November 2011
MIND have opened a new cafe in a mental health unit in Birch Hill Hospital, they have used my images bird tile illustrations as a window design, here are a few examples designed by GMan
ITV Auction Party March 2011
In aid of Christies Hospital I donated a special Large Black Geometric Bowl to the charity appeal. The auction will be televised in March 2011 and will hosted by Lawrence Llewellyn Bowen. The actual auction takes place on Thursday 21st January in Alderley Edge.
ITV’s “AUCTION PARTY”
In aid of
THE FIVE STARS APPEAL
Thursday 20th January 2011
6pm – 10pm
(Location in Alderley Edge to be confirmed)
10pm til late Panacea Alderley Edge
Join the Five Stars Team and Laurence Llewelyn Bowen to take part in a charity auction which will be filmed for ITV’s new primetime show, “Auction Party”.
“Auction Party” will see two charities, one of them being the Five Stars Appeal, going head to head to raise the most money at auction.
6pm arrive for drinks and canapés (location in Alderley Edge to be confirmed)
7pm Auction of up to 30 lots.
10pm til late Panacea Alderley Edge
Please RSVP Nicola@fivestarsappeal.co.uk to confirm your attendance as the guest list is strictly invitation only.
Auction Party is being filmed by ITV1. In attending the auction you give your consent to be filmed for the programme and any contribution you make to be used
Manchester Airport Commission, July 2010
Artists Jane Blease and Lee Page Hanson have been hand picked by executives from Manchester Airport to decorate the state of the art £1.7 million Executive Departure Lounge, ‘Escape’, in Terminal One.
“We wanted to use local artist’s for this new project” said Jane Barber (Head of Commercial Development at Manchester Airport), “it gets better each time I look at it.”
Lee Page Hanson has created stunningly colourful and intricate bird tiles, which have been selling like hot cakes in the U.S, for the past few years. “They are a popular purchase for holiday makers seeking that last minute gift before returning home” says Lee, who makes and fires all his work from Studio 4 in The Manchester Craft & Design Centre, in Manchester’s creative Northern Quarter.
Jane Blease, also based at the Craft & Design Centre, creates innovative and sustainable lighting and interior products. Sustainability is at the core of Jane’s ethos, and each piece is beautifully handcrafted from wood or recycled and reclaimed plastic. She strives to use her materials in both efficient and imaginative ways, for example the ‘Loopy’ pendant light that flat-packs perfectly formed to fit neatly in the bottom of your suitcase.
In response to Manchester Airport’s brief Lee has produced three sets of 27 tiles, which now grace the wall of the café area of the ‘Escape’ lounge. Jane has created 22 framed wall pieces made from walnut and oak veneer, which has been intricately burnt and embroidered with stunning colourful threads.
Sir Alex Furguson and the Manchester Untied players enjoying the wall art at Manchester Airport .
The Manchester Airport Commision was also featured in Didsbury Life
Click here to read about it.
Just a few happy customers......
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Jenny Hudson wrote:
Lee Page Hanson is a ceramic artist. His work includes mainly decorative pieces for the home. He has a huge range of wall tiles, of which I have two. They’re the kind you hang rather than paste into place and grout.
Birds feature widely in his work, along with other animals, butterflies and flowers. The patterns and impressions made in the clay add texture and many of the pieces are painted. I noticed recently a few tiles with a shiny copper effect which is used sparingly to add detail here and there.
The tiles range in size and price but you can pick up a small tile for about £14. Very reasonable considering the time it must take to create, fire and glaze the pieces.
If you are in the USA and want to see my work, it's available at the following stores:
John Derian - New York, NY
Summerhouse - Mill Valley, CA
Cursive - New York, NY
