After pondering just how many hours I spend staring at a computer screen I thought it would be refreshing to draw with a pencil once again. I combined this with a need to use up some small mounts I’d had delivered by mistake and so I am now in the process of creating some single colour screen printed letters. I’m thinking of printing them in a limited range of options - red, black, blue and a retro orange. Something very versatile and affordable to be added to the Etsy shop..eventually.
Here is a small preview but I shall update you with photos of the finished printed item.
This Saturday Tooveys Auction house in Washington, West Sussex are holding their annual contemporary art auction. I’m joining in the fun this year and have submitted a couple of my most popular screen prints. It all kicks off at 6pm, I’ll be there but I expect I’ll leave the room and cringe as we wait for the bids to come in (or not) on my pieces!
The event is open to anyone to bid and the estimates are starting at around the £100 mark, so you could bag yourself a bargain.
I was mighty chuffed this morning when I visited one of my favourite blogs print & pattern and found some of my recent screen prints being plugged. They had chosen to feature these ‘Blackbird’ and ‘Buddleia’ and also one of my own favourites, ‘Mid Summer Spectacle’. These prints are all available at Soma in Bristol and Boxbird in Brighton.
Boxbird's current home page
Another great gallery that I provide with stock is Boxbird in sunny Brighton. Alice, the enthusiastic gallery owner, as well as being completely bonkers, is great at promoting her very diverse selection of artists. These currently include Graham Carter, Jon Burgerman, Graham Rawle, Zara Wood and Fiona Hewitt.
I dropped off a few of these very limited edition artist proofs - exclusive to Boxbird: ‘Good Morning’ ‘In Full Bloom’ and ‘Red Leaves:Noon’. These went down well when they debuted at Show Below earlier this month but you’ll have to be quick to bag one - they’re going fast!
Red Leaves: Noon - silkscreen
