March/April Fairs!

Things hotting up this month, what with the Craft Candy Mini Fair on Sat 12th March..


I've been beavering away like a nut for the last two months coming up with a load of new prints, posters and cards in preparation for an interesting cluster of fairs coming up (that i'll be selling at):

Firstly there is the Craft Candy Spring Fair on Saturday March 26th, at the Millennium Galleries, Sheffield. This time it is in conjunction with the Galvanise Metalwork festival, so there'll be lots of interesting metalwork as well as art/craft goodness.

Then, the very next day (Sunday 27th March) there is the Spring Nether Edge Farmers Market. Always very busy, this one...12-4pm...full of fancy food, art, craft and possibly morris dancers...








In April (3rd-5th) I will be showing my work at the British Craft Trade Fair 2011, in Harrogate. Its the first time I've done this one. Apparently its the biggest trade event in the UK, so I'm a little excited!


More stuff to come in May onwards, including Open Up Sheffield...


phew!


James

new print 'Meersbrook View No.2'

yep, done another 2-colour linocut...another view of the city that i live in, and am a little fond of..i'm intending this to be one of a series of sheffield city views...


getting to like this 2-colour process too...hard to do, but worth it..phew


its now in my Folksy Shop

Lino Workshop 5th Feb 2011 - Thanks!

Had my first lino workshop on Saturday. Big thanks to those who came and lino-ed (and to Craft Candy for organising it)! It was a lot of fun, and I was mightily impressed with people's results. Heres some snaps from the day:

team-lino

inking

lots of concentrating going on..

test-printing

new Otto linocut print

hello. i've just done a new linocut of my cat Otto, in his usual daytime occupation. it is a 2-colour linocut, and my first real attempt at two colours/plates. I'm pretty happy with the result (even if i say so myself!). tricky, but worth it...i've printed an edition of 100 of it...


its now in my folksy shop, and will also be available to buy at the forthcoming fairs i'm attending.


cheers!


James


Otto Sleeping - Folksy Shop

2011 Fairs!

Hello and good day...


I'm signed up for a couple of craft fairs in Feb/March, in Sheffield.

The first is a Fifi's Market fair, at the Workstation on Paternoster Row in the city centre. Its on Saturday 12th Feb, 10am-4pm. Take a look at the link for more info...

The second is the Craft Candy Spring Fair, Saturday March 26th, 10am-4pm..No introduction needed to the Craft Candy events, I'm sure..


Should be fun! Lots of ace arts and crafts, as usual...I should have a fair few new items on my table too..poster, prints and cards..2011 is getting busy!




Oh, in April I'll also be showing my work at the British Craft Trade Fair in Harrogate. Its a pretty huge trade event...can't wait...

Linocut Workshop, Saturday 5th Feb 2011

A happy new year to you all!


I'm running a linocut workshop on Saturday 5th February 2011 in Sheffield, at Eccleshall Library. It had been arranged through Craft Candy, the sheffield craft collective that i'm part of, and you can book a place on it through their website:


www.craft-candy.org/workshops/details/lino-printing-workshop


On the day you'll learn how to create a linocut printing plate, and how to make a print. You'll just need to bring along an image to base your design on (ideally a tracing of it too), some old clothes (printing gets messy sometimes) and a pencil!


There's more info on the website. Maybe see some of you there..


cheers


James 

Last event of the year...

**EVENT CANCELLED - DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER WARNING THIS WEEKEND**


hello there

yes, i'm selling my prints, posters and cards at one last event before christmas. 

its called 'Christmas In The Park' and is a festive fair in Millhouses Park in Sheffield. there is going to be a craft-stall marquee next to the Millhouses Park Cafe, and lots else to do (see poster below). it runs 10am-4pm..maybe see you there!