Recently been reading more and more about the Suffragettes movement and how it all came about, and I was fascinated to discover that Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, the daughter of the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire in Punjab and his Christian missionary German/Ethiopian wife, was a prominent figure who pioneered the cause of women’s rights in Britain.
Realising this, being a British Sikh myself born and bred here in London, this prompted me to delve deeper into her unique story which was unbeknown to me all these years.…
I went along to the recent private view of ‘Croydon School Of Art’ at the Museum of Croydon, which celebrates its 150th anniversary as one of Croydon’s key cultural institutions, and came across some pretty looking banners draped across the tables…
My curiosity prompted me to find out more about them, so met Lindsay Ould, the Borough Archivist, who mentioned they were for a London-wide project celebrating 100 years of votes for women, made by community groups, museum visitors, school pupils and Museum of Croydon staff inspired by the borough and its history.…
Ever come across certain characters in life who simply take advantage of your good nature? Or totally abuse their position of power to better themselves without any regard of ‘other’ ? *Not cool
Well, as a genuine believer in Karma and treating people good, things eventually do come full circle, and those sad individuals end up losing in some way or another…
To celebrate their demise through artistic glory, the ‘What Goes Around Comes Around’ – Giclee on canvas block / 12 x 12cm / Limited Edition / Signed & Numbered – will be sure to remind you to keep faith & crack on!…
Been a Croydon citizen all my life, and although i’ve probably spent more time away from Croydon work-wise, I can’t really knock it, even though I used to…Croydon simply put..is not that bad…
I mean yes there is a current identity / image of Croydon to fix up and yes, there can be aspects of Croydon ‘culture’ that can appear out-dated, but for me, as an artist, it provides this raw foundation to build something from a grass roots level, something to really engage communities with, all through the power of art and activism.…
Wanted to do more talks this year as I feel it’s time to really share some of the experiences i’ve had so far art wise, can feel the growth and positive changes in work and mindset. So just as well the lovely guys at G-Shock London hit me up to take part in a Panel Talk for their G-Shock Sessions happening this Thursday, in the hope of empowering the new generation coming through…
The Panel will consist of several other UK creatives shaping their own futures including Kaylum Dennis (Award Winning Video Director / Content for Stormzy) Che Lingo (Music Artist) Reece Parkinson (BBC Radio 1Xtra), Wavey Ice (Food Company) & Zeze Millz (HeadScarfDiaries)
Date: 25th January
Time: 7pm
Location: G-Shock store, 56a Carnaby St, London
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