Thursday 25 April 2013

High Jinx

High Jinx is the hilarious new range bought to you by The Art Group. Follow the adventurous these furry critters get up to when they think no one else is looking. The quirky illustrations and googley eyes add an extra that makes these cards different from those around it. Due to be released at this years Progressive Greetings Live, this is one range not to miss!




Wednesday 24 April 2013

Summer Is Coming

The arrival of Spring has been that late this year that we feel we have skipped a season and are heading straight into Summer mode! We thought to celebrate the sun making a welcome return we would show some of favourite bright and bold images.







Tuesday 23 April 2013

Studio Workshop


The studio enjoyed a day of Creative madness on Friday with the fabulous artist Nicki Dennett at Debbie Bryans Workshop in Nottingham. We experimented with mono-printing and collagraphy to explore different print making results. Below is an example of everything that went on including some of the results. We shall have more of the collagraphy outcomes when they are all dry so we can show you some amazingly brilliant designs!
Some Tea before we begin!
Our Studio Manager Andy getting tied in!
Smile Guys and Girls your on Camera!
Graeme being tied in by Reggie!
A Richard Barrett original!
Some Mono-Print Studio Originals
Beginning of the Collagraphy
Working in the colour!
Some more amazing mono-prints
Even More mono-prints...


Friday 19 April 2013

Studio Workshop

The studio is out the office today, as we are on an adventure with the talented Nicki Dennett who is a
collagrapher, we shall be making lots of mess as we speak! I'll load some photos on shortly for you all to see how we got along.
The Dark Peak by Nicki Dennett

The Dark Peak by Nicki Dennett

Postcard from Nicki Dennett

Wednesday 17 April 2013

FeltiPips

In the world of Feltipips many little magical things are made. Little snippets of life are created in miniature and Philippa Phipps, a stitcher extraordinaire, populates it with the sweetest teeny tiny creatures. For more information on this amazing new range contact us via our website.



This new range is due to launch at PG Live london on May 14th-15th

Monday 15 April 2013

Exam Season

We are in the middle of exam season so why not say Good Luck to somebody you know?




Friday 12 April 2013

Progressive Greetings Live 2013


The Art Group will be exhibiting at this years PG Live in London alongside Paper Rose, we shall be on stand 406 exhibiting some of our latest card designs. If you wish to pop along and say Hello, don't forget to purchase your tickets online now!

Studio Trip Out

Next week the studio is embarking on our latest trip out to Debbie Ryan's workshop in the Lace Market Nottingham. Last year in September we went along for a workshop with the very talented Clare Hillerby and thought we would share with you some photo's of the creative mess that ensued! We created some amazing vintage love collages, and we hope you love the little creations we made!






Thursday 11 April 2013

Jon Burgerman

Jon Burgerman has designed 3 exclusive ranges for The Art Group, Burger, Paranoid Android and Vegetable Patties which show case his talent to the max! Below is a small selection of his cards, for more information check out our website





Thursday 4 April 2013

Sindy is 50!



It's amazing to think the iconic doll that is Sindy is 50 this year, The Art Group has a series of licensed designs for you to purchase, include some more modern designs to some of the original iconic poses that made Sindy famous. If you would like to buy a full collection of Sindy cards they are available from Card and Gifts Direct. We shall post more about Sindy nearer to this amazing milestone.