Tuesday Club Lecture 4/11/14 - Luke Artingstall

Todays lecture was presented by Like Artingststall

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Luke is an archetectural lightings expert, instantly we all though, well, this isnt much to do with illustration, and the sad fact is, we were right.

Sure, it was an entertaining subject matter, and he does speak very well, but this was the first Tuesday club lecture I have attended were I genuinely thought "where is this going?"

He had some great images to show us... none of which were anything to do with him, or work he has done, it seemed as if it was a presentation full of images he had googled an hour previous to the lecture.

For anybody interested, he did speak well, and maybe this is your field, if so, I urge you to check out his web page - http://www.artinlight.co.uk/

I just wish he had spoke about some of his own work, he has the gift of the gab, he just doesnt use it to its fullest, what a shame.

Bejrudgingly, I give this Tuesday club lecture a 3/10

Tuesday Club Lecture 7/10/14 - Jim Williams

Tuesday club lecture was with Jim Williams

Author of the Book "Type Matters!"

This lecture, all be it not about art per say, was a fascinating listen, turns out, type really does matter! There is so much history with the subject, we all seem to take type for granted these days, but if it is a subject you do enjoy, this book is essentially your new bible! 

Most of us just live in the new word, with txt talk and god knows what fonts we have to choose from right on our laptop.

But this man brings it all back, some may call him a type dinosaur (maybe myself included) living in the past, but type like many other art forms, is never in fear of going out of fashion! 

Everything he had to say, was essentially how to do it, the right way, the way history intended it to be done.

this book is available at amazon, in several different languages! 

even if only a few things in it interest you, and I assure you they will, that alone is worth it, we society take type for granted these days, the rich history of it all is quite obvious yet brilliant.

Great first lecture of the year, he speaks well and I can imagine him to be a very stern but fair lecturer and employer. 7/10

Parkinson`s Equip Project - A Very Worthy Cause

As of yet, this new project hasnt even begun, but the charity of Parkinsons equip has been chosen, and I have met the founders of this great charity and I have nothing but good things to say already, I knew very little about this aweful disease but now cannot wait to put a helping hand in through the world of art.

www.parkinsonsequip.org.uk

Go and check this page out whenever you get a chance.

 "Parkinson's EQUIP will raise funds and make grants to individuals with Parkinson's to help them to improve their own lives as we wait for the cure, which it has to be said is a long time coming. It may be on the horizon, just over it or yet some distance away. We recognise that people's lives are being affected significantly now and we want to try to do something to help them to relieve that to some degree. This is no magic bullet, just a simple recognition that during the course of living with an incurable, degenerative, neurological disorder, many people come to a point where they want to fight and improve things for themselves. What we want to do is just to make that a little bit easier.

There is research that suggests that people with Parkinson's develop a creative side. Whilst not a treatment by any means, developing this can produce a sense of worth and improve self confidence, which is often lost following a diagnosis of Parkinson's."

They have already had a brush with the art world (pun-intended!) with an incredible book of poetry written by founder and Parkinsons sufferer Ray Wegrzyn, and is illustrated by Ghislaine Howard whos mother is a sufferer also. 

 A Book of Poetry and Art

This book is available from amazon.

It really is a unique and entertaining way of getting across a charitable message.

And I really cannot wait to start working with this incredible charity and even better people.

Highlight of the Manchester Print Fair - Wraptious Art.

So during my visit to manchester print fair, I was lucky enough to speak to a few stall owners and sign up to some newsletters and collect some business cards, some real good information for the future, but nothing there stood out more so than the WRAPTIOUS stall.

for anybody who hasnt yet, go check them out now - www.wraptious.com 

Some really incredible art work on display from so many different artists,

this is one print I actually purchased, by Robert Farkas

Bex Williams

Jasmine Hutchison

This really is just a small selection of what stood out to me, I would happily visit any shops the had and have spent many hours on there website just marvelling and browsing! 

They offer annual competitions to any aspiring artist to create work for them also, a great foot in the door perhaps!

Manchester Print Fair

So, myself and Mr Arrandale decided to hit the Manchester Print Fair, and hit it hard...

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So it took us a while to even find the place! the map said the northern quarter! it really wasnt! but, we found it and as soon as we walked in, wow, pleasantly surprised, it should have been in a much bigger venue, hopefully in the future (when we have a stall of our own!) it will be.

 So many different stores and artists on display, all with contact cards and mailing lists, everybody was so friendly and willing to talk about there work and the industry,

 Screen printing techniques on display! old and new! learning so much about screen printing! this may become something with me ya know!

This fair was fantastic, sure its small, but that was half the joy of it, it was intimate, I chatted with a few store and business owner, collected a whole load of business card for future refference, this fair is highly recommended to any art student, even if its not your desired field, you wont be disappointed with this small, quaint, but brilliant day out.