A Bit of Everything

Frantically framing though still in holiday mode! On Tuesday I'm going up 

to Verduno to hang this exhibition - exciting - it's in a castle believe it or not, 
see it here. More soon.

 

Not really a Summer Sale

This is really more about aligning prices between different types of work: prints, both digital and more artisan, as well as originals. Anyone involved in selling their work knows how incredibly difficult it is to price it and in the last few years, with people investing less in art, it's become even more difficult. I started making digital prints of some originals to make them more accessible, experimenting with small editions sometimes and signed non-editions with images I thought would have a longer life. 

Then I started getting into the world of fine art printmaking, experimenting with monotypes, woodcuts and more recently screenprints. Most of these are not editions, but one-offs, either because they are monoprints, of because of a collage base, or additions I make by hand or using rubber stamps. 

I'm currently getting some work ready for an exhibition in an amazing castle in Verduno, in Piemonte this September - more about that soon - where I'll be showing work in a sumptuous but almost domestic setting which has inspired me to choose several different styles. It has also prompted me to look at prices across the range of my work, from commissioned to not, in very different styles and formats.

So this is a rather round about way of saying that the prices of the screenprints on the EastWestPrint Etsy shop have gone down. If you'd like to see them, they are here.

Sabbatical screenprints

Last November, finding myself with no commissioned work to speak of 

for the first time in several decades, I decided to experiment with different 

print techniques at the lovely A14 in Milan. Beatrice and Mira at EastWestPrint 

now have some of my screenprints available in their online shop, along with 

lots of other interesting things - do go and have a look!

Not a collection of jugs

    An old friend asked me if I was hoarding, don't be silly, I answered, I'm ready to do lots of pouring, and in great style with these jugs and others that I do not possess. 'Another Jug' prints and originals are on show at the moment in Udine at Temporary/Permanent, a delightful little gallery run by Toni Casula and Giovanna Durì. Do go along and have a look if you're in the area. 

    Un vecchio amico mi ha chiesto se stavo accumulando brocche in modo compulsivo, ma no, che sciocco, ho risposto, mi sto preparando per poter versare molto, e a questo punto sono pronta, in grande stile con queste brocche ed altre che per ora non possiedo. Potere vedere 'Another Jug' stampe e originali in questi giorni a Udine, nella deliziosa galleria Temporary/Permanent, gestita da Toni Casula e Giovanna Durì. Fate un salto a trovargli se siete in zona.

New Year resolutions

Be more organised about online stuff - - - - - so
I just updated my portfolio on the Association
of Illustrators website!
Here's the link

Green Christmas . Fonderia Napoleonica . Isola

I'll be participating with Lucio Passerini of Editore Il Buon Tempo, 
this Saturday and Sunday in Milan. Do come by and say hello!

Sail into February with laurel

Here's my latest collage for Gardenia magazine. I used some
leftovers from the brilliant job I did for the Swiss company
de Sede before Christmas ( https://youtu.be/KyJ_uq9diL8 )
with Carla Mantero and Fulvia Carmagnini -
grazie ragazze (-:

2019 Calendar J&C

Carla and I still have a few copies of our flower calendar
so do email me if you're interested.

Aloe vera for 2019

Soothe yourself calmly into the New year with Aloe vera.
Very best wishes for calm, fun & lots more in the
coming year!! It's the collage I do each month for
Gardenia magazine.

December Domus

A brilliant way to finish the year has been this project
for the December issue of Domus magazine, a virtual
visit to the Paris exhibition Tutto Ponti. I immagined I
was leaving a note on the kitchen table for a friend
who was visiting the exhibition after me.

Two double page spreads and the best bit of all is
the index!!

Xmas toast!

Do come to Mo.sto this Wednesday for a Christmas toast
if you're in Milan!
Beatrice Giovannini will have her prints and I'm bringing prints,
the last few copies of the J&C 2019 Calendar and my tea
towels - all perfect stocking fillers!!

This weekend!!

I'm absolutely chuffed to have this video, made by
Beatrice Giovannini, one of our guests this weekend,
graphic designer/animator at Studio Azzurro by day,
art printer by night - come and see her work,
this Saturday and Sunday!!
Damnation - won't load
Here's the poster again!!

Save another date, no 2 dates!!

Aperitivo + pictures + tea towels at Mo.sto in Milan!

 Thanks so much to everyone who managed to come along 

 last night - this was the absolute best seller of the evening!

 Exciting equipment to prepare these marinated olives!

Virgin Mary . no better way to start lunch! 

From the Cial annual report. 

Come and see the originals next Thursday

A Day at the Sea - exhibition in Camogli

---------I'm very excited to be showing a series of
monoprints I have recently made at Atelier A14 in Milan at P46
a little jewel of a gallery in Camogli on the Ligurian coast.
---------Sono molto contenta di esporre una serie di monotipie 
realizzate recentemente a Atelier A14 in una gallerie a Camogli, 
P46, un piccolo gioiello!

Gardenia magazine collage

I'm working on August and September at the moment
and the monthly collage for Gardenia magazine is
definitely one of my favourite projects!
Here are some of this year's illustrations.
In questi giorni sto preparando i disegni per agosto 
e settembre. Il collage per la rivista Gardenia è sicuramente 
uno dei miei lavori preferiti! 
Ecco le altre illustrazioni di quest'anno.

Vinodromo . Milan

Do go along to have an aperitivo in this wine bar if you're in Milan
over the next few weeks, you can see my wine collages
and the food is great too!
It's open until the middle of August.
Fate un salto a prendere l'aperitivo in questa enoteca se siete 
a Milano nelle prossime settimane, potete vedere i miei collages 
con le etichette e si mangia bene! 
Rimane aperta fino a metà agosto.

Milanpostcards opens tonight!

Urban Centre Milano
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele
from 18.00 - see you there

Studio space Milano

I would like to rent out a part of my studio in via Lomellina.
I’m attaching some photos. The space is in the room with
the orange table. If you’re interested please contact me at
julia@juliabinfield.com ...
Mi piacerebbe affittare una parte del mio studio in via Lomellina. 
Allego qualche foto, lo spazio è nella la stanza con il tavolo
 arancione. Se siete interessati, scrivete a 
julia@juliabinfield.com ... 

ph. Barbara Capanni

Getting down to work / Iniziando

I'm delighted to be starting the year by dirtying the floor in
my "new" studio with some very crumbly red chalks, seeing the
stencil numbers on the table and choosing exactly
which red to use. There seem to be so many but in the end it
comes down to the usual two or three.
Sono contentissima di iniziare l'anno con i stencil, i gessetti 
e la scelta di esattamente quale sfumatura di rosso mi serve. 
Sembrano essere tanti ma alla fine la scelta è tra i soliti 
due o tre.