All Things Considered

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

Caught By The River
Posted by Simon Lewin

We've talked about Caught By The River a fair bit this year - it's one of the websites I find myself visiting most frequently.

Their book, a collection of words on water, was published earlier this year and is a joy. I've got a copy, but if I didn't, I'd be hoping for one for Christmas. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in rivers or the great outdoors in general. You can purchase a copy direct online.

Posted by Simon Lewin on December 16th, 2009

Ravilious In Pictures
Posted by Angie Lewin

A new book about Eric Ravilious is due to be published in early December by The Mainstone Press (who previously published Eric Ravilious - The Story of High Street and Entertaining À La Carte, profiling Edward Bawden's work for Fortnum & Mason).

The chalk downland of southern England inspired Eric Ravilious to produce some of his finest paintings. Raised in Edwardian Eastbourne, he rediscovered the South Downs in 1934 and over the next five years painted a series of watercolours that capture the beauty and mystery of this unique landscape.

Twenty-two of these stunning paintings are featured in a new, 48 page hardback  book 'Ravilious In Pictures: Sussex and the Downs'. This, the first in a series of books  celebrating the watercolours and landscapes of Eric Ravilious, will be available  from St. Jude's early in December, priced at £25.00.

Each painting is accompanied by a short essay in which author James Russell explores the intriguing stories hidden behind the scenes – stories about Ravilious and his circle, English culture in the 1930s and the constantly evolving landscape in which Ravilious chose to work. As a whole, the essays paint a captivating portrait of this popular English artist.

Posted by Angie Lewin on November 12th, 2009

Durham Book Festival
Posted by Simon Lewin

Our friends at Caught By The River will be taking part in the Durham Book Festival on Sunday 1st November 2009.

Sound recordist Chris Watson will present a unique soundscape and spoken word presentation of The River Coquet (a river I am desperate to walk & fish), Kathryn Williams reads 'The Ouse Burn', a magical piece of writing about what happens when rivers flood into your life. And author of 'The Accidental Angler', Charles Rangeley-Wilson reads from his written work and introduces a new short film about what makes our chalkstreams so unique.

Tickets for the event are £8 (£6 concessions) but there's a 2-for-1 offer available via the Caught By The River website.

Posted by Simon Lewin on October 23rd, 2009