Nigeria: Known For Beautiful Fabric: Have A Look at The Wonderful Work Of Flo Awolaja…

The history of Nigerian art, culture and textiles become hidden in industrial trade wars between India and China: wars that have made it impossible for the Nigerian textile industry to grow and develop. Developing a local supply chain as well as supporting artists as cultural ambassadors for gorgeous textiles across the sectors and the world is […]

Primarily: It’s About Colour: Art And Growing: More Than 57 Varieties of Life…

Primary is an idea and a practice: future work and play today, for more people, more of the time. It’s an art gallery but also a workplace and space for new businesses to be welcomed for publicising hope and getting people involved in their own lives. The problem we have now is that people are […]

The Work of Artist Jeannie Clark: The Body Is A Pen And The Water Is Like Ink

Featured image and below: Swimming in The Mind experiments with collagraphs, lithography, sound and water . I first noticed the work of Jeannie Clark (this image, particularly) at the Lady Bay Arts Festival (19th 20th May). A poster of this image was on the door and above an ad for her work. I loved it straight […]

Why Art is Bringing It All Home For More People, More Of The Time

Since the referendum vote we’ve been in a kind of Brexit jigsaw land, as the brilliant British artist of Nigerian heritage, Flo Awolaja realises in her 2016 London exhibition: Making Stories, Telling Tales In a way, across Europe and the world, we’re all waiting for a society that is more representative, brings out more of the best […]

Great Clothes: 44 Abbey Road West Bridgford (And Beautiful Wedding Dresses, Samples…So Gorgeous)

I found a great shop in West Bridgford: Grace Couture. Above: a lovely summer top and two dresses for work or casual wear. Grace Couture is run by Cassie who’s a bridal specialist and also a really amazing independent retailer. Hence the lovely clothes as well as the wedding dresses. Abbey Road in West Bridgford […]

Clothes That Animate Us: Furnishings That Reflect More Than Just Our Aspirations In The World

Above a pair of trousers I think animate and energise your step. I can’t find them though. Answering questions for me is like chasing things I never expect to find. Like these trousers. They were in Shortlist Magazine on a website called fiftyplus…but when I searched they weren’t there. I did spend a bit of […]

When the Revolution Comes? Some Things: New Book by Panya Banjoko: The Importance of The Word: Or The Ground

On Friday 22nd June 2018, the aspirations of Juneteenth became a closer reality. Panya Banjoko pulled a blinder. At Neales Auction House 192-194 Mansfield Road NG1 3BH, not only did she speak her own words and launched a book but she gave a nudge and a nod to the things we’re all missing in everyday life: […]