All Things Considered

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

Paul Catherall
Posted by Kate Sullivan

We just uploaded a number of Paul Catherall prints to our online print store including Oxo Red II (below).

Based in London, Paul has become renowned for his clean, sharp linocuts of architectural landmarks, exhibiting at numerous solo and group shows, as well as his figurative illustrations for high-profile clients.

I recently came across this film about Paul and his work on the Guardian website.

Posted by Kate Sullivan on January 26th, 2010

Dualchas
Posted by Simon Lewin

We've been working with Mary Arnold-Forster of architectural practice Dualchas on the renovation of some old agricultural outbuildings in the Highlands. More on that in the Spring when we're done (though it's looking very, very good).

In the meantime, Dualchas have just had another of their properties featured on the Wallpaper website. This small but perfectly formed black corrugated house is way up on the west coast of Scotland. Further details and photographs on the Dualchas website.

Posted by Simon Lewin on January 5th, 2010

A Norwich Prospect
Posted by Simon Lewin

We had a great day at the gallery on Saturday, the opening of our Christmas exhibition featuring Ed Kluz, Angie Lewin and Chris Brown.

Just two of Ed's unique pieces are currently unsold - Ham House and this wonderful collage of Norwich. If you're interested in purchasing either, please drop us a line.

Posted by Simon Lewin on December 14th, 2009

Wymondham Abbey – Ed Kluz
Posted by Simon Lewin

And another piece from our exhibition opening tomorrow - this is a paper collage of Norfolk's Wymondham Abbey. Visit our website for more from Ed Kluz.

Posted by Simon Lewin on December 11th, 2009

Blickling Hall – Ed Kluz
Posted by Simon Lewin

Here's another one-off piece by Ed Kluz which will feature in our Christmas exhibition, opening on Saturday 12th December 2009.

The central image is a relief collage made
 using paper coloured with gouache and Indian ink.

The surrounding frame is mixed media (china graph crayon, gouache, Indian ink, wax), based on 17th century English 'raised work'.

We'll be adding further images to our gallery website towards the end of the week.

Posted by Simon Lewin on December 9th, 2009

A new Edward Bawden print
Posted by Simon Lewin

A must for fans of Edward Bawden!

The Curwen Studio have just printed this lithograph of the key plate of Billingsgate Fish Market taken from the original lino block in agreement with the Edward Bawden Estate.

Limited to 225 copies, the unsigned lithograph measures 550mm x 710mm.

To find out more about the origins of the print and to purchase a copy, please visit our online print store.

Posted by Simon Lewin on November 22nd, 2009

Ed Kluz
Posted by Simon Lewin

Artist Ed Kluz will be exhibiting with St. Jude’s for the first time from December. Ed is fascinated by the past and inspired by our architectural heritage.

He seeks out the eccentric, the lost and the overlooked – vanished buildings, follies, centuries old text, ancient imagery – and uses them as starting points for vibrant paintings and prints that explore themes of renewal, reinvention and the passing of time.

We’ll be exhibiting a number of unique pieces (such as ‘Felbrigg Hall’ below) plus a selection of his limited edition prints as part of our Christmas At St. Jude's exhibition, alongside Angie Lewin and Christopher Brown.

Please join us from 11am on Saturday 12th December 2009 for a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie.

Posted by Simon Lewin on November 20th, 2009

David Byrne – Playing The Building
Posted by Simon Lewin

My post below about the Bow Gamelan Ensemble has in turn reminded me of David Byrne's Playing The Building project. Byrne created the installation at the Roundhouse in Camden in August, but here's some footage of the project in New York.

Posted by Simon Lewin on November 10th, 2009