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!…
Thought i’d share the love this Valentines and make you a Nice Cuppa – Giclee on Canvas / 12 x 12cm / Limited Edition / Signed & Numbered *With Ginger Snaps
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.…
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