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Hand printed artworks at the 5th Annual King Street Tavern Art and Craft Fair in Portsmouth tomorrow. With Neal Layton, The Caravan Gallery and Petting Zoo…

…of Artist’s Books inspired by the works of Charles Dickens opens this evening in the Gallery above Southsea Library, 19-21 Palmeston Road, Portsmouth.

Private View: Thursday 11th October, 5-7pm 

Mon 8th Oct – Fri 2nd Nov (Mon-Sun 11am – 4pm)

The exhibition is curated by Portsmouth University Illustration Department.

… making an artist’s book for a show Beyond Dickens curated by Ros Simms from Portsmouth University. The brief is to respond to a book by Charles Dickens – I chose “the Chimes” – written and published in 1844 – the same year as my star wheel etching press was made!

Saturday 10 December, 12 noon til 4pm. Alternative Christmas Art Fair at the Kings Street Tavern

The Caravan Gallery, and Neal Layton will be there to sign their latest books. Here’s some words and pictures from Strong Island. And here’s some images of prints you might see on sale…

Not many postcards left to buy at 2 pm on Saturday at the RCA Secret Exhibition…all the Tierneys had gone! Here’s a link to RCA Secret’s unofficial blog.

November 19-20, 10am-4pm, Southsea Castle

“A collection of  perfect presents to buy from creative local businesses including The Zest Direct team, Bonzo, signed books by Neal Layton, prints by Sadie Tierney and vintage seasonal clothing along with Santa’s castle grotto and a band of merry elves, carol singing, mulled wine to drink, roasted chestnuts and mince pies to eat.”

Great to see so many people turn up for the event, the weekend flew by… And there was a drawing opportunity when HMS Illustrious left the harbour. Photos by Del Thomas

It was great to meet Claire Sambrook of Strong Island when she came to visit us at our studios. She gave us a new and improved vision of our house and workspace through her fabulous photography. Read her article here. Below are some of her photographs, click here for more.

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