Paper Trail by Deborah Bowness & Students from York College - Part 2

My last post on this subject seemed to be quite popular:
http://hippystitch.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/paper-trail-by-deborah-bowness-students.html 
so I thought you might like to see some of the other transformations that have happened in York. 

So... let's go to the Leeman Road Tunnel (on the way to the National Railway Museum - somewhere else in York always worth a visit! http://www.nrm.org.uk/)  There is quite alot to see along the length of this rather dreary tunnel but here's my selection ...

Paper Trail - Wallpaper

And just a bit further on there were these - I've only just thrown out a collection of videos that looked just like this!

Paper Trail - Videos

Paper Trail - Wallpaper Detail

Paper Trail - Birds, Cabinet & Window

Paper Trail - Chairs & Window

Next I went to the White Swan Hotel in the City Centre.  This building has been an eyesore for years so it's transformation was a welcome change!

Paper Trail - Bookshelves

Paper Trail - Parrots & Pot Plants

The White Swan Hotel Transformed by Paper Trail

As I said before these are only temporary so go and take a look while you can!

Paper Trail by Deborah Bowness & Students from York College

Following a conversation with an interesting lady in Gap I took myself off to the Bonding Warehouse in York to have a look at Deborah Bowness's wallpaper transformation of the building.  They are a fun trompe l'oeil (visual trick) which quite brightened up my day and forms part of a larger "Paper Trail" exhibition around York.  

Paper Trail Roomscape - Deborah Bowness

Paper Trail Filing - Deborah Bowness

Paper Trail Suitcases - Deborah Bowness

Paper Trail Parrot - Deborah Bowness

Deborah, who comes from the York area and now designs wallpaper has had some help from students on the Art Foundation Course at York College who were invited to come up with designs for Paper Trail.  

It's a great way to liven up some empty spaces and the Bonding Warehouse isn't the only structure in York to be transformed.  You can email papertrail@deborahbowness.com to find out what else to check out (but you could start with the Leeman Road tunnel). 

Take yourself down there and take some pics - pretend to sit on the sofa, pick up a suitcase.  Go on - have a bit of fun - we did! (but don't wait too long - they're only temporary)

For more information take a look here:
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/features/10325554.Paper_Trail_exhibition_to_transform_York_city_centre_using_designer_wallpaper/
and here:
http://www.deborahbowness.com/