Painting With Denim,

a new medium for myself,

but not so for English artist Ian Berry, 

 rather than part with a number of old pairs of jeans, he used them as his medium,

 Netherton-born artist Ian Berry, aka Denimu, has made quite a name for himself after his unique art took the art world by storm,

 Ian Berry quit his full time job in advertising to focus all his attention on art, 

 it was a risky move, 

and he remembers his girlfriend’s parents asking if artists could make a living in this day and age. But his gamble paid off and soon his denim artworks were the stars of sell-out shows in Sweden and the US, and his pieces were sold to private and public collections all over the world,

Iain Barratt, director of the Catto Gallery, told the Examiner: “It’s extraordinary what Ian does, it’s not until people see it close up and touch it they can see how he’s created these wonderful scenes. And what absolute treasures they are. Ian conjures remarkably detailed portraits and urban landscapes using nothing more than discarded jeans – the effect is extraordinary.”

and he even made the BBC News, amazing!