News - Sally Elford

Hot Off the Press

February 24th, 2011

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A new print is ready! I’ve been printing again at Boxbird and have just managed to get this one finished in time for the Affordable Art Fair at Battersea.

It is only just completed . Ladies and gents… may I introduce ‘Northern Lights‘ ( I never can come up with interesting titles, they just end up quite literal!) I am very pleased with how it has turned out in the end. One never knows exactly how the initial design will translate into squeezed ink but the colours came out spot on – exactly as I imagined.

This print measures 68 x 46cm and is an edition of 50. Yours for £175 (again…my own web shop isn’t quite there yet but email me to get more information or to buy one)

Boxbird will have some in stock too and they will have some available at the Battersea Art Fair March 10th-13th.

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Dove, Dandelion, Buddleia and Blackbird

November 17th, 2010

Latest screen prints hot off the press. Approx 17x17cm – these are each in editions of 100. My web shop is still in progress so email me for further information or to make a purchase!

Now Tweeting

November 15th, 2010

CLICK HERE for my Twitter page

You can now follow me and my Tweets on Twitter. It will probably be much the same guff as I post here but I’m told it’s good for web stats and is worth doing!

Not much happening on there so far but you might find some other talented folk via my page.

Will’s Art Warehouse – Putney

November 12th, 2010

As of this Saturday 13th – I shall be one of the artists selected to take part in the Christmas show at Wills Art Warehouse in the run up to the festive season.

There will be framed prints ready to take home or you can take your pick from the browsers. Everything will be very reasonably priced – nothing over £500.

This show is on until Christmas Eve so hurry along and get yourself an original Elford limited edition print. (or indeed that of one of the other 10 artists!)

Christmas Art/Craft Fair Brighton

November 8th, 2010

Saturday 4th December – put it in your art diary! I shall be taking part in the first show of ‘The Assembly Room’ at the Unitarian Church, New Road in central Brighton. Right opposite the Dome and Pavilion. This event is organised by the ladies at www.ridleyanddowse.co.uk

See below for a bit more information. A very stylish design which lured me in despite still being on my sort-of maternity leave. I shall be rubbing shoulders with some talented and well established local creative types selling a variety of stylish, high quality goods.

Come along and say hello. I shall have my prints for sale plus cards and giftwrap – not many of these left so get down there promptly!

Open from 10.30 until 5.30pm. The flyer says it all …

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You could really make a lovely day of it and go along to the Pavilion – I happen to know they have an outdoor ice skating rink over Christmas!

New ScreenPrints

November 8th, 2010

This is something I don’t do nearly enough of: a nice straight forward, single colour print!

I must have spent far more time drawing this design than actually printing it. Simply a composition of my favourite themes and shapes – flowers, leaves and birds. I call it ‘Feathers and Flora’.

The rubbish mobile camera shots don’t really do it justice but these are almost A2 size (height) on heavyweight Fabriano paper – limited editions of 100 of each colour. Available in light teal – gold/mustard yellow and tomato soup red/orange. More colours will be produced in the new year…gloss ink might be a tempting option too….we’ll see.

So far available from myself (email me for more info) - Boxbird (Brighton) and soon at Elphicks (East London). Yours for around £30.

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More New Prints

November 1st, 2010

Have been busy printing down at Boxbird in Hove – the result: 3 new silk screens. I previously posted about ‘Safe in the Burrow’ – quite an involved print with at least 7 layers. This will retail at around £80.

‘Moth Hunter’ £50 is a bold 3 colour print. With this one I was first inspired by a colour combination I saw in a book of 1930s packing design. I loved the contrast of these colours and they immediately suggested a night time theme – I soon conjured up this scene.

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‘Harvest Moon’ is another 7 layered print! Selling at around £120. The design is also circulating on cards published by Art Angels. Barn owls are so fascinating and beautiful, I wanted to keep the composition simple and colours to a minimum so as not to distract from his silhouette. Foxes and the moon are 2 other favourite themes of mine so they fitted the scene perfectly.

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All the new prints are limited editions – signed and numbered individually. So far these are available at Boxbird gallery in Hove and soon to be available at Soma in Bristol and Elphicks in East London.

Latest Screenprint

August 31st, 2010

‘Safe in the Burrow’. Some of you may already have seen the giclée version of this print – well now I can give you the full screen printed limited edition! It’s only taken me about a year to complete!

I started it before the baby bump got too big and then I was in babyland for a while – then lovely Mr Elford took over at home and I was able to finish this off.

When I get my act together, this will be one of the many prints you can buy direct from me at my web shop. Drop me a line if you want to be updated when it is available and for what price etc. The actual image measures 23 x 42cm (will look great mounted and framed in a standard 40 x 50cm frame)

7 layers in all – when will I learn to design simple prints!

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Thanks to the good folk at Boxbird Gallery and Studios in Hove where I bring my designs to life.

Retro Fun at the V & A

August 28th, 2010

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I’m back! (sort of)

The baby has arrived (she’s great – all is well) and I’m supposed to be on maternity leave but, 3 months in, I’m getting twitchy and need to be creative again!

When the little one was a mere 4 days old, I received a call from a nice chap at the Victoria and Albert museum with an opportunity I couldn’t refuse!

I was asked to come up with a few designs that were to be screen printed onto cotton scarves at a live ‘hands on’ public event.

On the last Friday of every month, the V&A hosts a contemporary late night event in the museum. Centred around a theme or exhibition. This month it is Retro Hollywood Glamour. My designs were based on the ‘Homemaker’ crockery range, popular in the UK during the mid 50′s.

Last night the public queued up to take their turn at screen printing one of my designs onto a scarf that they could then take home with them. The good folk of ‘I Dress Myself’ made the printing possible in what must have been quite tricky conditions (no running water!)

I only took a few naff photos on my phone but hopefully some better ones will be sent to me and I will share them with you here soon. The first pic though is courtesy of ’I Dress Myself’.

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Brighton Open Houses: part 2

May 14th, 2010

The only show I am taking part in May is the at the Claremont Hotel in Hove. It is in waddling distance for me so not too much of an effort to contribute some of my prints.

The Claremont is a 5 star hotel on Second Avenue and they are a regular venue on the Hove Open House trail. The walls are packed full of a broad variety of prints and photography – all for sale with the money going direct to the artists.

It is well worth a visit and makes a very pleasant place to take a rest and maybe get a coffee as you take in a few Open Houses in the area.

http://www.hovearts.co.uk/

http://www.hovearts.co.uk/artists/sallyelford.htm Here you can see some of the prints I have on display at the Claremont. They are also available from my etsy shop.

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