Lady of Letters

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I have some talented friends amongst my collection. I also happen to live in a city that celebrates and supports it’s creative family. Because of this there is often a friends exhibition or show to go and see…

One such creative friend is the beautiful Lorna. Lorna is one of those inspirational ladies whom I look up to both personally and professionally (and her work really is beautiful too)

Whilst we were off attending weddings around the world, Lorna debuted a brand new exhibition…. And by golly it was good!

I unfortunately missed the PV and hadn’t had a chance to see it yet, so on a day off friday I headed down there to check it out…

The exhibition took place in the awesome Kings Ship Tattoo Shop in Southsea. This is the second time I’ve checked out a show there, the first being a Megamuden show earlier in the year and the unlikely partnership of a exhibition space and tattoo studio strangely continues to work (and thrive)

Lorna’s work is a mix of typography, collage and art. The exhibition is entitled LADIES OF LETTERS and for it Lorna has created a piece of art for every letter of the alphabet. Each collage is inspired by a letter driven sentence; G is for Garden Delights, Z is for Zipper Trials, S is for Skyscraper Sirens and K is for Kitty Capers etc etc

The work has a deliciously dark and saucy side to it which I adore, double entendres and flippant comments which depending on the way your mind works you could interpret 1 of two ways…. “I’m here to trim your bush”, “right miss, let me take down your vital statistics”, “my dear you have a pair of fine nibs””…. And so forth! 

Each piece has been created on the inner page of an old book with layers of paper and images pieced together to create the final outcome! I spent a lot of time, nose pressed nearly to the glass spotting all the tiny details… They really are sensational!!

The show is on till the end of the month, so if you’ve not had a chance to visit it, you really must. Lorna is also selling the artwork. Framed originals for £145 and prints for £35. I’m definitely adding them to my Christmas list!! 

To see more of Lornas work check out her beautiful website or Facebook page. If you want directions to The Kings Ship here’s their website too! Trust me, you won’t be disappointed! 

My Dog Sighs….

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Can Man, exhibition, forget you ever saw me, ignore me, Inspired art, inspiring artist, local artist, MDS, My Dog Sighs, My Dog Sighs Street Artist, next big thing, Solo Exhibition, Walk by, west bank gallery solo show

A step up from Art of the week if you like…

I wanted to share with you all a local success story that inspires me.

Portsmouth Artist My Dog Sighs previews his show ‘Walk by, ignore me, forget you ever saw me’ at the West Bank Gallery this evening and over the last few months I have enjoyed following his journey via social media and local hype. This local creative legend deserves every success he gets and I am excited to watch him on his continued journey.

A bit about the artist from the website: (get yourself over there for the full bio)

My Dog Sighs’s style is characterised by the combination of melancholic and often naive portraiture with the use of found materials including abandoned food cans.

After 10 years of giving his art away for free as part of the now infamous Free Art Friday project, My Dog Sighs has this year finally found himself strapped in to a well-deserved meteoric rise. With an incredible international following in Israel, Japan and of course the UK, three sold out shows under his belt, and astronomical numbers on Facebook and Youtube; My Dog Sighs is fast becoming an important figure on the contemporary art scene.

I insist you all visit his website and follow him on Instagram and Twitter . You won’t be sorry…. the daily teases have been awesome recently!!!!

I hope he doesnt mind but I would love to share with you some of my favourite recent posts I’ve enjoyed viewing…

Me being me, of course I adore the bejewelled indian, day of the dead and geisha ones!!! But he does so much more, it’s almost like a little can man personality to suit everyone out there…. I’ll let you check out the other styles and choose your own favourite and to think that if you happen to be in the right place at the right time, you could just walk right past one of these little gems and take them home….

local company Strong Island Media recently made a couple of promo films about MDS, the exhibition and his habit of leaving can mans and other art on the street for people to find and enjoy…. you can watch the 2 films here….

‘Lost and Found on the Circle Line’ with My Dog Sighs from Strong Island Media on Vimeo.

My Dog Sighs – ‘Walk by, ignore me. Forget you ever saw me’ from Strong Island Media on Vimeo.

So in summary, if you are into art and serious talent you must go check out this incredible artist and go see his show… it will be on til the 31st March and you will be sorry if you miss it!

Gallery: London West Bank Gallery, 133-137 Westbourne Grove, London W11 2RS info@londonwestbank.com | www.londonwestbank.com  | Tel: 020 7221 2847 |Fb event page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wish him every success and hope that in the middle of all the chaos he manages a minute to step away from  it all and be proud of what he has achieved… in the mayhem and excitment, it’s essential to really see what it is he has really created beyond the actual artwork…

Footnote: all images belong to My Dog Sighs and have been shared from the MDS instagram page.

Art of the Week 6

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animals with moustaches, art of the week, artist, bear, bear art, free art show, illustration, Leila Bobayla, local artist, moustache, southsea

Holla… back again with some more art for you all…

This time by a local lady called Leila Bobayla… She’s part of the Southsea creative scene and I am actually the proud owner of the piece below, I grabbed it during a Free Art Event arranged in my seaside town… basically… you put lots of art out and people come and take it… for free. Great idea, lotsa fun. You can read a bit about it here.

Now I love a good bear, and am a huge fan of a moustache so clearly I was gonna fall in love with this handsome fellow….. isnt he amazing?!!? And I believe you can buy an A3 print for just £10!!!!!!! details of who to speak to can be found in the comments section of the above link!

Enjoy him… I do!!!!

Sorry it’s not a great image… I am waiting for a better one hopefully, but once I thought of sharing him, nothing else really lived up to it… here’s also a pic of me (looking stupidly excited) after I’d just grabbed it…

haha…. and also it hanging in pride of place in my mini gallery at home….

He’s perfect isnt he? A true gentleman Bear!