All Things Considered

Mr Cinghiale
Posted by Simon Lewin

St. Jude's favourite, Christopher Brown, has just produced this wild boar illustration for Carluccio's. For a limited time you can purchase a copy of a poster of the image online from the Carluccio's store.

A selection of Chris' limited prints are available from our online print store.

Posted by Simon Lewin on February 28th, 2010

St. Jude’s Homewares
Posted by Simon Lewin

We've just taken delivery of our first St. Jude's tea towels, designed by Angie Lewin. They're approximately 76cm x 47cm, screen printed in the UK on 100% organic cotton.

And we'll shortly announce details of a range of ceramic mugs.

We'll post details here with links to online stockists for both - but if you have a favourite store that might like to stock our homewares, do ask them to get in touch via our website.

Posted by Simon Lewin on February 27th, 2010

Knockando Woolmill – 1979
Posted by Simon Lewin

Regular visitors to All Things Considered will know that we've been following (and helping where we can) the restoration project at Speyside's Knockando Woolmill.

Work commences on site in early March and we'll keep you up to date with progress here.

But a short piece of film from 1979 has been discovered which gives an insight into the condition of the Mill when Hugh Jones and friends took over the running from Duncan Stewart.

Here are a few words about the clip from Hugh Jones...

"In the summer of 1979 the mill featured in a TV documentary. We had recently got the carding and spinning running again for the first time since we took over in 1976 and were busy spinning natural yarn for a large order for Japan - not "hideous tartan"! The star of the show was, inevitably, the late Duncan Stewart who took to the silver screen like an old pro - I remember he had a great time that day. Peter Machell wasn't one of three of us who bought the mill in 1976, he was a talented hand weaver who worked with me for 2 years, trying his hand at machine weaving. To me, the best of this is seeing the spinning workshop running (which it will be again in 3 years time) and, of course, Duncan who got the last laugh!"

Find out more about Knockando Woolmill.

Posted by Simon Lewin on February 21st, 2010

Piet Hein Eek
Posted by Kate Sullivan

Piet Hein Eek, Dutch designer and architect is best known for his beautifully made scrap wood furniture. Fellow Dutchman and musical entertainer Hans Liberg commissioned Eek to design a recording studio in his garden.

As with much of Eek's work, the log cabin/wood pile is mostly constructed from salvaged material. The steel frame was sourced from a builders yard and the wood facade is simply thin cross sections of tree trunks carefully arranged over the exterior. The structure is also built on wheels which eradicates building regulation issues and also allows the view from the cabin to change.

You can view a selection of images of the finished project on photographer Thomas Mayer's website or find out more about Piet Hein Eek's work.

Posted by Kate Sullivan on February 17th, 2010

The Monroe Transfer
Posted by Simon Lewin

I came across The Monroe Transfer via Nick Gill who works at Hand & Eye Letterpress.

Nick's a member of The Monroe Transfer, a 7-piece instrumental group making “sad, angry, melancholy, triumphant instrumental music”. I'd recommend their 2008 release "I dreamt I was a hammer & everything was glass".

Although it's not out for a little while, the artwork for their forthcoming album "Trials" has just been been featured as one of the records sleeves of the month over at Creative Review.

I've yet to see a copy but it looks like a lovingly created piece of print, designed, screen and letterpress printed the TMT's Nick Gill and Daley Walton. Read the CR blog in full.

For up to date news re. the album's release and forthcoming gigs, keep an eye on The Monroe Transfer's website.

Posted by Simon Lewin on February 14th, 2010

St. Jude’s at The Bankside Gallery
Posted by Simon Lewin

It was about a year ago that we were at The Bankside Gallery (next to Tate Modern) for the first St. Jude's In The City exhibition. Despite our opening night coinciding with the worst snow in London for 18 years, the show was a resounding success.

We'll be back at The Bankside in November 2010 for a second exhibition - bigger and bolder than before! If you'd like to receive an invitation to the opening night, please sign up for our gallery newsletter.

To find out a little bit more about our 2009 exhibition, here's David Nicholl's piece from The Daily Telegraph Read in full

Posted by Simon Lewin on February 11th, 2010

Rob Ryan in New York
Posted by Simon Lewin

Our friend Rob Ryan is taking part in an exhibition of paper cut art in New York...

"Slash: Paper Under the Knife takes the pulse of the international art world's renewed interest in paper as a creative medium and source of artistic inspiration, examining the remarkably diverse use of paper in a range of art forms. Slash is the third exhibition in MAD's Materials and Process series, which examines the renaissance of traditional handcraft materials and techniques in contemporary art and design. The exhibition surveys unusual paper treatments, including works that are burned, torn, cut by lasers, and shredded. A section of the exhibition will focus on artists who modify books to transform them into sculpture, while another will highlight the use of cut paper for film and video animations." Further information

Posted by Simon Lewin on February 10th, 2010

Robert Tavener
Posted by Simon Lewin

It was a pleasure working with Emma Mason when we hosted an exhibition of Robert Tavener prints at St. Jude's a couple of years ago.

Emma now has a gallery in Eastbourne and is currently showing an exhibition of Robert Tavener prints.

In 1966 Tavener was commissioned by London Transport to design a poster. He took as his subject the Horse Guards. Alongside the poster he made a series of over 20 linocuts and lithographs celebrating these iconic London figures. These striking prints are being shown together for the first time and most will be for sale. Further details

Posted by Simon Lewin on February 8th, 2010

Mary Delany – ‘Paper Mosaicks’
Posted by Angie Lewin

It wasn’t until Mary Delany was in her 70s that she first picked up a pair of scissors and began cutting intricate shapes from coloured tissue papers which she mounted strikingly onto dense black backgrounds. The hundreds of collages which she created are the most beautifully coloured and botanically accurate plant portraits. Her ‘paper mosaiks’ are the highlight of an exhibition at Sir John Soane’s Museum (which is an inspiring place to visit in itself).

Opens 19th February 2010 and runs until 10th May 2010. Tuesday-Sat from 10am - 5pm. Admission free

Sir John Soane's Museum, 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3BP.Website: www.soane.org

Posted by Angie Lewin on February 6th, 2010

Drawing Lots
Posted by Simon Lewin

Our friend Glyn Brewerton - artist and tutor at the Norwich University College of Arts - has curated an exhibition of work which will help raise funds for the BA (Hons) Illustration Degree show.

Work has been donated by a number of artists including Angie Lewin, Quentin Blake, Jonny Hannah, Mark Hearld, Ed Kluz, Tom Gauld, Chris Gibbs and Sława Harasymowicz.

You can view the work at The Assembly House, Theatre Street, Norwich NR2 1RQ

The silent auction will open at 7.00pm on Saturday 6th February, with bidding closing at 9.00pm. The results will be announced at 9.30pm.

Posted by Simon Lewin on February 2nd, 2010