Lion Around

We'll be at Lauderdale House, Highgate, London this Sunday for their craft fair. I ususally show a selection of framed photographs, but this time we're trying something new. Our display will be made up of collographs, drypoint and aquatints!

Home Sweet Home

Another weekend craft fair drew to a close in a downpour (just as we were packing up - typical!)

And, our car was, what seemed like miles away from our stand. Two back breaking hauls of gear and an hour and a half drive home and I'm ready for a good night's sleep!

Although, I won't have a lye in tomorrow as I have to collect my work from Highgate in the morning...

Zzzzzz

Our Stand at Clare Priory, Today

Fair Clare

Part of our display at Clare Priory

We had a very long, tiring and excellent day out today!

The rain held off (mostly), and I made a few sales. The grounds at Clare Priory are superb, with a real old fashioned village fete atmosphere to it (albeit on a rather large scale!)

So, if you're in or around the Suffolk area on Sunday, pop in for the last day. The weather's looking good, and it promises to be a great day out...

Yes, it really is that pink!

The Early Worm

I'm not used to early starts these days, so getting up at 4.30 this Saturday is going to be a bit of a shock!

We have a craft fair at the wonderful Clare Priory in Suffolk, but we have to set up at 7am.

The weather's not looking great but it only happens once a year, so it's rather special and I'm sure it won't stop people from coming along. Our display this time will be Blue Shift 'lite' - Mounted prints instead of framed. Come along if you're in the area and let's hope us early birds catch a few worms!

Mounting Excitement

I'm in the fortunate situation of having 32 framed pictures at 3 exhibitions at the moment!

This is great, except that I have no frames left for my next show at the Clare Priory Craft Fair next weekend. But I do have a cunning plan - use mounted prints instead! I have lots of those, and they are probably ideal for a craft fair as they are a lot cheaper than framed pictures.

The other advantage is weight. A car packed with 20 framed pictures is like having another two passengers in the car and their luggage!

Clare Priory Craft Fair

I'm in the lucky (but busy) position to have several overlapping events coming up.

On the final weekend at Lauderdale House, I'll have a fair at Clare Priory, Suffolk, as well as a one day Pop up Exhibition in Kentish Town, London. And, I still have work at the Stark Gallery, Canterbury...

This is probably the first time, I'll have no artwork left in the house, as it will all be on show!

Fair in the Square

We had a lovely day out in Highgate, North London today, visiting the 'Fair in the Square'. An annual event sponsored by local businesses. It looked like the whole of Highgate turned out, and the weather, despite predictions held out... mostly.

One stall holder was desperately trying to stop his gazebo and artwork flying away on the gusting winds, and the pubs suddenly saw their tills ringing with the first sight of rain. Although, somehow we managed to miss all the rain (and, no we weren't in the pub at the time!)

All in all, a very pleasant day out!

It's a Wrap...

I'll be mixing things up a little for our next art and craft event show at Lauderdale House. I'll be showing more of my abstract work for a change, as well as having a new setup for displaying the pictures. And, instead of framed pictures, I'll have a selection of mounted prints in browsers. Come along on the 12th June if you can!

Getting Board

My last round of framing means I've just had to order another batch of mount board and backing board. I'm using a lot of black core mount board at the moment which really highlights the vibrant print
colours...

and, as I have a small craft fair coming up at Lauderdale House in June, I thought I'd show a selection of my abstract work on display, like 'Spark' above and this one, 'Infinite Resolution'...

It makes a nice change from the Nature images and I love hearing people trying to guess what the pictures are of!

Join us for the Lauderdale Heatwave!

There is no excuse! Come and join us for a sunny day in, and out, at Lauderdale House this Sunday. Fantastic arts and crafts, a great outdoor cafe, spectacular views over london, and beautiful parkland. What more could you want?!

Lauderdale Fair on this Weekend

We'll be back at Lauderdale House, Highgate, London this Sunday 10.30-5.00pm.

I'll have a new edition of 'Marble Column' on acrylic on display for the first time, as well as some old limited edition favourites. 

Come along if you can!

Lauderdale House Art and Craft Show

We'll be at Lauderdale House for their regular little Art and Craft show this Sunday. I'll have a selection of open and limited edition pictures on show. And, if the weather's nice, the grounds and park make a for an excellent walk too!

Clare Priory Craft Fair 2011

We'll be back at Clare Priory in Suffolk this year for their unique little craft fair.
Originally home to the Augustinian Friars, near the river Stour, this fair has all the charms of a picturesque village fete (albeit a lot larger!). Well worth a visit for the grounds and history as well as the fair!

Last Event for 2010

Our last event takes place at Lauderdale House this Sunday for their Christmas Art and Craft Fair. Pop in if you just happen to live anywhere near Highgate, London!

Royal Chase Hotel

Despite a pretty low turnout, I'm pleased to have sold three framed pictures today. Thank you to those who bought my work and to friends and family for coming along to support us!  :-)

Freezing outside, Freesia inside...

In preparation for our next fair in Enfield on 21st Nov, I've been printing out some extra pictures.

'Freesia' is one of my faves; simple, colourful and striking. This one will be mounted in an sleek black aluminium frame.

Sunny Lauderdale

We had a great day yesterday at a cold but sunny Lauderdale House in Highgate, London. I get the feeling people are thoroughly fed up with the doom and gloom of the recession and are starting to come out and try to cheer themselves up again! We had a light but steady flow of people coming through the door all day. I had lots of lovely comments about my work and a couple of sales which was even better!

Lauderdale House Arts and Crafts Fair

I'll be at a small local craft fair this Sunday in Highgate, London. So I've been busy preparing some smaller framed pictures (mostly 30x40cm), for the Christmas gift buyer. There's an Autumn/Winter theme running through them, and I'll have a few pictures from our recent trip away to Devon, with it's magical scenery...

A Grand Day Out

Not Wallace and Gromit, but our craft fair at Lauderdale House. Despite a slow start, we managed to sell quite a lot of stuff, and better still, Steph sold her first collograph print. I'm so proud of her, and I'm not surprised she sold, as was a great image in the style of the Lion King.

Fab stuff! :-)

Craft Fair Tomorrow

I'll be at a little Christmas craft fair at Lauderdale House, Highgate on Sunday. It will be less of my work and more a mixture of small christmas gifts from our previous life as 'Wicked Wires'.

We'll have cards, candles, wirework pictures, prints and decorations - something for everyone!