Aroyalkin: Lauren Simpson 40% off everything at Christmas

Lauren works with Karen Hawey at Craig Poynter’s Bakehouse in Sherwood Town Centre (Sherwood Shops on the purple, lime or blue lines). She’s a product designer who graduated last year with a vision and a fashion line: ARoyalKin Contact Lauren Simpson for more information: lauren@aroyalkin.com

Mary Sewell: painter

The journey of an artist is always an interesting one and Mary Sewell, now based at co-op Portland Works in Sheffield, produces beautiful abstracts from word, print, paint and photography like Seed: I’m very interested in art and artists. Seed is a poetic document through photography and print, word and image of what being at Portland […]

Robert in the Sky with Diamond songs

Robert Carvalho is an extremely talented vocalist and multi instrumentalist based in Birmingham. Collaboration is a strong feature of his work, taking his smooth tenor across the range of soul, jazz, hip hop, afro beat, afro Brazilian and reggae, even club territory but always retaining its purity and originality. Carvalho will be releasing his album […]

Three Wonder(ful) Women: definitely on the side of the angels: Henpicked, Nottingham Herbalist and Pamela Windle

The fact that Deborah Garlick is a genius, that Katherine Bellchambers Wilson has a natural ability to read people, that Pamela Smart Windle is the kind of leader who can quietly dynamise and personalise any event she attends might explain Henpicked, The Nottingham Herbalist and the power of Pam’s Facebook powerful nutritional journeys because that’s […]

Find out more about Co-Working, Co Production: Minor Oak, 4 Sneinton Market: Christmas Market Saturday 17th December 2016

Christmas Market Minor Oak 10th was lovely. Article to follow about it! 17th, some tables still available. Dee Miller of Minor Oak Co working space, 4 Sneinton Market, is opening the space to makers and artists for a Christmas market. Here are some of the lovely artists and makers you’ll see each Saturday. If you work […]

Regeneration through the generations

Recruitment means believing in someone. Trust, opportunity and payment for a purpose. It’s a mutual and reciprocal relationship if it’s going to generate more than just profit. We need that realisation just now. Good people who are committed and working towards a better future. Nottinghamshire is its own talent community in the offline as well […]

Does this happen because of Tarmac, no groundwater run off?

Images Martyn Williams Photography Asda, West Bridgford, 4.30 Monday 21st November. It’s rained all night and day. Well that’s pretty normal in Nottingham in November. What’s strange is the hysteria surrounding weather that we see in weather apps that are contested and competitive, weather forecasts that are hysterical and big elephants in everyone’s room (like […]

signsofanopencity: David Scarborough. Ming and Pop Press: making and investing in printmakers: the prize

Featured Image: Pop Press Letterpress Workshop Artists/printmakers/makers respect their materials and their links to other people. Helen Marten has just won the Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Prize and has shared it with the three runners up. Co-operation and a recognition of co-production and friendship. David Scarborough and Ming of Pop Press have sponsored a print prize The […]