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Coffee Pot Paintings

Anjie Davison — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:53:21 -0600

I love these paintings of my expresso coffee pots Ashley painted. Below the second painting is an ash tray we bought in Las Vagas. We don't smoke but we couldn't resist how kitsch it was. I framed it to remind us of our family holiday. We bought it from Bonanza, The World's biggest Gift Shop. What a lot of tat in one place. They had armed guards at the entrances and exits, madness!

Caren Garfen

Anjie Davison — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:56:00 -0500

I first saw Caren Garfen's work at her degree show in 2007 at Hertfordshire University. Caren was doing the same Applied Arts course as my friend Chris. Looking round the degree show Caren's work stood out for me. Her display area looked like an ideal of domestic bliss. I saw it as a laundry room with clean crisp white embroidered cotton tea towels. I think because my background is in graphic design I was drawn to the simple linear designs she employs to illustrate her work. Outlines of familiar domestic appliances silkscreened on to cotton.

Claire Moynihan

Anjie Davison — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:30:47 -0500

I enjoyed the Knitting and Stitching show for lots of reasons, and seeing textile artists work is one of them. There was an area at the exhibition showcasing the best creative talent from this year's textile and applied arts degree courses. All the work was interesting but the artist that stood out for me was Claire Moynihan. She studied at the University of Hertfordshire, a local connection. Claire said , " I am primarily a three dimensional felt designer, working with locally sourced, un-dyed Alpaca wool.

Sue Gaffney's Open Studio

Anjie Davison — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:55:31 -0500

I went to Sue Gaffney's open studio this afternoon. Sue has a workshop in the garden an ideal place for her to work and create beautiful objects. On display and for sale were some of her very stylish and individual bags, corsages, framed pieces and greeting cards. Sue is very approachable and welcoming, she conveys her passion for sewing and even goes into schools to teach children to sew, it seems to be a neglected subject. Sue can be found at 50 Normandy Road. Opening days are Saturdays 20, 27, September 4 October 2-5pm. Wednesdays 17, 24 September, 1 october 11am-3pm.

Is It A Banksy?

Anjie Davison — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:40:52 -0500

Last week the local paper ran an article about a stencil on the front of the doomed Odeon cinema. Their hope was the artwork was by the graffiti artist Banksy and this would be a lifeline and save the building. It's sad the art deco building isn't worth saving on its own merit. It hasn't just appeared, it has been there for well over a year. Should it matter if it's a Banksy or not, we really know it's not the art it's the money it might be worth. Banksy's artworks are often satirical pieces of art on topics such as politics, culture, and ethics.

Coloured ink bleeds, Fernando Brízio

Anjie Davison — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:59:43 -0500

I think this design idea is ingenious, it looks like it came out of a happy accident taking the property of a leaking f

Nigel Brunyee Equine Artist

Anjie Davison — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:48:33 -0500

My friend Nigel is an equine artist, he thought my blog was weighted far too much towards birds and it needed an equine balance, so lets remedy that, here is some of his work.