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Coffee Morning Sketch

21st August 2015 By EMELBI Leave a Comment

Coffee Morning x4

Self Portrait

5th March 2015 By EMELBI Leave a Comment

Yep. That is the shape of my head. From a certain angle of course.

EMELBI Self Portrait

Spectrum

2nd March 2015 By EMELBI Leave a Comment

SPECTRUM

The trick is to be one!

Spectrum

Let There Be Afro

15th February 2014 By EMELBI Leave a Comment

More creativity with my new graphics tablet.
I’m slowly getting used to how this great bit of kit works.

Let There Be Afro

Etheridge – Illustration Portrait

15th February 2014 By EMELBI Leave a Comment

Here is a commission that I have just finished.
These portraits have many significant messages hidden within the artwork.
This one was great fun to do.
Artwork printed as a giclée print onto a box canvas.

Etheridge - Illustration Portrait
FiandCanvas

Just Bea’

10th February 2014 By EMELBI Leave a Comment

This is a quick tablet drawing/illustration of my little girl.
She watches me like a hawk when I am doing anything arty or creative.
We have been doing some artwork together which I will post up at some point.
She’s really rather good too.

EMELBI - Just Bea'

Oi! RUG

3rd March 2013 By EMELBI Leave a Comment

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‘Oi!’ – Hand Tufted Wool Rug – Collaboration Artwork

Not so long ago I teamed up with Andrew Warburton of Area Rugs www.arearugs.co.uk

Andrew is a highly skilled and experienced carpet maker using hand-tufting methods in the production of his carpets and rugs. He has been designing and making unique and exclusive hand-tufted rugs and carpets since graduating in 1988 with a first class honours degree in carpet design.

He was intrigued by the style and technique of my illustrations and thought that they would transfer well into a carpet design. He had seen an illustration of mine called ‘Oi!’ that he thought would work well and that would be both quirky and impacting. Andrew set to on interpreting the image with pure wool. The results are below.

The design is first sketched out to scale.

The wool is then worked into a type of man-made muslin cloth!

When the tufting process is finished the topside is then cropped to get an even pile.

This is done with a machine that works a little like a lawnmower.

Rugs can also be carved and sculptured by using a carving machine a little like the clippers used to sheer sheep.

When the rug has gone through all these processes it is then backed with a natural latex and hessian.

Rug Entitled: Oi!

Size: 1.7 by 1.2 Metres.

The result was absolutely outstanding. Andrew made an incredibly accurate interpretation of the original design, I’m sure you will agree!

Oi!

'Oi!' - Hand Tufted Wool Rug - Collaboration Artwork

'Oi!' - Hand Tufted Wool Rug - Collaboration Artwork

'Oi!' - Hand Tufted Wool Rug - Collaboration Artwork

'Oi!' - Hand Tufted Wool Rug - Collaboration Artwork

'Oi!' - Hand Tufted Wool Rug - Collaboration Artwork

'Oi!' - Hand Tufted Wool Rug - Collaboration Artwork

'Oi!' - Hand Tufted Wool Rug - Collaboration Artwork

'Oi!' - Hand Tufted Wool Rug - Collaboration Artwork

'Oi!' - Hand Tufted Wool Rug - Collaboration Artwork

'Oi!' - Hand Tufted Wool Rug - Collaboration Artwork

'Oi!' - Hand Tufted Wool Rug - Collaboration Artwork

'Oi!' - Hand Tufted Wool Rug - Collaboration Artwork

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