All Things Considered

Edward Bawden: One Lump or Two
Posted by Simon Lewin

One Lump or Two – the new book from the Mainstone Press – is a delightful infusion of tea, limericks and the art of Edward Bawden RA (1903-1989). In the 1930s the artist collaborated with celebrated author and epicure A.J.A. Symons to produce a series of humorous limericks for Twinings Tea. The complete set is shown here for the first time and Peyton Skipwith in his accompanying essay tells the story of this remarkable collaboration.

In addition, Bawden’s illustrations for the Empire Tea Market Board and the Tea Bureau are also included with a short tongue-in-cheek history of tea. One Lump or Two is a must for all tea enthusiasts, aficionados of 1930s advertising and admirers of that wonderfully idiosyncratic English artist Edward Bawden.

Paperback. 48 pages. Designed by Webb and Webb. Purchase a copy online at our online store.

Posted by Simon Lewin on December 13th, 2010

Robert Tavener
Posted by Simon Lewin

Regular visitors to St. Jude's will remember the Robert Tavener exhibition at our Norfolk gallery a couple of years ago.

Emma and Richard Mason have recently written a biography of his work entitled "Oh, Mr. Tavener, I wish I had the original!" (Bread and Butter Press, 2010).

Illustrator and printmaker Robert Tavener (1920-2004), was born in London. After war service he attended Hornsey College of Art (1946-1950). He was head of Printmaking at Eastbourne College of Art and Design from 1953, later becoming vice principal until he retired in 1980. He also taught at St. Martins School of Art.

Tavener was well known for his illustration work and commissions for organisations such as Shell, the BBC, and London Transport, and he was a senior fellow of the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers. Tavener’s work is held in over 25 public collections including the V&A and the Government Art Collection.

To purchase a copy of the book visit Emma Mason's website.

Posted by Simon Lewin on December 9th, 2010

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Posted by Simon Lewin

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde with 8 illustrations by Angela Barrett is published by Hand and Eye Editions. Few and Far will host the launch of this book on November 17th 2010, 10am-7pm, when Angela will be available for signings.

Few & Far, 242 Brompton Road, London SW3 2BB. Open Monday to Saturday 10am to 6pm, Sundays 12pm to 5pm. www.fewandfar.net

Posted by Simon Lewin on November 15th, 2010

Ed Kluz & Little Toller Books
Posted by Simon Lewin

Here's a wonderful collage by Ed Kluz, commissioned by Little Toller Books for the cover of The Journal of a Disappointed Man.

They've been using some great images for the covers of their classics of nature writing and rural life. View the series online

Ed Kluz will be exhibiting a series of new collages at our St. Jude's In The City exhibition opening at the Bankside Gallery (next to Tate Modern) next week.

Posted by Simon Lewin on November 2nd, 2010

Ravilious in Pictures
Posted by Simon Lewin

An update...

Thanks to everyone who took part in the competition - and congratulations to the five lucky winners drawn from the hat: T. Covill, C. Hart, J. Silcott, S. Leonard and S. Turner. Your signed copies are on the way!

The answers were:

1. Coastal Defences
2. Midnight Sun
3. Runway Perspective
4. Dangerous Work at Low Tide
5. No.1 Map Corridor
6. A Warship in Dock
7. Barrage Balloons outside a British Port
8. Ship's Screw on a Railway Truck
9. Corporal Stediford's Mobile Pigeon Loft

If you'd like to purchase a copy of the book (highly recommended!), drop a line to info@themainstonepress.com

To mark the forthcoming publication of 'Ravilious in Pictures: The War Paintings' by our friends at Mainstone Press, we have devised a cunning picture competition. Identify the paintings from the details below and e-mail your answers to info@stjudes.co.uk by noon on Monday 1st November 2010. The first five people drawn from the hat with the correct answers will receive a copy of the book signed by the author.

Posted by Simon Lewin on October 25th, 2010

Few and Far
Posted by Simon Lewin

Last week Few and Far in London hosted the launch of A Pack of Dogs - an anthology of writing about dogs illustrated by Christopher Brown.

Few and Far is a seasonal and personal collection, selected by Priscilla Carluccio, of clothes from India, Italy, Morocco, vintage and contemporary furniture, jewellery, toys and craft.

Some of the images that feature in the book will be available as limited edition linocut prints at our St. Jude's In The City exhibition in London (at The Bankside Gallery) from Wednesday 10th November 2010. And Chris will be signing copies of the book with us on Sunday 14th November between 12-4pm.

Posted by Simon Lewin on October 20th, 2010

Nightlines
Posted by Simon Lewin

The wood engraving below by Jonathan Gibbs formed part of the cover for angling author Charles Rangeley-Wilson's excellent 'Somewhere Else' (published by Yellow Jersey Press).

Charles will be taking part in 'Nightlines - An Evening of Angling Readings and Discussion' at Holkham Hall in Norfolk on Friday 8th October 2010, appearing alongside Luke Jennings, John Andrews and David Profumo.

After the readings there will be a chance to buy a pint of East Anglian ale, to talk with the writers and to buy signed books; an ‘Andrews of Arcadia’ cabinet of fishing curios; a raffle with prizes including sets-of-four signed books by each of the authors and a rod-and-reel outfit kindly donated by Orvis.

For full details you can download this PDF file or e-mail Julian Hanson-Smith.

You might also like to view a selection of Jonathan Gibbs' wood engravings.

Posted by Simon Lewin on September 23rd, 2010

Faber & Faber Poetry Collections 2010
Posted by Simon Lewin

It's great to see five of the printmakers we represent at St. Jude's illustrating covers for the latest collections of poetry published by Faber.

This series features:

Kid by Simon Armitage (cover by Peter Clayton)
Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis by Wendy Cope (cover by Ed Kluz)
The Whitsun Weddings by Philip Larkin (cover by Michael Kirkman)
Dart by Alice Oswald (cover by Jonathan Gibbs)
Nil, Nil by Don Paterson (cover by Charles Shearer)
Ariel by Sylvia Plath (cover by Sarah Young)

You'll find prints from Peter, Ed, Michael, Jonathan and Sarah over at our online print store.

Find out more about the series and order the complete set online from Faber.

Posted by Simon Lewin on May 23rd, 2010

Garden Wisdom
Posted by Simon Lewin

Elle Decoration have included this short review of 'Garden Wisdom' in their April 2010 issue. You can also read this full review in Gardens Illustrated or purchase a copy online from Amazon.

Angie's currently working with Merrell on another book project due this Autumn. We'll post some information about that soon.

Posted by Simon Lewin on March 24th, 2010

David Gentleman
Posted by Simon Lewin

This week sees the opening of a new exhibition at the Fine Art Society on Bond Street.

'David Gentleman at Eighty' celebrates the 80th birthday of this artist and designer who has worked in a range media - wood engraving, watercolour and lithography.

The exhibition also sees the launch of a new edition of 'Ask The Fellows Who Cut The Hay' by George Ewart Evans (Gentleman's father-in-law) which is illustrated throughout by 60 of the artist's beautiful watercolour paintings and drawings. David worked on the images all through the summer, autumn and winter of 2009 in Blaxhall, the Suffolk village on which the book is centred.

The exhibition runs at the Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond Street, London, during March and April 2010. You can find out more about the book via the Full Circle website.

Posted by Simon Lewin on March 23rd, 2010