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For the second time, Art and Ppl (aka art consultant and mentor Claudia Kennaugh) is hosting her ‘Precious Postcards’ exhibition, online and for 1 day only at ‘That Art Gallery’, Maudlin Street, Bristol on Tuesday 5th December (from 10am, drinks between 6 and 9pm). Claudia has assembled postcards from many wonderful artists, all for sale […]

I’m now a member of Jamaica Street Studios, having moved into a small studio there at the beginning of November. The Studios have acquired the ground floor events and exhibition space and will be hosting a Christmas Art Show with work by all the studio holders between Saturday 2nd December and Saturday 16th December (Thursday

I will be opening my house and shed studio on the weekend of 23rd and 24th September, and this time I’ll have a guest. Glass engraver and artist Jess Bartlett- aka The Corbeau Press- will be joining me showing her beautiful, delicate and light filled glass engravings of nature. I’m taking the opportunity to showcase

Does Bristol need another arts trail? Turns out the answer is yes! As house prices go up in the North, West and South of the city, creative types have been upping sticks and moving East. Hence a lovely new local, weekend arts trail- BS4. It’s on the 24th and 25th June. I’m sharing a space

I’m lucky enough to have been given, by Artspace Lifespace, 3 weeks working in one of the Vestibules at City Hall, College Green in Bristol. These are very grand (and big!) ‘porches’ either end of the building- I’m occupying the one near the Cathedral. I’m having so much fun working most days in there- so

There are 3 chances to see me and my work this Spring around the UK. First stop is the Paper-Ink-Print Festival at The Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington, South London between the 17th and 19th March. Then, in close succession, I’ll be at Printfest in the Lake District between the 28th and 30th April and

Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington, South West London has already amassed a formidable reputation for quality art fairs and festivals via it’s annual Spring and Autumn art fairs, and now it’s created the first ‘Paper-Ink-Print Festival’ to celebrate, and give a platform to, all things that involve paper and ink- prints, paper making, art on

I’m excited to announce that I’m collaborating with Spike Print Studio in Bristol to lead a 3 week online course- ‘Kick Start your Mark-making Mojo’ in February and March. Each Monday afternoon session will be between 1.30pm and 3pm and we’ll be covering hand-printing at home, exploring stamps and stencils and botanical printing. All for

Catch it quick! This week long exhibition of 44AD associate artists (of which I have just become a member) opens on 14th January and runs through until 21st. Featuring work based on the word Fossil, this is a wide ranging exhibition in a beautiful building just off the famous Abbey Square in Bath. I have

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be exhibiting new work and making new work at the Courtyard Gallery, just off the High Street in Aldeburgh, Suffolk between Tuesday 27th September and Sunday 2nd October. The gallery is run by Ballroom Arts and showcases artists and groups for 1 and 2 week exhibitions. For this week