I first found Helen Musselwhite's work back in 2010, and wrote about her intricate paper cut creations on this blog. I have recently seen her creations cropping up on Pinterest a lot lately and wanted to show her current work to you all again, in case you missed it first time round.
Helen lives just south of Manchester and takes a lot of her inspiration from the countryside round there which is obvious from her work which feature lots of British flora and fauna. Helen has been busy since I last featured her and her work has been used on many magazine covers and advertising campaigns, including Audi, Cadbury and Nokia and also window designs for Stella McCartney and Smythson.
I love to read about people making a living from something they LOVE doing, which is sadly a bit of a rarity in this day and age. You can see how much care and attention goes into her work and its lovely to read on her website that ..'I think it’s simply that I love doing this so much I can get totally lost in what I’m doing and the time passes by without me noticing. I’m at my happiest when I’ve nearly finished a piece that I’ve been really caught up in – sometimes I feel quite bereft when I’ve finished them!..'
On my day trip to Manchester the other day I came across an artist called Bethan Lloyd Worthington. Her work was displayed at Urbis, and it really caught my eye, so when i got home I went to check out her website which you can see here. Her work is so delicate and beautiful, she has a really lovely drawing style too. The top two images are entitled Accounting for non Accountants - created during an artist's block and being faced with spreadsheets and accounting books upon beginning her business, she was inspired to create these really interesting pieces. The next few images are of work inspired by a long trip to northern Norway and the last image is of a commission entitled The Kidnap. Bethan has many more works of art available to see on her website and I suggest you check it out as there are some really wonderful creations with interesting inspiration.
