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Prize in the Post

Friday, October 21st, 2011

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Bridget Riley exhibition catalogue still in its brown postal envelope

Adelle entered an online competition recently. Up for grabs on the Vintage by Hemingway blog were 3 copies of a Bridget Riley catalogue – and she won!! This is the package that arrived this week.

Bridget Riley exhibition catalogue just taken out of its packaging

The catalogue has been produced to accompany an exhibition of the artist’s work being held at Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge.

letter of congratulations for winning the catalogue from Vintage Wayne Hemingway's return address label

And, taking a quick peek inside, here are a few of Bridget Riley’s classic & influential designs.

page from the Bridget Riley catalogue showing "Shift" page from the Bridget Riley catalogue showing "Movement in Squares"

page from the Bridget Riley catalogue showing "Cornflower" page from the Bridget Riley catalogue showing "Vespertino"

We’ll enjoy reading our copy – thanks to the guys at Vintage by Hemingway!

P.S. – The exhibition has just been extended until 31st December 2011.

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Bernard Buffet

Friday, March 18th, 2011

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detail from vintage 1968 Bernard Buffet exhibition poster

We’ve been meaning to do a blog post about Bernard Buffet for a long time.

detail from vintage 1968 Bernard Buffet exhibition poster

The recent purchase of this vintage poster brought it to mind once again. We had it sent from France and it advertises an exhibition held in 1969 at the Musée d’Unterlinden in Colmar.

detail from vintage 1968 Bernard Buffet exhibition poster showing gold frame

It’s just come back from our wonderful local framers, Abacus. We chose burnished gold – reminiscent of an antique religious icon.

detail from vintage 1968 Bernard Buffet exhibition poster

It now hangs above our bedroom fireplace. We love it!

pile of Ella Fitzgerald LP covers illustrated by Bernard Buffet

We also framed these vinyl album covers that were illustrated by Buffet.

pile of Ella Fitzgerald LP covers illustrated by Bernard Buffet

The set – Ella Fitzgerald sings Gershwin – dates from 1959.

Ella Fitzgerald LP cover of a corner in a room with bed, chair and picture on the wall illustrated by Bernard Buffet

Ella Fitzgerald LP cover of a table with wine bottle, glass and vase of flowers illustrated by Bernard Buffet

Ella Fitzgerald LP cover of a table with alarm clock, paper, envelope and pen illustrated by Bernard Buffet

Ella Fitzgerald LP cover with a woman's face illustrated by Bernard Buffet

Great records and great covers – a perfect combination.

four framed Ella Fitzgerald LP covers illustrated by Bernard Buffet

He’s a fabulous artist – so distinctive – and one of our real favourites. Here’s a link to the online Musée Bernard Buffet…

…and here’s a 2-minute, black & white film from 1962 of Buffet and his wife, Annabel in their chateau and private chapel that we discovered on the British Pathé website – there’s so much beautiful art on the walls!

We’ve set up a Bernard Buffet Flickr group – please add your images if you have some or just have a browse!

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Winter Morning

Monday, October 18th, 2010

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detail of "Winter Morning" print by Edward Ripley

We do love a crisp, sunny, winter dog walk. This picture, a 1960s Athena original print on board, really captures the scene & atmosphere.

It’s on its way to our antiques centre pitch – one of those items that’s hard to part with, but we’ve had the pleasure of living with it for a long time. Having said that, it might never make it – it’s stalled near the front door as we give it admiring glances all over again.

back of "Winter Morning" print by Edward Ripley showing its Athena label

It’s by artist Edward Ripley and is entitled Winter Morning. We’d really like to view the original oil – anyone of you out there own it?!!

You can sense that there’s real texture to the paint, particularly in the snowy fields.

vintage print on board entitled "Winter Morning" by Edward Ripley

The image is so strong though that it still makes a fabulous print!

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Watercolours

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

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collection of small watercolour paintings by J A Hurley

These were an interesting little purchase recently.

small watercolour painting entitled, "Dales Road" by J A Hurley

This collection of watercolours caught our eye as we passed a secondhand shop in Clitheroe.

small watercolour painting entitled, "Bent Trees, Mitton Flats, Clitheroe" by J A Hurley

They were housed in a mish-mash of quite horrible frames, but we could see that they were in fact, original watercolour sketches… and very well executed.

small watercolour painting entitled, "Pots & Pans, War Memorial, Saddleworth Moors" by J A Hurley

They really capture the essence of the Northern country landscape with which we’re so familiar…

triptych of small watercolours by J A Hurley depicting trees

…moorlands, fells, river valleys, lanes, dry stone walls, farms and fields.

pair of small watercolours depicting "Knowl Top Farm near Pots & Pans, Saddleworth" (top) and "Farm, Clitheroe - Mitton Road - Longridge Fell in background" (below)

The artist is J A Hurley – who actually lives & works in the Clitheroe area. We’ve seen prints of his work in art galleries, so it was a nice to find a bundle of originals. Especially as we paid a very reasonable £40.00 for a total of 11 small paintings.

small watercolour painting entitled "Houses at Mitton, Ribble Valley" by J A Hurley

We’re planning to re-frame them and put them up for sale in our pitch in Picture House Antiques… after snaffling a couple away for our own walls!

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Cupcakes & Cordial

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

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Homemade cupcakes & cordial at the Snug Gallery open day in Hebden Bridge on Sunday 22nd August 2010

We spent a very pleasant, sunny Sunday afternoon in Hebden Bridge today…

view of the shopfront of Snug Gallery in Hebden Bridge

…including a visit to Snug Gallery on Market Street.

selection of photographic prints by Edward Chadwick, owner of Snug Galley, Hebden Bridge

We were invited to their “Cupcakes & Cordial” open day.

cushions by Calico Angel available at Snug Gallery in Hebden Bridge prototype chair by Clinton Pilkington at Snug Gallery in Hebden Bridge

It was a chance to say hello to owners, Ed & Yvonne Chadwick…

original canvas artworks by Kathryn Edwards available at Snug Gallery in Hebden Bridge

…and have a mooch around their recently-opened gallery shop.

tabletop display of various art & craft items available at Snug Gallery in Hebden Bridge

tabletop of various art & craft works available at Snug Gallery in Hebden Bridge little porcelain bird ornaments made by Rebecca Callis and available at Snug Gallery in Hebden Bridge

The gallery features photographs by Ed himself…

ceramic jugs, pots & spoons made by Louisa Taylor and available at Snug Gallery in Hebden Bridge

…and some lovely, handcrafted objects by a variety of artists & designer makers.

Adelle of H is for Home at Snug Gallery in Hebden Bridge for their "cupcakes & cordial" event

Including &made, Calico Angel, Rebecca Callis, Kathryn Edwards, Ruth Green, Ikuko Iwamoto, Linzi Ramsden, Louisa Taylor and Sarah Thirwell.

shelves showing various art & craft items available at Snug Gallery in Hebden Bridge

a trio of small ceramic pots by Ikuko Iwamoto available at Snug Gallery in Hebden Bridge trio of small ceramic pots by Ikuko Iwamoto available at Snug Gallery in Hebden Bridge

As well as the delicious cupcakes made by Yvonne’s fair hand, there were lots of other tempting things on offer!!

trio of small textile cacti pin cushions in terracotta pots made by Andrea Lord of &made available at Snug Gallery in Hebden Bridge

window sill in Snug Gallery, Hebden Bridge showing various art & craft items available for sale

We left with a couple of small purchases – a hanging porcelain bird by Rebecca Callis – a perfect present for someone special…

range of ceramic tiles decorated with nature motifs made by Linzi Ramsden and available at Snug Gallery in Hebden Bridge range of ceramic tiles decorated with nature motifs made by Linzi Ramsden and available at Snug Gallery in Hebden Bridge

…and a bit of self-indulgence in the form of a very cute strawberry brooch by &made.

original framed print by Ruth Green available at Snug Gallery in Hebden Bridge

Hebden Bridge is famous for its wealth of interesting indepedent shops & galleries…

various art & craft items available for sale at Snug Gallery, Hebden Bridge

…and this gallery is a very welcome addition.

textile strawberry brooch made by Andrea Lord of &made bought from Snug Gallery, Hebden Bridge

Here’s wishing Snug a bright future!

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