Irreplaceable Structure...

We've been excited to feature the work of graduate Amanda Hughes for a few weeks now, & thankfully after a couple of emails, Amanda has provided us with her beautiful collection of photographs called 'Remember Me'.

This collection was about keeping the memory of a past life alive, before this building is lost for ever. There is sadness & fragility, but absolute beauty at its core, the layers of a previous life, is just clinging on in ever peeling piece of paint & rotting door frame. They have a softness & strength, which is why we were so excited to showcase her stunning work...

Just Super Cool...

We are busy in the midst of pencilling meetings in with a selection of our showcased graduates, & we've had such an amazing response, we can't wait to share our 'soft launch' with you all... 

But our work must go on, & today's recent graduate Ben Phe's work was actually introduced to us through a friend, who is collaborating on a project with him at the moment. Well of course, we had to check out his site, & absolutely love his illustration style and approach, (Ben works on glass).

Again feeding into our love of colour & a touch of humour, these pieces had to take pride of place on the blog this week, enjoy...

A Typographic Lyricist...

Last, but by know means least this week, comes the work of graphic design graduate Kayleigh Hadley. We absolutely loved her hand-made type pieces on display at the recent D&AD New Blood exhibition. Especially in a world completely awash with digital representations, Kayleigh's passion for keeping it real is evident in every stroke of her fine-liner. They are rebellious & cheeky & we love it...!

New Retro...

Manchester School of Art graduate Callum Wheeler's work really caught our eye at our recent visit to New Designers. We may well have mentioned our love for simple & well executed ideas before, but Callum really sums this up for us.

We love the combination of timber & powder-coated steel which creates an effortless collaboration of materials in a modern, & slightly retro manner. Adding a dash of colour adds to the personality, without taking away the fact these are grown-up, contemporary pieces of furniture...

A State of Mind...

We are delving into the world of fine art for the first time, & we're very excited about showcasing work by Emily Cooper, a graduate from Bath School of Art & Design.

Her work was on show as part of the Free Range exhibition a few weeks ago, & we were really in awe of the sheer scale of these almost photographic representations. She describes her work as 'placing painting at the summit of experience...with its validation of strong emotion as an aesthetic source...'
We agree & for us, Emily has managed to capture a moody, forlorn landscape in a completely mesmeric way...

A Bird's Eye View...

We start the week with a quick mention of one of our previous postings, Emma Walker. We showcased her beautiful work back in April in the post A Natural Photographer & she was kind enough to invite us to her degree show 'Paradalia' for Arts University College at Bournemouth, at Free Range last week.

It was lovely to see her work up close, & have chosen one of her other projects to showcase today, called Ave, along with the work of fellow graduate Sophie Mullins.

Sophie's unusual collection depicts a collage of found pieces taking inspiration from memory, fragmentation, absence & loss. We like the fact from a distance this pieces appear quite abstract, & then up close have a soft, patchwork effect, like looking over fields from the air, delicate & impactful...

A New Term...

If you think just because the shows are drawing to a close, that's it, think again...this is just the beginning for us, & we will continue to support & showcase work by graduates we feel have incredible talent in their individual fields...over the next couple of months we will be contacting everyone who we have featured to see if they are interested in selling their work though our on-line shop as an initial platform to help kick-start their careers in the creative industry, & in the meantime, we have another week of outstanding work from photographers, illustrators & fine artists to look forward to...Look, Like & Love it...