Anke Weckmann's poster.

 

Anke Weckmann has designed a poster for the 'Travelling Menagerie' exhibition and Karoline has screenprinted about 60 of them, a few of which will be for sale at the Here and Now Gallery. We hope to have all sorts of 'Menagerie' based merchandise on sale at Here and Now throughout the duration of the exhibition and maybe even a bit longer.

Sarah Ray's poster.

Sarah Ray has designed and screen printed limited edition posters for the 'Travelling Menagerie' exhibition. As with most of Sarah's work the posters are witty and full of funny characters. They will be for sale at Here and Now Gallery as well as displayed around Falmouth and in some of our favorite shops. We might even give away a few in competitions or do some goodie bags for the first few visitors to the exhibition.

Invitation to the Travelling Menagerie exhibition.

Girls Who Draw invite you to visit their 'Travelling Menagerie' exhibition which will be at the Here and Now Gallery in Falmouth during July. The show features artwork from the 'Menagerie' postcard book alongside new work based on the same theme. The 10 illustrators participating in 'Travelling Menagerie' are Anke Weckmann, Mary Kilvert, Gemma Correll, Kate Hindley, Sarah Ray, Ruth Green, Yee Ting Kuit, Currentstate (aka Jane Anderson) Karoline Rerrie and Michelle Turton. We also have a special guest, the illustrator, screen printer and zine maker extraordinaire Helen Entwisle who sells work under the name  Memo. Helen has made zines especially for the 'Travelling Menagerie' exhibition.

Girls Who Draw present Travelling Menagerie

Friday 2nd July 2010 - Saturday 31st July 2010                                                               

Here and Now Gallery 

41a Killigrew Sreet 

Falmouth

Cornwall

www.heregallery.co.uk

13th International Contemporary Artists' Book Fair

2010 has been very busy so far and we've been neglecting this blog as well as other Menagerie Book related jobs. Hopefully all that will change soon and there'll be more time to keep everyone up to date with news of stockists, exhibitions and other projects. In the meantime this will have to suffice, Karoline is going to be in Leeds this Friday and Saturday for the Artists' Book Fair. She is exhibiting her own books and zines as well as some by Gemma Correll, Gareth Brookes and Julia Homersham. She might even have a few Menagerie Books left but they are very scarce these days.

Artists' Book Fair  
Friday 12th March 11am - 6pm
Saturday 13th of March 10am - 5pm
The Parkinson Court, University of Leeds
www.leeds.ac.uk/fine_art/events

A fair to remember...

Don't forget that some of the girls will be out in London this weekend at various Christmas fairs. Karoline will be selling her screenprints as well as the Love to Print Winter range of cards and prints on Saturday at the London Designer Makers Fair in Euston. On Sunday she'll be sharing a stall with Joe Rogers at Truman Brewery's All I Want for Christmas event. They'll also have Jane Anderson's digital prints and Christmas cards for sale. Ruth Green will be at Spitalfields Art Market for most of this week and all of the weekend, if you're in the area please make sure she isn't working too hard. Mary Kilvert has a stall at the Of Cabbages and Kings Christmas Fair on Saturday.

London Designer Makers

The girls will be out in force next weekend with Ruth Green at Spitalfields Art Market, Mary Kilvert at the Of Cabbages and Kings Christmas Fair and Karoline will be taking part in the London Designer Makers Fair. She will be selling some Menagerie postcard books as well as the latest Love to Print range of Christmas cards, mini prints and limited edition Winter boxset of prints.

19th December London Designer Makers Fair, St Aloysius Social Club, Euston 12pm-6pm

www.designermakers.blogspot.com

Spitalfields Art Market

If you're doing any last minute Christmas shopping in London look out for Ruth Green at Spitalfields Art Market from the 15th to the 20th of December. As well as her prints she'll also have Christmas cards and a limited amount of 2010 Calendars.

http://www.spitalfields.co.uk/

Prints Charming

All the long hours Karoline has put in at the printmakers studio recently have finally paid off because 3 of her new screenprints are in an exhibition entitled Prints Charming at Welcome Home in Glasgow. The exhibition opens this this thursday and runs until Christmas eve but the really good news is that all the prints are £20 and under. Welcome Home is a multi-disciplinnary gallery and store with an on site studio for production, artist in residence schemes, exhibitions, events and workshops.

www.welomehomestore.co.uk

Kate's first solo exhibition

Throughout December 2009 Kate Hindley will be exhibiting some of her personal work on the theme of 'beasts and monsters' at the Artrix Complex in Bromsgrove. Bromsgrove is Kate's hometown but for those of you unfamiliar with it's many delights, Bromsgrove is in Worcestershire and not very far from Birmingham.

All I Want for Xmas

Things are very hectic at the moment with most of the girls busy selling their artwork at Christmas fairs up and down the country. Jane Anderson and Karoline will be sharing a stall with fellow illustrator Joe Rogers at the Old Truman Brewery for All I Want for Xmas. They'll also be selling some of Paul Roberts' fabric monsters and Sara Fowles' cushions, purses and bags.

5th-6th December All I Want for Xmas, Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London 10am-6pm
12th-13th December All I Want for Xmas, Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London 10am-6pm
19th-20th December All I Want for Xmas, Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London 10am-6pm

http://www.trumanbrewery.com/files/rooms/2764/Newsletter.html

Joe Rogers http://www.colourboxonline.co.uk
Paul Roberts http://www.monstersmonsters.co.uk
Sara Fowles http://www.needlesandhooks.co.uk

Merry Mary Christmas Fairs

Mary Kilvert has stalls at various craft fairs in the run up to Christmas, she'll be selling cushions, lavender cats, badges, pocket mirrors and prints, all perfect for Christmas treats!

Saturday 5th December 11am - 5pm
Advent Music and Gift Fair,
Ramsden Hall,
Balham, London, SW12 8QX

Sunday 6th December 11am - 4pm
Craft Guerrilla Christmas Market,
William Morris Gallery,
Forest Road, London, E17 4PP

Saturday 12th and 19th December 10.30am - 5pm
Of Cabbages and Kings Christmas Fair,
Abney Public Hall, 73a Church Street,
Stoke Newington, London N16 0AS

Out and About

Some of us will be promoting the Menagerie book at artist's book fairs and art fairs around the country. Karoline will be exhibiting a range of books and prints at the Spike Island Artist Book and Zine Fair 2009 in Bristol on Saturday October the 31st. www.spikeisland.org.uk/events/bookandzinefair/2009
She'll also be at Handmade and Bound in London on Sunday the 1st of November. www.handmadeandbound.com

New 'Girls Who Draw' lineup

It's time we introduced the lineup of this years Girls Who Draw postcard book. Anke Weckmann has designed the cover as well as 2 postcards, she is joined by 5 other new contributers including Mary Kilvert, Kate Hindley, Ruth Green, Amy Timms and Michelle Turton, each of whom has designed 2 postcards. 5 of the original group featured in the Misfits postcard book have returned to each do 2 new postcard designs, they are Gemma Correll, Sarah Ray, Yee Ting Kuit, Jane Anderson aka Currentstate and Karoline Rerrie. We've posted short biographies with Menagerie postcard designs from all of the girls. If you want to know more about any of the girls most have their own websites, blogs and online shops which we have listed.

Sarah Ray

Sarah Ray is an illustrator based in Birmingham UK but originally from the dark depths of Herefordshire (fondly known as the Shire). She completed a degree in Illustration in the lovely city of Cambridge and since has been working freelance, drawing for clients such as Orange, The Artgroup and Friends of the Earth. As well as doing commissioned work, she also likes to exhibit and sell handmade things. She likes tea and dancing (not necessarily at the same time) and she likes to smile a lot because it’s nice to.

www.sarahray.co.uk
http://squeakyunderpants.blogspot.com

Mary Kilvert

Mary Kilvert graduated with an illustration degree from Kingston University in 2004. Her illustrations are characterized by fluid line, decorative patterns and a whimsical style. She creates her images using fine line pens, watercolour, collage and digital colour. Mary
works for clients in advertising, publishing and editorial. She is inspired by patterns, animals and folk tales. She works from herstudio in London which she also shares with her black cat and is represented by Lindgren and Smith in the United States.

www.marykilvert.com

Amy Timms

Ruth Green

Ruth Green is a printmaker based in Birmingham. She makes screenprints, linocuts and etchings. Her work is inspired by design from the 60's and 70's and by the British countryside. Ruth also has work published as posters and greetings cards. She has worked for Ikea, Woodmansterne and The Art Group. She regularly exhibits at galleries and art fairs throughout the U.K.

www.ruthgreendesign.com

Kate Hindley

Kate Hindley is a freelance illustrator currently working in Worcestershire. She graduated from Falmouth University in 2008 and since then has developed a whimsical style inspired by all things woodland and folksy. Her work combines pencil doodling with a bit of digital tinkering. She will be holding her first solo exhibition throughout December at the Artrix in her hometown of Bromsgrove.

www.katehindley.co.uk
www.hollowlogblog.blogspot.com
www.katehindley.etsy.com

Yee Ting Kuit

Yee Ting graduated from University College Falmouth in 2006 with first class honours and has been working freelance since. She has taken part in various group exhibitions throughout the U.K. Her work is produced digitally using a combination of Photoshop, Illustrator and hand drawn components. Her style is influenced by graphic design, icons, patterns, typography and printmaking techniques. Clients include the Guardian, Tigerprint and Runner’s World magazine.

www.yeellustration.co.uk

Anke Weckmann

Anke Weckmann is an illustrator living in London where she spends her days drawing, drinking tea and listening to audio books. She likes spring, elderflower cordial, little birds, cats and making all kinds of pretty things.

www.Linotte.net
http://ankeweckmann.blogspot.com