copper spires repeat

 Have been experimenting with a repeat print today. The final element was a quotation from a diary entry from Frances' and my trip to Copenhagen last year. This composition really reminds me of Bob Notley.

This will hopefully be the cover material for some sketch books I have bound to sell in my shop(s) so if you want, you can own a piece of this print for not too much money some time soon!

kino residency: production line

The last Cafe Kino event was a zine making workshop. It was lots of fun and loads of great zines were made. Thanks to the generosity of Steve Brett, you can see all the photos from that day on my flickr page. As well as Steve, massive thanks is also owed to Bob and Charlotte who helped make the day so great. 

kino residency: event 3

A day-long zine making workshop with Bob Notley and Henry Ireland. We will plan and fill a zine with your artwork and ideas and produce it together in a production line. There will be a whole bunch of mark making areas such as: cutting and sticking, screen printing, mono printing, typewriters and more!

Bob Notley studied fine art at the University of Plymouth. He has taken part in group shows with them lot and music and pictures in Bristol as well as solo shows in Luton. He now teaches a-level fine art.

Henry Ireland is artist in residence at Café Kino for 2012. He studied graphic communication with typography at the University of Plymouth and has lectured and taught graphic design and zine making. He makes and sells zines.

11AM-5PM including a break time
£2 includes materials for a zine that you will make and keep!

aeroplanes and chicken

In November, Bob Notley is exhibiting his artwork at the Gateway Gallery in Luton. I am really looking forward to this. Should be fantastic!

chicken & spice

On Sunday I went to Luton and made a book with Bob and his girlfriend Charlotte. we walked around taking photos then we turned our favourite elements into lino cuts, mono prints and screen prints. We made four copies. I think it is a lovely book.

in the post

Look at this amazing linoprint that Bob Notley sent me in the post. I love it so much, I framed it. Thanks Bob!

Bob's Story

Before yesterday's art show, Bob Notley wrote me this story, using the Jane's Guns recognition guide as a reference. I have added the pages to which he refers.



Me and Henry were sitting on the common, camoflage and waiting for birds above. I had the Danuvia M43, Page 232, he had a High Standard USA Page 79, Which was inapropriate. I let henry try out my Danuvia, he hurt his shoulder as the weapon kicked back and bruised himself. I comforted him about this but he was in pain, the bird also got away. henry was worried and felt anxious his bruise affected his breathing and slowly he built up a panic attack. 3 hours later he was dead in the back of Volvo, the Volvo was on the way to hospital but broke down, he suffocated.

Pages from Jane's Guns Recognition Guide , Ian Hogg, Rob Adam

Bob Notley

Bob Notley's work is bloody brilliant