Lovely article in today's Liverpool Daily Post

Exhibiting Oxton Artist Jacqui Chapman has a great piece in today's  liverpool daily post . About her travels to Florence Biennial in Italy....how exciting...all this and the Oxton Art Fair!

Oxton Artist will be exhibiting this year - Mark Wayne Barrett

Mark Wayne Barrett - An Earl Grey and Lemon Puff fuelled Mad-Wirral-Bohemian artist/ illustrator - and parallel sensitive, space gazing ambassador for universal peace and harmony!

Other than that - who I am, where I've been and what I've done with my life so far - I'd rather leave to my tatty art efforts to explain... should they ever gain satisfactory completion of course! But, hey, life y'know... there's always so much to do isn't there? And it's all too short really...

To my mind the most important thing is to be nice to everyone and do what you can for the good of all things. Make sure you have lots of fun, while you can, but always remember to be careful and sensitive to everyone else. Regard every single person you meet, without exception, with the same respect you would wish to receive if you were in their shoes, and if you mess up, say sorry and keep on trying to do better! A perfectly simple sentiment that I hope shines through my work like a great big beautiful smile!!!

E markwaynebarrett@hotmail.co.uk

Oxton Artist exhibiting in 2011 _ Lisa Waldman

Lisa Waldman is a talented jewellery designer and silversmith based in the Wirral - where all her pieces are designed and lovingly handcrafted in her workshop. Lisa has been designing her collection for over 10 years.

She has a fabulous new selection of ‘ready to wear' contemporary pieces in silver now available to buy - anything from simple flower earrings and silver gem stone rings to gorgeous vintage pearl necklaces and the stunning butterfly range.

W www.lwsilver.com | E mail@lwsilver.com

Oxton Artist exhibiting in 2011 - Jayne Turner

Felicity Jayne is a collection of bright colourful illustrations and small gifts from the imagination of Jayne Turner.

Jayne studied Textile Design at Manchester Metropolitan University during which time she grew a love for drawing buildings, shops and landmarks that she liked. Her illustrations feature her local Oxton Village, her home City Liverpool, and her Capital City London, as well as other places she likes to visit. Her Illustrations also become merchandise too, as she loves to develop her drawings into quirky gifts for you to keep or to send to family and friends of the places you live, visit or just love!

E jayne1605@hotmail.com

 

Oxton Artists exhibiting in 2011 _ Roger Sinek

Roger Sinek is from Zimbabwe, and has been taking photographs with some serious intent since aged 11. He originally came to Liverpool to study architecture and play drums. These days he does personal work and undertakes commissions between working at Tate Liverpool. He exhibits regularly with the Soup collective and the Oxton Artists.

"I believe photographs are abstract, because freezing an instant is unnatural, and there are ways the camera sees things we cannot. I'm interested in essence and resonance. Seeking the universal in the ephemeral. I like ambiguity, to allow space for the imagination. There should be a remove from the literal, an image not a recording."

E roger.sinek@virgin.net

Oxton Artist exhibiting in 2011 - Janine Suggett

Janine Suggett (BA (Hons) Graphic Design & Illustration)
Oxton is where I've lived since 1983.

Art is very important to me - necessary and uplifting, other people's more than mine! The Fair is my fourth attempt at sharing my work with others.

I sit with pen and paper, not sure what comes first - a chicken and egg scenario. An idea, an object, a phrase that makes me smile. Little objects, symbols and forms with narrative held quietly within. Like sandcastles as the tide gets nearer.

I came to England to study illustration at Camberwell School of Art and Crafts in 1972; worked in publishing for several years; and moved to Oxton and brought up my three daughters. I now enjoy being a grandmother, although Poppy could easily take over my studio...



(speaking of Poppy, Poppy's Mum is one half of the catering company Chilli and Chive who will be doing the food over the weekend for the cafe)

E janinesuggett@yahoo.com

 

New photo of some of the current crop

Photo by Roger Sinek on the steps of the Williamson

Get together for all Visual creative types in Wirral

The 3rd coffee get together for WITH THESE HANDS, the wirral based visual creative types will be on Friday the 4th of December 10 am til 12pm at Home Cafe (formerly Moose in Oxton Village)

Bring a Christmas card you have made, and get one back from the group! Share a Christmas networking event with others in the arts.

The BIG DRAW 11th of October 11 til 4

We had some lovely news today, the cafe on Wellington Road after getting our poster for our event, let their customers do their own Big Draw and they had 40 little doodles on their wall. We will give them a second outing at the Oxton Art Fair.

Art in the community or what!

An Ox for Oxton

A bit of cross-posting here between my blog and the Oxton Artists, but this a supplementary project by Oxton artist, Mark Wayne Barrett and myself and some others.
Click on the subject matter and it will take you to the blog.

Williamson Art Gallery and Museum

We are running the Big Draw event at the Williamson Art Gallery in Birkenhead/Oxton on the 11th of October 11 until 4 along with other local artists. We heard yesterday that not only are the Williamson providing the venue and allowing us to have a cafe, they will also be providing some money for materials. Well done!

Daniel James _ Exhibitor 2009

Daniel James BA (Hons) Fine Art
Daniel is constantly looking to re-interpret culture around him. Previously a commercial photographer he retrained as a fine artist. He works in a number of different mediums including sculpture, collage, photography, installation and painting. The subject matter and concept demands which medium is used to translate his feelings. He has completed two year long NHS commissions and is currently working on the third. He also welcomes private commissions on request.

Judith Brown

Judith Brown - BA Hons Fashion & Textiles www.judithbrownjewellery.co.uk. From a textiles background, Judith stitches with wires to create intricate yet feminine jewellery. This year she has added three new ranges to her collections, Vintage Noir, Vintage Sparkle and Blossom.
Email: judith@judithbrownjewellery.co.uk

Desdemona McCannon

DESDEMONA MCCANNON – www.lemonmerchant.co.uk Desdemona has a 1st class degree in English Literature, & 1st class degree in Graphic Design & Illustration. After working as an illustrator for five years, she studied for an M.A. in ‘Sequential Illustration & Design’ in Brighton. She has worked as a children’s book illustrator most notably with Bloomsbury Children’s books. She taught Graphic Design at Wirral Met until the opportunity came up to work in Tokyo where she designed characters & illustrated for international clients. She joined the staff at North Wales School of Art in 2003 and currently teaches illustration and visual culture there.

New artist for November show

Jayne Turner - BA Hons Textiles

I'm Felicity Jayne. I graduated with a degree in Textiles at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2007, where i specialised in Printed Materials. I especially love colour, drawing, cutting, sticking, colouring in, collage and making things! The city is where i draw my inspiration from to create my brightly coloured images and small gift products, which are fun and happy. I love the city. I love what the city contains, its architecture, objects, people, colours, signs and conversations. I see the city as a place full of stories, journeys and ideas. My favourite local cities, Liverpool, Manchester and Blackpool are often the feature of my work.

Email : jayne1605@hotmail.com Phone: 07766435747

18th of July Marie Mairs:Summer Art Market

http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#/event.php?eid=86944049717&ref=ts
For more info on Marie's summer art event go to the Facebook site.

Art market with artists demos and cafe selling light lunches .Paintings, Prints, Photographs Drawings FineArt textiles. Giant doodle. Art book stall with new and used books by Oxton Village books. So far we have watercolours and prints by Chris Millichamp, Paintings in Acrylics by Marie Mairs and drawings. Original Art printmaking by recent Fine art Graduate Chris Taylor, Watercolours and Acrylics by Brendan Lawlor Bert Byron Digital photography. Watercolour painting demonstartion and photoshop demo. Printmaking demo by Chris Taylor and Elizabeth Rogers. Art by Marie louise Williams etc

With These Hands

The first "With These Hands" networking event will be on Friday morning the 5th of June at HOME (previously called Moose), in the cellar part of the cafe, at 10 am til 12pm. Please come, buy a coffee and join us.
HOME, Christchurch Road, Oxton, Birkenhead, Merseyside CH43

PS This is not an exclusive Oxton Artists event so bring any wirral visual creatives folks you know!

Meetings: social occasions

Latest meeting of the Oxton Art FAir artists. Food and discussions and decisions.

With these Hands

I am hoping to arrange a get-together of all Wirral visual creatives who want to meet other Wirral creatvies for artistic collaborations, advice or friendship. I am planning to have a monthly get together in Moose Coffee in Oxton while we get started and possibly move to their larger venue at Woodside if we get too big. If you are interested join the group by clicking on the heading above, it will take you to the Facebook site. Then I'll let you know when I have enough people. Come and talk and buy a coffee !!
Also to let you know where to find my own personal blog
http://abscraft.blogspot.com/

Secret Gardens of Oxton- Huge success and not too wet

The weather held mostly and it was not as hot as last year so comfortable to do alot of the gardens on show. Judith Brown and I managed 25 out of the 30 private gardens on offer. It was a lovely day and we caught up with most of the artists in the gardens including Marie Mairs, Eleanor Suggett whose words on slate are shown here, Theresia Cadwallader and Janine Suggett from the Oxotn Artists as well as the artist who meet in the Green Community shop and Centre called Re-Creation Studios, Michael Burns, Angela Hinchcliffe. As well as visual artists there were roaming poets and musicians.