All Things Considered

Ed Kluz – Paperworks
Posted by Simon Lewin

We've had the pleasure of working with Ed Kluz for a number of years now - both exhibiting his prints and collages but also working on his range of screen printed fabrics for St. Jude's.

Ed has an exhibition of prints and collages opening at The Idler Academy in London W2 on 22nd May and running until 2nd June 2013. Find out more about the exhibition.

If you're unable to visit this event in London, Ed will be joining us for St. Jude's In The City at The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh opening on Tuesday 2nd July 2013. 

Here are some images from Ed's London show plus the short film we commissioned about the work of this talented illustrator, graphic artist and textile designer.

Posted by Simon Lewin on May 15th, 2013

A return to North Norfolk
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We took a return trip to North Norfolk just before Easter - our first since not having a permanent base in the county. 

Despite the time spent catching up with Kate and Elaine in our Norwich studio and the bitterly cold & windy weather, we did manage to get in a few decent walks.

One of the joys of not having a specific place to stay is that we can now spend time exploring some of the areas we hadn't properly visited for a while.

This time we stayed in Cley Next The Sea at Manor Coach House - a traditional brick and flick property dating back to 1825. Definitely somewhere we'll return to and highly recommended.

Find our more about Manor Coach House.

Posted by Simon Lewin on May 5th, 2013

The Unsophisticated Arts
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Another Barbara Jones post! Our friends at Little Toller have just republished The Unsophisticated Arts in which Barbara Jones records the art of everyday life. She travelled throughout Britain visiting fairgrounds, tattoo parlours, taxidermists, houseboats, high street shops, seaside piers and amusement arcades.

The book was first published in 1951, the same year that Barbara Jones curated the ‘Black Eyes and Lemonade’ exhibition for the Festival of Britain. These two events were definitive in the history of popular art, creating a vibrant snapshot of culture in postwar Britain which has influenced generations of artists and designers ever since.

This new edition includes previously unpublished ephemera and art from Barbara Jones’s studio including watercolour, ink and pencil studies from her sketchbooks which reveal her lifelong fascination with vernacular art.

Find out more about the book or take a look at a few pages from the original catalogue for Black Eyes & Lemonade.

Posted by Simon Lewin on April 30th, 2013

Michael Kirkman
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A final Open Studio recommendation for anyone in or near York over the next couple of weekends...

Printmaker, painter and illustrator Michael Kirkman will be exhibiting a selection of work at 45 Grosvenor Terrace, York.

Having studied at Edinburgh School of Art followed an MA course at the Royal College of Art, Michael is now living and working in York.

Here's a selection of the work he'll be exhibiting as part of York Open Studios 2013.

Posted by Simon Lewin on April 11th, 2013

Mark Hearld
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And here are some of pieces Mark Hearld will be exhibiting as part of York Open Studios.

Both Mark Hearld and Emily Sutton will taking part in our next St. Jude's In The City event in Edinburgh in July. If you'd like to attend the opening, sign up for an invitation.

Posted by Simon Lewin on April 11th, 2013

Emily Sutton
Posted by Simon Lewin

If you're anywhere near York over the next two weekends you're in for a treat.

It's time for the 2013 York Open Studios and at 104 The Mount, Emily Sutton and Mark Hearld will be exhibiting a selection of paintings, prints and collage.

Visit on 13th/14th and 20th/21st April (from 10am-6pm on the Saturdays and from 10am -5pm on the Sundays). Full details from the York Open Studios website.

If you're unable to visit, don't forget that you can view a selection of Emily's prints online, plus her fabrics for St. Jude's, Deep Sea and the Elle Deco award winning Curiosity Shop.

Here's some of the work Emily will be exhibiting...

Posted by Simon Lewin on April 10th, 2013

A conversation with Ed Kluz
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We're pleased to announce the launch of a short film about the work of Ed Kluz.

Filmed and edited by Alun Callender, Ed Kluz discusses his work, inspiration and working practices. The film is shot on location at Racton Tower in West Sussex and at Ed's Brighton studio and home.

Ed is currently collaborating with us at St Jude's on a range of fabrics and wallpapers. You might like to take a look at his Painswick and Lionheart fabrics.

Ed will also be taking part in an exhibition of prints, paintings and collages that we're organising in Edinburgh in July.

Posted by Simon Lewin on April 10th, 2013

Paul Bommer
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Printmaker and illustrator Paul Bommer has an exhibition in Norwich from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th April 2013.

'Sack & Sugar' is a selling exhibition of Paul's limited edition prints and Delft tiles.

Paul is a graduate of the National College of Art & Design in Dublin. Working until quite recently in the East End of London, Paul has now relocated to the wilds of the north Norfolk coast seeking space and new inspiration.

Paul's work is informed by an irreverent humour and a love of character, history and a rich sense of time and place, captured with a deft line. He is currently focussing on limited edition screen prints and decorated ceramics which include limited edition tiles and private fireplace commissions.

If you're unable to visit the exhibition at Yallops Gallery, 59 St. Augustine's Street, Norwich NR3 3BG, we're pleased to offer a selection of Paul's prints over at our online gallery.

Posted by Simon Lewin on April 8th, 2013

Songs of Innocence and Experience
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In haste, yesterday we managed to catch what must be the last few days of an inspiring exhibition at the Ingleby Gallery in Edinburgh.

From the Ingleby Gallery website...

"This exhibition of work by Alfred Wallis (1855-1942), Forrest Bess (1911-1977), and Frank Walter (1926-2009) presents three unique and uncompromising figures from the story of 20th century art.

Each worked in isolation, outside the conformity of their respective societies: in Cornwall in the 1920’s; Texas in the ‘50’s and Antigua in the ‘70′s, but only two of the three (Wallis reluctantly and Bess enthusiastically) have been absorbed into the written and recorded histories of the last hundred years.

The work of the third, Frank Walter, is being presented here for the first time."

Officially I think the show was going to end on 31st March but the Ingleby Gallery website is indicating that it runs until 14th April 2013. Highly recommended.

Posted by Simon Lewin on April 7th, 2013

Silt
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 In The Old Ways, Robert Macfarlane continues to write about his experience of walking and observing as he passes through landscapes - some dramatic and some more mundane. 

For Silt, one of the most striking chapters of his brilliant recent book, bestselling travel writer Robert Macfarlane walked the Broomway, the notorious 'deadliest path in Britain'.

He was accompanied on this journey along along the Essex offshore path (which has claimed the lives of more than sixty people over the centuries) by his friend and accomplished photographer David Quentin.

Penguin Books are publishing a special e-book edition of Silt which will feature all of David's photographs from the journey, all taken on 35mm black and white film using a Leica rangefinder.

Until April 13th 2013 the photographs are exhibited in London at 4 Windmill Street, accompanied by a specially commissioned sound piece by musicians Jimmy Cripps and Rico Borza, and sound designer Jesse T. Rybolt. Find out more

You'll find lots of Robert Macfarlane related content published by our friends Caught By The River.

Posted by Simon Lewin on April 4th, 2013