

Mailbag No2 for March takes us to the Canberra Show where we enjoy some arts and crafts as created by the locals. Plus a few other interesting items have been found in our mailbag from our subscribers.

Mailbag

November 2021 Mailbag No 1

What a wonderful assortment of mail we have to share this month. In Mailbag No 1 we try to identify painting by an artist called Anne Newman (and it's not me!!), revisit wood working in Japan and see some Melbourne Cup Baker's Delights followed by a peep into a quilter's "office".

Mixed Media

Book Making

Book Making as an Art Form. SB Libris (known as Libris) a Boutique Bindery in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Libris was established in 2004 in the Arts Precinct of Bendigo: finding its home in one of the many classic, Victorian buildings which characterise Bendigo. As does Book Binding.

Arts and Craft Movement

Art, Societies and Culture

fascinating article on The Arts and Craft Movement from the Metropolitan Museum of Art (US)

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