We currently have some slightly imperfect Imitation Variegated  Loose Leaf Booklets that we are selling off at an almost give away price of just £2.95 per book for both the Red Variegated Loose Leaf and the Blue/Green Loose Leaf. You can buy them by selecting the link below.

 

http://www.stonehouses.co.uk/index.php/special-offers/imitation-leaf.html

• Medium: 23 Colour Silkscreen with a Varnish Overlay and 24 Carat Gold Leaf Background supplied by ourselves on Somerset Tub Sized 410gsm Paper
• Edges: Deckled
• Year: 2016
• Edition: 30

Size: 85cm (w) x 85cm (h)

 

This can be purchased from Jealous Print Studio at £2000

 

   

The mural at St Lawrence Church begins by celebrating Morecambe’s Fairground heritage, especially that extraordinary seaside creature the Carousel horse, the traditions used to name them and some of the rituals and superstitions behind their decoration. We also remember the origin of a local place name, old news stories, the famous illuminations and a local food that became synonymous with an international decorative style.

 

 

The old church windows, boarded up for decades are magically transformed to appear as the artist describes “like inside out stained glass that glows on the outside”. It is hard to believe the dazzling effect is achieved by using nothing more than enamel paint and the artist’s skills honed by years of practice.

 

Supporting the composition, on either side we see two magnificent carousel gallopers resplendent in Napoleonic regalia. Why Napoleonic? We’ll come to that in a moment. Our fine fillies are named according to fairground tradition; after new born family members. The only break from this tradition might be to honour a royal birth. Here we take the names of Arizona, granddaughter of Morecambe artist and author of the work Shane Johnstone and Mimi granddaughter of his friend the Morecambe Composer & one-man band Pete Moser. Mimi and Arizona whom were both born while the artwork was being created represent the towns future and in using their names we acknowledge the need to provide now, the best we possibly can for them and all our local children, to ensure that culturally, educationally and economically we leave them a fitting legacy on which and when the time comes; they can build a bright future for our small but special seaside town.

 

 

Behind Arizona and Mimi you’ll see a rising tide of sea green wave patterns and an Art Deco Cockle shell motif as tributes to our town’s early 20^th Century heyday and the seafood that along with the shrimp has made Morecambe Bay famous. The Bay Cockling disaster of 2004 reminds us of the Bay’s infamous dangers; indeed old cockle fishermen would describe the sudden arrival of the Riptide as a wall of water, impossible to outrun, that would bear down upon them, faster than a galloping horse. Perhaps a seaside carousel horse’s astonished gaze and flowing, storm swept mane might represent something other than benign childish fun. Just over 200 years ago another threat from the sea stalked the land; England lived in the fear that Napoleon Bonaparte might invade at any time. Locally coastal defences were built and although the architecture of war is long gone one name remains. A huge canon was mounted on a local promontory. As a result that location was named the Battery. In salute to its role in defending the town.Our horses are decorated to “cock a snoop” as the old gun did, in defiance of “Old Boney”.

 

Typography from an early review of Morecambe illuminations is also included. It reads “Sparkling Sea ablaze from Bare to the Battery” and describes the reflections from the then; new-fangled electric lights reflecting on the Bay.

 

 

Above the text and over a deep red stylised sunset, silver stars represent a way to find home for our seafaring brethren and also the music and entertainment stars that have graced the many theatre stages of this once great entertainment town.

 

The traditional fairground painting technique used involves dozens of layers of coloured lacquer laid over a bright metal leaf and is unique in the way the finished surface shimmers as the sun passes over head. At night it dances, animated by flashing electric bulbs and undulates with ghostly distortions in the beams of passing headlights.

This uniquely English approach to an age old craft creates a fantastical modern folk art that synchronises perfectly with the timeline of Morecambe and the Bay.

 

“if you’d like to see more of Shanes work check out his website at www.shanejohnstone.com”

 

        

Wrights of Lymm are now pleased to be stocking longer rolls of the Finesse Pinstriping Tape, these are available at 47.98m (160ft).

Tapes available at this larger size are F8, F9, F10, F11, F12, F23, F24

These can be ordered off our website www.wrightsoflymm.co.uk or telephone your order through on 01925 752226

Wrights of Lymm are pleased to be stockists of the David Kynaston’s impressive Roman & Copperplate Brush Set. The brush set comprises of Three Pure Sable Roman brushes, sizes 1, 2, and 3 and Three Pure Sable Copperplate brushes, sizes 1, 2 and 3. These are presented in a beautifully handmade beech brush stand within a carded box and also includes Classical alphabet sheets.

Usually Priced at £59.95, we are currently offering these for an incredible price of just £54.95 to get this fantastic offer order online at www.wrightsoflymm.co.uk or you can call us on 01925 752226

We currently have some slightly imperfect Imitation Loose Leaf Booklets that we are selling off at an almost give away price of just £0.70 per book for both the Imitation Gold 2.5 Loose Leaf and the Imitation Silver Loose Leaf. You can buy them by selecting the link below.

 

http://www.stonehouses.co.uk/index.php/special-offers/imitation-leaf.html

 

 

Built between 1841 – 1855, St George’s Hall was designed by Harvey Lonsdale Elmes while Charles Robert Cockerell created the interior of the Small Concert Room. The magnificent neoclassical decoration of this room has been restored to its original scheme and the fittings and services updated as part of a £23 million project to restore the whole building.

 

 

Sixteen years ago, he was held hostage by Saddam Hussein and forced to gild the walls of his palace. But specialist decorator and good friend of ours, David Thelwell’s latest job has been in somewhat happier circumstances, having been hired to decorate St George’s Hall’s stunning concert room, including covering the walls with our 23.5ct Gold Leaf.

 

 

The best seller for March was the No.0 to 6 & 8 Chisel Writer Set & Brush Tin , you can still get yourself one by going to http://www.stonehouses.co.uk/index.php/no-0-to-6-8-chisel-writer-set.html