All Things Considered

David Shrigley
Posted by Simon Lewin

Glasgow based artist David Shrigley recently produced this animation for knitwear producer Pringle. Enjoy!

Posted by Simon Lewin on January 21st, 2010

Easy Living
Posted by Simon Lewin

Thanks to Easy Living magazine for including the gallery in their guide to "Britain's 50 Most Stylish, Unusual, One-Off Shops". But don't worry if you can't get to visit us for a while - you could keep an eye on our online print store.

Posted by Simon Lewin on January 12th, 2010

Peter Serafinowicz
Posted by Simon Lewin

Out with friends last night and for some reason this cropped up in conversation - a brilliant bit of telly from Peter Serafinowicz.

Posted by Simon Lewin on December 5th, 2009

Vote for us
Posted by Simon Lewin

You'll see we've added a graphic to the right for the Dorset Cereals Little Blog Awards. We wouldn't normally add such a link but we eat enough of the stuff and the chance to win a hamper load was too good to resist. And you might win a case of cereal too. Forgetting our stomachs for a second, we're hoping a few new readers will find us via their website. So, if you could spare a couple of seconds, please vote for us.

Posted by Simon Lewin on May 20th, 2009

Our new home
Posted by Simon Lewin

Just a quick post to let you know that we've just transferred the hosting of All Things Considered. We're also making a couple of tweaks to the system which might mean that from time to time over the next few days, things might look a bit odd. Bear with us... normal (and hopefully better) service will be resumed shortly!

Posted by Simon Lewin on May 19th, 2009

Ditchling vs. Kabul
Posted by Simon Lewin

An unusual story picked up via MADE...

"Surrounded by tight security and watched by baffled US servicemen, the tourists from Ditchling Cricket Club were beaten by 124 runs over 25 overs on Friday 1st May.

Ditchling's unlikely journey to Kabul began three years ago with an Afghan cricket tour of the UK. A chance meeting between a Ditchling player and an Afghan official prompted an open invitation to play the village side." Read the article in full

Posted by Simon Lewin on May 8th, 2009

Elle Decoration
Posted by Simon Lewin

Thanks to Elle Decoration for the mention of our gallery in their May issue. We're now well settled into our new home and are looking forward to our first solo exhibition - a selection of Angie's prints, as part of Norfolk Open Studios 2009. Opens on Saturday 16th May.

Posted by Simon Lewin on May 4th, 2009

Fish
Posted by Simon Lewin

I've turned into what I could best describe as a 'virtual' fisherman. Having moved to Norfolk shortly after I'd take up trout fishing, I'd always assumed that trout fishing opportunities would be limited. But far from it. Over the years I've discovered some cracking little rivers & streams. Patience is required with access to some of these as most of the clubs have lengthy waiting lists - but it's always worth the wait. That said, over the last couple of years my fishing activity has been limited to thinking about it rather than doing it. Hopefully things will be a bit better this year.

When I do fish one of these Norfolk rivers, it's always a bonus to bump into Charles Rangeley-Wilson. You may have seen his series 'The Accidental Angler' on BBC2.

On Monday night, BBC4 will air 'Fish! A Japanese Obsession', part of their Hidden Japan season. The 90-minute film follows Charles on a 6 week trip across the country, sharing his love of fish and fishing with those he meets along the way.

Later in April, Charles is taking part in a fishing competition, 'One Fly', on the River Test. Not the first person I'd expect to take part in competitive fishing, Charles is using the opportunity to raise funds for the invaluable work of The Wild Trout Trust. If you have any interest in fishing - or even if you simply enjoy messing about near or on rivers, please do consider making a donation to support the Trust's work.

Posted by Simon Lewin on March 22nd, 2009

Pastures new
Posted by Simon Lewin

Some changes afoot at St. Jude's...

We have now closed our Aylsham gallery to the public and are in the process of preparing our new venue in the nearby North Norfolk village of Itteringham, not far from Blickling Hall. We'll be opening here in late February 2009. Sign up for our free e-mail newsletter for further details.

This is part of some gentle expansion for St. Jude's - our existing premises in Aylsham will now be dedicated to the design of our screen-printed textiles and a new letterpress studio (which we're very excited about). These will be open by appointment only.

Our new gallery (on the right hand side of this photograph) will primarily focus on a range of original prints and our own St. Jude's textiles and stationery. But we'll still also play host to a number of additional exhibitions throughout the year.

We'll be working alongside the community run village shop and café next door, and there's also the excellent Walpole Arms just down the road.

Don't visit us just yet - we'll be opening towards the end of February - we have our St. Jude's In The City exhibition at the Bankside Gallery to organise first.

Posted by Simon Lewin on January 12th, 2009

News in from Apple
Posted by Simon Lewin

Some news just in from Apple, via The Onion...

Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

I don't know if Peter Serafinowicz deserves any credit for this innovation? What do you think?

Posted by Simon Lewin on January 6th, 2009