Craft Fair 2011

This year I am going to have a stall at the Shetland Arts & Crafts - Clickimin Craft Fair 11th - 13th November. I'm away on holiday in the few weeks leading up to the craft fair *(The Fest, Florida!)* so I need to be ready to exhibit when we return in November!

I'm busy thinking about my stand (see draft model above) and new prints. Will post more of the process of both over the next few weeks, very exciting and busy!

Buy Jono Sandilands screenprints online

You can now buy a selection of my screenprints online - just click to browse Jono Sandilands Etsy shop. Perfect gifts for Christmas, including the 'Socks' cards shown above (especially for Uncles!).
Enjoy!

Miss Scarlett with the Revolver in the Billiard Room *SET FOR SALE

These are the three small pieces I exhibited @ Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland during the christmas exhibition 2009.

The concept behind them was after a bit of brainstorming about christmas, I realised it was the only time of year when everyone gathers around to play board games, and coincidentally - according to some people, the time of year one would have to put up with relatives that stay around too long, which may lead to the popular game of Cluedo becoming reality... fortunately I never had that problem myself...

Above my original sketches based on the actual playing pieces from Cluedo. I wanted to produce really fine, delicate paper cuts. The delicateness of the pieces contrasting with the actual subject matter. You can see my original revolver, although based on the piece looks more like a banana that a weapon, I decided for the final piece I would update the revolver to a modern style one seen in Bond movies etc. (in hindsight, I should have also updated the Cluedo spanner to a common shifter style spanner.)

The knife - cut and ready to be mounted - very happy with the knife and gun.

Surprisingly, a very last minute realization on my behalf, was to mount the paper cut weapons on coloured card corresponding to different characters in the game. I thought when they were up on the wall @Bonhoga people could emphasize much more with them if they were named:
"Professor Plum with the Spanner in the Conservatory" (purple)
"Colonel Mustard with the Dagger in the Study" (yellow)
"Miss Scarlett with the Revolver in the Billiard Room" (red)

SET FOR SALE - only £35 for all 3 (inc postage)!
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