The Journal

News and views, out and about with Armadillo Central, including exhibitions, book reviews, launches and more

The Release, bronze ed 4/12, 25 x 20 x 15 cm, by Clare Ferguson-Walker

Fresh Air Sculpture 22

A recent visit to this outdoor sculpture exhibition in Quenington, in the depths of the beautiful Cotswolds, did not disappoint.

Mottled Spectral Slice by Graeme Hawes Glass

Craft Festival Cheltenham 2022

Last weekend’s whistle-stop tour of Craft Festival Cheltenham was particularly inspiring and prompted this quick review.

Tailored by Primefit shirt, detail shot taken at the Fashion and Textile Museum Beautiful People Exhibition 2021-2022

Sartorial Sixties

‘Beautiful People: The Boutique in 1960s Counterculture’, an exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London, explores how a handful of Chelsea boutiques sparked a fashion revolution in the...

ac Armadillo Central Mastery Review 2022-02-02

Book Review: Mastery. Women in Silver

Following an 8-week run at the Ruthin Craft Centre (RCC) in Wales, the Mastery. Women in Silver exhibition closed as summer turned to autumn in 2021.

Miriam Hanid, Engraved Wave Bowl, 2021, Britannia silver, lemon gilding, H3.5xW8.5xD8.5cm

Malcolm Appleby and Friends

Malcolm Appleby returns to The Scottish Gallery this summer with an exhibition that celebrates his 75th year.

57 Lisa Traxler Blast Wall exhibition photo Tessa Newmark

Full Blast

We’re back on track after a long hiatus – initially we were too busy to post news and reviews, and then we were not busy enough, no thanks to C19.

Chinoko Sakamoto, Sculptural Vessels, Flow Gallery, photo: Emma Boden

Collect 2019 Review

Presented by the Crafts Council, Collect, at the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea, London, showcases exceptional modern craft and design works produced in the last 5 years by living artists.

Cloudscape Buckle, 2008, Damascus iron and gold, engraved with silver inlay, H 4.6 x W7.2 cm © Philippa Swann

Preview: Malcolm Appleby – 50 Golden Years in Scotland

The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh are hosting a celebratory show for master goldsmith and hand engraver Malcolm Appleby, marking the 50 years since he first set up his studio in...

Salvador Dalí and Gala Dalí with Artist Pavel Tchelitchew, photograph by Cecil Beaton, 1936. Courtesy of The Cecil Beaton Studio Archive, Sotheby’s

Cecil Beaton – Thirty From The 30s

A timely publication, given that Sir Cecil Beaton was born on this day, January 14 (1904), which also signals your last chance to go and see a visionary capsule collection...