a few pics from the Christmas markets....

One Weekend -Two Cities!

It's Popcorny-on-Tour this weekend in London and Brighton! I'm going to have a popcorny shop at 2 Christmas Fairs.. As well as all my screen prints, I'm going to be selling more Brand NEW notebook designs, new mini prints, and these gift boxsets of tiny screen printed letter-booklets...

***SATURDAY 11th*** The Crypt, Upper Street, Islington, N1 2TX 11- 5 map Free Entry more info here  


***SUNDAY 12th*** Handmade Brighton, Komedia (downstairs), 44 -47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN map 11- 5.30 more info here  Free Entry.

'Pi' and 'Hi' - new notebooks

Just finished making these notebooks... Two designs so far:
'Pi' (so you'll never forget the formula for Pi again)

'Hi' 

both designs have a screen printed cover and come with pockets for useful things

and an assortment of pages inside..

available tomorrow at the Assembly Room art market! 


11.00 am to 5.30 pm Saturday 4th of December. The Unitarian Church, New Road (opposite the Mash Tun) Brighton.  MAP

new mini-print series....

Just finished a series of mini prints... well, A4 size! I had a lot of technical problems while screen printing so there are only a few 'good ones' and a lot of messed up ones!

I'm going to have these at my Pop-Up shop at The Assembly Room this coming Saturday (details in the post below..) Hopefully see you there! A couple of close ups below...

available to by on Saturday 4th at the assembly room and coming soon on my online shop.

Christmas Market! 4th December.

This Saturday I'm selling Popcorny screen prints, stationary gift boxes, bags and more at the Assembly Room Art Market.. Opposite Mrs Fitsherberts pub, right in the centre of Brighton. I'll also be launching my new series of mini prints and my brand new range of notebooks hot off the screen printing bed! Opening at 11... slightly later than advertised due to the snow. For more info and to check out the other artists involved visit their website www.theassemblyroombrighton.co.uk

Super-Sale Weekend!

It's the BLACK FRIDAY to CYBER MONDAY Popcorny SuperSale Weekend!
For 4 Days Only -Friday 26th November to Monday 29th November @ 11:00 PM GMT it's 15% OFF everything in the Popcorny Etsy shop PLUS FREE SHIPPING anywhere in the world! 

Just enter the code: SUPERSALE2010 at checkout and the deduction will automatically be calculated from your order.
Click here for the Popcorny Shop.

new studio

Just started working at this great printing co-operative in a converted old pub ...complete with haunted basement...

I'm working on a new series of mini prints that will be ready in time for the arty markets and fairs I have coming up in London and Brighton through December... exciting!

A selection of the screen printed artwork, stationary, bags and trinkets that'll be on sale this Saturday at the Makers Boutique winter fair... (see previous post for details)

click here for online shopping

Winter Market..

I'm really busy and getting excited about all the arty markets, fairs and gallery Open Houses I'm taking part in over the next 6 weeks! The first one to get in the mood is the Makers Boutique, this coming Saturday (the 13th November) at St Nicholas Church, Dyke Rd, just up the road from the clock tower in Brighton town centre. I'll be there!

Bags bags bags

I'm busy working on a new series of prints, stationary and trinkety jewellery things.... So in the meantime here's a picture of some Popcorny bags in my garden...  available to buy here! (inflatable rabbit not included)

2 Colour screen print from the Orange Series.... available at my Etsy shop here for £30!

squeezing a bit more summer out.....

What an amazing summer we've had! It's still sunny here in Brighton and we're clinging onto the last dregs of it. Oh look! Here's a summery screen print: "Brighton Jolly" A2 sized, 2-colours, commissioned by Unlimited Editions for the Open House 2010 festival.

Hair pulling, fish and chips, a few dubious looking cocktails... all just part of this fun-filled jolly down to Brighton, featuring Piff & Bam, a seagull, a shark and of course the Loch Ness monster (?!)
60cm X 42cm. £55 from: ** Popcorny Etsy shop **

Art at the Claremont Hotel...

I'm taking part in the latest group art show at the Claremont hotel in Brighton. For the next three months the hotel will feature over 100 pieces of art by 27 artists dotted around the hotel. Private View on Sunday the 12th September from 3 to 5pm...

unlimited editions online...

The lovely people of Unlimited Editions Gallery in Brighton have just launched their online shop! Specialising in typography based artwork. Also featuring artists including Rhona Garvin, Nick Patchitt, Martin O'Neill.... Popcorny....
http://www.unlimitededitions.co.uk

Only 3 days left!

Only 3 days to go before the "sizzlin summer special offer" runs out!!!! So quick, buy a print over £30 and recieve a bag full of goodies worth £15!
www.popcorny.etsy.com

Of Cabbages & Kings...

Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th


I'm having a Popcorny stall at the "Of Cabbages & Kings" market in Stoke Newington this weekend... Selling prints, bags trinkets and my BRAND NEW range of cards!!!!

11am - 5pm, Abney Hall, 73a Church Street, Stoke Newington, London N16 0AS.
Come by if you are around!

Ooh it's a Sizzlin Summer Special Offer!

To celebrate the start of summer, buy a print for £30 or more and receive free stuff worth £15! With every print you'll get a free bag + a packet of trinkets + a sketch & note book!!!
offer ends 10th July 2010
www.popcorny.etsy.com                                             FREEBIES.......!

Handmade Brighton's summer art market

The Handmade Brighton alternative art, craft & fashion market took place at Komedia Brighton this saturday. Thanks to everyone who came along to say hello and especially everyone who bought my Popcorny products! It was a really great day. x
Handmade Brighton

Alternative Crafty bitz and Arty bobz

Handmade Brighton Summer Fair: I'm doing a Popcorny stall at this brilliant little art/craft fair at Brighton Komedia (44 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN) this coming saturday (5th June). Free entry! Come along and say hi if you are in town!

A-B. Popcorny Holiday Schedule...

After a mid printing colour disaster and then rethink, the final print turned out a little different to the plan, but here it is!
Follow the Popcorny Holiday Schedule from the jet plane marked "A" and down weaving back and forth through the foreign land as it journeys on a strict itinerary to reach it's final destination, the box marked "B". 
A2 size, 3 colour screen print on somerset satin paper.

The Popcorny print for the Boxbird, Fringe Festival show is still available to buy through Boxbird Gallery..... http://www.boxbird.co.uk

WE GOT PAPPED!

The Boxbird A - B private view was papped by "You Got Papped"

Alice Teague and Graham CarterMe and pals

The Boxbird exhibition won the Argus Angel Award last year for "artistic excellence" at the Brighton Fringe festival. Yay!

That's my print bottom right.....

last day of the exhibitions...

  
Pop into Fanny's Deli for the best coffee in town, the friendliest staff and of course the amazing art downstairs (!). 35 Islingword Road, Brighton BN2 9SH

"Less Talk.... More Activization" 

2 colour Print £30 from: www.popcorny.etsy.com

Charity Art Auction & Artival (Brighton Fringe)

Tickets are on sale now for the big Art Auction on the 22nd of May at the Hilton Metropole, 6.15.
Art auction and carnival entertainment, Incredible Lucky Dip prices and 12 covetable lots.. Including 1 Boxset of screen prints by 12 artists - including Popcorny!
All profits go to children's charity the Rocking Horse Appeal.
01273 715087
www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk

TRINKETS!!!

Just finished making these packets of handy useful trinkets! When I say handy and useful I mean there are thousands and thousands of uses.... you can attach them to a bag... you can wear them on a fancy chain as a pendant, you can attach them to a zip, you can attach them to 

a keychain, you can attach them to a shoe, you can attach them to a shoe while wearing a blue cardigan.... attach them to a shoe while wearing a yellow vest.... while chewing on a mint..... you can attach them to a nearby household pet.... a neighbour's pet.... etc etc etc

each packet contains two plastic trinkets with a silver hoop through them.

Weekend 3!

15th/16th May: It's weekend 3 of the Artists Open Houses this sat/sun in Brighton. My gallery show continues at Fanny's Deli in Hanover along with fellow artists Nick Patchitt (screenprints) and Ben Naylor (comics and cartoons). Stop by the weekend or next and have a look! -35 Islingword Road, Brighton BN2 9SH 

as well as Popcorny limited Edition Screen Prints, you can buy all sorts of stationary 
and trinket based goodies!