Spring has officially arrived at St Arbucks Community Café in Market Lavington with the unveiling of a brand-new bee-themed mural by none other than the Artist Normally Known as Chris! Creative opportunities often arrive in the most unexpected ways. After a visit to Leake Street in London, Chris commented on a Facebook post by artist … Read more
Today I sat down to write a newsletter, as is always the case my brain bounced around in different directions fretting about all the other things that needed doing. I went and looked up when we had last sent a newsletter, last October!! Well I knew it had been a while, but still. 2025 has … Read more
We have been selling Chris’ art in various forms for over a decade. This used to involve craft fairs, in particular the Mad Hatters Craft Party, but after the arrival of our small people and them finding their feet, this became less practical. Now we have our websites. Here where you can find out a … Read more
There’s a spot in London underneath Waterloo station, across the river from Big Ben, that’s become a designated graffiti area, where artists from all over the world show their work. The Leake Street tunnel has become an enormous ever changing canvas for all kinds and styles of expression. It was originally used by Banksy in … Read more
Recently, she said to me,‘Did you paint at KFR?’“Yes,’ I said and tipped my head,And nodded, ‘au revoir.’ A short while ago I did a piece of art for Jason at Gorilla Consulting, which led me to to do some artwork at KFR. Dan from Krispy Fried Raspberries gave me a wall to doodle on … Read more
Guess what? We have a pair of kittens now. Smokey Joe and Summer. A delightful duo of demonic devilment, they sing their sumptuous songs of feline friendliness to lull the unsuspecting housedad into a false sense of security. And then, in the middle of the night, as the moon shines its silver smile over a … Read more
June 13th 2025 was Mum’s funeral. A month ago we lost her. Chris drew this beautiful bouquet of lilies as a tribute. The number of flowers and buds represents our family. He also drew this lovely maple tree and canoe, representing her being Canadian and her love of the water.
The wait is over!!! Here it is, the debut single from (they haven’t agreed on a name yet), a lovely little love song, a Valentine from us to you.
Love is all you need! And Arthe, Love and Arthe is all you need! Happy February folks, hope you’re cheerful and well. Now that we’ve survived the festive gorging and quaffing, and chinned off the good intentions of resolutions month it’s time to remember that we love someone. We’ve been scribbling our doodles and wrangling … Read more
For the latest updates, the greatest cupcakes, where to find us, how to hide from us, and all the latest art that comes straight from the heart, welcome to our latest boozy newsletter! *the booze and the cupcakes are imaginary, unlike unicorns and dragons. Welcome to 2024! The distant future. It’s pretty good so far, … Read more
Welcome to all the new people on our mailing list … we are very excited to see you and we hope you will hang around. ‘Tis the season to be festive! In the spirit of the holidays, we’ve printed t-shirts featuring our Happy Chris Moose and Baa Humbug designs. If you’re interested in spreading some … Read more
