Monday 25 March 2013

March and April happenings..

Hello there

A few things going on over the next month or so..new commissions, events and more workshops...I'm not going to mention the weather..

New Commission
I have just completed a new linocut commission for the Sheffield Children's Festival 2013. It will appear on the booklets, and on various poster-boards around the city. I have to keep this image under wraps until June when the festival starts! It was a lot of fun to do.

Events
In April I'm going to be selling my work at the following events:

Mary's Marvellous Craft & Vintage Market, St Marys, Bramall Lane, Sheffield - Saturday 6th April 2013 10am-4pm - This time it is an Art & Craft special, with the majority of stalls featuring artists and crafters from Sheffield and beyond.

Pop-up Print Shop, Cowlishaw Works, Sharrow Vale Road, Sheffield - Sunday 21st April 2013, 12-4pm - Myself and We Live Here (aka Jonathan Wilkinson) will have a one-off pop-up shop at Cowlishaw Works (behind Gilberts Pine Emporium, where I run my linocut workshops) on Sharrow Vale Market day. Follow the signs round the side of Gilberts to find us!

New Prints
'Fox In The Snow' - A3 poster-print. Influences by the Belle & Sebastian song of the same name and the urban fox that prowls round our neighbourhood! Available in my Folksy shop and at fairs.
























Workshops
I have new workshops in place for May, June and July. Details and how to book are as follows:

Saturday May 18th 2013 - 'Introduction to Linocut Printing' workshop at The Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, in conjunction with the Leonard Beaumont print exhibition that is on there. At the end of the day you'll have your very own 10x15cm one-colour linocut print! Ten places are available (£35 each), all materials are included, and you need to book through Museums Sheffield, via this link

Saturday June 15th 2013 - 'Introduction to Linocut Printing' workshop at Cowlishaw Works, Sheffield. At the end of the day you'll have your very own 10x15cm one-colour linocut print! Eight places are available (£35 each), and all materials are included. If you'd like to book a place then email me on jgprintworks@hotmail.com

Saturday July 6th 2013 - 'Advanced Linocut Printing (2-colour)' workshop at The Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, in conjunction with the Leonard Beaumont print exhibition that is on there. At the end of the day you'll have your very own 10x15cm two-colour linocut print! Ten places are available (£35 each), all materials are included, and you need to book through Museums Sheffield, via this link. *Please note* All participants should have done linocut printing before, either at one of my workshops or elsewhere. 
 
'Grinders' by Leonard Beaumont

Tuesday 12 March 2013

'Editions' exhibition



The kind people at 'Made North' have asked me to take part in the 'Editions' print exhibition they have organised at the West Yorkshire Print Workshop in Mirfield. It features artwork from all sorts of talented printmakers from the north of the UK, including Leaf City Press, Sarah Abbott, Nick Deakin, Butterscotch & Beesting, EMA and many more. The exhibition runs from 28th Feb to 30th March 2013. I have five prints on show, and all prints in the exhibition are available to buy.



Monday 4 March 2013

Our Favourite Places feature

So, I'm very flattered to have been featured on a new website called 'Our Favourite Places', put together by Eleven Design to talk about things they really like in Sheffield. It is a lovely site, with all sorts of interesting topics like food, art, films, shopping and the city's geography.

As well as an interview, there are also a selection of photos of me at work, taken by the talented Nigel Barker. He made me look almost human. Well done Nigel!

And thanks again to Eleven Design. Keep your eyes peeled on this website for more interesting stuff....

http://www.ourfaveplaces.co.uk