Good news, Pedro and Rita sold at Pens and Needles in London, I hear they've gone to a good home, but I will miss them.
LONDON TRIP
Sorry I've been really slack, but I'm going to make up for it.We took a trip to London this month for an action packed cultural feast( two exhibition openings, visiting friends ,eating out, shopping, celebrity spotting,ticket acquiring and many miles of general exploration)all in two days.We kicked off with Spittalfields antique market where I bought a handsome taxidermy fox,whilst in 14 bike co. we spotted Brian May outside on the street signing stuff,quite unexpected, wish it was someone I liked.Later on we went to Rodrigo's exhibition at Upper Playground, which was great, his collages of vintage photographs, hand written letters stitched and fixed together were beautiful. I bought a print which included someone licking some one's bum hole, ( I noticed it later)but I still like it. Later back at the hotel Amy and Ev's decided to have a fun filled harmless wrestling match which rapidly escalated into dangerous territory when Evs scratched Amy's face with his toenail, this enraged Amy beyond belief and I bit my pillow not to laugh.
Next morning I demonstrated what a lovely girlfriend I am by going all the way to The Roundhouse in Camden to wait in line for Q.O.T.S.A.tickets for myself, Mark , Tom and Sophie( but mainly for Mark) He actually seemed grateful, I might have even heard a thank you but I can't be certain.
We called in to Tutti,Rodrigo and Ceasar's lovely new shop Black Garden Tattoo where we were treated to a tour, ( and a chance to see Tutti's carpentry ) . Later we dropped off a print for Nicole at The Family Business, and a chance to meet Mo Coppoletta and have a look around his beautiful shop. We continued our exploring at a whirlwind pace, eating cakes , buying nice things and being sure that Evs missed not one bike shop whatsoever. After a stop off at Frith Street so Evs could book in with Valerie we made our way to Westbourne Studios for the opening of Pens and Needles at London Miles gallery. I had six pieces of work in the exhibition, loads of people turned up, people commented on my work and took photographs, I like being un-noticed, that's when you really hear what people think. The standard was high, in particular Sean Barber, Claudia , Xam and Daniel Albrigo were my favourites. Shelley rode across London to meet us at the show which was really nice of her, we had a good night but had to finally give in to exhaustion and bid the big smoke goodnight before our long drive home.
LONDON SHOW
Hello , here's a bit of a peek at a new painting, it's not available on the website at the moment because it's going to be part of an exciting new exhibition at the London Miles gallery near Portobello road. The exhibition, Pens and Needles, includes some pretty impressive tattooists and painters, I'm quite honored to be part of it, not to mention slightly scared at the prospect of my own work hanging in such excellent company. The opening is next Friday, I'll be sure to post some pics and tales from the night for anyone who's interested.
My new year resolution is to keep my blog updated on a regular basis, but you may have to bare with me, I'm truely rubbish at all things internet ( last night I spent a whole hour trying to work out why my new post was appearing in Hindi ) but here goes....We're home from what is our most favourite convention, Brighton. Woody's show in his favourite city and coastline is special in so many ways but for me, the choice of tattooists who work relentlessly all weekend , as well as the entertainment , stalls and facilities coupled with the professional friendly support of the staff make it a really great show. This was our 3rd year at Brighton and it was good to see an evergrowing swell of familiar faces and friends, both Amy and Evs got new tattoos so they were happy bunnies. Our stall was hectic all weekend and we came home exhausted but happy.
Thanks to Woody for including us xx
Thanks to Woody for including us xx
My Little Princess.
This is one of my most recent paintings, The piece is called Princess, It is acrylic on canvas and is a portrait of my cat pip squeak.
and here are a couple of pictures of Pip squeak in the garden this summer, she is the most beautiful cat in the world.
The original has sold but you can buy a limited edition print on my website.
Brighton Tattoo convention 2010
This was our stand at the Brighton tattoo convention at the beginning of the year. The convention is amazing, one of the best, some of the best artists from around the world, an awesome venue and great people.
The next Brighton convention is on the 29th and 30th of January, you should definitely go, it will be worth every penny!
The artist list for 2011 is up, I am sure it is going to be another brilliant year.
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