Brain's Fairy Aiding Inventions

Whisper the word fairy and it conjures up all that is pretty, prim and pink. If you find that all a little cloying, and you probably will if you are over six, then cleanse your palette by spending some time in the company of Samantha Bryan's creations. There is nothing insipid or insubstantial about these sprites.

Nicknamed "Brains" by her tutors at collage because she was always in the metal workshop in her goggles and white coat, Samantha Bryan embraced the Thunderbirds reference, naming sculptures 'Brain's Fairy Aiding Inventions'.

Samantha Bryan is a mixed media artist who creates sculptures out of a combination of wire, leather, found objects and collected materials.

Samantha Bryan's hand stitched 'Brain's Fairy Aiding Inventions' inspired by Victorian gadgetry are certainly worth a look!.