Love's light shines on work of Thames Ditton artist (From Your Local Guardian)

Love's light shines on work of Thames Ditton artist

2:20pm Sunday 12th February 2012 in Elmbridge By Louise Robertson

Original heart-themed canvases made from found materials are up for grabs this Valentine’s Day.

Artist Ruth Sadler, 52, has been working non-stop in her Thames Ditton studio to create a range of love motifs.

In the past Mrs Sadler has used materials such as old sheets of music, scraps from the Financial Times newspaper and even old comics.

She said: "There are 98 different Inuit names for snow and so there should be for love too.

"Saying I love you is so common now but there are just so many different types of love. That’s why I make different types of hearts.

"There’s something appropriate for everyone, I’ve even made one from Spiderman comics."

She said: "I use scraps because each canvas is a one-off. There will never be two of the same, even if I tried to make them the same I couldn’t. It used to be frustrating but now I think it’s fabulous.

"I even make canvases from old love letters - which can be really nice around this time of the year."

Mrs Sadler, who studied art at Roehampton University, recently had her work exhibited at Bentalls in Kingston.

To view some of the collection visit cordeliadumpling.com/original-heart-art/.