A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING

I’m Carolyn and here’s some of my creations. You can find original art work, hand painted shoes, handbags, cases and more. Some to wear, some to look at. If you want to see my digital work pop over to shrewdmovenet on Redbubble.com. Hope you find something just for you.

Hand painted size 8 platform shoes - the back - turquoise hearts spotty, red and green lines in the middle of the heels
Hand painted black shoes with Hip Hop painted on them. This is the back section which is turquoise and liver shaped pink areas. Size 8 leather.
Size 6 hand painted Ben de Lisi shoes. Turquoise toes, black sections with gold spots at the front and side. Orange panels. Beige shoes, stiletto heels.
Size 4 black ankle/calf boots. Upvc. Lettering across the front of the two boots reads What size is (on one boot) and Madonna on the other.
Size 3 or 4 peep toe shoes. Stiletto heels. Inside of shoes bottom half are painted yellow with red hearts surrounded in turquoise. Inside of upper part of the shoe is left plain apart from a couple of hearts in red with turquoise surround. Front of the shoes have bows. Hand painted too. Layered bows at the front and the lower layer is painted orangey/red with yellow spots and the top layer of the bow is turquoise with yellow spots. Outside of the shoe lower part is black shoe with hearts and the top half of the outside of the shoes are orange background with the red hearts surrounded in turquise. Small platform and open peep toe.
Size 7 hand painted brown leather shoes. The words Hip Hop across the shoes, hip on the side of one shoe and hop on the side of the other shoe. Front of shoes has leather strip which is painted red and there are lilac shapes surrounded with turquoise on both shoes. The back of the shoes are red with purple stripes. The inside of the shoes is like fine leaves and flowers. One offs.

There's no we in Gweat Britain handpainted pilot case. Front of art work, British flag split upThere's no we in Gweat Britain handpainted pilot case. Front of art work, British flag split up with the words Gweat Bwitain over the flag. Referencing class and division based on race and identity. with the words Gweat Bwitain over the flag. Referencing class and division based on race and identity.
Back of hand painted pilot case with a scene referencing Punch and Judy and part of a blog about division and labelling and this being theatre.
Art work called It's shit now The Queen has gone. Vintage leather briefcase used by doctor or solicitor with hand painted lettering on front with leaves around it. Brown briefcase and white lettering edged in red.
Back of It's shit now the Queen has gone piece on vintage briefcase. Flowers around the edges white, edged in red and then black with black dots on them. In the middle is hand painted image of a crown.
Hand painted vintage travel case referencing Mick Lynch and railways robotic age and Aer Lingus with vintage Aer Lingus sticker.
Back of travel case referencing Mick Lynch. This side has image of head and shoulders large and smaller person with sideboard and structure. Could be referencing inner thoughts or memories.

Size 16 hand painted leather Arma brown jacket. Hand painted on the back of the jacket. Person on the left of the image wears a skirt and platform orange shoes with stripey knee length socks and is carrying a bag. Smaller figure stands on the back of a chair that appears to be rocking and one foot is on the shoulder of the larger figure and the other on the back of the chair. The smaller figure has the words Oxford Bags across their trousers and below that is the letter + easy shags. Words further down the image read "thoughts rocking dangrously on teh back of a chair". Lovely soft leather. Buttoned front of jacket. One off original.

My work will be posted out by Second Class Signed For postage in the UK. You can return my work within 30 days and the buyer will cover the costs of return postage. Please get in touch with any questions. Many thanks, Carolyn

Just some of my art work, have a look around the menu too …

There's no we in Gweat Britain handpainted pilot case. Front of art work, British flag split up with the words Gweat Bwitain over the flag. Referencing class and division based on race and identity.

There’s no “we” in Gweat Bwitain, 2024 – a piece looking at race, identity and labels and how dividing people may work for some. The class war continues in this globalised world.

Hand painted vintage travel case referencing Mick Lynch and railways robotic age and Aer Lingus with vintage Aer Lingus sticker.

Mick, Mick … 2023 – a vintage case that started with an Aer Lingus sticker and it went from there. This really is a one-off, the case may be from the 1950s if the sticker is anything to go on. The piece looks at the rail industry, Mick Lynch and the robotic age that we may all be facing.

Art work called It's shit now The Queen has gone. Vintage leather briefcase used by doctor or solicitor with hand painted lettering on front with leaves around it. Brown briefcase and white lettering edged in red.

It’s shit now The Queen has gone, 2024 – as it says on the tin. A lovely vintage doctor’s/solicitor’s case hand painted.

Hand painted handbag referencing the riots in Britain and how society punches down. People were called toothless amongst other things. Here's a couple of toothless flowers with the words Society Punches Down.

Society punches down, 2024 – a hand painted vintage handbag looking at how people are ridiculed and called “toothless” during riots in Britain.

Hand painted vintage brown vanity case. Illustration on all sides. This is the bottom and shows a man with an embryo in thier stomach with the words I want your Baby Daddy. This is referencing the TikTok trend I want your daddy too. Other illustration is abstract animal and the words Life is a Beach hut. A little cat is on this side too.

I want your baby daddy too – a look at whether men can have babies drawing on a TikTok trend “I want your daddy too”. A lovely vintage vanity case hand painted on all sides.