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Angie Lewin in Cambridge
Posted by Simon Lewin
We're off to Cambridge this evening for the opening of Angie's latest exhibition.
She'll be exhibiting alongside Blandine Anderson who'll be showing a range of ceramic sculptures and paintings.
In addition to Angie's prints, there will also be a series of unique collages - two of which are pictured right.
With the work for Cambridge now prepared, Angie can continue with work on the two prints that will form part of this year's Salthouse 08 exhibition at the magical Salthouse church, curated by arts writer and journalist Ian Collins.
Marking Ian's 30 years as an arts writer in East Anglia, this year's show celebrates a beacon building and its brilliant setting. The site-specific display of work by 70 Norfolk-linked artists ranges across words, music, pictures, crafts, sculptures and light - taking in painting, print-making, drawing, collage, photography, textiles, stained glass, installations, mobiles, mirrors and models.
Angie will also continue working on a new print based on the Barbican conservatory which we hope will be ready in time for our 'London Calling' printmaking exhibition at St. Jude's.
To find out more about Angie's latest exhibition, please visit the Cambridge Contemporary Art website.
Posted by Simon Lewin on May 30th, 2008
Tonke Campers
Posted by Kate Sullivan
A friend and fanatical camper-van admirer sent me a link to this Dutch website, Tonke Campers. These beautiful hand-crafted wooden units have the combined look of classic yachts and gypsy caravans with quality, retro styled interiors.
The functionality of these carriages look fabulous and there seems to be heaps of space in them too. I like the fact you can release the carriage from the vehicle allowing you to set up camp so you are then able to drive off without having to make sure everything inside is secure and put away.
As you would expect, they're not cheap but if holidaying in one rather than owning one is tempting, then there are two Fieldsleepers available for hire.
Unfortunately, the site doesn't have a English version but with the help of Babel Fish and a little linguistic imagination, you can get the gist of what Tonke Campers are all about.
Posted by Kate Sullivan on May 29th, 2008
Rust Stickers
Posted by Kate Sullivan
Seeing as Simon is soon to be the owner of a smart new bicycle (see post below), I thought he may want to deter envious eyes and keep possible thieving hands at bay with the addition of these ingenious rust stickers.
Humourous ideas man Dominic Wilcox quotes...
*Note. This anti-theft device is not guaranteed to work in any way. However, I have stuck them to my shiny new red bike and can confirm that it hasn't been stolen yet. 13 days of not being stolen in London probably equates to 7 years of non-stealing in the friendly countryside.
Posted by Kate Sullivan on May 22nd, 2008
Verandah – Norwich
Posted by Simon Lewin
Our friend Vanessa Burroughes and the other 'Verandah Ladies' have just launched a new website for their gallery in Norwich - the base for this collective of Norfolk based designers and craftmakers.
The gallery is run by Vanessa (one of her prints is pictured right), Jemima Pine (jewellery), Jenny Barrs (prints and embroidered textile images), Christine Burton (florist), Liz Clark (textiles and prints) and Sally Rust-Andrews (embroidery).
A new glass extension has just been added where you'll find a range of homegrown plants.
You can find the new website at www.verandah-norwich.co.uk or visit in person at 85 Upper St. Giles Street, Norwich NR2 1AB.
Posted by Simon Lewin on May 21st, 2008
Lunar Cycles
Posted by Simon Lewin
I'll soon be taking delivery of a new bicycle - very similar to the one pictured here (though painted in two shades of warm grey).
A chance link from Underworld's excellent site led me to Lunar Cycles, who build beautiful single-speed bicycles, based on vintage steel frames which are stripped of unnecessary lugs, shot-blasted and then painted to order.
A short test ride along some quiet roads close to Hyde Park Corner and I was smitten. There's something incredibly elegant and immediate about a single speed bike - cycling at its simplest.
Lunar Cycles may already have a bike to suit you, or you might opt for a custom build. Find out more at www.lunar-cycles.com
Posted by Simon Lewin on May 16th, 2008
West Dean
Posted by Kate Sullivan
I often feel like I need a creative push. I love the idea of going on a
short course where I can get inspired by actually doing something with
my own hands as a opposed to just looking at the works of talented
people online. Blogs are great, but for me, they are also source of
envy and frustration.
I was chatting to Simon about my creative angst when he told me about
West Dean College, a charitable trust set in the Sussex countryside.
This beautiful estate is managed by The Edward James Foundation and consists of a community of conservators, artists, craftspeople and restorers who work alongside builders, gardeners, farmers and foresters.
Here you can study a number of short courses for students of all abilities as well a study diplomas and MAs in conservation and visual arts.
Posted by Kate Sullivan on May 15th, 2008
Harrington & Squires
Posted by Simon Lewin
I spent another couple of inspirational days in Tufnell Park last week at Harrington & Squires - the small private press run by graphic designers Vicky Fullick and Chrissie Charlton.
Named after Bob Harrington and Horace Squires - two tutors at Hornsey College of Art in the 1960s - the workshop measures just 288 picas (1.2m wide), and it’s amazing the use that’s been made of the aptly named Corridor.
Splitting their time between commissioned work, regular workshops and their own publishing projects, the work hanging from every vertical surface is inspirational.
I’d visited before and had spent the last few months putting together a basic printing set up, built around an 8” x 5” Adana. Having dabbled with this over the last couple of months there were some ‘holes’ in my knowledge which needed filling. On this visit I managed to produce a new fabric care card for our mail order purchases, and spent a blissful couple of hours printing away - almost in some sort of letterpress induced trance - overlooking a busy Fortress Road.
If you want to find out more about Harrington & Squires it’s worth tracking down a copy of April 2008’s World of Interiors magazines.
Posted by Simon Lewin on May 10th, 2008
Rob Ryan
Posted by Simon Lewin
Rob popped along to the opening of our latest exhibition on Saturday to have a chat about his show with us in November.
We're real fans of Rob Ryan's work - and it's great to have a chance to work with him. We'll have a range of Rob's prints on show - along with some of his tiles and examples of his design work. And - fingers crossed - we'll have a 2008 St. Jude's charity Christmas card designed by Rob.
If you'd like to receive an invitation to the opening of the exhibition, please sign up for our gallery newsletter.
There was a great article about Rob's work in a recent copy of the Independent by Clare Dwyer Hogg:
"The narrow back streets of east London make an ideal wind tunnel on a cold spring morning. There is little to this landscape other than old buildings, a deserted park, and a corner shop or two. But this façade belies the mills of creativity that are churning away behind closed doors. This is studio land, where artists have set up residence, toiling away behind crumbling walls and rickety doors."
Posted by Simon Lewin on May 5th, 2008
Modern British Posters
Posted by Simon Lewin
Last week
I finally made it to this excellent exhibition of British posters from the middle part of the 20th century.
The exhibition features work by Edward Wadsworth, Paul Nash, Edward Bawden, Edward McKnight Kauffer, Abram Games and Tom Eckersley amongst others - all from the private collection of Paul and Karen Rennie.
Paul had previously introduced me to many of the artists and designers whose work is exhibited - and the show acts as the perfect introduction to the genre, as Paul Rennie explains:
"The evolution of British graphic design, from 1920, onwards has usually been presented as a footnote to developments in Europe. These posters show a graphic language of range and sophistication emerging in Britain and able to communicate beyond the established rhetoric of advertising and sales."
The exhibition runs until the 17th of May at the Lethaby Gallery, Central Saint Martins, Southampton Row, WC1. You can also view this slideshow of the work being exhibited. Highly recommended.
Posted by Simon Lewin on May 3rd, 2008
The Boudica Within
Posted by Kate Sullivan
Last year I read an article called ‘Treasured Chests’ in an issue of The Sunday Times Magazine. The article was promoting a book called ‘The Boudica Within’ which featured the most beautiful, bare and honest photographs of women who had fought breast cancer, faced treatment and who had then gone through reconstruction surgery.
The idea for the book was conceived by Elaine Sassoon, a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, with photographs taken by Andrea Hare, a former patient of Sassoon's. Elaine wanted to show women naked, post re-construction surgery looking beautiful and non-airbrushed. Her aim, to encourage and help other women considering breast reconstruction surgery.
The book can be purchased online from the website The Boudica Within, where all proceeds will go to cancer charities.
This Saturday I will be running the Race for Life here in Norwich, to raise money for Cancer Research. If you would like to sponsor me, that would be fabulous. Simply click here and follow the instructions. In advance - thank you.
Posted by Kate Sullivan on May 1st, 2008
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