This week we had an exciting delivery of children’s books from our favourite small publisher… Corraini Editions. Why do we love their books? These titles are inspiring, timeless and cherishable. Corraini is an Italian publishing workshop open to international artists, illustrators, designers and educators such as the eclectic, brilliant Bruno Munari. Alongside this wonderful selection of Corraini titles came this series of… Read more »
Category: Children
The Long Winter Show…
Christmas has come to The Art Shop and The Long Winter Show is now open… Upstairs in the gallery, an eclectic collection of paintings, drawings, printmaking, sculpture, automata, jewellery, and ceramics. (Click here to read more and see a selection of artwork on our exhibitions page) Downstairs our shop is brimming with special gifts…wrappings, ribbons, artist’s… Read more »
New Children’s Books by Corraini just in…
Corraini Edizioni only publishes carefully chosen books through specially selected bookshops. More than simply a publishing house, Corraini is a workshop open to Italian and international artists, illustrators and designers: a sort of space where tailor-made books and projects see the light, books full of creativity and fantasy. These are artists books for children… In… Read more »
decorate an egg & make an Easter head garland…
Make a child’s flower garland for your Easter celebrations, our version of an Easter bonnet. Simple to make from Crepe Paper, ribbons and wire. We have everything you need including rolls and rolls of beautiful ribbons in our shop. Decorate a goose, duck or hen’s egg using pen, ink, acrylic, gouache, collage and even gold… Read more »
Run Away With The Circus! Children’s Workshops with Tamsin Thorne
On Saturday 24th November, we are hosting two magical workshops with costume designer, Tamsin Thorne. Use our new exhibition ‘Where the Wonderful Happens’, a Winter Circus of make-believe as inspiration – peep shows, boxing kangaroos, strongmen, snow globes & trapeze artists – to make a show-stopping, fantabulous headress! Wear it for all your Christmas celebrations…… Read more »