{"id":24492,"date":"2023-02-24T12:05:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T12:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/blog\/?p=24492"},"modified":"2023-02-24T13:54:52","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T13:54:52","slug":"just-a-touch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/blog\/just-a-touch\/","title":{"rendered":"Just a touch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artwork\/the-sleeping-leopard-by-joanne-wheeler\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24113710\/713eef08-1378-af4f-c0db-a8372884d103.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24113710\/713eef08-1378-af4f-c0db-a8372884d103.png 700w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24113710\/713eef08-1378-af4f-c0db-a8372884d103-255x300.png 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Sleeping Leopard by Joanne Wheeler, \u00a3290<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Here at New Blood Art, we love when artworks make us feel new emotions. But we also love when a work has its own physical feel, that is, it makes you want to reach out and touch it, and possibly be pulled into its world of sensory overload.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This selection of work emphasises texture \u2014 the real fun of it. The warp and weft of textile experiments, the hyperreality of fluff, the charisma of hand embroidery\u2026 all are among the personal touches that bring to life wonderment at our own sensory capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artwork\/river-of-light-by-coral-churchill\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"669\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24113936\/86341cac-84e7-46bf-79ac-88ee687d44ee-669x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24113936\/86341cac-84e7-46bf-79ac-88ee687d44ee-669x1024.png 669w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24113936\/86341cac-84e7-46bf-79ac-88ee687d44ee-196x300.png 196w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24113936\/86341cac-84e7-46bf-79ac-88ee687d44ee.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>River of Light\u00a0by Coral Churchill, \u00a3175<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artwork\/you-were-supposed-to-tell-the-truth-and-not-let-us-burn\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"875\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24114233\/2fc98cba-f712-331e-b23c-8ab5b78e6317.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24114233\/2fc98cba-f712-331e-b23c-8ab5b78e6317.png 700w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24114233\/2fc98cba-f712-331e-b23c-8ab5b78e6317-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>You Were Supposed to Tell the Truth and Not Let Us Burn\u00a0by Clementine Eastwood, \u00a31250<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artwork\/les-demoiselles-davignon-in-color\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24114524\/0ccc6b3e-500c-e651-0a57-165ca6477c63.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24114524\/0ccc6b3e-500c-e651-0a57-165ca6477c63.png 700w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24114524\/0ccc6b3e-500c-e651-0a57-165ca6477c63-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24114524\/0ccc6b3e-500c-e651-0a57-165ca6477c63-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Les Demoiselles D&#8217;Avignon in Color\u00a0by Elizabeth Groth, \u00a31500<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>James O\u2019Connell\u2019s \u201cIt Comes With a Free Hairbrush (Fluffy)\u201d is particularly delightful, a hyper-realist close-up of pure white fluffiness. It\u2019s a painting that would make any space sing, with both intrigue and elegant eccentricity. Or see Alicia Jalloul\u2019s \u2018Time Is of the Essence\u2019 \u2014 a combination of linocut printing and embroidery on deep navy fabric. Inspired by doodles, this statement piece subverts images of consumerism and glamour, yet not without humour and the delicate touch of hand embroidery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So lose yourself in tufting, textiles and triumph!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artwork\/it-comes-with-a-free-hairbrush-fluffy-by-james-oconnell\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"895\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24114757\/0a38a6b8-19b0-74bd-d97b-ad3bdbbc0a76.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24114757\/0a38a6b8-19b0-74bd-d97b-ad3bdbbc0a76.png 700w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24114757\/0a38a6b8-19b0-74bd-d97b-ad3bdbbc0a76-235x300.png 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>It Comes With a Free Hairbrush (Fluffy)\u00a0by James O&#8217;Connell, \u00a3400<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artwork\/time-is-of-the-essence\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115036\/71af7126-041c-2771-7351-514b6c9defe0-537x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115036\/71af7126-041c-2771-7351-514b6c9defe0-537x1024.png 537w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115036\/71af7126-041c-2771-7351-514b6c9defe0-157x300.png 157w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115036\/71af7126-041c-2771-7351-514b6c9defe0.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Time Is of the Essence\u00a0by Alicia Jalloul, \u00a3600<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artwork\/925-sterling-silver-and-cherry-red-hair-by-llinos-owen\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115231\/10289b9b-65a5-b030-948f-79bf4cfbcde1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115231\/10289b9b-65a5-b030-948f-79bf4cfbcde1.png 700w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115231\/10289b9b-65a5-b030-948f-79bf4cfbcde1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115231\/10289b9b-65a5-b030-948f-79bf4cfbcde1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115231\/10289b9b-65a5-b030-948f-79bf4cfbcde1-370x370.png 370w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115231\/10289b9b-65a5-b030-948f-79bf4cfbcde1-560x560.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>925 Sterling Silver and Cherry Red Hair\u00a0by Llinos Owen, \u00a3800<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artwork\/into-the-wild-by-lindsay-mapes-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"932\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115522\/d7293291-3547-8aec-047a-d736994a8c65.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115522\/d7293291-3547-8aec-047a-d736994a8c65.png 700w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115522\/d7293291-3547-8aec-047a-d736994a8c65-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Into the Wild\u00a0by Lindsay Mapes, \u00a31850<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artwork\/the-vea-wave-vase-by-mmma-social\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115554\/ddac1b83-aa5b-5fc8-24d6-71a0c48e9693.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115554\/ddac1b83-aa5b-5fc8-24d6-71a0c48e9693.png 700w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115554\/ddac1b83-aa5b-5fc8-24d6-71a0c48e9693-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115554\/ddac1b83-aa5b-5fc8-24d6-71a0c48e9693-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115554\/ddac1b83-aa5b-5fc8-24d6-71a0c48e9693-370x370.png 370w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115554\/ddac1b83-aa5b-5fc8-24d6-71a0c48e9693-560x560.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Vea Wave Vase by Mmma Social,\u00a0\u00a3250<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artwork\/slay-your-dragon-by-clementine-eastwood\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115631\/65b36ee4-f702-f3c5-0b18-427f16aa4211-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115631\/65b36ee4-f702-f3c5-0b18-427f16aa4211-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115631\/65b36ee4-f702-f3c5-0b18-427f16aa4211-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115631\/65b36ee4-f702-f3c5-0b18-427f16aa4211-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115631\/65b36ee4-f702-f3c5-0b18-427f16aa4211.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Slay Your Dragon\u00a0by Clementine Eastwood, \u00a33500<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artwork\/purple-by-toni-harrower\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115736\/1c6536fb-9c83-28fc-aa4e-fb7798ad9ec2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115736\/1c6536fb-9c83-28fc-aa4e-fb7798ad9ec2.png 700w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115736\/1c6536fb-9c83-28fc-aa4e-fb7798ad9ec2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115736\/1c6536fb-9c83-28fc-aa4e-fb7798ad9ec2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115736\/1c6536fb-9c83-28fc-aa4e-fb7798ad9ec2-370x370.png 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Purple\u00a0by Toni Harrower, \u00a3655<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artwork\/eccentric-eclipse-by-emma-louise-grady\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115819\/1fb41e07-25a9-5cdf-a671-9620bb51bedc-642x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115819\/1fb41e07-25a9-5cdf-a671-9620bb51bedc-642x1024.png 642w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115819\/1fb41e07-25a9-5cdf-a671-9620bb51bedc-188x300.png 188w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24115819\/1fb41e07-25a9-5cdf-a671-9620bb51bedc.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Eccentric Eclipse\u00a0by Emma-Louise Grady, \u00a3750<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artwork\/slipt-ii-by-sara-willett\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24120037\/921fd21e-7fc6-28a2-f09e-2623fc382d65.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24120037\/921fd21e-7fc6-28a2-f09e-2623fc382d65.png 700w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24120037\/921fd21e-7fc6-28a2-f09e-2623fc382d65-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Slipt Ii\u00a0by Sara Willett, \u00a3600<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/artwork\/bashful-peacock-in-a-garden-by-joanne-wheeler\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24120312\/c72fb666-8113-f0e3-51ab-918f07863553.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24120312\/c72fb666-8113-f0e3-51ab-918f07863553.png 450w, https:\/\/s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp.media.newbloodart.com\/2023\/02\/24120312\/c72fb666-8113-f0e3-51ab-918f07863553-215x300.png 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Bashful Peacock in a Garden\u00a0by Joanne Wheeler, \u00a3950<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Artworks can be purchased with an interest free loan. 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