The Company of Wolves: Folio Society

In preparation for the 2015 Folio Society competition we looked at the 2014 brief which used The Company of Wolves by Angela Carter and we had to complete one of the finals. I incorporated the pure and white as snow girl figure with her blood red cape, the howling wolves and house at which the events take place.
Originally the piece was just in the varied whites, but to tie it all together and refer to the coming of age themes of the story I included the red cape which carries down into the red window where the scene in the book is actually set.

Company of Wolves Final: Papercutting

For this papercutting piece I used a variety of different white papers and cards, whether that was tonally or texture. I also painted snowflakes onto the white paper to signify the snow white of the girls hair merging with the snow actually swirling around the house. Each snowflake is constructed of small wolf prints. 

Secret Santa

For my connect group, with upcoming christmas and a last social meeting before the holidays, we were all set the task of giving each other a £1 Secret Santa, but to be as creative as we can be. 

I'm not sure mine was quite £1... but it was fun to make and I don't mind having spent a bit more. I thought it looked really cute, and having a guy to give a present too, it can be quite restrictive in possibilities. However I think this gift idea is great for anyone.

I got my recipe from allrecipes.co.uk - However my jar was a little smaller, so I just halved all the ingredients, which would make 12 cookies.

Three labels: A generalised 'Merry Christmas'; The recipe card which explained how to make the cookies and what to add - because the jar only contains the dry ingredients; and then the third was something I came up with, where it gives some examples of what to do with the jar when it is empty: make a snow globe; pen pot etc.

I wanted a red and white Christmas Knit pattern, which I painted on with gouache.