Work in progress bookmaking :) from 2012 more in my portfolio on my website soon ….www.suzysharpe.co.uk

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Updating my website and wistfully remembering a wonderful time when I was completely engaged in my practice as an ma student in 2012…the potential of wonderful things and glorious uncertainty …I want to do it again! #falmouthillustration #falmouthuniversity #maillustration #authorialpractice #artstudent #nostalgia #illustration #bookstagram #bookmaking #paperengineering #popupbook

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This was definitely card of the week last week, it has always been a popular image and on of my favourite paintings…I tried to capture that unique personality and totally inquisitive nature that goats have :) www.suzysharpe.co.uk #britishsaanen #goat #greetingscard #goatpainting #lovegoats #goatsofinstagram

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Happy Summer Solstice!!! ..although I prefer the winter solstice as we welcome the return of the light…my Nan would have said ‘the nights will be drawing in from here’…http://ift.tt/2to4LYa #shortestday #summersolstice #litha

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This is Isobel another lovely Leicester longwool this time given the dramatic treatment emerging from a dark background… . . . . #leicesterlongwoolsheep #rarebreedsheep #greetinhscards #sheeppaintings #animalartist #artcards . www.suzysharpe.co.uk

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Back to my sheep who are all a little warm at the moment, this is my lovely spoonie, she is a leicester Longwood ewe again often my subject…this time in acrylic wash and ink…more images, more sheep and more cards can be found on my website www.suzysharpe.co.uk

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And finally for this evening some 3rd year work as the student graduate from the BA Hons contemporary creative practice course…they will be missed as always!

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Some BA Hons contemporary creative practice 2nd year work…responding to Truro Cathedral…

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A wonderful day spent setting up the @cornwallcollege end of year show…for the contemporary creative practice BA Hons course on which I teach…this is a sample of 1st year work in the show :) #art #educaton #bahons #illustration #fineart #cornwallcollege #drawing #painting #printmakng #ceramics #textiles #graphics #multidisciplinary #interdisciplinary #degreeshow #studentexhibition

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More sheep cards…this is my lovely Olga, she is a Manx loghtans ewe who has been with me for around 7 years…

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Glorious Cornish summer evening! . . . . #cornwall #artistincornwall #inspiration #artist #shepherdess #observation #lovecornwall #mycornwall #coastalliving #cornish #coast #kernow #inspiration #countryside #countrylife #countryliving #ruralife #livingnaturally #livingthegoodlife #countryside #farmland# naturalworld #landscape #natureinspired #naturereseve

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My card entitled King Kevin was again one of my most popular cards at the Royal Cornwall show.. I do have a few left in my shop though. I am still using eBay as my temporary shop because it is working so well.. .http://ift.tt/2s6P3Aw

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Good to spend a bit of time with my own sheep after 3 days of @theroyalcornwall absence. 😍 #lovemysheep #sheep #sheeplove #sheep #shepherdess #sheepofinstagram #followtheflock #texelsheep #inspiration#countryside #slowliving #ruralbusiness #countrylife #countryliving #ruralife #sustainablebusiness #livingnaturally #livingthegoodlife #countryside #farmland# naturalworld #landscape #cornwall

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Almost over for another year…don’t you think sheep are wonderful! @rarebreedssurvivaltrust marquee at @theroyalcornwall #countryside #sheeppainting #sheepofinstagram #lovemysheep #rarebreedsheep #manxloaghtan #norfolkhorn #ryland #ilovesheep #slowliving #ruralbusiness #countrylife #countryliving #ruralife #sustainablebusiness #livingnaturally #livingthegoodlife #painting #designermaker #interiorproducts

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Also with me at @theroyalcornwall this year are a few little block prints #gift #countryside #slowliving #ruralbusiness #countrylife #countryliving #ruralife #sustainablebusiness #livingnaturally #livingthegoodlife #painting #designermaker #interiorproducts #contemporaryart #figurative #contemporarypainting #figurativepainting #painting #watercolour #amimalpaintings #prints #printmaking #limitededition

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Some of my remaining paintings in the @rarebreedssurvivaltrust marquee at @theroyalcornwall #gift#sheeppainting #sheepofinstagram #cowpaintings #cowsofinstagram #pigpaintings #countryside #slowliving #ruralbusiness #countrylife #countryliving #ruralife #sustainablebusiness #livingnaturally #livingthegoodlife #painting #designermaker #interiorproducts #contemporaryart #figurative #contemporarypainting #figurativepainting #painting #watercolour #amimalpaintings #prints #paintings #limitededition #greetinhscards #originals #acrylic

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What can I say? A new trend seems to have swept through the sheep tent! @theroyalcornwall #countryside #slowliving #ruralbusiness #countrylife #countryliving #ruralife

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For anyone visiting me in the @rarebreedssurvivaltrust marquee at @theroyalcornwall last day today! #countryside #slowliving #ruralbusiness #countrylife #countryliving #ruralife #sustainablebusiness #livingnaturally #livingthegoodlife #painting #designermaker #interiorproducts #contemporaryart #figurative #contemporarypainting #figurativepainting #painting #watercolour #amimalpaintings #prints #paintings #limitededition #greetinhscards #originals #acrylic

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More of the inhabitants of the rare breeds tent…the black one is called Egor they are currently having a crowing contest! :) #rarebreedssurvivaltrust #royalcornwallshow #chickensofinstagram #cockrel #countrylife #countryliving #agriculturalshow

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This is the beginning of Martin commission number 2 today. #sheepofinstagram #sheeppainting #ram #watercolour #commissions #royalcornwallshow @rarebreedssurvivaltrust #galwaysheep #rarebreedssurvivaltrust

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First commission of the day…#animalartist #commissions #sheepofinstagram #painting #watercolour

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Another place to look in times of uncertainty for me…the natural world…poem called owl by enid pearson…:) #barnowl #poetry #nature #wildlife #agriculturalshow #cornwall #ruralbusiness #countrylife #countryliving #ruralife #livingnaturally #livingthegoodlife #countryside

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Good morning from day 2 @theroyalcornwall in the @rarebreedssurvivaltrust tent the political landscape may have shifted a bit but everyone here is still the same! 💚💚💚 #agriculturalshow #cprnwall #sheep #ilovesheep #sheeplove #sheep #shepherdess #sheepofinstagram #followtheflock #texelsheep #pigs #pigletsofinstagram #piglets #cows #cattle #calves #horse #horsesofinstagram #horselove #horsephotography #naturalhorse #countryside #slowliving #ruralbusiness #countrylife #countryliving #ruralife #livingnaturally #livingthegoodlife #countryside

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One of the paintings with me for the show :) #inspiration #countryside #countrylife #countryliving #ruralife #livingnaturally #livingthegoodlife #countryside #farmland #barnowl #paintings #wildlife #wildbirds #wildlifeartist #birdsobirdsfinstagram

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Some more of my neighbours in the @rarebreedssurvivaltrust at @theroyalcornwall and the sun is venturing out now! #bagotgoat #oxfordsandyandblack #shetlandsheep #exmoorpony #agriculturalshow #countryliving #cornwall

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It started a bit damp…but we are already in the rare breeds tent for the show and the weather is improving all the time :-) #royalcornwallshow #rarebreedssurvivaltrust #agriculturalshow #countrylife #cornwall

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I found this wonderful old photo of @theroyalcornwall show from 1906 when it was held in Redruth #royalcornwallshow #vintagephotograph #history #cornwall #agriculturalshow

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A few more of my cohabitants in the @rarebreedssurvivaltrust marquee #sheep #ilovesheep #sheeplove #shepherdess #sheepofinstagram #followtheflock #sheep #countryside #slowliving #ruralbusiness #countrylife #countryliving #ruralife #sustainablebusiness #livingnaturally #livingthegoodlife #countryside #farmland# naturalworld #landscape

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For anyone visiting me in the @rarebreedssurvivaltrust marquee at @theroyalcornwall here is a little something…#discount #gift #countryside #slowliving #ruralbusiness #countrylife #countryliving #ruralife #sustainablebusiness #livingnaturally #livingthegoodlife #painting #designermaker #interiorproducts #contemporaryart #figurative #contemporarypainting #figurativepainting #painting #watercolour #amimalpaintings #prints #paintings #limitededition #greetinhscards #originals #acrylic

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I do hope this wind eases a bit for my stay in the @rarebreedssurvivaltrust marquee at @theroyalcornwall … It will be great whatever the weather though as it is every year !

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All my cards are now in my temporary online shop….eBay :) it took a while but I got there in the end! http://ift.tt/2qUgujs

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The good thing about being awake at 4am was the experience of complete silence broken by a lone cuckoo followed be a deafening cacophony of birds joining in for the dawn chorus!

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At this time of year I find the abundance of nature truly overwhelming #countryside #slowliving #ruralbusiness #countrylife #countryliving #ruralife #sustainablebusiness #livingnaturally #livingthegoodlife #countryside #farmland#naturalworld #landscape#natureinspired #hedgerow #naturereserve #wildflowers

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We had one of these curious creatures tapping on the window this morning 😍#herringgull #gull #redlist #endangeredspeciesday #cornwall #observation #wildlifeartist #countryside #slowliving #ruralbusiness #countrylife #countryliving #ruralife #sustainablebusiness #livingnaturally #livingthegoodlife #countryside #farmland #naturalworld #landscape #natureinspired #hedgerow #naturereserve #wildlife #birdsofinstagram #wildbirds #wildanimals #wildcornwall #30dayswild #birds

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This damp Cornish weather seems to be snail heaven!! #countryside #slowliving #ruralbusiness #countrylife #countryliving #ruralife #sustainablebusiness #livingnaturally #livingthegoodlife #countryside #farmland#naturalworld #landscape#natureinspired #hedgerow #naturereserve #wildflowers #snail #cornwall

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Love these vintage illustrations…sheep research! #vintage #illustration #sheep #animalartist #artresearch

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