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Category Archives: Art
Brighton FreakShow 2010 the Video
The Brighton Collective dropped by the Freakshow the other night and recommend you do the same. It was billed as “carefully hand selected illustration show exhibiting some of Brighton’s finest image making talent.” and they didn’t disappoint. Well done to … 
“Into the Woods” at Northern Lights
Into the woods is an exhibition of two Brighton based artists Daisy Jordan and Olivia Morgan. This show of drawings, paintings and photographs uses the idea of the forest as a point of departure, to represent the subconscious Mind with …
Jeffrey Cervantes – Woodcarving, illustration, photography, and oh so much more…
As well as being an exhibiting artist, working at the Brighton Artist Residence and jetting between Brighton and his ancestral homeland of the Philippines to draw inspiration from his multi-ethnic background, Jeffrey Cervantes manages to fit in studying critical fine …
CUBculture
Organic evolution – “the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species”. Well you don’t get much more organic than this; over a roast dinner in The Star and Sailor as CUB was born. That CUB is …
Vicky Stevenson – Quirky & Creative!
Click images to enlarge…. I recently wrote an article about Cassia Beck and was totally inspired by her vintage inspired photography. Somehow or other I stumbled across an equally talented photographer whose work has blown me away. Vicky Stevenson is …
Gillian Bates – Textile Art
Gillian Bates is a lady who does like to be beside the seaside! She is a professional designer-maker who specializes in embroidered textile art. I discovered her when my quests for blog subjects took me East to an old haunt …
Rachel Eardley – Drawings & Jewellery
This shows how seriously I take my job as roving reporter for The Brighton Collective… One afternoon I was languishing on my sofa, nursing mugs of tea and watching House Guest (daytime interiors show starring Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen) when I noticed …
Cassia Beck – Through The Viewfinder
Do you remember when you used to finish a roll of film, rewind it and take it to be developed in its little black case? The element of surprise was fantastic wasn’t it?! Cassia Beck has been telling me all …
100 sqft
What a great idea. What is 100 sqft An opportunity for artists to exhibit their work – no matter what their background alongside established artists and designers! Whats the concept. 100 pieces of art each 1 foot square to be …
Welcome to Sarah’s World… – Sarah Walpole
A magical place full of big petticoats, happiness, My Little Pony, peppermint tea and Brighton beach, you are welcomed into Sarah’s World but only if you “are nice & like to skip”. Sarah Walpole is a maker of little things …
Nikki Black in colours
Nikki Black is an unusual artist, born in Tehran 31 years ago she moved to England in 2006, and is now an established artist in the Brighton area. Her paintings reflect the multiplicity of her dual culture. You can find …
Emily Dupen-Hopkins: Wallpaper Extraordinaire
We all know by now that I love anything vintage or retro. So yet again I’m pleased to showcase a designer who captures my interest with her retro and cheeky themes. The founder of Dupenny modestly signs her emails: Emily …
Quirky Tiles by Angela Evans
I have a real thing for tiles. I haven’t been adventurous enough to do some actual tiling in my flat yet but I have collected a few quirky tiles over the years. I display them on my window sills and …
Wired and Wonderful – Kate Lulham
In my quest to bring you interesting blog articles I scour the local area looking for designers who think outside the box to offer something unique and something different. When I came across sculptor Kate Lulham I was impressed by …
The strange world of Carola Del Mese
I met maker Carola Del Mese over a hearty bowl of her homemade soup to chat a little about her fabulously ornate pewter teapots. These one-off pieces inspired by her collections of ephemera are beautifully made and madly desirable. You …
Lizzie Thomas talks paper art and fairytale forests
I understand you graduated from Brighton University with a degree in Wood, Metal, Ceramics and Plastics in 2008, what’s been happening to you since then? After that I did a group show with my course – we all went to …
Heidi Rhodes – Freestyle Embroidery
With all the bad that is going on in the world – recession, war, climate change – it is nice to get lost in a fantasy world where everything is pretty, pink and sparkly! Heidi Rhodes textile pieces depict fairy …
Enchanting Indian Miniatures – Hayley Brown
Hayley Brown’s Indian Miniatures are exquisite to say the least. I have fallen in love with the beautiful intricacy of these paintings. This detailed and highly skilled art is demonstrated on a number of canvases. Brown showcases her art on …
Illustrator Helen Cann chronicles Brighton bar-life
Last week I slogged through the snow to the Bond Street studio of in-demand Brighton illustrator, Helen Cann, to find out more about her intriguing fan paintings of scenes from Brighton bar culture. After a reviving cup of tea, I …