tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74622865084828901412011-11-23T14:01:07.166-08:00Two Magpies FindTwo Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.comBlogger421100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-56118262901843521422011-11-23T14:01:00.000-08:002011-11-23T14:01:07.174-08:00We have flown the roost!Ali and Anna are selling together at Bartie's Boutique! We hope you will come see us in Worthing on Sat 10 December. Now open 10am-4pm!
You can see their individual projects now on hello-dodo.blogspot.com and annasdrawingroom.co.uk where Ali does print and Anna does drawing. Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-16107723430456480392011-10-11T04:42:00.000-07:002011-10-13T06:04:37.378-07:00Bartie's BoutiqueA brilliant new art market has just opened in Worthing called Bartie's Boutique. It runs on the second Saturday of each month, the next one being November 5th.
I managed to get a stand for Saturday December 10th, and can't wait to take part, particularly as the organisers will be getting in the Christmas spirit with jazz singers, mulled wine and mince pies. I'll be set up there as Anna's Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-71502635848480113092011-07-17T14:06:00.000-07:002011-07-17T14:06:44.241-07:00Etsy shop is open!Anna's Etsy shop, The Drawing Room is now open, with bird and tree prints available to buy. Greetings cards will be on sale this week also.
Cards are still stocked at Lulu & Hitch in Hove and Shoreham.
Have a look at Anna's Etsy shop hereTwo Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-62275881803642047202011-05-07T02:45:00.000-07:002011-05-07T02:45:29.129-07:00New birdy card designThis one is inspired by my daughter's polka dot wrapping paper. I love this yellow pattern from backgroundlabs.com.
Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-12973021151259219512011-05-04T13:09:00.000-07:002011-05-04T13:09:10.561-07:00All up!After a busy Sunday of hanging with a small child in tow, the pictures are up at the shops and Pizza Express!
Here is the link to the blurb on the Lulu and Hitch website.
All work is for sale through Lulu and Hitch, until the end of May.
Hopefully they will continue selling the greetings cards...Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-85102756656170383012011-04-29T11:47:00.000-07:002011-04-29T11:47:10.431-07:00Countdown, 2 days!Before I begin an evening of mounting and compiling, here are a few images of some of the work going up at Lulu and Hitch in Hove, Lily and Harold in Shoreham and Pizza Express Hove from Monday.
So ... the main pieces of the show are: a blue-grey Pine print, a yellow Bullfinch print and a green Owl print. Graeme Locke at Eye 4 Colour Prints did a great job getting the best quality out of my Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-87151269880796293402011-04-04T14:47:00.000-07:002011-04-04T14:47:33.040-07:00Birds n bugsSome new birdy and bug drawings...
Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-45944176565020460142011-03-07T13:36:00.000-08:002011-03-07T13:36:46.910-08:00Visit to Lily & HaroldThis May, I am looking forward to being 'artist of the month' at Lulu & Hitch in Hove and Lily & Harold in Shoreham-by-Sea. I have enjoyed pottering around the Hove shop a few times already, chatting to the friendly staff, buying cards and admiring the wooden children's toys and vintage furniture. Masters of the shabby chic, Louise and her team present restored antiques, hand-made jewellery, Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-50022848879947424402011-02-17T11:55:00.000-08:002011-02-17T11:55:16.674-08:00Layers and snippetsSince starting my evening course in illustration, It's been great not worrying about making work to sell, and instead doing some experimenting. Here are a couple of pictures made with snippets of old newspapers, maps, drawing, cut, coloured and stuck bits.
Owl and map
Erhardt and rose
Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-90799172390209380312011-02-09T13:42:00.000-08:002011-02-09T13:42:06.847-08:00Newish year, fresh birdy startOne of us Magpies has enjoyed a new beginning on a new inspirational course in 2011. I joined an illustration course for artists at The Phoenix in Brighton, which has been a great start to opening up and not caring what work I make, or why I make it. I'm enjoying playing with new media, cutting and collaging, photocopying, scanning, drawing and painting. Here are a few drawings of birds, just Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-34873309338414618752010-12-28T10:57:00.000-08:002010-12-30T03:33:35.949-08:00Final few days of The Garden exhibitionIf you're wandering Little East Street way this week, it's your last chance to catch our show The Garden at Northern Lights bar just below the South Lanes. Here are a few snapshots of the work featuring work by photographer Ali Lewry, drawist/painter Anna Vartiainen.
And with a tiny extension on the original show dates, we're leaving it there until the beginning of January. Perhaps Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-25173565969754914222010-12-13T15:23:00.000-08:002010-12-14T00:44:45.179-08:00Beauty just round the cornerWe Magpies, recently migrated south to Brighton and Hove, are still in awe at the sheer scale of creative talent and brilliant shopping to be found in the area. Spoilt for choice in the Lanes and Kemp Town with flea markets, art markets, design shops and craft stalls, I was even more delighted to find a little gem just near my flat, quite a way out of town on Portland Road in Hove.
Second SeedTwo Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-19343452086407660502010-11-24T14:20:00.000-08:002010-11-25T00:17:11.685-08:00Party at The GardenJolly good fun was had by all last night at the opening party for The Garden. Thanks to all who came! If you didn't make it you can still see the show upstairs in Northern Lights until the end of December. Here are a few snaps from last night... Check out our facebook group to see the rest!
Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-4065419885796956102010-11-16T10:43:00.000-08:002010-11-16T10:44:17.759-08:00The Garden is open!Somehow Two Magpies and new friend Seiko managed to hang new exhibition 'The Garden' with no disasters, nothing (too) wonky and all within 2 hours! Amazing. Pop in to Northern Lights (Little East St, Brighton) for a cosy drink (hot cider, yum!) and have a peek at our twisty trees, explosions of birds and insects, strange lurking beasts and dark and tangled undergrowth!
In the previous post youTwo Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-20928425267424671462010-11-15T01:06:00.000-08:002010-11-15T01:06:36.101-08:00Two Magpies ready to install and open!Lots more work to be done yet, but we're looking forward to hang-time tomorrow. All three artists will be at the opening party on Tueday 23rd November, 7-9pm, with extra work on show, cards and badges to buy. If you'd like to come just contact us and we'll send you an invite.
Here are a few more images of work going in the show, by 'Magpie' Anna Vartiainen. All her drawings are pen on paper. Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-31524311024412278712010-11-08T05:42:00.000-08:002010-11-08T05:44:12.079-08:00Seiko Kato joins our showThanks to a chance encounter this weekend at a little craft fair at Friends' Meeting House, the brilliant collage artist Seiko Kato is joining in our show at Northern Lights next week!
On her website http://www.seikokato.com/ you can browse her Victoriana-inspired collage, snipping up encyclopaedias and medical illustrations to build her fantastical creations.
We can't wait to work with herTwo Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-13084487670459195282010-11-06T01:14:00.000-07:002010-11-06T01:14:03.119-07:00Final designWe decided on this grey version - a bit more twilight.
Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-84552966989361392052010-11-04T10:39:00.000-07:002010-11-04T10:39:19.972-07:00The Garden: New show at Northern LightsOur new flyer!
Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-70114604208742705252010-11-03T15:11:00.000-07:002010-11-03T15:11:05.259-07:00New show!The clock is ticking and tocking, and we have decided to do a show at almost the last minute ... but what fun would it be without a bit of a close deadline? This time, it's our work we are focusing on, and we have 6 weeks booked at Northern Lights bar at 6 Little East Street, Brighton.
It's a Brighton bar with Scandi spirit, with a brilliant exhibition space upstairs.
More to follow ...Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-55884700676082781922010-10-21T07:26:00.000-07:002010-10-21T07:28:40.587-07:00Magpie Sea SongFinally here
by the glittering sea,
we begin our lives again,
us three.
It's bitterly cold
and the wind bites me,
by the glittering, glittering,
glittering sea.Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-7473278463773588282010-09-08T14:25:00.000-07:002010-09-08T14:25:50.316-07:00Home TimeHere are a few (ok, lots and lots of) photos of the third Mill House exhibition brought to you by Two Magpies, entitled "Home". Thanks to all our lovely artists for firstly applying and then getting their work to us on time and ready to hang, we really appreciate your involvement in our project!
Caroline Hancox's beautiful photographs lead us in!
Leila Bibizadeh's Tower Bridge
Ahem.Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-30704193912635911452010-08-25T14:52:00.000-07:002010-09-06T15:23:16.024-07:00It's that time again!Once again, we have been sent some great work for the new show, this time entitled 'Home'. The theme attracted much good, some bad and some pretty darn scary work - we won't name them, but it must be remembered we are putting pictures up in a family restaurant! Death and decay are all very well but...
Anyhow, the new chosen ones are:
Fiona Purves from Edinburgh creates beautiful, playful Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-48925510373463772182010-08-12T14:59:00.000-07:002010-08-12T14:59:45.555-07:00Something new in something just pastThis little Magpie attended a private view tonight at a show I'd organised, somewhere I no longer work. Quite a strange experience, and a little daunting ... and terrible seeing all the things I wanted to do like make nice labels and better info sheets ;) ...
But the work looked brilliant all the same - photography by Martina Lindqvist and Tim Sullivan.
Martina Lindqvist: Rågskär IslandTwo Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-76133641087008953032010-07-29T14:24:00.000-07:002010-07-29T14:43:21.650-07:00a little asideWhile this Magpie was supposed to be reminiscing on the good old days, a conversation today brought up feelings that made me feel so worked up I ... erm, wrote a poem ... about the matter.
That'll show 'im.
The illustration is very much a work-in-progress, but where better to put your first ever poem than online!Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-34886184890238176802010-07-27T14:23:00.000-07:002011-03-15T10:04:48.161-07:00A fond farewell to the day job...After two years of working for the Firestation Arts Centre in Windsor, I fancy a little reminiscence into some of the lovely work I had the pleasure to put up there ...
Firstly, there is the lovely Richard Heeps, who I met in 2008 at the Windsor (un)Contemporary Art Fair - luckily I caught him then - as he sensibly decided not to return to the overpriced, fusty old affair. His solo show with theTwo Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-21034413949543458892010-07-12T14:53:00.000-07:002010-07-12T14:53:35.155-07:00Oh Jenny, with all these articles you are spoling us!Our favourite birdy artist Jenny Robins has written two articles about us! One in the new local online magazine Beat, and one in the frankly wonderful Amelia's Magazine. We love you Jenny ...
... On which note it might be highly appropriate to mention you can buy her new set of postcards at a fraction of the cost of the originals (although these are also very sensibly priced) - from her Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-37742701756765866042010-07-06T15:52:00.000-07:002010-07-06T15:52:50.521-07:00Fragments opens...Hey all,
Just a quick update (inbetween last minute packing for Lisbon tomorrow!) with some pics from the fantastic Fragments private view at the Mill House on Monday eve. Wine, pretzels, mini marshmallows, great company...oh yes..and a really lovely show! Thank you to all the artists, artist's friends/fam, VIPs(!) and Magpie's mates for making it a lovely evening!
Ali
Jenny Robin's owls - Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-72371072334005416272010-06-27T15:30:00.000-07:002010-06-27T15:30:28.293-07:00Fragments is upon us!It's hang-time part 2 for us during our short birdy lives at the Mill House, and we are pleased to announce the successful candidates who applied to the call-out for the Fragments show. Hanging on Wednesday eve, this one will be up 1st July - 31st August.
Our new shining stars are: Jenny Robins, Dan Prescott, Yuki Aruga, Zita Saffrette ... and we may be showing a couple of our own pieces too ..Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-54948497465118387652010-06-06T14:07:00.000-07:002010-06-06T14:07:09.038-07:00Finders KeepersAussie artist Beth-Emily's style revels in the beautiful and birdy, creating delicate super-pretty whimsical drawings. You can buy cards and prints at her Etsy shop here.
Also from Oz, Sydney-based, Puddin Head create rather nice linen towels with stags and flowers, found on The Finders Keepers website. And what a great site that is! Something to keep our beady little eyes on in future...
Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-1958917493314841552010-05-25T14:30:00.000-07:002010-05-25T14:31:10.149-07:00Little HandsJust discovered the brilliant Little Hands, making beautiful design for children. They make artwork for walls, lampshades, books... Here is some children's book illustration:
The duo's work is infused with nostalgia and bursting with imagination, no wonder they have some pretty impressive clients... And they make a mean panda wallpaper!
Quite keen on this one too, we are suckers for those Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-72149575023888059052010-05-12T03:17:00.000-07:002010-05-12T03:21:54.710-07:00Art & WineOops, sorry for the slightly belated uploading of the Private View snaps from last week.Better late than never, here they are!
Two Magpies!
A lovely time was had by all and it was fantastic how many folk popped in throughout the evening to see the artwork and to show their support. Thanks everyone! Don't worry if you couldn't make it, the show is up until the end of June and the call outTwo Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-89885668402791703672010-05-10T14:43:00.000-07:002010-05-10T14:43:58.627-07:00Officially open...Rather than worry our little feathered heads about politics, the Two Magpies spent the 6th of May opening the first of hopefully many shows, and drinking tasty Turkish wine (thank you Erol).
A thousand thanks to all those that came, we had a lovely evening... And thanks to those who bought some of the works! More (and better) pics to come from snap-happy other Magpie, I'm sure...Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-8736048125696379342010-04-28T03:54:00.000-07:002010-04-28T03:54:46.423-07:00Hang Time!Hey guys! Here's a few snaps of the hang process last night...Two Magpies and their buff assistant Richie!! (who actually did all the hard work... we love you Richie!)
So satisfying taking all the rubbish off the walls!
And replacing it with something beautiful!
Magpie Anna
Check out these pros!
Starting to come together...
Horses leading you in...
Being taught the technique of using aTwo Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-43243824427619805772010-04-25T14:55:00.000-07:002010-04-25T14:55:58.729-07:00nearly there...Lovely to meet our exhibiting ladies today! Sandra, Lu and Harriet all brought their work in this afternoon... still awaiting the delivery of Stephanie's photos, let's hope they're all in one piece coming from Ireland! With Satu on her way back from Spain we will have the full troop ready to hang on Tuesday night.
The work all looks amazing - a wee bit scary handling Lu's huge unframed Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-26794636188536694072010-04-16T00:30:00.000-07:002010-04-16T00:30:28.914-07:00One more little treasure for our nest...We thought we could squeeze a few more pictures on the walls of the Mill House, for the gentle, dreamlike collection of nursery rhyme-inspired paintings by Satu Vartiainen.
Hanging next week, we can't wait to get started. Photos coming up soon...Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-13924530722274412712010-03-30T14:18:00.000-07:002010-03-30T14:21:31.120-07:00And The Winners Are...... Harriet Brittaine, Lu Willis, Sandra Jordan and Stephanie Parker all have works selected for the Mill House show! Here are some images of their works, in order as above...
Thank you ladies, we are very excited to be working with you, let this be the beginning of something rather beautiful! Now to find some craftspeople...Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-59886866066770856362010-03-22T11:52:00.000-07:002010-03-22T11:52:24.582-07:00Eyes peeled...Our exhibition deadline for the Mill House was this weekend, and we are so pleased with the work we have been sent - just fantastic, particularly as this is our first project as Two Magpies, and nobody would have heard of us before! We will shortly be announcing the successful applicants and showing off some of their work on here.
Thank you to those who applied, and those who have shown Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-10866598922565048472010-03-16T14:29:00.000-07:002010-03-17T12:34:13.105-07:00Looking dapper Mr Duck...Ok, it may be a little strange and I can't speak on behalf of my fellow Magpie.... but for me there are few things better than an animal dressed in human clothes! I should probably clarify, I mean in art, I'm not suggesting we all start subjecting our own pets to this (although the occasional raincoat on a pup is fine by me).
Art can be serious and art can be silly. These beauties are all by Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-3427956570587663162010-03-15T14:40:00.000-07:002010-03-15T14:40:13.742-07:00Handmade birdiesThese handmade designs can be found on notonthehighstreet by Samantha Stas. Among the nostalgia-filled little treasures are these animal egg-cosies, and bird tea-cosies, very cute and all very necessary! Lovely vintage button-hair grips too...
Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-5936679097545854932010-03-12T05:43:00.000-08:002010-03-12T05:43:49.499-08:00Birds of note...Having a bird-themed name, we feel it only appropriate to twitter on about some fellow bird-loving artists. Artists we have come across lately:
Clare Cutts makes beautiful, serene screenprints of birds - 2 for joy here, just like us ... you can also buy them as cushions and cards, fantastic!
Us Magpies could not go for long without mentioning the wonderful, romantic, divine work by Rob Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-54227319863951216962010-03-01T07:44:00.000-08:002010-03-01T08:30:23.087-08:00Entries have begun to flutter in, thank you for the lovely work we have been sent so far! You can now pay your submission fee using PayPal, safely and securely here:Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462286508482890141.post-8801106452437985582010-02-15T06:45:00.000-08:002010-02-15T07:24:47.926-08:00Two Magpies have discovered a roosting spot in Windsor... From here we are searching for and finding pretty, shiny things to show off online and beautiful artwork and objects to display at the cafe we reside in, the Mill House. We will highlight artists, designers and craftspeople we admire, looking for talent locally and farther afield.To begin, we would like to call out for entries to our Two Magpieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273824528322843128noreply@blogger.com1