Felt Cornershop installation by Lucy Sparrow
She can make anything using felt – chips, canned ravioli, ketchup, beer, magazines, and even the cash register. This awesome little shop is open for business until August 31, open every day from 10am – 7pm : 19 Wellington Row, London. The local passers-by and art lovers visit month-long installation ‘The Cornershop’ not only view the products, but buy them, and participate in workshops.
Noteworthy, British textiles artist Lucy Sparrow has embraced a role of an artist and a shop-keeper.
According to Sparrow, she had her first solo show “Imitation” in 2012 at Hoxton Gallery, London and attracted major paid commissions. In particular, Urban Take-Over at Hannah’s, and Seale-Hayne (Devon) in conjunction with the Victoria & Albert Museum’s touring Street Art exhibition. As the only textile artist on the urban street-art scene her work was featured alongside notable street artists such as Banksy.

She has a weekly commission with Time Out London featuring felt mini-structures of iconic London buildings.
Lucy Sparrow has lots of experience not only as an artist, but also as a curator, and of all stages from setting up, to marketing and running the exhibition.

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