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Twitter

Steve — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:52:36 +0000

I finally came round to the idea, so here I am, on Twitter. Why don’t you follow me? It’ll make me look popular, and I might even say something interesting.

Go on

New Studio

Steve — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:34:59 +0000

I’ve just moved to a new studio in Hove and it’s a jolly nice one. It’s full of nice people too – in order of distance from the sea, there’s Graham Carter, Stuart Tolley, Mark Swan and Uli Stein.

Oh, and Traffic Websites are here too, but they keep stealing my mug so they don’t get a mention.

Sketchy

Steve — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:48:16 +0000

Untitled buttefly & robot pic

Moving

Steve — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:19:23 +0000

Please bear with me while I move house. It’s never as quick and easy as you think.

I’ll be back in action next week…

Bank Holiday Happy

Steve — Tue, 05 May 2009 05:33:21 +0000

We’re all exhausted after another great show. Thanks to everyone who made it down to check it out.

If you missed the show this year, keep an eye on the website and the facebook group for updates in the coming months and don’t forget to have a look at Cinemascope, which opens this friday and runs throughout May at Boxbird.

There are still copies of the Show Below zine available containing contributions from all of this year’s artists (plus a couple of extras). Email us if you’d like to swap one for £5.

See you all next year!

Show Below 3

Steve — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:00:15 +0000

It doesn’t feel like a year has passed, but our third show is only a couple of weeks away.

Show Below 3 will be taking place, as usual, in the Brighton Media Centre basement gallery at 15-17 Middle Street, Brighton. We are only opening for the first weekend in May this year, so make sure you don’t let it pass you by. There’s a great new selection of original artwork, silkscreens, photography, T-shirts and more to see (and buy!). It’s a bank holiday weekend too, so what better excuse is there to spend a couple of days by the sea.

It’s good for you, and there’s a pub next door.

To request an invitation to the private view, email info@showbelow.co.uk

Hope to see you all there.

Barbarella for Cinemascope

Steve — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:48:25 +0000

I’ve been busy pulling my squeegee recently in preparation for Boxbird‘s “Cinemascope” exhibition in May. I’m working on two silkscreen prints based on the 1968 Barbarella movie. If all goes well, they should look something like this…

The show opens at Boxbird in Hove from May 8th 2009 and is definitely worth checking out. I’ve already seen some great stuff for Shogun Assassin, Dawn of the Dead and Watership Down. Amazingly, I don’t think any two artists have chosen the same film.

I’m really looking forward to this one. See you there.

New site…again

Steve — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:24:48 +0000

Here it is – stephenelford.com mark 3… and I mean it this time.
It’s a bit less fussy than the last site, a lot simpler and everything is bigger. I’ll put the shop back in when I have something to sell. In the mean time, I have a bunch of prints for sale at Boxbird, with new silkscreens on the way.

In other news, I will be involved in two shows this summer here in Brighton:

Show Below – now in it’s third year, and all of last year’s artists will be returning with some great new work.
Cinemascope – a movie themed exhibition, organised and hosted by Boxbird.

Details to follow…

Show Below 2008

Steve — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:46:03 +0000

Following the success of last year, we are returning to the Brighton Media Centre basement gallery for a second show during this year’s Brighton Festival Fringe.

Show Below 2008 will run from Sat 10th to Sun 18th May 2008, from 11am to 6pm.

This time 10 artists are involved, exhibiting a fresh range of printmaking, illustration, design, photography and more, all available for purchase. For full details, have a look at showbelow.co.uk.

It’s also very close to the sea, so bring your windbreak…

Silkscreen prints

Steve — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:21:38 +0000

I have just started producing some of my existing images as limited edition silkscreen prints for sale. It’s a time-consuming, but extremely rewarding process so expect to see more and more appear in the coming months as I gradually become completely addicted to it.
The first is “kill”, which was designed with screen-printing in mind, so it looks much the same as the existing giclée print. “Shoot” will be next, perhaps followed by some robots before I start on some new stuff. I’ll post here each time I add a new image.
It’s nice to get my hands dirty from time to time.