At the shop on Friday we had a visit in passing by Louise and her son Leo. Leo chose to try on two of my pith helmets and the joy on his face was wonderful to behold. Anne and I agreed a hat for Leo would be good soon Saturday early on at the shop …
In 2018 I was invited to work with the Year 3 and 4 classes at one of our local primary schools linking sketching to their local area unit. I developed a four hour unit which today I got to repeat with a third cohort. Visit One I do an introduction to me as Andy the …
So, PAW returned to its half term / week after setting as we had in 2017, 2018 and 2019 when I was based at Hillview for my Open Studio only. For the second event in a row I paid to be exhibited in Rollington as well as have my Open studio for visitors. The event …
So stayed shut Thursday. Sleep is still very elusive and lack must catch up sometime. Tuesday I didn’t leave the flat and step counter for walks at 0 as it was two weeks ago in April post Made in Dagenham. Yesterday we managed an afternoon walk and an evening one too totalling 11k steps.not at …
Chest infection / coughs in Knill household interrupt PAW opening. After my duty at Rollington on Monday done wearing a mask ai returned home and slept. Tuesday and Wednesday initially shut studio and reassessing today (Wednesday ) how long to extend that too new meds are helping breathing but sleep provoked g difficult / elusive. …
Starting September 1 2021 when I opened AndyKnillArt Studio, 21 Commercial Road, Swanage. June 5th 2022 – Art for fun activity reached 500 participants between the ages of 16 months and mid 80s years. This is what AndyKnillArt is really about, selling my art work is lovely and a great privilege and compliment for my …
A busy one! As I had set up this morning a group of older teens appeared in Commercial road, I told them about Art for fun not really expecting any success, but heh you have to try. Next thing we had 8 and then a 9th of a group of 17 and 18year olds drawing …
So, Wednesday June 1st and back at the studio for the last two days on what are my normal working days. The art weeks have started well for me, just over a week ago I was worried I wouldn’t sell enough art to cover the studio’s rent last month. Now five days on and the …
May has been a very slow month, unsurprisingly as the cost of living crisis deepens and art is in no way an essential item to be buying. The question in my mind would PAW see the usual art lovers out and about? Two days in and I have taken this month’s sales from my worst …
So, having put signs and banner up I essentially advertised the art weeks for Purbeck (PAW) a day early. Oh well, I have been marketing it for brochure distribution for the last month. This evening I was due to be on bar duty for the private view but the food stall also bought their own …