The wooden miniatures are hand made by Collette Stacey, of Cosy Cottage Designs, but after my wife had bought one I decided it looked so cute it needed to be set in its proper surroundings. Not wishing to infringe any copyright issues, I contacted Collette to ask if it was OK to produce drawings from…
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To infinity (well, 2020) and beyond …
The end of one interesting year and the beginning of another. And I’m ready for your commissions! 2019 was the year our son left home, two sets of rubber stamps were released, we moved to a whole new life in Devon, the new business (see previous posts) was closed, we met new people, joined in…
Catching-up : June 2019
Since my last post in January, there has been a lot going on – so much that I’ve forgotten to post! Our son moved out leaving Julie and I free to re-assess our situation. So we did. We moved house, from central southern Hampshire to north Devon. It has been a long process. We had…
All at sea
Back in January my second set of stamps was released with a show on Hochanda TV, presented by Lesley from Chocolate Baroque. This set has a maritime, or sea-side, theme influenced by where I live, on the south coast. The images start as a pen and ink line drawing, usually drawn with an old fashioned…
Valentines Cards
With a month to go before those romantic wishes squeeze through letter boxes, or are furtively abandoned on desks, we are pleased to offer a range of cards to keep love on the boil. Email info@penandlensartwork.com to place your order. Cards are 5″ x 5″ and are £3.25 each, plus 75p post/packing.
New stamp set release!
Another date for your diary! Thursday 3 January 2019 – 16:00 GMT (4pm) My second set of quirky rubber stamps will be revealed on the Hochanda TV Craft Channel. Lesley, from Chocolate Baroque (manufacturers of quality rubber stamps!) will introduce the new range, and include some of her super demonstrations. Sorry, there are no sneak…
On TV again!
Watch us at 14:00 GMT, Saturday 22 December on UK TV – Hochanda Craft Channel – (Sky 673, Freeview 85, Freesat 817). Lesley from Chocolate Baroque, the rubber stamp manufacture, will be showing stamps in her ‘Chocolate Baroque presents’ range. On Saturday they will include stamps from Illusionary Artists (Andy Skinner and France Papillon) and…
What is Pen and Lens Artwork Ltd?
Pen and Lens Artwork Ltd is the coming together of a team that has been working as one for many years. This web site is our temporary home until a custom site can be built. The initial ideas for the team is the formalisation of the production of whimsical house designs. Julie, as ‘the Lens’,…
Hello world!
Well – I’ve spent the evening creating our window to the world. Pen and Lens Artwork Ltd., now has a Facebook page and Instagram account all of its very own – just search for our name in either app and we should be there. If you see anything that needs fixing, please let me know…
Commissions continue – Black Friday
I am pleased with progress for November. Commissions continue to come in. Three have been completed so far, and another has just been started. Featured image is a previous commission, Black Rose. Well it is Black Friday. There are other tasks which I hope to get time to work on – a new web page…
