Felicity Prototype Mannequin Shelf unit

 Hi guys how's it going?

This is Felicity , I suppose she was the prototype to " the sewer rat " mannequin already featured on here .
I wanted this one functional so I turned it into a mini shelf unit .
What do you think ? quite cool eh?
I had lots of fun doing this as I also made the mannequin from scratch ( the first of many ).
It is made using a papier mache/ plaster bandage base and decorated with a steam punk theme as you can see.
All in all about 20 man hours went into this ,I think its worth it and although the pictures are pretty good they don't do her justice.



Felicity Mannequin Front View





                             



Top shelf detail

Bottom shelf detail











Rear view

 



neck detail







neck detail







More Market Finds 07 June 2015

 

 

More great finds from the weekend.

First of all a lovely old fire screen which will work great as a standing frame for one of my canvasses

 

 

 

 

Secondly a great old manual Jones Consort sewing machine.

I only bought this because Heather loved and wanted the case.

but I'm sure I can use the sewing machine or swap it on for something that I can use.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finally I saved the best till last a pre-war treadle sewing machine by Singer ,

I absolutely love this and have great plans for it.

The top will be coming off to be replaced by a solid wood top and this will become a bistro table

to enjoy on our patio.

If you frequent car boots , Flea markets and charity shops or you have some old bits in the house you think I might be able to use I am happy to buy or swap if I think its something I may be able to use.

Market Finds 07 June 2015 with John Glossop.

Quite a good day today, found some great objects,
Found some great mini metal picture frames these will look great on the gesso canvasses.
Also found a lovely little scent bottle some fantastic owl earrings a tiny swiss clock pendant with a working watch mechanism, three awesome broaches and a tiny teapot pendant.
I think the owl earrings are my favourite. I almost forgot I also came across a lovely vintage tin that used to contain dressmaking pins.

Heyup me dearies.
                             Off to the car boot this morning to restock on goodies (not used to having a full weekend off )for the gesso canvas workshop and ultimately to see if I can find anything to swap on or
use on my pieces.
Like any other mixed media artist I love car boots, flea markets and charity shops and usually find some really cool and usually weird objects, check in later and I'll show you what I found this weekend.
catch you ron.

John Glossop's Gesso Workshop at Craft-e-Liza, Mansfield

Another entertaining day at Craft-e-Liza lovely bunch of ladies and some lovely finished projects its just a shame that the pictures don't do them justice .This one is still one of my favourite workshops running the industriana clock into a close second place .This is a great shop if you are in Mansfield and get a chance to check them out you wont be disappointed . Thank you for having us for the day

Meryle and her ladies being creative......

Santa Pod VW Show April 2015

Rat Rods ...... we will have a Ratty one day......

Very cool and fun day out at the VW show  in Santa Pod. Some brilliantly customised vans on show, from the contemporary to the extreme and eccentric! It has always been my goal to have one of these vans and for those who know me and have checked out my blog,  "Ugly", would not look out of place in an extreme ratty!


We are currently looking for one to buy and customise, it is very time consuming looking through the ads to find our perfect van.... so watch this blog! It may be that we have to start out with something smaller and work up, but our goal is to definitely have one of these at some time. The more workshops I teach the sooner we can have one and then you'll see it because it will then become the "works van "

Take a look at the slide show these were some of our favourites.

Please feel free to leave your feedback and comments.

See ya later !

What am I up to this weekend, with Dreams of Vintopia?

30 May 2015

Today, I am at Craft-E-Liza Mansfield, with Meryle and her ladies, doing our Gesso canvas. We had a great workshop when we did our Butterfly canvas. Looking forward to seeing the various interpretations by the ladies.

31 May 2015

Today we will be at Kraftiz, with Julie for her Dabble Day. It was a great success last year and fabulous food and free gift bag to everyone who did the makes and takes. There were lots of new techniques to be learnt, looking forward to another great day on Sunday.

Metal Embossing, Box Workshop, by John Glossop.

 

John Glossop's Metal Embossed Samples. 

      My finished samples for the Metal Embossing Workshop at Grace's in Middlesbrough.

 

Faux rivets were used to add depth, then wrapped in the metal.

 

Here I used my interpretation of the faux leather technique to line the inside of the box, this is a favourite effect of mine.

 

 

 

 

 

Inside of the completed boxes, showcasing the faux leather. 

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Thank you to Grace and her team for having us - the workshop and enthusiasm from all the ladies was brilliant, we had a great time, good food, lots of laughs, (not to mention a few blushes lol) and were all exhausted by the end of the day!

Looking forward to my next workshop with everyone back at Grace's in September 2015

 

 

 

JLT Crafts, Hinckley Workshop 29 March 2015, canvas taught by John Glossop.



 Gesso Canvas Workshop Number 3 by Dreams of Vintopia

As the title says this is the third time I have taught this workshop. The thing is this one never seems to lose its appeal. I can honestly say I have enjoyed every one of these workshops. The latest being at JLT Crafts in Hinckley a lovely shop and a lovely bunch of ladies .
The thing is this workshop evolves at its own pace and direction. Each canvas inspires and affects the direction that all the other canvasses go in, that and the personal embellishments that each person brings, guarantees that each piece is, as it should be, unique.

Shop sample of completed canvas by John Glossop.



Early composition by John Glossop







Blog Candy Extraordinaire

I thought I'd give away a little blog candy but do it a little different . Over the course of the next week or so I will put a couple of blog candy pictures up . If you comment you will have chance to win the blog candy bundle of your choice. If you comment and become a blog follower you will be entered three times....that's right three times the chance to win some of my weird and wonderful curiosities so keep your eyes peeled, comment and follow.

Finished metal box from Cafe Creation Workshop

A couple of pictures just to show the transformation from the plain wooden box to the metal covered box hope you like.

More pictures to follow showing evolution of the project.

Check this out again soon

John Glossop at Cafe Creation

What a great day we had at Café Creation in Sheffield. Eight lovely ladies and eight lovely finished projects. They all did a great job covering their box with various metal techniques. A really pleasurable day back in the hometown.

Café Creation Metal Repousse workshop 22nd of March 2015

Workshop bookings

I have a few free dates for the back end of the year if anybody would like to book me for a workshop,  I can cater for up to 12 if you have the space , alternatively I can do smaller groups if you would like something a bit more challenging. Take a look at the pictures and see if there is anything you are interested in or if there is anything else you would like to try I can be versatile.
I have taught many workshops and done many demos up and down the country from Northampton to Kendal. I am a technique based crafter so I can do most things from Shabby chic to industrial grunge.

A small selection of available  workshops 

Fabulous Finds ( Fountain Pen Nibs )

 

 

 

Fantastic find of the day

 

Those of you that now me will know that I'm a bit of a magpie, especially when it comes to old, rusty metal things . Now imagine my surprise when I stumbled across these goodies inside a little old typewriter ribbon tin, there are over 90 fountain pen nibs in this tin many of which are gold plated and most of them look like they haven't been used . Now I'm not greedy , if anybody would like any of these and have anything to swap , that you think I might like, feel free to message me .
Until then happy hunting

Butterfly Frame Workshop at Craft-e-Liza, Mansfield

 

Shabby Chic Butterfly Frame by John Glossop

 

 

 

Another great workshop. The Shabby chic butterfly frame taught on Saturday the 28th of Feb at Craft-e-Liza in Mansfield. This is a favourite of mine and one that I've taught well over a dozen times now, a lovely bunch of ladies and a nice relaxed atmosphere. I can only speak for myself but I had a really enjoyable day with lots of laughs and lots of coffee ( made by Alan ). All the projects turned out really good .Check out their work below.
As ever feedback is welcomed and if you would like to do this workshop near you send me a message.

 

Metal colouring techniques

Taught at The Stamp Pad in Greenfields

Eight different ways to change the appearance of metal in one three hour workshop

 

Metal Colouring Workshop

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Industrial Clock by John Glossop

One of my favourite workshops of all time . The "Industriana Clock" is an amalgamation of some of my favourite distressing Techniques used together to decorate a working clock .

 One of the first workshops done under the mantle of Dreams of Vintopia.

I've done this workshop many times and it is always popular

 

Finished Industrial Clock




Embossed Collage

Moulding Paste Embossing

Prototype Industrial Clock

 

 

Leather Stitched Faux Leather

Rusted Chequer  Board

 



Rusted Ripple Effect
 

 Faux Distressed Leather




Rusted Silhouette





Craftstation, Kirkby in Ashfield, 21 st February 2015, Repousse Book.

Why not come along and learn some new Techniques .

Repousse/Repoussage is the art of metal embossing or metal chasing

all materials for this workshop are included

Contact Helen at Craftstation, Kirkby in Ashfield on 01623 752 881

Craft - E - Liza, Mansfield, 28 th February 2015, Butterfly Canvas.

Shabby Chic butterfly and paper rose frame.

If you would like to do this workshop on the 28th of Feb contact Meryle at

Craft-e-Liza in Mansfield 01623 433 689. Places are limited so please book early.

This is a 6 hour workshop everything to do this project  is included

 

Butterfly Canvas Workshop on 28 February 2015
 

HMMS Victoria Steampunk Lightbulb

HMMS Victoria, Flagship of the British Empire Air Space

Flagship of the Colonial Empirical Space fleet
The Hmss Victoria
The first man made object on The Moon
Officially incorporating The Moon into the British Empire in 1882
Retrieved by Hmss Capernicus in 1887

Front View





Side View

Rear View








Horizontal View

Dreams of Vintopia - Gesso Workshop's 2015

GESSO CANVAS WORKSHOPS

John's prototype gesso canvas for future workshops.

 

John's canvas #2 made at the workshop on Saturday 20 September 2014 at Grace's Craft Shop, Middlesborough..

 

 

 

John's canvas #3 made at the workshop on Saturday 24 January 2015 at MB Crafts, Cleethorpes.

 

 I wanted this workshop to combine Heavy texture with the subtlety of contrasting colours using multiple layers of dimension combined with many types of media and embellishments .From the two workshops already taught it seems to have been a success .

If you would like me to teach this at your local craft shop or you are interested in buying any of my pieces feel free to contact me

Please check out the pictures of the workshop ladies , they all turned out lovely.



 

Heather