Saatchi Gallery | Paper
Those of you who read JM on a regular basis will know that I am rather a fan of bookish paper-related art. So when I saw that one of my favourite London galleries – the Saatchi Gallery – was showing...
View ArticleThe Hepworth shapes
I really like the shapes, lines and colour in these prints by Barbara Hepworth, an artist best know for her sculptures of natural forms. You can see a selection of Hepworth’s lithographs at The...
View ArticlePat Bradbury | Kidding around
Illustration graduate Pat Bradbury creates dazzling, playful, joy-giving, funtime pictures; a kind of visual disco. Here Pat talks to us about teaching in Vietnam, Beautiful Losers and loving the big...
View ArticleNuts about Naoshi
SAND: generally associated with the beach; tends to get stuck between the toes and find its way into sandwiches. Guaranteed to linger at the bottom of your bag even though it’s weeks since you...
View ArticleBook By Its Cover
It’s been less that a day since I got back from a blissful week in the French countryside and I’ve got the post-holiday blues. Big time. As everyone knows there’s only one cure for this (aside from...
View ArticlePattern Party goes to Stockholm
If I stare at the surface of a beautiful/successful person long enough, I can see their faulty insides. Making up a list of their likely shortcomings distracts me from my own. Unfortunately, Stockholm...
View ArticleLinocuts by Kawanishi Hide
Once again Pinterest has introduced me to an utter gem. Kawanishi Hide was a Japanese printmaker who worked in the early 20th century, creating bold and colourful linocuts that depict everyday life in...
View ArticleA visit to The Grandma Museum
Here’s something fantastic I found on the web today. The Grandma Museum is an online archive of all the gifts that designer Sarah Koik received from her grandmother as she grew up. The site is such a...
View ArticleRuth Craddock | Feeling sketchy
Illustrator Ruth Craddock got in touch with Jackie Magpie to share her work. Ruth’s detailed and dreamy drawings of nature (with a hint of pattern) make me want to go for a long walk in the hills,...
View ArticleEd Ruscha has words
I really like Ed Ruscha’s 1970s text works: witty and good looking like a worthwhile romantic interest; advertising influenced in a tongue-in-cheek way; and painterly, sunset-esque, pastel coloured....
View ArticleBook By Its Cover
Sprayed edges, eye-popping colour and crayons in distress! Yes, we’ve got it all today on Book By Its Cover… The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt (HarperCollins) Oliver Jeffers is a firm favourite...
View ArticlePhoto Friday | Norman Parkinson
After an average kind of a day, I seem to have spent hours trawling the Internet for photographs by British fashion photo giant Norman Parkinson. With a career that spanned 5 decades, Norman would...
View ArticlePattern Party | Interiors
Scrawling a poem about death beneath my window ledge was the perfect way to tie up my first interior design project. I was passionate in creating a living space that matched my personality, aspirations...
View ArticleDressed by Ark
We’ve been posing in clothes courtesy of ARK again. Jackie Magpie: Doing the hard work so you don’t have to……. JEMIMA I’ve never worn a playsuit before in my life and now I know there’s a reason why....
View ArticleThis is Neasden Control Centre
From large scale murals on mirrors to towel designs and music videos, there’s never a dull moment with Neasden Control Centre, AKA Stephen Smith. It was a delight to catch up with him at Jackie Magpie...
View ArticleBread and Jam: my cup of tea
I first encountered Bread & Jam at top Leeds giftshop Chirpy. Bread & Jam make colourful stuff to lift the spirits, featuring encouraging statements in a friendly font. I especially like the...
View ArticleLucy Driscoll Collage-o-rama
Illustrator Lucy Driscoll got in touch to share her collages, which have a warm nostalgic feel, like a picnic tea and the Antiques Roadshow at your Grandad’s house on Sundays circa 1988. Here Lucy...
View ArticleFeeling Filmic with Matt Anstee
Cinefilms is an exhibition of hand drawn, re-imagined movie posters by film buff and compulsive doodler Matt Anstee. Here Matt talks about his move from film maker to illustrator and why everyone...
View ArticleNicholas Nyland | This is Abstract
I was blown away when I saw these colour rich pieces by contemporary artist Nicholas Nyland. Nicholas calls his work ‘abstract’ and likes the freedom to experiment that this gives him. His work makes...
View ArticleBye from Jackie
The Jackie Magpie team is moving on to pursue other projects, so as of today we will no longer be updating this site. jackiemagpie.com will remain as an archive for the next year or so and will then...
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