With our love of embroidery, we are absolutely delighted to welcome our Day in the Life guest, Anne Butcher, to the Art Journal this month. Anne is Head of Studio at the Royal College of Needlework. Anne started an apprenticeship at the Royal School of Needlework in 1982 and has over 40 years of...
Continue readingIn these warm days of May, our special guest to the Journal this month seems highly fitting! Sophie Long is the General Manager of The Fan Museum in Greenwich, London and has been working at the Museum in one capacity or another for almost five years. She started out as a museum volunteer after...
Continue readingThis month, we warmly welcome Gavin Williamson to the Blue & White Journal. Gavin is the Property and Estate Manager at Kelmscott Manor, the Cotswold home of William Morris, the Father of the Arts & Crafts Movement. An iconic collection of artwork and objects are exhibited at the house that is open from April to...
Continue readingAs we continue our conversation in the series, A Day in the Life, we are thrilled to welcome Ruth Charity. As a curator with more than 25 years experience in commissioning contemporary art, Ruth has in more recent times focused on work for public spaces, particularly in the field of arts and health. Her background...
Continue readingAs we begin a New Year and launch into 2026, we are starting an exciting new series in our Art Journal, focussing on A Day in the Life. We will be inviting a special collection of curators and conservators, art historians, property managers and academics to share more about the work they do within the...
Continue readingAs B&W HQ closes for another year, it’s hard to believe that we have reached the end of 2025 and 2026 is beckoning. This can be a beautiful time, to finally slow down, reconnect and enjoy the festivities and traditions that surround us. A huge thank you – to everyone who visits our website, comes...
Continue readingThis year we are returning to the Spirit of Christmas Fair at Olympia from Monday 3 to Sunday 9 November and warmly invite you to join us! Our stand is R95 in the Grand Hall, which is just around the corner from where we were last year. As ever, we will be bringing some...
Continue readingSomething so simple yet so intrinsically recurrent, the circle is a symbol that is so much more than a geometric shape. From ancient civilisations to modern art movements, we see circles form patterns, signify meaning and act as autonomous and focal forms in art. Without beginning or end, a circle can symbolise unity, infinity and...
Continue readingCoffee culture is a term we hear frequently in today’s world. It is a phrase that describes a concept far greater than simply consuming a hot drink. Coffee is an integral part of a huge number of the population’s everyday life; something that is revered and reveled in all over the globe. Coffee makes the...
Continue readingTypically, when we think of fruit in artwork, we think of scenes of still life. We picture a basket of nature’s freshest and finest delights, perhaps in an ornamental bowl or arranged aesthetically on a table. However, whilst there are many paintings that match this description, aesthetics alone are by no means the only...
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