Yellowstone Art Boutique

I was an extremely lucky girl last year when i was introduced to the very lovely and talented Hannah Stoney. I was told by a mutual friend that she was planning to open a shop in the spring of this year and was looking for artists/makers who would like to sell and display their work there.

So, here is spring (officially) and the shop is now OPEN.

Hannah has opened a shop in the retail village at Trentham Gardens, Staffordshire which is completely, utterly, totally amazing. I went to visit the shop last week to drop off my crafty wares and see how she was getting on. It really is like nothing else i have seen, especially around here in the midlands, her visual merchandising and displays are so original and she really has thought about every last detail.

A large chesterfield sofa caught my eye as soon as i walked in, there was the drawers hung on the walls containing handmade rag dolls, vintage bureaus and singer sewing machines. It was almost too much to take in and thats without mentioning all of the beautiful arts and crafts!

The open evening for YellowStone Art Boutique was Saturday and sadly i had to work :( but Hannah let me know that my bits and bobs went down a treat and i was over the moon with how many sales i had. So this wednesday  means another trip to Trentham to drop off some more stock. How exciting!

Here is an article in 'The Sentinel' about Hannah, Hannah's lovely mom and Hannah's lovely shop. I get a little mention too (thank you!).
http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/Hannah-designs-little-art/article-3351866-detail/article.html

Also here is a link to the shops website with the address and more info!
http://yellowstoneartboutique.co.uk/

Follow whats happening at the shop on twitter and facebook here.
@YellowStoneAB
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Yellowstone-Art-Boutique/129524293783578

Yummy

I was browsing the amazing Beautiful/Decay blog tonight and came across a very special lady. I adore the white on white, the furniture, the gramophone and the extreme talent and patience that has gone into this magical installation.

The artist Michelle Muzyka, is based in Brookyln, NY. Her work is mainly installations that are almost completely paper cut and has recently started to incorporate jewellery and metal into her practise, very exciting.

Memories In Decay displays an abandoned interior space that has been repopulated with intricate
woven masses of paper fungus. Digitally cut and manually folded pieces of paper creep into the cracks
and seams of found objects.

Inspiration

I have been struggling lately to get motivated so i've spent a bit of time this morning (whilst doing a thousand other things) carrying out some research. I have really enjoyed it although i did feel as though i was back at uni putting a moodboard together, plus i have found some right gems.

I have just signed up to Tumblr and it is A-mazing, although the discovery is probably a huge mistake with this much to do!!