On Thursday 20th September I will be at the V&A running 'Stitched Specimens', a little workshop you can drop into and make your own little fabric butterfly brooch. It's free to take part and will run from 11am until 4pm. It does involve a little bit of sewing!...hope to see some of you there...

Hooray! The sun is definitely out now and even more exciting... there's a little bird you could win!!

I was invited to do a little demonstration of my work in the member's lounge at the V&A this week. It felt funny to be on display sewing like that but it was lovely to meet and chat to people interested in my work and the processes I use.

Stay tuned for news of future events at the V&A!

Oh gosh! It's come round fast...but I'm looking forward it and I hope some of you can make it. You'll find all the info on the flier's below but do contact me if you want to know any more.

 

To catch up you can visit the blog I do manage, just about, to keep up to date:

http://abigailbrownscreatures.blogspot.co.uk/

Holborn: Cockpit Yard, Northington Street, London, WC1N 2NP
25-27 November

Deptford: 18-22 Creekside, London, SE8 3DZ
2-4 December

It's the time of year for mulled wine, mince pies and Christmas shopping! And the makers at Cockpit are preparing to welcome you in from the cold for this year's Christmas Open Studios.
Uou'll find me at both sites this year...with a few new things including postcards of the birds and some brand new prints.

Vogue calls us ''... London's most exciting creative talent'', come and se for yourself! 

Competition

I have 4 tickets to give away, each entitling 2 people to enter for free to either site. To enter the competition please email me at abigail@abigail-brown.co.uk, entitling your email 'xmas'. I'll pick the winners at random on Monday.

The wonderful exhibition 'Ghosts of Gone Birds' is now being put up, ready to open on November 2nd. I just finished my piece...the Lesser Akialoa who disappeared from Hawaii in the 40's.
I've grown quite attached to this little fellow and feel so sad that he's no longer to be found.

The idea behind the show is to bring to our attention the crisis facing so many species of bird by bringing to life the ones we have already lost.
The artist, musicians and writers all involved in this great project, have each chosen a bird from a list of extinct species to represent in their medium.

The exhibition will showcase all these works alongside a second section which looks at the birds who are facing a rapid decline... hoping that we can draw enough attention to it and prevent the same from happening to them.

Cery Levy (filmmaker/producer and writer best known for the Gorillaz film Bananaz) and Chris Aldhous are the visionaries behind the whole project and have brought together so many wonderful people; Sir Peter Blake, Jamie Hewlett, Keith Newstead , Ralph Steadman, Margaret Atwood, Rob Ryan, Polly Morgan, Matt Sewell, Le Gun, Jon Burgerman, Oliver Jeffers, Angie Lewin, Claire Brewster, Emily Sutton...on and on...

Ghosts of Gone Birds
Rochelle School
Arnold Circus
London
E2 7ES 

Waaay back in 2003 I graduated from a degree in Surface Decoration and Printed Textiles. Whilst the majority of my work now is in craft, I can still be found making many a doodle as a freelance illustrator and designer. I've worked for all kinds of fields from children's books to children's wear, fashion to interior textile print design, and greetings cards to stationery.

Over the years I have worked for Mothercare, Marks and Spencer, Adams, Mamas & Papas, Usborne Publishing, John Lewis, Hotch Potch Publishing and Zutano to name a few.

I've just created a new blog to showcase my print and illustration work and you can find it all here.

Enjoy!!