HELLO!!!
I hope you can join me and 100 other artists at Q Park in Whitcombe Street WC2H 7DT this Sunday, between 12 and 8pm, for an afternoon of mud wrestling fun to celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Pig.
Here's a link to the location: https://www.q-park.co.uk/en-gb/cities/london/leicester-square/
In the exhibition "Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad" curated by Rebecca Feiner in association with artist Vanya Balogh, I will be manifesting as Miss Piggy, Porcine, and refereeing the match between Victory and Brexit. Artist Frog Morris will be in attendance - is it a bet or is it a raffle? Will there be Victory over Brexit? Who will win? Find out this Sunday Feb 10th! The fight begins at 2pm, and we are in Time Out:
For more information on the exhibition please go here: https://www.artlyst.com/whats-on-archive/four-legs-good-two-legs-bad-chinese-new-year-pig-2019/
Joanna McCormick Art
Fine art commissions undertaken and reminiscence workshops
Tuesday, 5 February 2019
Thursday, 31 January 2019
Hello!
For those of you who are interested in my life drawing sessions at Little Nan's in Deptford, please note that there will be no session next Monday - on Feb. 4th. We will be back again the following week - Feb. 11th
This is a lovely exhibition taking place in the lobby and bar of this fabulous hotel in London Bridge. It opened last night and is supported by Team London Bridge and Southwark Council.
More info here: https://www.teamlondonbridge.co.uk/newsdetails.aspx?ref=4379
“HMS Impregnable” and “If Only the Moon” are an exploration of the
wonder and fascination for floral motifs in our history, and a
metaphorical description of the power of flowers to uplift and revive the
spirit in times of adversity.
Vibrant blue roses dance across the canvas, surrounded by rich, cloud
streaked blue skies above, and the choppy waters of deep green sea
below.
The source for the roses springs from an abandoned hospital screen
discovered in the 1990s, when my art expressed itself through installations. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher rolled out Care in the
Community. Hospitals and institutions closed. I attended an auction of
furniture and equipment and found a hospital screen. The poignancy of
its chintz rose pattern inspired me to start painting again. The patina on the fabric, rich with emotional resonance. Sanderson Chelsea, 1950s
style retro. English beauty, wonder, fascination. I started drawing and
painting as an experiment. Describing and capturing process,
rendering flowers.
Within the paintings can be found 83 names. Some of the people
tragically affected by the Government’s “Welfare Reform”,
as documented in Ken Loach’s film “I, Daniel Blake”. For example,
Colin Traynor suffered from epilepsy. He was denied disability living
allowance and found fit for work. His seizures increased due to stress.
He won his appeal five weeks after his death. His father said: “I firmly
believe – 100% believe – that the system this government introduced
has killed my son.”
Other elements include butterflies, sailors, birds, fish and mermaids. A
Japanese kitsune fox transformed into a woman. Darwin’s famous ship
HMS Beagle, chased by a sea monster. Poetry and song lyrics,
including the artist’s own.
There are fourteen artists exhibiting, all works are for sale, and the exhibition continues until June.
For those of you who are interested in my life drawing sessions at Little Nan's in Deptford, please note that there will be no session next Monday - on Feb. 4th. We will be back again the following week - Feb. 11th
I'm super excited and very happy that my paintings
" HMS Impregnable" and "If Only the Moon" were recently accepted for exhibition at the London Bridge Hotel OPEN. This is a lovely exhibition taking place in the lobby and bar of this fabulous hotel in London Bridge. It opened last night and is supported by Team London Bridge and Southwark Council.
More info here: https://www.teamlondonbridge.co.uk/newsdetails.aspx?ref=4379
“HMS Impregnable” and “If Only the Moon” are an exploration of the
wonder and fascination for floral motifs in our history, and a
metaphorical description of the power of flowers to uplift and revive the
spirit in times of adversity.
Vibrant blue roses dance across the canvas, surrounded by rich, cloud
streaked blue skies above, and the choppy waters of deep green sea
below.
The source for the roses springs from an abandoned hospital screen
discovered in the 1990s, when my art expressed itself through installations. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher rolled out Care in the
Community. Hospitals and institutions closed. I attended an auction of
furniture and equipment and found a hospital screen. The poignancy of
its chintz rose pattern inspired me to start painting again. The patina on the fabric, rich with emotional resonance. Sanderson Chelsea, 1950s
style retro. English beauty, wonder, fascination. I started drawing and
painting as an experiment. Describing and capturing process,
rendering flowers.
Within the paintings can be found 83 names. Some of the people
tragically affected by the Government’s “Welfare Reform”,
as documented in Ken Loach’s film “I, Daniel Blake”. For example,
Colin Traynor suffered from epilepsy. He was denied disability living
allowance and found fit for work. His seizures increased due to stress.
He won his appeal five weeks after his death. His father said: “I firmly
believe – 100% believe – that the system this government introduced
has killed my son.”
Other elements include butterflies, sailors, birds, fish and mermaids. A
Japanese kitsune fox transformed into a woman. Darwin’s famous ship
HMS Beagle, chased by a sea monster. Poetry and song lyrics,
including the artist’s own.
There are fourteen artists exhibiting, all works are for sale, and the exhibition continues until June.
Saturday, 8 December 2018
Hello!
Tomorrow
(Sunday 9th December) you can find me at The Union Chapel Christmas
Market, from 1-6pm. I'll be running a willow weaving workshop, helping
you to make small circle decorations for your tree. The workshop's free,
and part of their Winter Warmers Week. There'll be an art market,
mulled wine and of course Santa will be there! Other artists involved
are Rubbish Artist, Giulia Zaniol and Dick Graham. More info here:
Monday
Dec. 10th is the last Nudey Nan life drawing session round Little Nan's
in Deptford, before the Christmas break. We'll be back again after that
on January 7th 2019! Join us for a lovely, cosy, relaxed and enchanted
life drawing session in Granddad's Shed - SE8 4BX.
On Thursday evening I'll have a small table selling a selection of art
pieces at Wave Cafe's end of term celebration, in Muswell Hill. Come
along and join the fun!
More info here:
Five
Alive! fourth Sundays - book your place for Five Alive! Or book a
unique Christmas gift for the life drawing enthusiast in your life - the
life drawing session with a difference. On the fourth Sundays in
January, March, April and July I'll be running this relaxed and fun life
drawing session upstairs in the bar at Union Chapel - 6-9pm.
With five models, yoga and acrobatics, feats of strength, lots of short
poses and a multi model long pose, if you enjoy life drawing, or are
eager to get started, book your place now by following this link:
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!Toodlepip - with love and best wishes - Joanna
Saturday, 20 October 2018
Get
ahead of the Xmas rush and pop down to Granddad’s Shed at Little
Nan’s Bar in Deptford on Saturday November 17th from
11am to 3pm,
where artist Joanna McCormick will be hosting the most
sumptuos and
fabulous festive arty treat.
At
The Crafty Christmas Arty ART FAIR you’ll find cards and
ceramics, Christmas fishes, jewels and jackets, paintings and pants,
sculpture and scarves, horses, unicorns, hot mulled cider and
MORE!!!
There’ll
be delicious food available, a fully stocked bar, with Little Nan’s
famous cocktails in tea pots on offer and and their Pigs in Blankets,
which are YUM!!!
Come
along and grab yourself a super original bespoke and hand made
Christmas bargain.
Meet
some of the most original and innovative contemporary fine artists
and craftspeople that South East London has to offer.
ONE
DAY ONLY!! DON’T MISS OUT!!
13
amazing artists taking
part:
1
COTTON and COGS:
2
CAROLINE GREGORY:
Limited
edition one off clay artworks, souvenirs of the ‘sea’. Each
object came from the earth and was shaped with the intuition that
comes from remaining in a state of openess. This is porcelain,
crank, terracota, earthenware and red grog clay.
3
DEBBIE ELLIOT:
The
Unicorn trail was an art display that has been shown in various
venues, unicorns and riders scattered about the area for explorers
to track down. It
has always been a popular piece & the creator D J Elliott has
also used the unicorns in a poem film that can be seen on her
youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPPUxEeml6er4DFUwCgX1Rg
4
DICK GRAHAM:
Dick
will be selling a range of small framed drawings, watercolours and
monoprints, as well as hand printed linocut cards, including his
anti-Tory Santa and Snowman.
5
GLENN FITZY FITZPATRICK:
Artist/
Author/ Veteran. My practise involves making an attempt to
clean up the environment whilst making art. By recycling
nitrous oxide canisters I make sculptures and wearable art. The
canisters serve more than one purpose, therefore becoming high art.
6
JOANNA MCCORMICK:
I
am a painter, in oils and watercolours, a sculptor in cardboard and
plaster and junk, and a sometimes singing live artist delivering a
variety of performance pieces including "Vox Wonder, Voice
Activated Drawing Machine", "Sweetalking" and "Moon
Moon Sing Sing". At Little Nan’s I will be selling miniature
mushroom sculptures, Peace Pops, Art Scarves and Christmas Fish.
7
JULIA MADDISON:
I
make things out of paper and fragments; bits of cloth, flotsam and
jetsam. These things often have a message; sometimes it is loud and
anarchic, sometimes a whisper. I will be selling handmade prints and
embroidered pants; pants as art and art as pants.
8
KAREN ESTHER DOYLE:
KED
takes unloved and discarded ceramic figurines and remakes them into
joyfully quirky, queer, unique character ceramic pieces. From clown
drag queens to regal dog princesses and child like elders, her
broken ceramic pieces are full of personality. Love ’em or hate
’em they are truly unique talking pieces.
9
MARIO JEROME:
These
small paintings are A6 in size. I had an exhibition of paintings of
A1 size and wondered whether I could create smaller images and
landscapes that could hold the gaze.
10
RACHAEL HOUSE:
I
will be selling beautiful riso zines, medals for deserving trouble
makers, intersectional feminist cups, ceramic badges, radical name
tapes and more rabble rousing goods to give us strength and
buoy us up in difficult times.
11
RUBBISH ARTIST:
With
her desire to get to the bottom of real creativity and remove art
from its conventional and confined realm, Rubbish Artist was
inspired to begin experimenting with materials which would normally
be considered to be “rubbish” and discarded by society. She
transforms these items into enriching art objects that highlight
society’s wastefulness.
12
SKIP SISTERS:
The
Skip Sisters are a collective of artist friends based in South
London who have have been upcycling for a decade. They create
one-off covetable objects from humble sources. Their work is
notorious for its sense of fun. Jewellery, dioramas, and textiles
will be exhibited.
13
VARLA DE MILO:
I am a ceramicist, specialising in hand-built animals, mainly horses. I don't like to make anything too realistic, instead I aim to make characters that will hopefully raise a smile.
Event: Crafty Christmas Arty Art Fair
Date and times: Saturday November 17th 11am - 3pm
Venue: Granddad's Shed at Little Nan's Bar, Arch 15
Deptford Market Yard, Deptford, SE8 4NX
Participating artists: Cotton and Cogs (Victoria Morris),
Caroline Gregory, Debbie Elliot, Dick Graham, Glenn Fitzy Fitzpatrick,
Joanna McCormick, Julia Maddison, Karen Doyle, Mario Jerome,
Rachael House, Rubbish Artist, Skip Sisters, Varla de Milo.
Thursday, 18 October 2018
CRAFTY CHRISTMAS ARTY ART FAIR presented by Joanna McCormick
Get ahead of the
Xmas rush and pop down to
Granddad’s Shed at Little Nan’s Bar in
Deptford
where I’ll be hosting the most sumptuous and
fabulous,
festive arty treat.
At The Crafty
Christmas Arty Art Fair you’ll find cards and ceramics, jewels and
jackets, paintings and pants, sculptures and scarves, mulled wine and
MORE!!!
Come along and grab
yourself a super original bespoke and hand made Christmas bargain.
Meet and mingle with some of the
most original and innovative contemporary fine artists and
craftspeople that South East London has to offer.
It's
on for one day only! Saturday November 17th, 11am - 3pm, so don't miss
out! Reach out and catch your chance with both hands.
At Granddad's Shed, Little Nan's Bar, Arch 15 Deptford Market Yard, SE8 4BX.
Monday, 1 October 2018
Hello everyone,
Don't forget Life Drawing TONIGHT at Little Nan's in Deptford!
This is a very relaxing, informal class, with music and drinks available for purchase from the bar.
Happy October!
This
weekend I was taking part in the Nunhead Art Trail, and I painted some
of the windows in local shops in the lead up to the weekend:
At
The Culture Cafe every Wednesday from 11am - 2pm from now until
Christmas, over at Union Chapel in Islington, we'll be doing willow
weaving.
Join me for a relaxed and fun time every Wednesday in the wonderful,
serene surroundings of the chapel. All free. More info here:
Want
to learn to draw in 3 days? Sign up for my crash course in the art of
drawing. Starting this Friday and running every Friday for three weeks,
10am - 4pm. The venue is MYO at Peckham Levels:
Enrol now by following this link:
You
can also enrol for my Still Life Artists course, running on Tuesday
mornings, 10am - 1pm, also at MYO. This course will start on October
16th:
This
coming weekend is Frieze! And I'm super excited and pleased to be
taking part in PROTOCOL, curated by Vanya Balogh. On Friday I'll be
doing a mini live art interaction, on the theme of Peace.
On
October 19th come to the opening party for The Ghost Tide, curated by
Sarah Sparkes and Monika Bobinska. Image below - information attached.
Tuesday, 11 September 2018
Hello everyone,
Tomorrow
and every Wednesday morning for the next several weeks, from 11am -
1pm, at Union Chapel in Islington, I'll be running a willow weaving
workshop for Open Wednesday's Culture Cafe. Come and join us making
weird and wonderful shapes and surprises, for display at the Carols by
Candlelight concert in December.
More information can be found here:
On
Thursday evening, from 7.30 - 9.30pm, I'll be running an art workshop
exploring abstraction at one of the Wave Cafe's fun, exciting, inclusive
and unique creative sessions in North London.
Join me for some imaginative, vibrant and expressive fun.
To find out more and book a session go here: https://www.wavecafe.org/whats-on
On Monday, September 17th, it's the first in a series of 6 freestyle life drawing sessions at Little Nan's in Deptford. Little Nan's is a
wonderful bar, where they serve cocktails in teapots and an
array of other fine beverages. The sessions are free, easy and relaxed,
with poses set to music and the bar open throughout.
It's all happening
in the luxurious tropical paradise that is Granddad's Shed, Arches 13-15,
Deptford Market Yard, SE8 4BX. The cost is £10 per session, first come
first served, so arrive early for a prompt start!
And
for a very different kind of Life Drawing experience, come to Union
Chapel on September 23rd, where I'll be delivering Five Alive, Drawing
Stories. A life drawing class with a difference! Join me and
storyteller Giles Abbot for a unique three hour life
drawing class upstairs in the Bar at Union Chapel.
With three models acting to the dramatic unfolding of a fantastic, eerie and sensational story. With pauses to music throughout, for you to draw different poses, working up to a long pose.
With three models acting to the dramatic unfolding of a fantastic, eerie and sensational story. With pauses to music throughout, for you to draw different poses, working up to a long pose.
This
promises to be a unique, theatrical and very dramatic life drawing
session. Giles Abbott – UK’s only
blind professional storyteller, is well known for his strong voice,
language and stage presence. Giles is also a voice teacher and poet.
I'll be giving hints and tips on how to capture movement, emotion and drama in a figure drawing.
We will have 3 models acting to Giles’s story, and holding the poses to music for you to draw at intervals throughout the night, with regular breaks for refreshment from the bar.
With a series of short poses working up to a long pose, free art materials and drinks available for purchase from the bar throughout the night, this is sure to be a very interesting, engaging and magical evening.
Bring your own drawing board or use our tables. All levels of ability are welcome, so if you’re a fresh young amateur or a life drawing regular master, come along to drink and draw!
Suitable for over 18s only.
Go here to book tickets: https://www.unionchapel.org. uk/event/20180923-five-alive- life-drawing-at-the-chapel/? spektrix_bounce=true
And finally, on the last weekend in September between 11am and 6pm, come and find some amazing, unique, weird, wonderful and delightful work on the Nunhead Art Trail. For more information go here: http://www.nunheadarttrail.co.uk/index.html
My paintings "Self Portrait with Foliage" and "About Peckham Number 1, with Lanternier" are already on display at
Beaumonts Greengrocers, 121 Evelina Road, SE15 3HB, along with some lovely pastel paintings by artist Dick Graham.
I'll be giving hints and tips on how to capture movement, emotion and drama in a figure drawing.
We will have 3 models acting to Giles’s story, and holding the poses to music for you to draw at intervals throughout the night, with regular breaks for refreshment from the bar.
With a series of short poses working up to a long pose, free art materials and drinks available for purchase from the bar throughout the night, this is sure to be a very interesting, engaging and magical evening.
Bring your own drawing board or use our tables. All levels of ability are welcome, so if you’re a fresh young amateur or a life drawing regular master, come along to drink and draw!
Suitable for over 18s only.
Go here to book tickets: https://www.unionchapel.org.
And finally, on the last weekend in September between 11am and 6pm, come and find some amazing, unique, weird, wonderful and delightful work on the Nunhead Art Trail. For more information go here: http://www.nunheadarttrail.co.uk/index.html
My paintings "Self Portrait with Foliage" and "About Peckham Number 1, with Lanternier" are already on display at
Beaumonts Greengrocers, 121 Evelina Road, SE15 3HB, along with some lovely pastel paintings by artist Dick Graham.
I hope to see you soon, with love and best wishes, toodlepip! - Joanna
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