25-09-2014 1:48 PM
This is in my magazine this week. The whole contents of the shop, all 3,944 items, are made by one person out of felt!
25-09-2014 1:59 PM - edited 25-09-2014 2:00 PM
Amazing! What is it for though? She must have a lot of time on her hands! lol I also wonder if she had to get permission to use all those trademark logos?
25-09-2014 2:54 PM
It was a commercial venture/exhibition by the artist, Lucy Sparrow.
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/jul/31/artist-corner-shop-items-felt-lucy-sparrow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28609443
Not my thing so don't think I'd be tempted with a £20 bottle of milk, but I do admire the concept and dedication.
It was part sponsored by Swizzels sweets, I guess the other manufacturers were delighted to receive free advertising.
25-09-2014 2:56 PM
The article in short............
Art project,
Took 7 months to make.
In a pop up shop now, for sale from £3 to £840 per item.
More than 1/4 of a million stitches.
She wanted to make £2,000 for charity but made £10, 500.
Some of the firms liked it and sponsored her.
25-09-2014 2:58 PM
DOH!! I just went and read the article, jotting reminders down and then came on here to tell Maggie and legion had beaten me to it!!!
25-09-2014 3:14 PM
This was featured on Ravelry a couple of months ago - amazing.
25-09-2014 3:20 PM
Wonderful that it was for charity.:D
25-09-2014 3:50 PM
25-09-2014 4:23 PM
I like the newspapers and magazines.
CG, no unfortunately it wasn't for charity, the £10.5k was money raised to help fund the project. Items were sold for much more.
I'm not criticising, an artist has to pay bill like anyone else.
''Bath-born Lucy took to crowdfunding site Kickstarter with the aim of raising £2,000 to create her corner shop - but ended up generating more than £10,500.
She also managed to secure funding from the Arts Council - and a sponsorship deal with sweets manufacturer Swizzels.''
25-09-2014 4:44 PM
Blimey
25-09-2014 6:49 PM
*gets the felting block out*
26-09-2014 2:03 PM
Its AMAZING indeed,,,cooorrrr never seen that before,,, in FACT,,,,,,,,
I FELT The Earth MOVE!!!!!!! LOL LOL