We caught up with Essex based painter and freelance TV producer Laurence White as he embarked on his most time sensitive project to date, a painting for the Liverpool Right-Back, Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Laurence has an Awesome connection, he went to Loughborough University with our videographer Tom Avery. Tom was studying Visual Communication and Laurence was a Business undergrad. Tom had no idea Laurence had a passion for picking up a paint brush. They have kept in touch and worked together on various content projects.
Laurence seems to have a gift for being in the right place at the right time with his art. But it’s all part of the plan, one rooted in business and a practical, determined mindset.
#workingfromhome is a way of helping out newcomers to the home studio life and hopefully reassuring people that it’s possible to be productive while everything around you is up in the air.
Number five in a new series of self isolation insights, we’ve been trying to sit down with Bobbi Rae for the best part of a year now. She’s on a real hot streak and this COVID-19 situation couldn’t have come at a worse time in a lot of ways. But it’s all about adapting and turning things into a positive. Bobbi also imparts her wisdom on late mornings and late nights and how it’s important to work when it’s best for you, rather than conforming to a structure just because it’s what everybody does.
#workingfromhome is a way of helping out newcomers to the home studio life and hopefully reassuring people that it’s possible to be productive while everything around you is up in the air.
The third in an ongoing series (as long as this lockdown lasts) of self isolation insights, we speak to the man behind all your favourite Leeds based illustration work, Drew Millward. There was an ultimately unsuccessful coup a few years to install Drew as the King of Leeds, but his legend grows stronger every day, as does his work. Even fatherhood can’t keep him down, but will this virus? Read below to find out…
We travelled deep into Yorkshire to visit Louise Lockhart, the owner of The Printed Peanut. While we were there we ate cake while Louise spoke passionately about a huge change in her work life, we also ate cake while she told us the secret to her success. Check out the videos and some photos below, we’re just off to eat some cake…
We took a trip with GF Smith to see how iconic paper brand Colorplan is made.
We shine a spotlight on North Brewing Co. and see how they’ve used merch to help grow their brand.
When we heard Phil Dean, aka The Shoreditch Sketcher was hosting a workshop in Leeds, we jumped at the chance to pick his brains.
We get the inside scoop from Northern Bloc on the role branding and merchandise has played in their success.
For our next instalment of “This is my office”, we sit down with printmaker and one half of Northern Craft, Sean Mort, to discuss the evolution of his home studio, travelling to shows and adult responsibilities
We met up with Matt and Kellye Coffyn at their workshop in Leeds to get to know them better and see where the magic happens.
Jewellery maker, Séarlait McCrea gives her top tips for anyone going to a craft fair for the first time.
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