I love making things, I love experimenting, turning one thing into another, taking something quite ordinary and making it just that little bit special.Anyway, here's my take at a Renee Mackintosh inspired mirror.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh was born in Glasgow in 1868 and did just about everything arty. He was one of those creative all-rounders - architect, designer, water-colourist, sculptor. He was one of the main designers in the Arts and Crafts movement and the main influencer when it came to Art Nouveau in the UK. He was pretty unique and there's no mistaking his work. From here came so much more, his simplicity and the spareness of his work is probably why we have Ikea today.
I like the Arts and Crafts movement. They saw art in everything.
Tony Payne commented on Facebook:
ReplyDeleteTony wrote "Good work Andi. Where's? when's your place in the shop?"
On a day when a lot of the world is remembering people destroying things, you take the time to remind us about our ability as humans of making beautiful things.
ReplyDeleteYou are a very wise man. M.
Emma Cholmondeley on Facebook:
ReplyDeleteReally lovely :-)
Kevin Parrott on Facebook:
ReplyDeleteAndrew, this is terrific. You should establish a cottage industry.
Rebecca Houlton on Facebbok:
ReplyDeletelovely job x
Colin Tickle on facebook:
ReplyDeleteVery nice.
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ReplyDeleteRebecca Houlton on Facebook:
that looks fab Andrew
David Bell on Facebook:
ReplyDeleteNice
Mike King on Facebook:
ReplyDeleteCharles Rennie Macintosh decorated one house outside of Scotland. This was the house in Northampton of his friend Mr Bassett-Lowke (the toy maker). They restored it a couple of years back and its well worth a nose if you are in these parts but I find it a little OTT personally
Beautiful! I would like one of these, a big one!
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