Liz Myhill (b. 1980) is a Scottish artist whose practice encompasses painting, linocuts, collage and mixed media. Being an avid walker and traveller, her work is often on the subjects of nature and landscape.
She has produced public art works for NHS Scotland and illustrated book and album covers… and even cartons of milk.
Her work is shown and sold at Birch Tree Gallery, Frames Gallery and Gallery Q. Greeting cards with her prints are currently for sale on Down to Earth Cards.
We’re really excited to be teaming up with The Patternologist this month. We share a passion for nature and the outdoors and the desire to bring it into the home.
Dawn, the creative force behind the company, describes herself as a ‘Biophilic Artist’; she expresses her creative principles thus:
I felt the urge to dig deeper beyond the idea of just knowing I love being in nature I wanted to discover the ‘Why’ I felt that knowing ‘why’ could add another dimension to my designs, combining my love of art with nature feels so natural and perfect to me…
Biophilia acts as the will behind conserving our planet – by destroying the source of food and clean air, water, and land, we are destroying ourselves. We have an innate understanding of the importance of nature – E. O. Wilson, 1984
The Patternologist creates a range of linen and velvet items in a number of patterns inspired by the natural world. For instance, the brand new line – titled Little Owl – is a beautiful composition in inky blue and silvery white of little owls in moonlit woodland.
It was inspired by Dawn observing the unfolding fledging process of a real life owlet from its oak tree nest.
The ranges are all available as cushions, lampshades and wall art (which is printed onto wood) – you could bring together different pieces from the same collection or mix & match the various patterns.
To enter, please tell us about your favourite ways of enjoying nature.
The competition is open to all – any age and internationally… good luck!
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Born in New York, Barbara Cooney (1917-2000) was a prolific children’s book author and illustrator. She wrote and illustrated over a dozen of her own titles and almost a hundred for other writers.
She collaborated with a range of other children’s authors, including Margaret Wise Brown, Jane Goodsell, Elinor Lander Horwitz, Phyllis Krasilovsky, Felix Salten, Ruth Crawford Seeger and the poet, Donald Hall.
King of Wreck Island was the first book Cooney both wrote and illustrated in 1941. In 1959, she won the Caldecott Medal for Chanticleer and the Fox (at the top of the montage above) – an adaptation of Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. She won the award once again in 1980 with Ox-Cart Man.
Of all the books I have done, ‘Miss Rumphius,’ ‘Island Boy,’ and ‘Hattie and the Wild Waves,’ are the closest to my heart. These three are as near as I ever will come to an autobiography.
Many of the books she has written and/or illustrated are available on Etsy and Amazon – both in the UK and USA.
In 1996, the 12th of December was declared Barbara Cooney Day in her adopted state of Maine.
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Andre Amstutz (b. 1925) was born in Brighton and trained at the city’s School of Art (which eventually became my alma mater, the University of Brighton) during the early part of the 2nd World War. On graduating, he became an animator, graphic designer and illustrator.
He designed advertising posters for the likes of British Railways, British Travel Authority, GPO, Shell and BEA. In addition, he illustrated over 60 children’s books for authors such as Allan Ahlberg, Richard and Nicky Hales, Naomi Thornton and Rose Impey.
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