Felt Art: A Material World

Lucy Sparrow has made the likes of Stonehenge and the London Eye, as well as food products including a tin of Spam and a box of popcorn.

The 29-year-old from Bath produced the pieces for a book to be released in September.

She said: "I have tried painting and all sorts of different artistic things over the years, but I have settled on felt for several reasons.

"I am a big fan of colours, so I love the the bright colours of felt. It's really easy to use and you can do pretty much anything with it.

"I use fabrics to paint the material, so some element of painting is involved."

Lucy spent a month producing more than 100 works for the book, with the pieces taking anything from 20 minutes to two days to make.

As well as famous landmarks and food products, transport such as a London bus and a New York taxi also feature in the series. 

The artist made the pieces from a studio in Southampton, and estimates between 75m and 100m of felt was used for the entire project.

Last year Lucy launched her installation 'The Cornershop' in London's Bethnal Green, stocking the mock-up shop with felt groceries.

She said: "Making this book was great.

"I had spent the six months previously working at The Cornershop project, so it was really nice to do something different and challenging.

"The book is divided up into chapters such as weaponry, mini-structures, and household items.

"I'm thrilled that for the first time loads of my work has been grouped together like this in a big compendium of felt."

Lucy Sparrow's Felt World has been published by Prestel Publishing and will be available from September 3.

To find out more:  www.prestel.com