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Love racquet sports. Dad used to play squash back in the day. I was more into tennis & remember hitting up the concrete court at Wandle Park, Croydon back in school days, before a skate park replaced it there now. We lived close by so Iā€™d whizz over with a mate or two, sometimes by myself & play whoever was about.…

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‘CHALK THE TALK’ – MURAL & OTHER BITS @ THE DOUGLAS FIR, GIPSY HILL BREWERY

Client: The Douglas Fir, part of Gipsy Hill Brewery, 144 Anerley Road, London

Brief: To curate an exhibition of artworks in bar space between May 4th ā€“ June 7th 2023

Process: Site-specific vibe response through artistic elements

Elements: Mural design / Fine art / Interactive

Iā€™m more of an inker than a drinker, so when I was approached to deliver this brief, I was at first open, then abit reluctant as I just didnā€™t connect with the idea or motivation to go ahead, mainly as a non-drinker and my initial view of drinking culture as a whole in London, the messy side of it, plus ‘yet another Hipster spot, same ol, same ol’…I kept putting it off, but then something kept bringing me back & saying just do it, make it work…

When I walk into any space, I try and feel it out, capture the vibe of it.…

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COASTER PAINTING – DOUGLAS FIR / GIPSY HILL BREWERY

Iā€™ll be at the Douglas Fir bar tomorrow 4.30-6.30pm running a coaster painting session, inviting big kids / lil kids / families to join me – all the painted coasters will go up alongside my current work exhibited thereā€¦best one wins a PiNS Boomness Bag!

Limited spaces in the small but cosy spot, so if about, pass through – @yardsalepizza will be providing pizza *First come, first yum šŸ˜›

@gipsyhillbrew discount on selected drinks

ADDRESS:
Douglas Fir
144 Anerley Road
London
SE20 8DL

OPENING HOURS:
4pm – 10pm

ALSO:
If in the area, why not pop over to @tomcoxgallery and check out the current ā€˜M2ā€™ group exhibition – Iā€™m in it!…

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POPPED UP – KINDRED OPEN STUDIOS

My first time being a guest artist in another personā€™s studio as part of Kindred Open Studios was pretty interestingā€¦it was like an art airbnb, only without the bed / shower / overnight stay vibeā€¦straight pop-up, here I am, hereā€™s my work up in Natasha Hulseā€™s workspace in which I felt pretty at home to be honest…

The studio space it self was probably almost the perfect artist studio you could ask forā€¦beautiful natural light, two-way access to outside and gallery space, nature vibes out front of window, plants creeping in from outside / inside, a delish curved wall & a buff wooden floorā€¦if the ceiling was a bit higher, just a abit, then ooofā€¦but whoā€™s complainingā€¦360 nature vibes!…

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