Inspiration…

WIP II

Comes in many forms and from many places. One of my artistic inspirations comes from a source that I have returned to many times and in fact has inspired me since I was a little girl, and that is the art and design of both Japan and China. I have been collecting Chinese and Japanese art, porcelain, and embroidered silks since I was a young girl.  I visit the Chinese and Japanese permanent exhibitions at the V&A on a regular basis and have been doing so for years, and I own many, many books on the art of both cultures.  So, it’s no surprise therefore that I would revisit those themes and motifs periodically.

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‘Volume’: John Madjeski Garden – V&A

Movies

I was looking for something on my old hard drive, when I came across this short piece of film. I had forgotten I had filmed this on a visit to the V&A a few years ago, and thought I had deleted it. It is the ‘Volume‘ light installation in the John Madjeski garden at the V&A London in 2006. It’s not brilliantly shot as I am being jostled, and was captured using my little Fuji. I thought it was worth uploading though.  If you ever see it installed anywhere, go have a looksee, it’s quite unique. The installation responds to the movement of the people around them creating a audio/visual effect.

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Creative + Passionate + Inspired

Lorrie Whittington is an illustrator, designer-maker, free spirit, chocolate eating geek, living in the heart of the Sussex countryside on the south coast of Britain. She draws, paints, reads a lot, makes things with clay, likes scf-fi and hangs out with her daughter.