Category Archives: Art

06Oct/18

Silver Soft Living Things

October 6, 2018Art, Design, Precious MetalsDr Dora Thornton, Goldsmiths' Fair, Hiroshi Suzuki, Ingo Henn, Yusuke YamamotoArmadillo Central

Presenting a mini snapshot review of Goldsmiths’ Fair Week One headed by a title adapted from artist maker Hiroshi Suzuki’s evocative description of silver as “a soft living thing”. Continue reading →

02Mar/18

Yarn Equations: Jane Barthès Monotype Prints

March 2, 2018Artgeometric abstracts, ghost prints, hand stitched artwork, matter and energy, monotype prints, stitched monotypesArmadillo Central

Team Armadillo is excited to announce that we’re working with US based artist Jane Barthès. Among other activities we’re promoting her stitched monotype prints in the UK and Europe. The first batch has arrived, hot off the press! Continue reading →

21Feb/18

Collect Silver, 2018

February 21, 2018Art, Design, Precious MetalsBishopsland Educational Trust, emerging artists, enamelled silverware, malleability of silver, metal artistArmadillo Central

Collect returns to London’s Saatchi Gallery for its 14th edition from 22 – 25 February, bringing together 40 galleries from four continents for a celebration of making across dozens of different art and craft disciplines. Continue reading →

30Dec/17

From Hard Drive to Soft Landing

December 30, 2017Art, Designfan of mountains, Hard Drive monograph, six degrees of separation, snowy frame, Soft Landing, Zoë KronbergerArmadillo Central

An exhibition review and interview with artist and erstwhile musician Zoë Kronberger. ‘Six degrees of separation’ sprang to mind at the launch of Soft Landing which runs at Wimbledon Fine Art until January 6th. Continue reading →

15Dec/17

Pop Up Art Sale at Ladak

December 15, 2017ArtEast Sheen, Ladak Fine Art Framing, oil painting, original art, pop up art sale, studio clear out, woodcut printsArmadillo Central

We’re having a pop up art sale until Friday 22nd December, at Ladak Fine Art Framing in East Sheen, featuring studio clear outs by artists George Israel and Jennifer Copley-May. Continue reading →

16Nov/17

Jennifer Copley-May Exhibition Swavesey

November 16, 2017ArtCambridge Open Art, community exhibition, Dr Catherine Burke, history of education and childhood, Johabetto Orphanage Kitale, original one-off present, Swathesey Village CollegeArmadillo Central

Announcing another show in Cambridgeshire for Jennifer Copley-May, with 6 works in the annual community exhibition organised by Cambridge Open Art Continue reading →

29Oct/17

On The Radar: Lisa Traxler’s BUILD

October 29, 2017Art, Design, Film, PhotographyBUILD exhibition, Isle of Wight, WW2 bunkerArmadillo Central

Successful creative collaborations are always a thrill. With BUILD three visionaries, an architect and an artist whose recent works are inextricably linked worked with an image maker Continue reading →

10Oct/17

Flower Power – Nature and Art in the Psychiatric Ward

October 10, 2017Art, Charity, The Fine Line ProjectAnna Schuleit Haber, Bloom, flower power, Hawaii Pacific University, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, World Mental Health Dayadmin@acl

It’s World Mental Health Day and we’re taking this opportunity to re-publish the first in a series of features which originally appeared on The Fine Line Project website. Continue reading →

05Sep/17

Jennifer Copley-May Exhibition Linton

September 5, 2017Art, Illustrationbio-science inspired abstracts, handmade Japanese paper, Linton, mixed media collage, Natural Beauty, The Darryl Nantais GalleryArmadillo Central

We’re delighted to announce artist, illustrator and printmaker Jennifer Copley-May’s participation in a group exhibition in Cambridgeshire entitled ‘Natural Beauty‘, which opens 8 September and runs until 21 October. Continue reading →

27Jun/17

The Hand Engravers Association Symposium 2017

June 27, 2017Art, Design, Precious MetalsHand Engravers Association, Malcolm Appleby, Miriam Hanid, Silversmith's Symposium, traditional craftsArmadillo Central

I was privileged to be invited to the Hand Engravers Association’s Symposium, a 5 day event at master engraver Malcolm Appleby’s workshops in Scotland earlier in June. Continue reading →