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Art in Action – Tom Perkins

August 7, 2012 by Lin Kerr 2 Comments

We saw Gaynor in action yesterday - she had teamed up with her husband Tom Perkins at Art in Action this year and he had a stand next door. They are real heavyweights in the lettering world and if you have not seen Tom's book, even if you won't ever do carving, its a real treat just for the letterforms.Anyway, Tom showed a piece he was working on and if you look next to it, you'll see a beautiful d and an a on the display board. His style is particularly recognisable for his own style of … [Read more...]

Art in Action – Gaynor Goffe: Left is Right

August 6, 2012 by Lin Kerr Leave a Comment

Spiral staircases went clockwise so that the defenders would be coming from above and have a long swing with their swords held in the right hand. However, in Scotland in the Kerr Clan, there are a number of "lefties" e.g. Sir Andrew Kerr - his spiral staircase went anti-clockwise. I'm a Kerr by marriage and my son Andrew is yet to be knighted and thank goodness we are all right handed!*But this makes the point that on the whole, things such as calligraphy and spiral staircases were designed for … [Read more...]

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