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Archive for the ‘Art’ Category

Design hint of utter brillness

Wayward, (see below) have rolls of bright coloured canvas with cool’n'groovy designs on, made to be used in the manufacture of espadrilles for BoBos, (Les Yuppies du Paris).

Well, you buy some of this, some upholstery nails, the ones with the big heads, and a bit of filler, and you tacky tacky tacky all around the Ikea wooden bed frame to make it a  lit gaugin, an island of paradise in a sea of England.

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Dog Exhibition

Double Elephant are having a show of Dog Pics by one of their fave artists, Anni Axworthy:

A dog called Anime

A dog called Anime

Opening: 11th June 5-9 pm

Sat 12th 11am – 5pm

Sun 13th 11am – 2pm

Anni’s other animal pics are much loved by Norman and Norman’s paramour so the show is eagerly awaited.

(All these animals: dogs at Double Elephant by artist who lives au Frogilande..)

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Fat Birds and Gods

Norman is a lucky geezer. He has a selection of Anna Keiller’s ceramic sculpture, proudly displayed on his mantelpiece. The Fat Bird is a great new acquisition, (don’t you just love them, see more here,) she is a Blue Hen, for those who have to ask…

Fat Bird finds Gods

Fat Bird finds Gods

Household Gods are Blue Hen’s Right Hand men/gods, guarding her from much, and keeping a wary eye over Chez Norm too. More essential detail about owning your very own god is on Anna’s website, here.

(Anna is a Friend of Norm, and as such is not actually in Norman Road. If you’d like to visit her studio, check out her sculpture or benefit from her workshops, look here. She is worth keeping an eye on: one of the big, international ceramic glaze firms have suddenly taken an interest in her work….could be good…)

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Ghost Advert

Have you seen the old advert, which are called Ghost Ads, or Images, on the wall on Norman Road. Very few people actually look up, but if you do, going down the hill, (east), you’ll see this:

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The light has to be right to pick up the detail….

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Double Elephant

We don’t have an elephant in the room, we have a Double Elephant in the Road. Which is cool.
Anyway, Double Elephant is a new gallery at No 42 Norman Road.
From the elephants themselves:

“We are a new shop on The Norman Road (No 42) currently featuring the paintings of Tony Beaver ~A London based Artist, best known for his portraits, from potatoes to Tommy Cooper. He has shown at the Paton Gallery, The Redfern (Cork Street) Flowers East & other London & Regional Galleries. Also showing ~ work by Martin Grover and Martha MacDonald (fellow London Based Artists) & Anni Axworthy (an Artist living and working in France).
All our work has great strength of character & individuality, creating a space more akin to a museum than a white box.”

New Paintings

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New paintings by Tony Beaver. “Pots”
Opening Sunday 28th March, 11:00 to 6:00

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Get the Felting

sign135NunoValenki: Wonderful felt necklaces, brooches and scarves, to be seen, and felt, to be believed. shake2
Norman Road is changing and refining eclectically, and we are going to welcome some Norman Neighbours: people who are nearby but don't fit in any category known to Norman. Artists, Book publishers and karmic creatives will all be here.
The Bloomsbury of the south coast, thats what we are now. Allegedly.
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Nearly Normans
There are a few "Nearly Normans" here: places so cool, and so close that they just had to be included.
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Creative Norms
Creative Norms abound, altho', being creative, are a little backward in coming forward. We have logged a couple, painter and publisher, and know of more... Please watch this space: CREATIVES
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Friends of Norm
Friends of Norman, (FONs), are too numerous to be left alone any more. Artists, musicians, shop owners, ...anyone with a connection and a Norman friend can be found here, enriching the Norman Experience far, far beyond the bounds of 1066. And all that.
Fun FONs here
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