Su blackwell biography examples
Royal College of Art's graduate Su Blackwell pushes the limits of paper by making magical and whimsical 3D images from vintage books.
Born in Sheffield, England in , Su Blackwell grew up frolicking in the nearby woods and designing fantastic stories to vent her wild.!
The Magical World of Book Sculptor Su Blackwell
I recently fell in love with the magical world of British book-sculptor Su Blackwell, whose work I came across while devouring the catalogue of the “Modern Masters“.
This fantastic selling exhibition of contemporary craft was curated by Sarah Griffin and organized by Sotheby’s at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, UK through December 23, 2013.
The artist Su Blackwell at work in her studio.
Blackwell studied textiles at Bradford College and received her MA in Textiles at the Royal College of Art in London in 2003.
It was during a trip to South East Asia that she felt compelled to work with paper after purchasing a second-hand book in Thailand. Her first book sculpture, “The Quiet American” followed as did her foray into the world of book arts.
Su Blackwell,”Alice, A Mad Tea Party”, 2007.
Blackwell chooses books, including Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and the Secret Garden, with illustra