Laura Mccafferty, Ralph Steadman and Peter Clark

Laura Mccafferty

Laura Mccafferty is a Nottingham based artist who blends Textiles and illustration to create snapshots from real life personal experiences, such as; social events and environments with sensitivity and humour.  She visually records human interaction with craft base techniques, using textiles, screen print and hand stitch to create her hyper real artwork which she has become best known for.

Laura’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally in magazines like Embroidery magazine and Vogue-Australia and press worldwide.

Her work is different and unique in a way, but personally I’m not a huge fan. In my eyes her work is all the same and even though she uses textiles like Peter Clark, her approach is too flat and doesn’t appeal to me as much as Clark’s work. It also seems scruffy and childish.

Ralph Steadman

Ralph Steadman has produced thousands of groundbreaking and influential artworks in his 40year career.

Born 1936, Ralph began his career as a cartoonist and through the years has widely expanded into many fields of creativity. He is now recognised as an artist, writer, sculptor, cartoonist and designer, and has illustrated such classics as Alice in Wonderland, Treasure Island and Animal Farm.

I really like the craziness and darkness of Steadman’s work, and the colours he uses to build up his illustrations. l think he is a very inspiring artist with a twisted, yet vivid imagination and I would really like to incorporate his style in my own illustrations.

Peter Clark

Peter Clark is a British artist who graduated from Manchester College of Art and Design and began his career as an illustrator and designer of animation for television.

In his work, he uses found papers, old stamps, maps, labels, love letters, cards, buttons, dress patterns and textiles to build up his collages. Using different techniques, he manipulates paper, to create three-dimensional images, working the textures, patterns and colours of his chosen materials.

Although he has the same influential art approach to Mccafferty, his style is a lot more appealing and clever than hers. I like Clark’s style and how he uses material and textiles for his work. l could incorporate these techniques in my own work for a more hands on approach and 3D effect.