The beautiful fold-out creation is actually a quirky kind of business card, and wasn’t really for sale – but illustrator Natasha Almeida was happy to part with it for a small sum. It contains the most delightful drawings of a lurcher and it’s the sweetest thing I’ve seen in ages.

You can see Natasha Almeida’s website here – make sure you look at the section entitled ‘Animals’ – they’re gorgeous (actually, everything on Natasha’s site is utterly fabulous…)

Two other artists that caught my eye were Bryony Budd and Lindsay Mcdonagh.  I took a teensy card (which was nevertheless exquisite) of Bryony’s but haven’t been able to find a website to share with you…possibly because she seems to be just 17 and still at school!  Amazing.  The only reference I could find online about Bryony is as part of her school’s entry to the Saatchi Gallery’s Art Prize For Schools – this link shows Bryony’s style…and I hope to be able to post more about her some time soon.

I’ve seen some of Lindsay McDonagh’s art elsewhere in Bristol…it’s beautiful.  Hares and birds seem to be a particular interest, and they make for striking images.  Lindsay’s website has a great gallery of her work, and you can buy prints and greeting cards online too!