New designs for 2013... Cups and hooks!

'Four cups and hooks - Round and round'

'Four cups and hooks - Springtime!'

'Four cups and hooks - Topsy turvy love'

Do get in touch if you would like to buy some :)
www.helainasharpley.co.uk

Guinness Park Royal Brewery commission...

I was lucky to exhibit at the first MADE London event last October, where I was showing a large piece with a tree dominating a Parisian Park building.  I sold that over the weekend, and also received this commission, based on the same composition....

My messy desk...

The finished piece...

From the side - the tree was sticking out quite far!

The beautiful shadows cast....

The client chose this building as he'd worked there...

From the side...

Cheshire church commission...

A couple got in touch late last year, to see if I would make them a special commission of the church where they got married. It was a beautifully quaint black and white church, which looked lovely in wire....

I made the church first, see the drawing behind...

It was on a square board...

The 'props' made the wire stick out quite far from the board.  Please note - these are shadows cast on the board, not pencil drawings!  (Some people often get confused by this!)

I liked how detailed and 'cute' it looked once made...

View from above...

Do get in touch if you'd be interested in discussing a commission :)
www.helainasharpley.co.uk

'Continuous lines' exhibition...

Over the past year I have been working in primary schools across the Kirklees area, delivering wire workshops based around each schools' locality.  The culmination of this is an exhibition, showing three of the schools' final pieces alongside some of my own artwork.  Everyone is invited to see the amazing work these talented young artists have created.  The exhibition runs 12th - 23rd February, with the private view 6 -7.30pm on Tuesday 12th.  The gallery at The West Yorkshire Print Workshop is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10.30 - 6, Saturday 10.30 - 3.

Lampposts lampposts...everyone loves a lamppost!

Just before Christmas I was asked to make work to send to the Affordable Art Fair in Hong Kong...exciting!  So, this week I've been making lampposts...

'La Rambla' lamppost drawing...



The wirework of 'La Rambla' lamppost

ooh look at all those twiddly bits!

The development...

Still alot of work to do...

Fairies Reunited is Launched...

BRAIN NEEDS YOU!...

As the years have passed by she has lost touch with many a fairy.

Hours are lost to daydreaming of their whereabouts ...she decided to take action or risk a life of decreased productivity.

She wants to get in touch... track and trace...reunite the fairies.

Can you help?   Do you have a Fairy?   Have you spotted one recently?

We must stick together in the PLIGHT TO REUNITE. 

 http://www.fairiesreunited.com/#story

 

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Fairy News

Life has been busy in Studio 8 recently. On Saturday 26th May 'Exploring Narrative' opened in Hebden Bridge. A lovely 'Snug' Exhibition of fairies. A must see!

http://www.snug-gallery.com/news.html

Work is now in Germany for the Summer Games Exhibition opening in Hannover tomorrow

http://www.hwk-hannover.de/23,0,2612.html