Su Blackwell Studio Blog

Friday, 29 July 2016

Studio

Finally moving into my new studio this weekend!

(Below) as it was before the renovations...

Thursday, 28 July 2016

Paper Cut Dioramas: Workshop at Charleston House, Lewes

Here are some photos from a workshop I led this week at Charleston House, former home of The Bloomsbury Group, and now a historical house/museum in Lewes, East Sussex.
I'd never visited Charleston before, but I have to say, it is magical place, in the middle of nowhere, it is so peaceful. I can see why the Bloomsbury Group were attracted to it.
I'll admit I have always been quite ignorant of 'The Bloomsbury Group', but having a guided tour around the house, opened my eyes to what an established painter Vanessa Bell was, and how (I would say) she is overshadowed by her sister 'Virginia Woolf'.
The house and gardens emit a wonderful calming ambiance, perhaps helped by the fact that it was a beautiful sunny day on the day of my workshop .
I was invited to run a one-day workshop based on the house and garden, and it's famous inhabitants. Below are photos of the students working on their paper-cut projects.

The students created some really lovely work, bearing in mind some of them had never used a scalpel or done any paper cutting before.

Drawings and printed illustrations were cut and pasted onto several frames, which were built up in layers, and then framed inside a wooden box frame.

Inspiration came from the house, gardens, and from text in Virginia Woolf's books.

Some of the gardens at Charleston House.

I'll be running another workshop at Charleston on Monday 7th November

Click the link below for booking details

https://www.tickettailor.com/checkout/view-event/id/59172/chk/85ad

Charleston House is open to the public Wednesday - Sunday.
For more information, go to
http://www.charleston.org.uk/

Monday, 18 July 2016

New Animations for British Airways & AMEX

Digital Animations:

Creative live: Dec 2015 - Jan 2016

Creative Agency BBH London

Clients : AMEX & British Airways

Digital Banner:

Creative live: March 2016

Creative Agency BBH London

Clients : AMEX & British Airways

Monday, 11 July 2016

Work in progress...

I almost forget to breathe when I am working on something as small as this...

canoe

Thursday, 30 June 2016

Tunnel Books Workshop at The V&A Museum

I will be running a one-day workshop at The V&A Museum on Saturday 3rd September.

Using a variety of paper and paper crafting techniques, you will learn how to plan, design and make your own tunnel book inspired by the V&A’s collection.