Fishbone Gone Blog

We at Fishbone have been open since the last week of November - however we've been updating our news much too slowly and so have decided to embed our new blog in the website (code on application!) simply because it works far more efficiently than what we had before. 

As it stands today we've had our second private view to launch...well our second exhibition!! Corrina Spencer and Kevin Nunn are showing some excellent work - the PV went well & we've made some good contacts through it.  This post is being written on the following Sunday, since the open we've had a good number of people through the door...Jeff and I had to visit London yesterday & we left Ben & Emma in charge - they did, as ever, a great job. 

 

During our visit we met up with John Parker - a life long friend of Jeff and an established sign writer (he did our signage on the gallery door) and gilder.  John took us into the British Museum where he showed us some paint work he'd done on the staircase - great work John - couldn't even see the joints!!... we then wandered over to Cork Street to "check out the competition" - a great opportunity came our way when we were invited into a gallery which although closed had the owners still in the process of finishing a hang for a show due to commence next week.  

They wanted our opinions on the hang - John was 'chuffed' when he was automatically viewed as an 'arty' type - Jeff and I were obviously too smartly dressed!!  We walked into a space with over 50 Rodin sculptures - Jeff (as did I) thought the numbers present must have meant they were copies, but no....wow!!   My business head came in gear and began to calculate the insurance costs..but then gave up.  

Also on show was lovely work from a Russian artist - alas we left without getting the name of the gallery - they had no cards printed ...I did however waste no time in handing out my contact details - plying them for info on shows not yet taken in the midlands... the gallery owner was also very interested in Kev's work which was great.  John managed to wag an invite to PV for the Friday! so he was like a cat with cream...with this we wandered over to the 'Stockpot' for food - liver, bacon & mash - bliss! 

Am waiting for pictures of the private view last week but will post them as soon as I have them. It was a great success, obviously not as busy as the previous view but with around 70 people through the door it could be counted as a "pat on the back" and four of pieces of Corinna's work sold. 

Come along - it's a good 'un'....tis all for now....