Tuesday, May 23, 2006

 

Welcome to Manholes.org!


Hi Folks,

After much trials and deliberations the website is now live, and I welcome you with many handshakes and greetings.
Here you will find all the artwork presented at the worlds first Celebration of British Manhole Covers in Brighton which coincidently has been extented for a few more days until 27th June
(ABOVE: Myself outside the show),

Please excuse the light level of the photographs on the artwork and T-shirts, that is a long story which would no doubt bore the pants of you, but in summary it involved a photographer who I thought a professional and advertised himself as such, but proved far from those creditials and expectations, so in conclusion I had to take them meself on a small portable. But I hope it gives you an idea of the rich colours available on this unique work.

Anyway, I won't ramble on, but just to say I hope that this site gives you pleasure and that you may buy my artwork and all the new ones to come, and maybe, just maybe, a T-shirt here and there, and that we can walk and talk together towards the new horizon of Manholes.org.

Enjoy and hear from me soon.

Best Wishes

Jason

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

 

My First Sale

Today is the day when I can really call myself an artist, I am now in the same league as Vanny Gogh I have sold my first Picture!!
I opened the First Celebration of British Manhole Covers, which if you don't know it is at 38 Queens Road Brighton, UK until 31st May 2006.
I sat in the shop for a few days wondering what I had done wrong and only a few people were looking in, which is kinda weird as hundreds pass every hour, some on their way to important meetings either with a train, businessman, or a seeded bap from Markses in the station, or simply that they are too busy to stop and marvel and the fantastic array of Manhole covers brought to life by meself.
So I did somat about it, I spoke to a passerby called George who it just so happened knew a thing about displaying wares having worked in the biz many a year anyway he relit my space with new ideas and how and not showcase my work.
So I took down the large 40x40inch dog(more about him later) and changed my canvases around a bit, so I am now chuffed as more people are looking in and taking notice of my T-shirt and fantastic array of multicoloured Manhole cover from coal to gas, from electric to water.
Going back to my first sale, and what more can I say I am very chuffed and I hope that more will follow, it may be a small step, but I am very happy that it was a dog coal cover as I'm hoping it is a good sign, as the dog which dates from the 16th century represents the Ironmongery business and thus the history of manholes, you can find out more when manhole.org goes live on the 18th May.
I am now quite hungry and need to eat, so farwell until next time.

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