All Things Considered

Rob Ryan’s Valentine’s print
Posted by Simon Lewin

We're pleased to announce the availability of Rob Ryan's 2012 Valentine's print.

The text on this two colour screen print reads...

"All of the thoughts that I have held inside me ever since I was very small, silly fancies, grandiose ideas and embarrassing and happy and silly dreams that were always just mine and mine alone.

Could I share with you, and you alone, everything that lives inside my heart and my head that I have never shared with anyone but myself all of the years I have lived so far until now."

Purchase a copy of this limited edition print.

Posted by Simon Lewin on January 29th, 2012

Rob Ryan’s Christmas window
Posted by Angie Lewin

Something I'd meant to write about before Christmas is this brilliant window display that Rob Ryan has created for Coutts Bank at 440 Strand - opposite Charing Cross station.

The window has been created to raise fund for Kids Company. There will be an auction of the stuffed elephant, doll's house and rocking horse that form part of the display. But you can also make a £5 donation to Kids Company by texting KIDS HELP to 70700.

Posted by Angie Lewin on December 30th, 2011

Grayson Perry
Posted by Simon Lewin

 I took a trip to the British Museum last week for Grayson Perry's The Tomb of Unknown Craftsmen exhibition.

The show features various new works by Perry alongside objects made by unknown men and women throughout history from the British Museum’s collection.

The exhibition runs until 19th February 2012. Booking recommended.

Here are a few snaps from outside the exhibition itself.

Posted by Simon Lewin on November 23rd, 2011

Mark Hearld – An Introduction
Posted by Simon Lewin

Here's a film I've made about Mark Hearld's work, based on an interview with him that we recorded up in Scotland earlier in the year. You can view at full size over at YouTube.

Posted by Simon Lewin on October 27th, 2011

Alex Malcolmson
Posted by Simon Lewin

You may have already seen the hanging sign that Alex Malcolmson created for his exhibition with us earlier this year.

Coast magazine have just featured Alex and his work in their November issue.

Alex has created two pieces based on his time in spent sailing round the Scilly Isles to accompany an article by Ceri Levy which will be appearing in our forthcoming Random Spectacular publication.

And in 2013 we'll be hosting an exhibition of Alex's work alongside printmaker & painters Jonathan Gibbs and Jonny Hannah. Sign up to our newsletter for details nearer the time.

Posted by Simon Lewin on October 16th, 2011

Rob Ryan
Posted by Simon Lewin

Here's a great little film about Rob Ryan and his work.

You can view a selection of tiles and prints over at our online store.

Rob will be exhibiting in Cambridge later this month in a joint exhibition with Angie.

Posted by Simon Lewin on October 12th, 2011

Sophie Elm
Posted by Simon Lewin

Our friend Sophie Elm has an exhibition coming up at Rural Arts in Thirsk, running from 1st August to 21st September 2011.

Here are a couple of examples of the work Sophie will be exhibiting - if you're unable to make to Thirsk, we do have copies of 'Home Sweet Home' (printed by Dan Bugg at Pendfold Press) at the gallery.

Posted by Simon Lewin on July 28th, 2011

Poster Poems
Posted by Simon Lewin

The post below about Martin Clark's poster for Andrews of Arcadia has prompted me to post about another recent project.

Our friends at Tinsmiths currently have a series of letterpress posters - a collaboration between Martin and poet Nick Alexander.

Twelve lines taken from Nick's work made graphic in twelve limited edition posters.

There are just a few copies of each edition left, available from Tinsmiths.

Posted by Simon Lewin on July 11th, 2011

Paul Furneaux
Posted by Angie Lewin

Earlier this week I was at Edinburgh Printmakers working on a new screen print based on my Los Gázquez sketches. On the second evening I was lucky to able to go along to a talk by Paul Furneaux about his current exhibition of beautifully crafted sculptural woodblock prints at the gallery.

Paul uses Japanese papers, enjoying the way the water based inks are absorbed and become a part of the paper itself - but he then takes this onto a different level. Prints on fine but strong paper are then wrapped around wooden box lids and other found objects or in the case of some of his most recent work he has developed his own forms onto which the minimal, abstract images are wrapped.

'Paul Furneaux: Mokuhanga' is at Edinburgh Printmakers, 23 Union Street Edinburgh EH1 3LR until July 23rd 2011.

You can also find out more at Paul's website.

Posted by Angie Lewin on July 1st, 2011

More from Jonny Hannah
Posted by Simon Lewin

Another wonderful piece from Jonny Hannah's show at the Hornseys in Ripon - opening Saturday 18th June 2011.

Posted by Simon Lewin on June 18th, 2011