Cats & Dogs
Alice Johnson's Pottery Pets, The Far Side, David Shrigley, Fiona Macrae, New Art Competitions
Alice Johnson’s Pottery Pets
Alice studied Illustration in Brighton and currently studies Ceramics and Glass at the RCA. She spoke with It’s Nice That on how the pets began…
“The pets began,” Alice tells us, “back in 2015 when I did a ceramic course and made two figures of my old spaniels. Then some friends asked for their pets to be made, then I created the Instagram page for them, and it snowballed from there. Making Pixie Geldof’s dog has to be a highlight. I feel so lucky that I ultimately get to look at pictures of animals for a high percentage of my time! It’s such a joy seeing pictures of the pottery pet with the real pet; they never look too sure about their ceramic counterparts, which always makes me smile.”
Message Alice via her Instagram for a ceramic commission of your favourite pet.
Art Jobs
42 new art jobs listed this week on Arts Council (England).
New arts job listings on Creative Scotland.
‘Pink Minoo’ by Fiona Macrae - £450, Oil on paper (18 x 23cm)
New Art Competitions
Jerwood Art Fund Makers Open - 5 awards of £8,000 for early-career artists.
Grow Old Disgracefully Art Prize - for artists aged over 90. This is great. Dame Judi Dench is among the judges for an online exhibition and a first prize of £200 on the theme of ‘Happy Times.’ Pass it on to the over 90s you love!
Next-Gen Mask Challenge - $1 million prize to the team (ages 15-24) that comes up with the best face mask design.
“I’m Dead” (2007) by David Shrigley, photo by Linda Nylind.
With The Far Side creator Gary Larson creating his first new work in 25 years here’s The Far Side, David Shrigley & Me from the MoMa archive.
Oscar & Matilda (2020) by Catalan artist Ramiro Fernandez Saus
Fewer than 250 of these mighty cats left, support Yemen’s national animal here.
See you next week,
Grant